CCVO Online Privacy Policy
The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (“CCVO”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”), located at 810-105 12 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1A1, is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of employees, members and other stakeholders. We value the trust of those we deal with and the public and recognize that in order to maintain this trust we must be accountable in how we treat and use the information shared with us.
COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
CCVO’s website, www.calgarycvo.org, collects and uses personal information in delivering services to our members and the nonprofit sector. This takes place when you visit our website, on both desktop and mobile. Anyone providing personal information to CCVO through this website can expect that their information will be carefully protected.
Definition of Personal Information
Personal information is data that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual such as your name, address, telephone number or email. This information can include opinions and beliefs, as well as facts about, or related to an individual. Where a person uses their home contact information (including personal email address or phone number) as business contact information, CCVO will consider this information as business contact information. Business contact information and information that is publicly available are not considered personal information and therefore not subject to protection as personal information.
Squarespace
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
CCVO shares this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity. Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses. These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you. These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, to view site traffic, activity, and other data. To understand how Squarespace collects and safeguards your information, see their privacy policy.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a website analysis service. Website analysis refers to the collection, recording and analysis of data regarding the behavior of visitors to the website. Website analysis is used mainly for the optimization of a website and for a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising. CCVO uses Google Analytics for purposes of measurement services, better targeting of advertisements, and for marketing purposes. To understand how Google Analytics collects and processes data, visit "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps".
CCVO Membership Orders
When you purchase something on this website, including paid and free memberships, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:
Billing and shipping address
Details relating to your purchase (for example, your organization’s budget size)
Email address
Name
Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.
PayPal
To process your membership order, information is sent to a third party (PayPal) for approval and processing of the transaction. To view PayPal’s privacy policy, visit their website.
MailChimp
We also share this information with MailChimp, our electronic communications provider. To understand how MailChimp uses and protects your information, view the Intuit Global Privacy Statement.
Mailing List Signup Forms
When you share your personal information on our website in a mailing list signup form or popup, we share this information with MailChimp, our electronic communications provider. To understand how MailChimp uses and protects your information, view the Intuit Global Privacy Statement.
Privacy Practices of CCVO
Personal information collected by CCVO is kept confidential and CCVO personnel take due care in the collection and use of personal information. Procedures are in place to ensure the accuracy, integrity and safety of this information. Personal information collected by CCVO is only used for the purpose it was intended and what a reasonable person would consider appropriate in light of the circumstances. We will not sell or share personal information collected on this website with other organizations except to the extent that disclosure is required by a valid legal requirement such as a law or regulation.
We regularly review our privacy practices for compliance and update our policy as appropriate; the date of the last revision is noted at the bottom of the policy. By submitting your personal information through the use of this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
This site may contain links to other sites which may or may not share our high standards or respect for privacy. We are not responsible for the content of, or the privacy practices employed by other websites. We strongly advise website visitors to review the privacy policy of every site they visit.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please direct all inquiries and concerns relating to the privacy policy to our Manager, Administration at info@calgarycvo.org. Further information on privacy and your rights regarding personal information may be found on the website of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.