SRNet operates in a transparent manner while respecting the principles of freedom of information and protection of privacy.
Our privacy policy adheres to the Canadian Standards Association’s Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information, recognized as a national standard in 1996. These are as follows:
- Accountability: SRNET is responsible for personal information under its control and shall designate an individual or individuals who are accountable for SRNET’s compliance with the remaining principles.
- Identifying Purposes: The purposes for which personal information is collected shall be identified by SRNET at or before the time the information is collected.
- Consent: The knowledge and consent of the individual are required for the collection, use or disclosure of personal information, except where inappropriate or permitted by law.
- Collection: The collection of personal information shall be limited to that which is necessary for the purpose identified by SRNET. Information shall only be collected by fair and lawful means.
- Disclosure and Disposition: Personal information shall not be used or disclosed by SRNET for purposes other than that for which it was collected, or use that is consistent with that purpose, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law. SRNET shall retain personal information only so long as is required by law or necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.
- Accuracy: Personal information shall be accurate and kept as up to date as is reasonably possible, and necessary for the purposes for which SRNET has collected it.
- Safeguarding: All personal information shall be protected by SRNET by using safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
- Openness: SRNET shall make readily available to individuals specific information about its policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
- Individual’s Access: Upon request to SRNET, an individual shall be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of his or her personal information and shall be given access to that information. An individual shall have the right to challenge SRNET with regard to the accuracy and completeness of the information and to have it amended as appropriate.
- Challenging Compliance: An individual shall be able to address a challenge concerning compliance with any of these principles to the designated individual or individuals accountable for SRNET’s compliance with these principles, in accordance with the procedures outlined in this policy.
Protecting your personal information
We collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not use techniques that collect personal information about you without your knowledge.
How we use non-personal information
Our site’s operating system may automatically record some general information about your visit, such as:
- The Internet domain for your Internet service provider, such as ‘company.com’ or ‘service.ca’ and the IP address of the computer accessing the website, such as ‘ppp-55.
- The type of browser (such as ‘Safari version x’ or ‘Internet Explorer version x’) you are using.
- The type of operating system you are using (such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows).
- The date and time you visit our site and the web pages that you visit on our site, along with the address of the previous website you were visiting, if you linked to us from another web site.
We use this information for statistical analysis to help us make our site more useful to users. We may disclose this non-personal information to third parties such as suppliers, clients or advertisers and/or use it for auditing purposes. This tracking system does not record personal information about individuals or link this information to any personal data collected.
We may use ‘cookies’ that identify you as a return visitor. A cookie is a piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard drive. So, when you come back to visit us again, we can tailor information to suit your individual preferences. The goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful visit and to measure website activity. Cookies do not contain any personally identifying information.
Browsers allow you to disable cookie collection if you wish, or inform you when a cookie is being stored on your hard drive. To opt-out of analysis by Google Analytics on our website and other websites, visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
What about spam?
You will not receive marketing email from SRNET unless you have consented to receive it.
From time to time we may use email as a way to keep in touch with our existing members and other interested individuals. However, we do not send ‘spam’ (unsolicited marketing email).
If you agree to receive email communications from us, every email message we send you will include an email address to which you can respond. If at any time you decide you do not want to receive marketing email from us, simply let us know and we will remove your name and email address from our marketing lists. We will do the same with your mailing address and telephone number on request.
When you leave this site
This policy discloses the privacy practices for our website. However, our site contains links to other sites. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of the new site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all websites you visit, especially if you share any personal information.