Privacy Policy
Privacy Notice
Our Commitment To Privacy
Pathway to Hope knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate you trusting that we will do so carefully and sensibly. To better protect your privacy, we provide this Privacy Policy explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used on this website. The information below explains our policy regarding your privacy and the pathwaytohope.net website. By visiting pathwaytohope.net, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
The pathwaytohope.net website is maintained by Pathway to Hope.
Defining Personal Information
Personal information is information about an identifiable individual as defined, from time to time, in applicable Canadian (including federal, provincial, and territorial) privacy legislation. This includes any information that can be used to distinguish, identify, or contact a specific individual. An individual’s opinions or beliefs, as well as facts about, or related to, the individual may also be considered personal information. Business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories, may not be considered personal information. Where an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information as well, we consider the contact information provided to be business contact information, and therefore may not be subject to the same level of protection as personal information.
What Personally Identifiable Information Is Collected On This Site?
When you visit our website, you may provide us with personal information (such as name, address, email address, telephone numbers, and/or credit/debit card information) that you knowingly choose to disclose, which is collected on an individual basis for various purposes. These purposes include registering to receive email newsletters or other materials, requesting further information from us about projects and services, donating to us, making requests, submitting a form on our website, or simply asking a question. We ask for personal information so that we can fulfill your request and return your message. This information is retained and used in accordance with existing laws, rules, regulations, and other policies.
Personal information collected by Pathway to Hope may also include: programs an individual wishes to support, language preference, demographic information such as age and gender, and communication preferences for marketing purposes.
If you choose not to provide any personal information, we may not be able to fulfill your request or complete your order, but you will still be free to browse the other sections of the websites owned and administered by Pathway to Hope. This means that you can visit our site without telling us who you are or revealing any personally identifiable information about yourself.
The Way We Use Information
When you supply information about yourself for a specific purpose, we use the information for only that purpose (such as to provide the service or information you have requested). For example, you may be asked to give us individual information to receive information, to make a donation, or to apply for a job. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that specific purpose.
We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
Pathway to Hope does not sell, rent, give away, or share its email addresses or other information with outside sources.
Should any material changes be made to the ways in which we use personally identifiable information, Pathway to Hope will take commercially reasonable measures to obtain email consent from you. We will also post the changes to our use of personally identifiable information on our site at least 30 days prior to a change.
Our Commitment To Data Security
Personally identifiable information is stored on our server and is not publicly accessible. Further, personally identifiable information is only accessed by Pathway to Hope personnel on a “need to know” basis. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain the accuracy of data, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Additionally, sensitive data such as credit card numbers are encrypted using SSL and other industry standard measures, to provide an additional level of security.
Choice/Opt-Out
If you have registered to receive email or text communications from us and later change your mind, you may contact us to have your name removed from our distribution lists or use the "Unsubscribe" button for emails or reply with "STOP" for text messages. You can additionally contact using the following methods:
You can send an email to: contact@pathwaytohope.ca
You can call or text us at: +1 (888) 861-8830
Correct/Update
If you would like to verify the data we have received from you or to make corrections to it, you may contact us directly at the email and mail addresses provided above.
What Anonymous Information Is Collected On This Site?
Anonymous information is collected for every visitor to this site. This includes pages viewed, date and time, and browser type. IP addresses are used to determine domain type and in some cases, geographic region. We do not make any association between this information and a visitor’s identity.
Automatic Information
When you visit our website, our servers make a log of basic information corresponding to the sites and pages you have visited. This information is stored primarily to track the effectiveness of our website and individual sections and pages within them.
How Does This Site Use Cookies?
Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser that provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the website. Pathway to Hope uses cookies to identify your browser as you visit pages on the Pathway to Hope website. Cookies created on your computer by using our website do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security.
Links
This website may contain links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another site.
Changes To This Privacy Statement
Changing business practices and circumstances may require that we make changes to this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this website.
Legal Disclaimer
We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal processes served on Pathway to Hope.