This privacy policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use the service and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. We use your personal data to provide and improve the service. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Definitions
For the purposes of this privacy policy:
You means the individual accessing or using the service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the service, as applicable.
Website refers to Early Childhood Pedagogy Network website, accessed through ecpn.ca
Service refers to the website.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website, among their many uses.
The ECPN is committed to protecting Your privacy. The ECPN collects, uses, and discloses Your personal information in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and other applicable legislation. ‘Personal information’ is defined broadly in the FOIPPA as recorded information about an identifiable individual, other than contact information, which is the information used to contact a person at a place of business. The purpose of this privacy statement is to inform You of the personal information that may be collected from You when visiting the ECPN website and how that information may be used.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that Your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
This website uses cookies to store Your preferences or to maintain Your logged in state on the website. These cookies are small text files sent to Your browser by the web server and stored on Your computer. The cookies are sent back to the server on subsequent visits to pages on the site. You may choose to disable cookies in Your browser; however, doing so may limit the usage of features or functionality on the website.
The server this website is hosted on logs access to the website including, among other details, the IP address, browser version, and operating system provided by the browser when requesting a page. This information may be used in aggregate form for analytical purposes but is not used to personally identify visitors to the website.
Information submitted through forms on the website will be recorded and saved to a database on the server. This information may also be forwarded to an email address to notify of the submission and its content. If You have an account and are signed in when submitting a form, the contents of this form submission may be associated with Your account.
Collecting personal information and how it will be used
Personal information will only be used by authorized staff or sub-contractor to fulfill the purpose for which it was originally collected or for a use consistent with that purpose, unless You expressly consent otherwise.
Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. However, once You have used these links to leave our site, You should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which You provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease Your personal information to third parties unless we have Your permission or are required by law to do so.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. We will let You know via a prominent notice on our service prior to the change becoming effective and will update the “last updated” date at the top of this privacy policy.
You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact us
If You have any questions about this privacy policy, You can contact us: ecpncomm@uwo.ca
