Privacy Policy
Last updated: May, 2020
We will always honour and respect your data and will not collect data and information that is not within the realm of reasonable use.
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to our newsletter, purchase a ticket to an event, join our meetup group and/or fill out a form.
When ordering or registering on techtoronto.org (our “Sites”), as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
We also use 3rd party Analytics tools to monitor anonymous site usage and collect statistics.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways: to improve our website, to process transactions, to send periodic communications.
Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the service requested.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information.
Do we use cookies?
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables a site or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
We use cookies to help us save your preferences for future visits and keep track of website usage.
If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may disclose the information we collect about you through our Sites when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law (or a court order or subpoena); to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to enforce the terms of use or other agreements that govern your use of our Sites; to protect the rights, property or safety of TechToronto, our users or others; or to protect your vital interests.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our online privacy policy. If you do not consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, you are not permitted to use the Site. We will collect your consent separately from you with respect to sending you any “commercial electronic messages” as defined in Canada’s anti-spam legislation, found at S.C. 2010, c.23, as amended (“CASL”).
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date at the top of this page.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us at the email address below: