Privacy Statement

We take your privacy seriously.

1. The Dominion Society of Canada (DSC) is committed to protecting your privacy. Your personal information (name, address, phone number, e-mail, financial information, etc.) is stored using secure technologies through our head office in Ottawa, Ontario. The DSC adheres to strict policies to prevent any unauthorized access or use.

2. We receive personal information through our website, direct mail, field service representatives, telephone and text. In all instances, personal information is voluntarily submitted by you. The information which you provide is used to send or provide updates, information, and appeals on DSC issues and campaigns; supporter surveys; requested publications; affinity and promotional product information; event information and registration; and requests for donations. The information is not used for any other purposes.

3. We do not, under any circumstances publish, disclose, sell, exchange, or give away personal information which we have collected from you, without your explicit approval to do so. We may share aggregate information about our supporter base, stripped of any personally identifiable information, to third parties in order to comply with reporting obligations, and for business or marketing purposes. We also provide information to third parties on a strictly confidential and secured basis, to distribute e-mails, magazines, surveys, telephone calls and text messages on our behalf.

4. The DSC collects information for purposes of providing services and information to our supporters, as described in paragraph 2 and 3 above. The DSC retains this information until you request to be removed from the DSC's data base. Information collected pursuant to the sale of publications, promotional items, affinity products, event registration and donations is retained as long as required by the Canadian Revenue Agency for tax and audit purposes.

5. Access to all personal information is restricted to DSC offices, employees and authorized agents only.

6. Occasionally, the DSC provides information about other organizations through traditional mail or online links. The DSC does not take any responsibility for the privacy policies of these organizations, and encourages users to review the privacy policies of such organizations.

7. The DSC regularly organizes petition campaigns both online and through signature collection on paper. The names and addresses collected on these petitions, whether signed online or in person, are presented to the designated politician or body to whom the petition is addressed. Subject to paragraph 3 above, the DSC may also choose to send or provide information about itself to individuals who have added their name to a petition.

8. To review your personal information collected by the DSC or to be removed from our lists, please direct your request in writing to DSC Privacy Officer Ken Jones, 1 Rideau St, 7th Floor, Ottawa ON K1N 8S7, or by e-mail at jones@dominionsociety.ca.

9. The DSC complies with the federal Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act and all relevant provincial legislation.