Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect and use the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site.
The CBTU is subject to the Personal Information and Privacy Act , (PIPA) and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA). The CBTU is committed to be bound by this legislation in Canada to protect it’s members, affiliates and website users.
What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
1. Personal Information You Choose to Provide
Registration Information.
You will provide us information about yourself, your company, and your practices when you register to be a member of BuildingTradesd.ca, register for certain services, or register for email newsletters and alerts. You may also provide additional comments on how you see BuildingTradesd.ca servicing your needs and interests.
Email Information.
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses.
2. Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology called “cookies” (see explanation below, “What Are Cookies?”) and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site. We, our sponsors and ad serving companies may also use small technology or pieces of code to determine which advertisements and promotions users have seen and how users responded to them.
- How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
- Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering and expanding our business activities, and providing customer service to our customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes and new content added to our Web site.
- What Are Cookies?
- A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Some of our business partners (e.g., advertisers) use cookies that originate from their sites. We have no access or control over those cookies.
- How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
- As you use our Web site, the site uses its cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from seeing unnecessary advertisements or requiring you to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server’s log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback in order to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our Web site visitors. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you and we do not generally store any personal information that you provided to us in your cookies.
- Notice of New Services and Changes
- Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services and new content we think you will find valuable. As our customer, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers.
- How Do We Protect Your Information?
- What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?
- Your Consent
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