Site Policies

Privacy Policy
Effective Date: November 2, 2022

About CCWESTT COMMUNITY

This privacy policy applies to CCWESTT COMMUNITY owned and operated by the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT). CCWESTT provides social collaboration solutions for its members. This privacy policy describes how CCWESTT (“we”, "us," "our," or “CCWESTT ”) collects and uses your personally identifying information. It also describes the choices available to you regarding the use of your personally identifying information by CCWESTT and options available to you to access your information and request correction or deletion should you choose to do so.

CCWESTT does not sell any personally identifying information users may have submitted to us through our website. We may ask individuals to voluntarily submit their contact information to us.
 

Information Collected or Tracked by CCWESTT

Information Submitted to CCWESTT

CCWESTT collects user-submitted information while entering your personal details. Personally identifying information would include information such as name, phone  number, company, title, and email address. We will collect personal identification information from users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personal identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain site related activities.
 

Information Indirectly Submitted by Users to CCWESTT

We also use cookies and collect some information passively such as the client browser type and IP address information. This information is gathered for all users to our website to track usage and provide a personalized experience.
 

Use of Information Obtained by CCWESTT

Information Users Submit to CCWESTT

Information gathered is solely used to improve a user's experience.

We may also use a user's email address to help us respond to your requests and support needs more efficiently. We may use the email address to send information and updates pertaining to the CCWESTT Community. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. We use your IP address and browser-type information in the general administration of our website.

 

Sharing of the Information This Site Gathers or Tracks

As a matter of policy we do not sell your personally identifying information. We may disclose your personally identifying information only in ways that are described in this privacy policy as stated below:

• to any third party with your consent
• to trusted affiliates that provide services to help us with activities such as marketing or website analytics. Generic aggregated demographic information, will be made available when necessary. These affiliates are authorized to use your personally identifying information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
• when required by law to comply with a subpoena or other similar legal processes
• when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or comply with a law enforcement request
• if CCWESTT becomes involved in a merger or acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets, we will provide notice when your personally identifying information becomes subject to a different privacy policy

Links to External Websites

This site may contain links to other websites not connected to CCWESTT. Please be aware that CCWESTT is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any website that collects personally identifying information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
 

Use of Cookies and other Tracking Technologies

Technologies such as: cookies, Web beacons, tags and scripts are used by CCWESTT and our partners, affiliates, or analytics or service providers. These technologies are used in analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual, as well as aggregated basis.
We use cookies to remember users’ settings (e.g. language preference) and for authentication. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our site may be limited. We use Local Storage Objects (LSOs) such as HTML5 to store content information and preferences.
As is true of most web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, referring/exit pages, browser type and operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. We do not link this automatically collected data to other information we collect about you.
 

Blogs and Online Community

Our site offers publicly accessible blogs and an online community for our members and partners. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. To request removal of your personal information from our blog or online community, contact us at info@ccwestt.org. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.  Users registering for our blog or online community agree to our Terms of Service.
 

Testimonials

We display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at info@ccwestt.org.
 

Changes in Our Privacy Policy

This Privacy notice may change from time to time, so please review it frequently for any updates or changes. If we make material changes to this policy we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on our site prior to the change becoming effective.
 

Access to Your Personally Identifying Information

Users can update or correct their personally identifiable information or remove it from our contact list by emailing us at info@ccwestt.org. Users can expect a response to their access requests in thirty (30) days or less.
 

Security of Your Personally Identifying Information

CCWESTT takes steps to protect data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, whether in transmission or storage.  Please keep in mind, however, no method of transmission over the Internet, or any method of electronic storage is perfectly secure. If you have any questions about security on our website, you can email us at info@ccwestt.org.
 

Choices and Opt-out Options

Users that have registered for an account on our online community may adjust their privacy, notifications, and subscriptions settings by logging into their account and making the appropriate changes. Additionally, users who no longer wish to receive our updates or newsletters may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions contained in the mailer or by emailing us at info@ccwestt.org. Please include the term “OPT-OUT” in the subject line immediately followed by your email address.
 

Data Retention

We will retain your contact information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide your services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide services, contact us at info@ccwestt.org. Please include the term “OPT-OUT” in the subject line immediately followed by your email address. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
 

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this website, or your dealings with this website, please email us at info@ccwestt.org or write us at the following address:

CCWESTT
2- 555 Hall Ave E
Renfrew, Ontario
K7V 4M7

Terms of Service
Effective Date: November 2, 2022

The following are the Terms of Service for the CCWESTT site and Online Community (collectively the "CCWESTT Community"). Use of the CCWESTT Community Site indicates you accept these terms. If you do not accept these terms, please do not use the CCWESTT Community Site.

PURPOSE

The CCWESTT Community is designed to serve as a resource to CCWESTT members and partners. The CCWESTT Community helps us and other members answer questions, share ideas, connect with one another, and benefit from the collective experiences of the community.

Our community is nothing without you, and we thank you for your participation.
 

WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

Just get started. You can introduce yourself, ask a question, submit an idea, or even help answer questions that other members have. The more you share, the better it is for everyone. If you're reading this and don't have a profile photo, add one now. Attaching a name to a face helps build community for everyone.
 

HOW TO ACT

We're almost embarrassed to include this because our community members have been so great thus far. But, if you're wondering some simple things can help:

1. Be positive. Everyone loves a positive personality.
2. Give more than you take. Everyone is here looking to learn and get better.
3. Share. You have great experiences that can help others. Share them.
4. Be smart. Don't share anything that you wouldn't want up on the Web.That also goes for copyrighted materials.

WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK

Thanks for being a part of our online community. If you're a member or partner, let us know how we can help you.
 

THE LEGALESE

What You Can't Do
You may not use your registered account (or allow anyone else to use your registered account) to post or transmit:

• Content that is threatening, defamatory, abusive, hateful, offensive, fraudulent, discloses private matters of another person
• Political or religious statements or commentary.
• Anything that intentionally violates any applicable law or regulation
• Any material that you don't have the right to transmit under law, such as copyright, trade secret, or securities, or under contractual or fiduciary relationships, such as nondisclosure agreements.
• Language that promotes illegal activity or discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them. This includes any message that solicits or promotes the use of an illegal substance.
• An attempt to impersonate another person.
• Private information, such as social insurance numbers.
• Advertising, promotional materials, fundraising or other forms of solicitation.
• Any file or link to a file that contains viruses, "Trojan Horses," corrupted files, or any other contaminating or destructive features that may damage someone else's computer.
• Messages designed to evade profanity or other filters.
• Hyperlinks that lead to sites that violate any of our guidelines.

If you find a violation of these Terms of Service, please notify us by using one of the "Report As Inappropriate" links, or contact us directly at info@ccwestt.org.

Your use of the CCWESTT Community is subject to the CCWESTT Privacy Policy.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that work belonging to you is displayed on or has been copied onto the CCWESTT Community site without your permission, please notify by sending a written notification of claimed infringement:

Via Mail

CCWESTT
2- 555 Hall Ave E
Renfrew, Ontario
K7V 4M7
 

Via Email

info@ccwestt.org

In accordance with the Copyright Act, your notification must include:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
• A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

AGE
You must be 13 years of age or older to register an account on the CCWESTT Community.

UNAUTHORIZED USE
If you believe your login or password information has been compromised or any unauthorized use of your account or other breach of security has occurred, you are responsible for promptly notifying us. You can notify us by sending an email to info@ccwestt.org. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post, or remove any posting (including private messages) by you, or to deny, restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the CCWESTT Community site at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice or explanation without liability.

MODIFICATIONS
CCWESTT reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
Use of the CCWESTT Community Site is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied. You expressly agree that the use of the CCWESTT Community site is at your sole risk. CCWETT does not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted or error free, nor does CCWESTT make any warranty as to any results that may be obtained by use of the service. CCWESTT makes no other warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, in relation to the service.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Under no circumstances shall CCWESTT be liable to you or any other person for any damages, including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or relating to this agreement or the use of the service or site. Your sole and exclusive remedy hereunder shall be for you to discontinue your use of the site and terminate this agreement.

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend CCWESTT, its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any action, cause, claim, damage, debt, demand or liability, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, asserted by any person, arising out of or relating to: (a) this Agreement; (b) your use of the CCWESTT Community site, including any data or work transmitted or received by you; and (c) any libelous, slanderous, indecent or other statement concerning any person made or republished by you.

GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE
These Terms of Service constitute a binding agreement. Failure to comply with these Terms of Service may result in account revocation and other legal action. The laws of the Province of Canada, shall govern the Terms of Service and the relationship between you and CCWESTT, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You and CCWESTT agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the Province of Ontario, Canada.