Personal information:
Personal information is collected on this website only when you voluntarily submit it by, for example, registering for the website, or updating your user profile. We respect the privacy of your personal information. Any collected personal information will not be shared, sold, or disclosed to any person or party, and will only be used within to communicate our news, events, and other services with you.
Information collected from your computer or other electronic device:
We may also collect information about your online activities and your computer or other electronic device when you visit this website. This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name, browser type, date and time of your request and information provided by tracking technologies, such as cookies. This information does not identify any individual. We may also use tracking devices to identify websites that you visit before and after this website. This tracking helps us to understand our users better and to improve our website and the information it provides and to maintain and administer the website. This tracking does not involve the collection of personal information.
Access and choice:
Keeping your information accurate and up-to-date is important so we can provide you with helpful information and services. You may update, correct, or delete personal information by modifying your user profile. You can choose not to receive information about specific produts and services, or any other promotional materials, from us by direct mail and/or e-mail at any time by modifying your communication preferences also located in your user profile.
Links to other websites:
We may provide links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for and cannot control the privacy practices of those other sites. Those sites will have their own privacy policy which may be different from this privacy policy. Please check the privacy policy for each site you visit.
Changes to the privacy policy:
We reserve the right to revise this privacy policy at any time. You will be notified of any significant changes made herein.
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The Crane Rental Association of Canada (CRAC) is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information of its members, subject matter experts and all users of its services. This Privacy Policy has been prepared to affirm CRAC’s commitment to maintaining high standards of confidentiality, to provide information on CRAC’s practices concerning the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information and to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and other applicable statutes.
1. Defining personal information
Personal information is any information about an “identifiable individual” that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual. Business contact information such as information on your business card and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories are not considered personal information under federal legislation (PIPEDA). Information about corporations is not considered personal information. Where an individual provides his or her home address to CRAC as their business contact information, the CRAC considers it to be business contact information, and is therefore not subject to protection as personal information.
2. Collection of personal information
If you request information, products or services from CRAC, we will collect name and contact details including address(es), mailing preference, telephone and fax numbers, email address, and language preference.
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 anyone without their knowledge. We only collect personal information about individuals when they specifically and knowingly provide it to us, for example when they apply for membership, register for a program or complete a registration form. You may also provide us with your credit card information in order to pay for items purchased. We collect this information only to set up your account, process the order, and provide you with the services you are purchasing. We do not store credit card information for later use.
CRAC collects and retains information about your transaction history when you use CRAC services and various programs.
CRAC also provides individuals with an opportunity to specify certain preferences in service delivery; if an individual chooses to provide such information, CRAC will collect and maintain language preference in order to send individuals the information they need in the language they prefer, as well as other special needs requested for a specific event (i.e., meal preference).
3. CRAC Website
A visitor to the CRAC website is not required to reveal any individually identifiable information, nor is such information collected passively by electronic means. Personal information is only collected when an individual voluntarily submits his or her information such as in an online membership application form, meeting registration form or an online survey. The personal information collected in this manner is subject in full to the Privacy Policy contained in this document.
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will neither gather nor store any personal information about you. Our web server collects statistical data about visitor information used only in aggregate. This tracking system does not record personal information about individuals or link this information to any personal data collected.
4. Use of information
CRAC commits to you that individual information will be used to establish and maintain responsible relationships with you, to provide you with products, services and support, and to respond to member needs. Your personal information will be used to provide you with the specific transaction that you applied for or services requested in the application you submitted
One of the CRAC’s primary objectives is disseminating information to its members and customers. The achievement of the CRAC’s objectives involves, among other things, providing you with information about products and services that are of interest to association professionals such as legislative updates, professional development programs, and other services.
5. Consent by individuals
The information you provide to CRAC – such as your name, address, etc. – allows CRAC to inform you about events and activities and to notify you of 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 CRAC, you are giving CRAC permission to contact you by way of the information you provide.
6. Disclosure of personal information
CRAC may share aggregate information about its members and customers – not individual data – with sponsors, potential sponsors and other parties to help them better understand CRAC members and their interests. Such aggregate information is used to give CRAC demographic data about its members in order to improve the organization and the programs and services we provide.
7. Security of information
CRAC endeavours to maintain appropriate safeguards and adequate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to our offices and information storage facilities so as to prevent any unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification of personal information. Safeguards include securing physical documents and technological measures by way of secure access and encryption. CRAC employees are authorized to access personal information based only on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared more widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was gathered. We also take measures to ensure the integrity of this information is maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed.
To ensure the integrity and privacy of the personal and credit card information you pass to us via the Internet when you make an online transaction, CRAC has obtained a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Server Certificate, the industry standard with the strongest level of 128-bit encryption. All information collected within a secure page is encrypted while being transmitted to CRAC’s secure server. The server is protected by a firewall that is regularly updated when new patches and fixes are released.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or about CRAC’s information handling practices, please contact us at: Claire Bélanger-Parker, claire(at)crac-aclg.ca Crane Rental Association of Canada
