Privacy Policy
Information Collection: Use and Disclosure
The YMCA of Wood Buffalo respects your personal privacy. We appreciate your concern about your personal information, and believe ensuring the security of your personal information is an important part of our job. We strive to protect any personal information you give to the YMCA of Wood Buffalo (address, name, e-mail address, phone number, etc.) If we ask you to provide us with any personal information, we will tell you the purposes for which we intend to use that information. We will not collect, use, or disclose your personal information without your consent. We collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not use techniques that collect personal information about you without your knowledge. Your personal information is not lent or sold to anyone for any purpose. It is our intention to fully comply with the "Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act" passed by the Government of Canada in April 2000—for your benefit and ours.
Your Privacy
In summary, the YMCA of Wood Buffalo is committed to and respects your privacy. We recognize that when you choose to provide us with any information about yourself or your company you trust us to act in a responsible manner. That's why we have put this policy in place to protect your personal information. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act refers specifically to personal information. Your information is used only for the purpose for which it was given to us. It will not be shared, sold, or loaned to any one or any business.
The YMCA's purposes for collecting personal information are:
- To establish and maintain responsible relationships with its members, participants, parents, donors, staff and volunteers
- To manage, develop and enhance YMCA operations, programs and services
- To acknowledge gifts, issue tax receipts, and other administrative requirements including information requests
- To process and collect fees for service
- To assess participant needs
- To determine program service, employment or volunteer eligibility
- To provide safe and secure YMCA environments
- To collect data for statistical purposes
- To better understand the changing needs of communities we serve
- To communicate a range of programs, services, and philanthropic opportunities that benefit people we serve
- To meet legal, regulatory and contractual requirements