Privacy Policy
Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation - Privacy Policy
Revised February 1, 2020
Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation (“Bayshore”) is committed to providing visitors with a web site that protects their privacy. Bayshore respects the privacy of its Internet users and will protect that privacy as vigorously as possible. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on Bayshore’s web sites.
Personal Info Collected
The Bayshore Broadcasting web site does not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or email address. All personal information (defined as information about an identifiable individual, excluding business information) held or collected by Bayshore is protected under the federal Privacy Act. Bayshore does not collect information that personally identifies individuals except when individuals provide such specific information on a voluntary basis. This information is only obtained if you provide it voluntarily, through contacting us via e-mail, or through an online form (i.e. a contest or survey). If you have voluntarily provided this information, you have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as described in this privacy policy.
Visitors' personal information received via email is provided only to the Bayshore staff members who require the information to respond to inquiries. This information is not used for any other purpose. No information sent to Bayshore via email or a website inquiry form is used for any other reason than to respond to and maintain a record of the inquiry, unless specifically stated on the form. This information is not sent to third parties or retained for mailing list purposes, unless specifically stated on the form and consented to by you via a consent checkbox on the form.
Information on individual visitors is used by the Bayshore staff who needs to know the information in order to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. The information is only shared with another department or organization if your inquiry relates to that department or organization. The information is not used to create individually identifiable profiles, nor is this information disclosed to anyone outside Bayshore, unless specifically stated on the form. Bayshore does not use personal information for any other purpose than that identified before collection.
Bayshore does not sell, trade, or rent personal information to others, except in specific circumstances where such use of that information is clearly identified on the form gathering your information. Bayshore may provide aggregate statistics about traffic patterns, and related site information to relevant committees and organizations. These statistics will include no personally identifying information.
Network Traffic Monitor
Bayshore employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our web site, for the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
Cookies
Bayshore occasionally uses "cookies" to track how our visitors use this site to determine sites previously visited. The cookies we use do not allow us to identify individuals.
They are compiled into statistical information on traffic patterns and are used to assess site efficiency. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them providing that option is set in your browser security options. The refusal of cookies will not affect the site performance or restrict your ability to access information from this site. (A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site).
Security Measures
The computers of Bayshore are password protected, and have the industry standard techniques of protection such as firewalls, encryptions, restricted access to records and equipment. However, data sent through the Internet cannot be guaranteed 100% secure. Bayshore cannot ensure the security of any information sent to us or received by us electronically. Once the information sent by email has reached us, the best efforts are made to make sure your information is secure on our servers.
Contact Information
Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act at Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation may be directed to the Privacy Co-ordinator by email to privacy@bayshorebroadcasting.ca or by calling 519-376-2030, or writing to Box 280, 270 9th Street East, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 5P5.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/).