Privacy Policy for Ancestors of Tomorrow
Last Updated: January 13, 2025
Welcome to Ancestors of Tomorrow! Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.ancestorsoftomorrow.org (the “Site”). We also provide certain communications and services in connection with your access to and use of the Site (the “Services”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
By accessing or using the Site or Services, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting our Privacy Officer as directed below; however, if you choose to withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you with access to or use of certain functionality or features of the Site and Services.
1. Application of this Privacy Policy
Ancestors of Tomorrow is subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) and applicable Canadian provincial privacy legislation. Privacy laws vary by jurisdiction. You acknowledge and agree that access to the Site and Services are provided via the Internet and that your information, including personal information, may be: (i) transferred across provincial and national borders; and (ii) stored or processed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy has a limited scope and application. Consequently, the rights and obligations contained in this Privacy Policy may not be consistent with privacy requirements for all jurisdictions.
2. What is Personal Information?
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is any information about an individual or that identifies a specific individual.
3. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
Personal Information: When you voluntarily provide it to us, we collect personal data such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide when you contact us, subscribe to newsletters, or engage with our services.
Non-Personal Information: We automatically collect certain non-personal information, including but not limited to, your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior when you access our website.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience and analyze site traffic. You may choose to set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent.
4. How We Collect Your Personal Information
As a general rule, we collect personal information directly from you. For example, we collect your personal information when you contact us or donate to us.
In other circumstances where personal information that we collect about you is held by a third party, we will obtain your permission before we collect this information from the third party (such permission may be given directly by you or implied by your actions). For example, if we partner with another organization to host an event, you consent to the collection of your personal information by us and our partner when you register for and/or attend the event.
5. How We Use Your Personal Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
To provide, operate, and maintain our Site and Services.
To provide donor recognition;
To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries, sending newsletters, and providing updates or information about our Services.
To protect us against error, fraud, theft, and damage to our Site, Services, assets, or other properties.
To improve our Site and Services by analyzing how users interact with our Site.
To comply with legal or regulatory obligations and resolve disputes.
For any other reasonable purpose of which we may notify to or to which you consent.
By consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information through our Site, you allow us to fulfill the purposes for which we collect your personal information. When we collect your personal information for research, statistical, and development purposes, we ensure that any information used for our analysis and reports will be de-identified and aggregated in a manner that will not identify you. This de-identified information may be disclosed to third parties.
6. Marketing and transactional communications
We will collect your express consent prior to sending you any marketing communications, unless an exception to obtaining your opt-in consent applies under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). You will have the opportunity to opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time. For clarity, by using and accessing our Site, you agree to receive transactional communications in connection with your use of the Site. For example, when you contact us, you may receive an automatic reply confirming your receipt.
7. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties, except in the following cases:
Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, as long as they agree to keep your information confidential.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information when required by law or regulation, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or comply with a legal obligation, or as part of our regular reporting activities under applicable laws.
Since we may share your personal information with third parties, as described in this Privacy Policy, your personal information may be collected, used, processed, stored, or disclosed outside of your jurisdiction of residence, including in Canada and the United States. As such, your personal information may potentially be accessible to law enforcement and national security authorities of another jurisdiction where local laws provide for a different level of protection for personal information. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, or security agencies in those other countries may be entitled to access your personal information.
If you would like further information about our policies and practices regarding the third parties (including our service providers) with whom we disclose your personal information and how these third parties collect, use, disclose, and store personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer using the contact details below.
By providing your personal information to us, you consent to our disclosure of this information to our service providers (and other third parties) as described in this Privacy Policy, including those that may be located outside of your jurisdiction of residence.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information
It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. You have the right to request access to and to correct the personal information that we hold about you.
If you want to review, verify, correct, or withdraw consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information, you may also send an email to our Privacy Officer using the details below to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
We may request specific information from you to: (i) help us confirm your identity and your right to access the Site and Services; (ii) provide you with the personal information that we hold about you; and (iii) make your requested changes to your personal information. Applicable law may allow or require us to refuse to provide you with access to some or all of the personal information that we hold about you or which we may have destroyed, erased, or made anonymous in accordance with our record retention obligations and practices. If we cannot provide you with access to your personal information, we will inform you of the reasons, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions. If you are concerned about our response or would like to correct the information provided, you may contact our Privacy Officer using the details below.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
12. Events and Promotions
From time to time, we may host in-person and virtual events or promotions which require additional releases and documents to be executed. If you choose to participate, our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information from such events and promotions will be set out in such releases and documents, which may incorporate this Privacy Policy by reference.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes signifies your acceptance of those changes.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Ancestors of Tomorrow
Email: info@ancestorsoftomorrow.org
Address:
232-1460 The Queensway,
Toronto, ON M8Z 1S4