Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how the Canadian International Council (CIC) uses and protects any information that you provide while using this website.

The CIC is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. You can be assured that any identifying information you may be asked to provide when using this website will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. This policy is effective from July 1, 2017.

We may collect the following information: name and job title; contact information, including email address; and your location. We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. In addition, we may require this information for internal record keeping, and may use it to improve our products and services. Your email address will only be collected if you opt-in for email contact through our newsletters, if your purchase event tickets or if you purchase a CIC membership. We may periodically send emails updating you on your purchase, new research, reports or other information that we think you may find interesting using the email address you have provided. You may opt-out of these emails by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of our emails or by emailing info@thecic.org.

If you purchase a CIC membership or make a donation, this information is also recorded as part of your contact record in the CIC membership database. No credit card details are retained or utilized after your purchase.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Your submitted information is utilized by the CIC national office, and the executive of the CIC branches. To learn how your information has been used, or to request the deletion of all of your personal data, please contact info@thecic.org.

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over those other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that 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 statements applicable to the websites in question.