The Guelph Community Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal information. The Foundation respects the privacy of individuals and recognizes a need for the appropriate management and protection of any personal information that you agree to provide to us.
Preamble:
This policy was drafted using Ontario’s Personal Information Protection Act as a guideline.
Statement:
The Guelph Community Foundation (the “Foundation”) is responsible for all personal information in its custody and under its control. This includes employee and donor information.
a) The Executive Director is the individual designated to ensure the Foundation remains in compliance with this policy.
b) Personal information will be obtained only for reasonable purposes and only as much as is reasonable for those purposes.
c) Personal information will be disclosed or used only for reasonable purposes and those purposes will be shared with the individual prior to disclosure or use.
d) Consent will be implied unless the individual expressly prohibits the use of information for the disclosure and use shared by the Foundation.
e) Occasionally, individuals or organizations may request to see what information about themselves the Foundation has gathered. In that event, the Foundation will provide information about the existence, use or disclosure of the information and provide access to that information, if reasonable.
f) The Foundation will make every reasonable effort to maintain accurate information and will, on request, correct information that is inaccurate.
g) The Foundation will make every reasonable effort to ensure personal information is secure and keep the information only as long as reasonable.