At the AIHA Alberta Local Section (AIHA-AB), we value and respect your privacy. The policies below are intended to clearly inform our users about our privacy practices and procedures and are applicable to our Web site located at www.aiha-ab.com
AIHA-AB is committed to protecting the privacy of members. The AIHA-AB website is operated in accordance with this same set of values. All personal information collected by AIHA-AB via this website or otherwise is done so in accordance with the following privacy policy.
Protecting Your Personal Information
Certain processes available on this website are used to collect personal information such as “Become a Member”, “Update Your Profile”, “Course or Conference Registration”, etc. AIHA-AB collects no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. Any personally identifiable data about customers or website visitors is stored securely and used only for the purpose for which it is provided to us.
Payment Data Collection
No credit card information is collected and stored on our website. All payment information will be stored by and managed by PayPal. Please visit https://www.paypal.com/ca/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full for more information.
Sharing your Personal Information
AIHA-AB do not sell, trade, or rent personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, sponsors, potential sponsors and other parties to help them better understand AIHA-AB members and their interests.
Such aggregate information is used to give AIHA-AB demographic data about its members in order to improve the organization and the programs and services we provide.
AIHA-AB may use third-party service providers to help us operate the Association, the AIHA-AB website and/or administer activities on our behalf. These activities may include but are not limited to sending out newsletters, surveys or polls. AIHA-AB may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have not opted out of receiving communications. In the event that you have opted out of receiving communications from the AIHA-AB, you may receive a message as it pertains to bylaws and other such regulatory announcements defined by the Board and/or National Office as necessary communication.
The information you provide to AIHA-AB – such as your name, address, etc. – allows AIHA-AB to inform you about events and activities and to notify you about issues, events or special offers which may be of interest to you. By becoming a member or by requesting information or registering for events or courses offered by AIHA-AB, you are giving AIHA-AB permission to contact you by way of the information you provide. Members may choose not to be contacted by AIHA-AB – please contact Membership director.
Children and Privacy
AIHA-AB has no intention of collecting personally identifying information from children (i.e., individuals under the age of 13). If a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, AIHA Alberta Local Section asks that a parent or guardian of the child contact AIHA Alberta Local Section via email if they would like the information submitted by a child deleted from our database. AIHA Alberta Local Section will use reasonable efforts to delete such information from its database.
AIHA-AB Website
The operating system for the AIHA-AB website 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, Linux 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 use from another website.
- If you are logged into this site, your username will be recorded along with the date and time of your visit, which pages you viewed, etc.
AIHA-AB uses this information statistical analysis, to help us make our site more useful to visitors. We may disclose this information in aggregate only to third parties such as sponsors, clients or advertisers and/or use it for auditing purposes.
The AIHA-AB website 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 AIHA-AB’s website again, information can be tailored 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. Browsers allow you to disable cookie collection if you wish, or inform you when a cookie is being stored on your hard drive.
Specifically, we use cookies in order to allow members to access features (i.e. “Remember Me” function) without logging into the website each time.
Your Consent
By using this Website, you consent to our use of your personally identifiable information and non-personal data as specified above. You further authorize the export of personal information to CANADA and its storage and use as specified in this policy when you provide such information to us. This policy and all legal obligations of AIHA Alberta Local Section are subject to the laws of Alberta and CANADA, regardless of the location of any user. Any claims or complaints must be filed in CANADA in the Province of Alberta.
If AIHA Alberta Local Section decides to change this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page, so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it.
When You Leave the AIHA-AB Website
This policy discloses the privacy practices for the AIHA-AB website. However, the AIHA-AB website contains links to other sites. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of the new site. AIHA-AB encourages you to read the privacy policies of all websites you visit, especially if you share any personal information.
Concerns and Comments
You may email our Privacy Administrator with any further questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or any use of your personally identifying information.
Email: AIHA Alberta Local Section
Posted on March 12, 2015