Privacy Policy

Objective & Scope of Policy

PEC Community Partners (PECCP)’s privacy policy sets out the information gathering practices for this web site. We respect our visitors’ right to both their privacy and security of their data and we collect and use information throughout our web site only as set out below.

For the purposes of this Policy:

• “Visitor” means an individual who has requested information from PECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan by accessing its website at ideas.base31.ca and is also referred to as “you”;
• “PEC Community Partners (PECCP) is also referred to as “we”, “our” or “us”;
• “Personal Information” means any information, recorded in any form, about an identified individual, or an individual whose identity may be inferred or determined from such information.

Personal Information

PECCP does not collect any information and/or store it in an online environment, other than the information you submit to receive e-mail communications.

Use & Disclosure

PECCP does not share, exchange or lend personal information to any third party except with persons for purposes of administration and to contracted service providers for providing services relating to business and who agree to comply with our policies relating to privacy and confidentiality of information.

We use our e-mail communications for getting in touch or for sharing information with any contacts from whom we have received consent. If you sign up to receive e-mail communications, please provide your e-mail address. Each email will provide instructions on how to unsubscribe (opt-out) from our mailing list.

Statistics are gathered from the e-mails in order to track the effectiveness of the mailings. This information is used for our own internal purposes.

Please note that there are circumstances where the use and/or disclosure of Personal Information may be justified or permitted, or where we are obliged to disclose information without consent. Such circumstances may include:

• where required by law or by order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental tribunal;
• where we believe, upon reasonable grounds, that it is necessary to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of an identifiable person or group;
• where it is necessary to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit any damages that we may sustain; or
• where the information being disclosed or used is in the public domain.

In situations where we are obliged or permitted to disclose information without consent, we will not disclose more information than is required in the applicable circumstances.

Legal

Copyright © 2023 PEC Community Partners (PECCP). All rights reserved.

Unless otherwise specified, all information on this server is the exclusive property of PECCP and is subject to domestic and international copyright laws and treaties. Any product, process, or technology described in this website may be subject to other intellectual property rights, which may not be licensed hereunder.

Unless specifically authorized (please see below for authorized use), no one has permission to copy, use, or distribute any of the information found on PECCP’s engagement website (ideas.base31.ca) with prior consent from PECCP. Except as otherwise provided for under Canadian copyright law, such Web site, materials and images may not be copied, published, distributed, downloaded or otherwise stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or converted, in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. For information on the copyright owner, please contact: ideas@base31.ca

General

This website is published for general information purposes only. Material included in our website is not offered as advice on any particular matter and is current only as of the indicated date and must not be regarded as advice on a particular scenario. PECCP and the contributing authors expressly disclaim all liability in respect of anything done or omitted to be done wholly or partly in reliance upon this material. No client or other reader should act or refrain from acting on the basis of this material without taking specific professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue. The transmission of this information is not intended to create any contractual relationship between Internet sender and receiver.

PECCP

Visitors to the Base31 Neighbourhood Plan website are hereby authorized to copy documents included by PECCP in its website solely for non-commercial use by the visitor or within the visitor’s organization.

No licence, patent, trademark, or other intellectual property rights shall be construed as arising from or otherwise conferred by PECCP’s limited grant of authority to copy as detailed above. PECCP retains all right, title, and interest to any PECCP patent, trademark or other intellectual property right.

No Warranties

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, CONDITION, OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY RESPECTING NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL PECCP BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES HOWSOEVER CAUSED WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE BASE31 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN (ideas.base31.ca) WEBSITE.

Updates and Changes

Nothing contained in this web server shall limit PECCP’s right to change the technical information, or any other information or the design or characteristics of any system at any time without notice and without liability. Information on this website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.

External Links Disclaimer

Some of our website links to other sites created and maintained by other public and/or private sector organizations. We provide these links solely for your information and convenience. When you link to an outside website, you are leaving the PECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan’s website (ideas.base31.ca) and our information management policies no longer apply. Descriptions of, or references to, third party products, services or publications within PECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan’s website do not imply endorsement of such products, services, or publications.

PECCP makes no express or implied representations whatsoever regarding any other website that may be accessed through PECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan’s website. Any links from PECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan’s website to any other website does not imply or represent PECCP’s endorsement of responsibility for the content of such other websites.

Third-party Materials

Some of the materials and graphical elements found on PECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan’s website are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material.

External Service Providers

In order to effectively operate its website, PECCP may occasionally use service providers external to PECCP. Such service providers are bound by a contract with PECCP to treat any personal information they receive in a manner consistent with existing legal provisions.

Personal Information

When you visitPECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan’s website, you do so anonymously – there is no need to tell us who you are. If you direct an enquiry to PECCP, we will ask you to provide your name and mailing address or e-mail address for the purpose of responding to your enquiry only. Only those who “need to know” will have access to the personal information provided.

Encryption technology protects personal information during transmission. A notice stating “you are in a secure site” will be posted on PECCP when you are in an encrypted session. A security icon will also appear in either the lower left corner or, depending on your browser, the lower right corner of your browser window. Secure pages are not saved in temporary caches on a computer. Once you exit secure screens, those screens cannot be accessed again. If encryption is not available through a site, an alternative means of communication will be recommended.

PECCP/Base31 Neighbourhood Plan’s web server does not collect or retain your e-mail address in a database format although some Internet Service Providers may automatically include your e-mail address with your IP address (Internet Protocol).

Any PECCP site where personal information is requested will contain a notice outlining our legal authority to collect it and include the following information: The purpose for collecting the personal information; How it will be used and who will have access to it; Who to contact if you have any questions about these practices.

Personal information is only disposed of according to a records retention schedule. To ensure personal information is unrecoverable, a utility program is used to remove the electronic data and any paper records generated are shredded.

Accessibility

PEC Community Partners (PECCP) strives at all times to provide its services in a way that respects the dignity and independence of individuals with disabilities. PECCP is committed to giving individuals with disabilities the same opportunity to access its business and services in the same place and in a similar way as others.

Feedback on PECCP’s provision of services to individuals with disabilities may be provided in writing, by telephone, or by electronic communication directed to ideas@base31.ca.