Privacy Statement, Important Notices and Disclaimers

Elections Canada: Privacy Statement, Important Notices and Disclaimers

Elections Canada is committed to providing visitors with a Web site that respects their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on the Elections Canada Web site. Elections Canada's Web site does not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. We only obtain this type of information if you supply it on the Elections Canada e-mail form and send it to us. This information is then only used by Elections Canada employees to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. We do not use the information to create individually identifiable profiles (unless clearly specified), nor do we disclose this information to anyone outside of Elections Canada. All personal information created, held or collected by Elections Canada on this site is protected under the federal Privacy Act. This means that at any point of collection, you will be asked for consent to collect your information or advised of the authority for such collection. You will be informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right of access to that information. Elections Canada employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our Web site, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected. Elections Canada occasionally uses "cookies", (A cookie is a very small text file placed on the hard drive of your computer by a web page server. It is a unique identifying code for your computer and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It allows the server to access information on your system so that you can better browse the Web pages.) but the cookies we use do not allow us to identify individuals. They are used to facilitate database browsing. NOTE: Visiting our Web site with cookies disabled will have no significant impact on your browsing experience. You can set your browser to detect and reject cookies. Please consult your browser's Help menu for instructions. Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act in Elections Canada may be directed to the Webmaster by e-mail or by calling or writing to the phone numbers or address at the bottom of the page. If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. For general information about Privacy on the Internet, please click here. Official languages Elections Canada is bound by the Official Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies, therefore, Elections Canada publications are available in both English and French. However, users should be aware that some links to external Web sites are available in one language only. External Hyperlinks Our Web site has links to other useful sites on the Internet, including sites of other government agencies. If you follow any link to a location outside this Web site, you should refer to that site's own privacy policy. Elections Canada is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information contained on external Web sites linked from our site. Copyright/Permission to Reproduce Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by Elections Canada for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by Elections Canada. The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission. Non-commercial Reproduction Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from Elections Canada. We ask only that: Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; Elections Canada be identified as the source agency; and The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Elections Canada. Note: Elections Canada would ask that you not use a method of downloading information that would place our network at risk. Elections Canada will take all necessary steps to protect its information technology assets from those who extract content from this Web site in a manner that affects its performance or places it at risk. Commercial Reproduction Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from Elections Canada. Through the permission-granting process, Elections Canada helps to ensure that individuals/organizations wishing to reproduce Elections Canada materials for commercial purposes have access to the most accurate, up-to-date versions. Third-party Materials Some of the materials and graphical elements found on Elections Canada's Web site are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. This is particularly true of sites that are jointly operated by a Government of Canada institution and an external organization as part of a collaborative arrangement. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material. External Service Providers In order to effectively operate its Web site, Elections Canada occasionally uses service providers external to the agency. Such service providers are bound by a contract with Elections Canada to treat any personal information they receive in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Privacy Act. To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes, or to obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction from this site, please contact Elections Canada at: Elections Canada 257 Slater Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M6 Telephone 1 800 463-6868 toll-free in Canada and the United States 001 800 514-6868 toll-free in Mexico (613) 993-2975 from anywhere in the world For people who are deaf or hard of hearing: TTY 1 800 361-8935 toll-free in Canada and the United States Fax (613) 954-8584 1 888 524-1444 toll-free in Canada and the United States