This privacy policy sets out how the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society uses and protects any information that you give Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society when you use this website.

Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Registration is not required in order to use or access this website. However, it is required when you make a request to upload information to our website.

If you do create a profile, and in the process provide us with personally identifiable information, your personal information will not be shared with any third-party organization except with your express consent.

We require this information for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• Track users
• Information requested by government funders

Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society may change this policy from time to time. So please check for updates. This policy is effective from May 1st 2010.

This website utilizes industry standard analytics packages which gathers limited information on visitors to our website automatically, and stores this anonymous information in server log files. This information may include IP addresses, browser type, basic IP information, referring pages, operating system used and date/time stamps. This information does not identify individual users; it is used only for site administration, as well as for analysis of website usage and trends.

If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer wish us to possess your information, you may request correction, updating, or deletion of your information by emailing us at info@cvims.org. You may also make your request by phone or postal mail the contact information on the Contact Us page.

What we Collect

We may collect the following information:

• name and job title
• contact information including email address
• other information relevant to web user surveys

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures meeting industry standards to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, please be aware that no method of electronic storage can ever be 100% secure. We will protect your personal information to the best of our ability.

Links to Other Websites

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 that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or legal process served on our website.

This privacy policy was last updated on May 1st 2010.