Important Notices
Privacy
Bank of Canada Website Privacy Statement
The Bank of Canada is committed to providing visitors with a website that respects their privacy. Important information about our data gathering and dissemination practices follows:
Personal Information
All personal information held or collected by the Bank of Canada is protected under the federal Privacy Act. This means that at the point of collection you will be informed of the purpose for which personal information is being collected, and advised that you have a right of access to that information.
Information on individual visitors is used by the Bank of Canada in order to administer the website and fulfill visitor requests. Your information will only be shared with Bank of Canada employees who require access to the information. Further disclosures, if any, will only occur if required and authorized by the Privacy Act. We do not use the information to create individually identifiable profiles. Please contact the Bank of Canada if you do not wish to share your information electronically.
You should never transmit sensitive personal information via e-mail or the website to the Bank of Canada.
IP Address
The Bank of Canada employs software programs that monitor network traffic and detect unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. These programs record the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of computers that visit this site. They also record the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, and the browsers and operating systems used by visitors. We do not attempt to link this information to the identities of individual users, unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
Visitor IP addresses are also recorded by the Google Analytics software installed on the Bank website. For related information see below, Google Analytics.
Cookies
A cookie is a text-file that a website sends to your computer so that the website can keep track of how you use the site. A cookie contains the name of the server that sent the cookie, how long the cookie “lives” for, and a value which is usually a random number.
The Bank’s website uses cookies for purposes related to how you have chosen to have the site displayed to you, for example which language you’ve chosen to view the site in, and which size font you prefer. Cookies are also used as a component of the Google analytics software.
Google Analytics
This software uses cookies to collect aggregated information about which Web browsers our visitors use, the pages they visit on the site, and similar information. Google Analytics is also used to identify the frequency with which users revisit the site. Information collected by Google Analytics is stored on Google servers in the United States.
If you do not wish to have your information shared with the Analytics software, Google makes available a “plug-in” for users of the Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome browsers which prevents your browser from sharing any information with the Analytics software. You may download and install the “plug-in”.
Outside Links
This site contains links to other sites. The Bank of Canada is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
More Information
Questions or comments regarding this statement, or the administration of the Privacy Act at the Bank of Canada, may be directed to Access to Information and Privacy Office:
Phone: 613 782-7669
Toll free: 1 866 478-3059
Fax: 613 782-7317
Email: ATIP-AIPRP@bankofcanada.ca
Terms of Use
1. Copyright / Permission to Reproduce
Content on this website is produced and/or compiled by the Bank of Canada for the purpose of providing users with access to information about the activities of the Bank. Subject to section 2, the Bank permits you to copy, distribute and transmit its website content under the following terms:
1.1. Attribution – You must attribute the Bank of Canada as the source of the content, but not in any way that suggests that the Bank endorses you or your use of the work.
1.2. Non-commercial - You may not use this content for commercial purposes, unless written permission for such use is granted by the Bank of Canada.
2. Reproduction of Government Symbols
The official symbols of the Government of Canada, including the “Canada” wordmark, the Arms of Canada, and the flag symbol may not be reproduced, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without written authorization. Request for authorization from the Treasury Board Secretariat may be addressed to:
Federal Identity Program
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
300 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R5
3. Official Languages
The Bank of Canada observes the Official Languages Act, and is committed to ensuring information and services on this site are available in both English and French. Note, however, that in most instances research papers are published only in the official language in which they were originally written. In such instances an abstract of the paper is provided in the other official language. This practice is approved by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
4. Hyperlinking
Links to websites not under the control of the Bank of Canada are provided solely for the convenience of visitors. The Bank is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The Bank does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the websites and their content.
Visitors should also be aware that information offered by non-Bank of Canada sites to which the website links may not be subject to the Privacy Act, the Official Languages Act and may not be accessible to persons with disabilities. The information offered may be available only in the language(s) used by the websites in question and visitors should research the privacy policies of the websites before providing personal information.
