If you operate a website for a company originating in or doing business in Canada, which gathers personal information from visitors, you must post a
Privacy Policy in this format on your site, pursuant to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, (PIPEDA) effective January 1, 2004.
Terms of the Privacy Policy include:
- details of information gathering on the site,
- how the site operator makes use of the information,
- use of cookies,
- transfer of customer information to other parties,
- release of information to authorities if required by law,
- security measures,
- opt-out options,
- where to find information on PIPEDA.
This
Canada PIPEDA Privacy Policy for Website is provided in MS Word format, and is consistent with Canadian privacy legislation as at January 1, 2004.