Airdrie Food Bank obtains clients'
personal information in order
to qualify their family for
our services. Such personal
information may include name,
address, telephone number, age,
family situation, medical information,
proof of income and accommodation
costs. Airdrie Food Bank will
not use this information other
than in its assessment and provision
of services to a client family.
Airdrie Food Bank will not disclose
this information to any third
parties other than affiliated
agencies or service partners
that would reasonably expect
it, except as required by law.
Donors
Donor personal information
such as name, address, telephone
number, or e-mail address is
used strictly to provide: (a)
charitable donation receipts,
(b) a thank you for your donation
and (3) our newsletter if you
wish to receive it. If at any
time you do not wish to receive
our newsletter, simply contact
us and we will remove your name.
Airdrie Food Bank will not disclose
this information to any third
parties, except as required
by law.
Security
We make every reasonable effort
to protect against the loss,
misuse, and alteration of personal
information under our control.
Our security policies are periodically
reviewed and enhanced as necessary.
Only authorized volunteers
have access to client and donor
information, based only on their
need to deal with the information
for the reason(s) for which
it was obtained. Safeguards
are in place to ensure that
the information is not disclosed
or shared more widely than is
necessary to achieve the purpose
for which it was gathered. We
keep your information for the
time we are providing you with
a product or service, and for
a
reasonable time thereafter.
Volunteers and Staff
All who volunteer at the Airdrie
Food Bank are asked to sign
a document agreeing to keep
all client information confidential
and to adhere to the Canadian
Food Bank code of Ethics.
Staff and board members are
also required to follow the
above-referenced Code.
Website information
On our website we may collect
information that cannot identify
you personally, such as that
provided by your web browser
to our web server, including
such information as the site
you linked from, the IP address
of the computer you are using,
your domain type, and your browser
version. Browser information
is automatically recorded as
part of transmitting information
over the Internet. We may use
it to help us display information
in the best format for you as
well as to evaluate the effectiveness
of this web site.
Emails
We collect information provided
by you in an e-mail message
addressed to us,
and we use this information
only for the purpose for which
the information
was submitted.
Links to Third Party Websites
We do provide hyperlinks to
to other web sites. However,
Airdrie Food Bank does not control
third party web sites and is
not responsible for the contents
of any hyperlinked third party
websites or any hyperlink in
a hyperlinked site. Airdrie
Food Bank does not recommend
or approve any third party web
site hyperlinked from this Site
nor does it accept any liability
to any person for the content
available through any such hyperlink.
Legal Obligations
We protect your personal information
and adhere to all legislative
requirements with respect to
protecting privacy. We do not
rent, sell or trade our mailing
lists. We will never use your
address or other personal information
beyond providing you with the
product, information or service
you requested and to keep you
informed and up to date on the
activities of the Airdrie Food
Bank, including programs, services,
special events, funding
needs, opportunities to volunteer
or to give. If at any time you
wish to be removed from any
of these contacts simply contact
us by phone or e-mail and we
will gladly accommodate your
request.
Although it is highly unlikely,
we may be required by law to
provide information to law enforcement
or judicial authorities in certain
cases.
Updates to this policy
From time to time, we may update
our privacy statement. Please
check back periodically.
