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by Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) for the purpose
of providing Canadians with direct access to information about
the programs and services offered by the Government of 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
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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 Canadian
General Standards Board (CGSB). We ask only that:
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Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy
of the materials reproduced;
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Canadian General Standards Board be identified as the
source; and,
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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 the Canadian
General Standards Board.
Commercial Reproduction
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in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution
is prohibited except with written permission from the Government
of Canada's copyright administrator, Canadian General Standards
Board. Through the permission granting process, CGSB helps
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to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes
please contact:
CGSB
Canadian General Standards Board
Gatineau, Quebec
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of Canada Web sites 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
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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.
To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions
on reproduction on this site, please contact:
CGSB
Canadian General Standards Board
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 1G6
or
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by external sources. The Canadian General Standards Board
is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency
of the information provided by external sources. Users wishing
to rely upon this information should consult directly with
the source of the information.
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The Canadian General Standards Board Web site contains links to third party sites. CGSB provides these links only as a service and convenience to our visitors. We take no responsibility for the content at third party sites and a link to them in no way implies an endorsement or recommendation of the products, services or information found there.
A third party site may have a privacy policy different from that of CGSB and may provide less security than the CGSB Web site. CGSB disclaims all liability with regard to your access to linked web sites. When you link to sites external to CGSB Web site, you do so at your own risk.
The Canadian General Standards Board makes every effort to ensure that our links to third party Web sites lead to content that is accessible and available in both official languages. However, that is not always feasible or possible.
The Canadian General Standards Board reserves the right to regularly review and re-evaluate any and all links and reserves the right to terminate any link without prior notification.
Requests for hosting links to third party sites should be directed to ncr.cgsb-ongc@pwgsc.gc.ca.
Official Languages
The Canadian General Standards Board respects the Official
Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies,
and is committed to ensuring all information on this site
is available in both French and English. However, users should
be aware that some information from external sources is available
only in the language in which it was provided.
Government of Canada Privacy Statement
The Government of Canada and The Canadian General Standards
Board is committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals
who visit our Web site. This section summarizes the privacy
policy and practices of the CGSB Web site.
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The Canadian General Standards Board does not automatically
gather any personal information from you, such as your
name, phone number, e-mail or street address during your
visit to its Web sites. This information is only obtained
if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting
us via e-mail, or registering in a secure portion of the
site.
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All personal information you do provide is protected
under the federal Privacy
Act. This means that, at the
point of collection, you will be informed that your personal
information is being collected, the purpose for which
it is being collected and that you have a right of access
to the information.
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The Canadian General Standards Board 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) addresses of computers that have connected
with their Web sites. 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.
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The Canadian General Standards Board does not regularly
use 'cookies' to track how visitors use the Web sites
of individual institutions. Whenever we enable 'cookies'
to facilitate your transactions, we will first inform
you. (A cookie is a file that may be placed on your hard
drive without your knowledge by a website to allow it
to monitor your use of that site.)
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Visitor information is not disclosed to anyone except
CGSB personnel who need the information, e.g., to respond
to a request. The information you give us will be shared
with another government department ONLY if your inquiry
relates to that department. We do not use the information
to create individual profiles, nor do we disclose this
information to anyone outside the federal government.
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The Canadian General Standards Board is a part of PWGSC, a participant in the GoC Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), which gives you an opportunity to communicate with the Department in a confidential manner.
Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration
of the Privacy
Act in The Canadian General Standards Board may
be directed to by e-mail to the Access to Information and
Privacy Coordinator at: ncr.atip@pwgsc.gc.ca
If you are not satisfied that we have adequately respected your
privacy, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy
Commissioner by calling 1-800-267-0441 or via the Internet
at http://www.privcom.gc.ca
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