Rotary Club of Festival City (Stratford) Privacy Policy

The Rotary Club of Festival City Stratford Foundation and The Rotary Club of Festival City Stratford respects your privacy. 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. The information you provide will be used to deliver services and to keep you informed and up-to-date about the activities of The Rotary Club of Festival City Stratford Foundation and The Rotary Club of Festival City Stratford, including programs, services, special events, funding needs, opportunities to volunteer or more through periodic contacts.

If at any time you wish to be removed from any of these contacts simply contact us by via e-mail at secretary@festivalcityrotary.ca and we will gladly accommodate your request.

Our Policy

Please familiarize yourself with our privacy policies, principles and your rights as a donor below.

Our Commitment 

The Rotary Club of Festival City Stratford Foundation and The Rotary Club of Festival City Stratford are committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of its members, donors, volunteers and other stakeholders. We value the trust of those we deal with, and of the public, and recognize that maintaining this trust requires us to be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information you choose to share with us.

During the course of our various projects and activities, we frequently gather and use personal information. Anyone from whom we collect such information should expect to be carefully protected and that any use of or other dealing with this information is subject to consent. Our privacy practices are designed to achieve this.

Defining Personal Information

Personal information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual. This information can include an individual’s opinions or beliefs, as well as facts about, or related to, the individual.  Exceptions: business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories, are not considered personal information.

Where an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information as well, we consider that the contact information provided is business contact information, and is not therefore subject to protection as Personal Information.

Privacy Practices

Personal information gathered by our organizations is kept in confidence. Our personnel are authorized to access personal 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 also take measures to ensure the integrity of this information is maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed.

Policy Adopted: 22 August 2011 By Board Motion 2011/12 -12-4