Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

We recognize the importance of protecting your privacy and financial information. We believe that protecting your valuable personal and financial information is one of our most significant responsibilities. Therefore, we maintain strict policies with regard to your privacy. We do not sell or rent your name, address, email address or other personal information. By providing personal information to us, you give us your consent to treat your personal data in accordance with this online privacy policy and for the purposes described below:

1. WHAT WE COLLECT - We collect the information you give us, in order to provide you with the best possible service. We study our clients' and visitors' use of our site so we can improve our services and enhance your experience of the site. When you contact us, you give us your name, email address and other personal information. We do not collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of thirteen. If you are under thirteen, please ask your parents to contact us on your behalf or exit this website.

2. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE - If you give us your name, email address and other personal information, we may contact you with special information about The Metal Arts Guild of Canada and our services. We communicate with you by email only if we have your permission. Otherwise, we use your information only to improve our services to our clients.

3. DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES? - The Metal Arts Guild of Canada publishes a membership directory, which may be provided to members of the Guild and which may include the personal information you have given us permission to publish. If you do not wish to have your personal information included in the membership directory, please advise us in writing. We do not sell, rent or otherwise provide your name, address, email address or other personal information you have not permitted us to publish to third parties, unless required by law or in connection with a legal claim or proceeding. (Updated January 24, 2006)

4. SECURITY - While we take stringent measures to protect our website and all information, by using this website you accept and acknowledge that no Internet data transmission can be guaranteed to be secure from access by unintended recipients.

5. OUR USE OF COOKIES - This website may use cookies to improve your ability to use the site and to help us to enhance our services. Cookies are tiny bits of data which are stored on your hard drive when you visit a website. You can choose to set your computer not to accept cookies.

6. ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY - By accessing and using this site, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your information as outlined in this privacy policy.

7. MODIFICATIONS - We may occasionally make changes to our privacy policy or practices. Changes will be posted on our website, so you should review this page from time to time. We may notify you of any changes by posting the modifications on our website, or by otherwise informing you before we use your personal information in any way not previously disclosed in our privacy policy.