Website Visitor Data

We take your privacy very seriously. You can visit most portions of our website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. The only information the Canadian Climate and Forests Society (CCFS) collects from a website visit is the name of your internet service provider, the browser and type of machine you are using, the website that referred you to us, the pages you request and the date, time, and geographic location (city, state, and country only) from which you request them. We use this information to generate statistics and measure site activity in order to improve the quality of our site to our visitors. We also use cookies.

Cookies

Like most websites, we may place a “cookie,” or small file, in the browser files of a visitor’s computer. We use cookies to save information so that you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our site. Certain features of our software platforms require that each Web page recognize your entire visit and remember which steps you have taken–this is called session tracking. Our website uses cookies, or a functionally equivalent technology, to track sessions.

Your Data, Opt-Out and Right to be Forgotten

Supporters and donors can write to canadianclimateforestsociety@gmail.com, to obtain details about what information we store about them, to opt out of our list or any sharing services we might subscribe to, or to request changes to his or her personal data as collected by CCFS. Supporters and donors have the “Right to be Forgotten” and can write to canadianclimateforestsociety@gmail.com to request that all their personal data as collected by CCFS be removed from all our records.

CCFS and our agents will notify authorities within 72 hours in case of any data breaches.

Visitors under the age of 16, please ask your parent/guardian for their consent before submitting your personal information to this site. If we have reason to believe that someone is underage and we have collected their personal information without proper consent, we will delete that information in a reasonable period of time.

Donor/Contributor Privacy

CCFS does not sell, trade or share our donors’ personal information with anyone else, nor do we send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations. We will only share personal information if a donor/contributor has given us specific permission to do so.

To process a charitable contribution or product purchase online, it is necessary for CCFS to gather the visitor’s name, email address, mailing address, phone, and credit card information. This data is used to verify identity and execute the financial transaction. Additionally, phone number and email address information may be used to contact donors if there is a problem with the transaction, or in the case of a recurring transaction. If you choose to make an online monetary transaction with CCFS, your credit card information will be used only for transactions authorized through our secure online payment system. Stand does not retain credit card information or transmit credit card information to anyone else. Monthly recurring donations are processed through a secure online payment system designed for that purpose; Stand staff does not have access to full credit card numbers at any point in the online giving process. Monthly donations processed via direct debit are processed through an online brokerage system and handled in strict compliance with federal pre-authorized debit regulations in Canada. Per Canadian law, a pre-authorized debit agreement is provided with information for all newly-established recurring direct debit gifts.