Billy Bishop Heritage MuseumWeb Site Disclaimer /Privacy Policy

Date: July 5, 2004

1. Accuracy

Every effort is made to ensure the information on the Billy Bishop Heritage Museum (hereafter referred to as the “Museum”) web site is timely and accurate, however information should be verified independently before being used or relied on. All information is provided on an “as is” basis without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise. The Museum does not warrant or make any representations as to the quality, content, accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links and other items contained on its web site. The Museum makes no warranties, express or implied as to the fitness of the information for any purpose, or to results obtained by individuals using the information and is not responsible for any action taken in reliance on the information contained herein. Material is provided as general information only and is not intended to provide specific legal advice for any individual and should not be relied upon in that regard.

2. Using Material from Museum Web Sites

In order to ensure compliance with Canadian Copyright Laws, please contact the Museum for any material you wish to copy or use from Museum web pages. This includes but is not limited to any text, graphics, design elements, photos and movie clips. You may not use any of these elements without the express written permission of the Museum.

3. External Links

The Museum considers the provision of web site links to be a public service to provide tools for the community to access information generally related to the Museum. The Museum’s web site contain links to other web sites that meet the following criteria: · Official government sites (i.e., Federal, Provincial, Municipal & government-funded agencies, boards, local government associations, local elected officials)· Sites which are deemed to be of interest to our visitors, & in keeping with the Museum’s Mission Statement, Vision & Core Values (i.e., businesses, organizations or community groups, frequently requested community related site (local media)Prospective sites will be reviewed to ensure that, in the sole opinion & discretion of the Museum they are in keeping with the above criteria. The Museum reserves the right to accept or deny any requests for references to or links to third party sites. The Museum is not responsible for, and does not endorse, the information on any linked web site unless the Museum’s web site states otherwise.

4. Advertising/Sponsorships

Please contact the Museum by e-mail or call (519) 371-0031 to find the advertising and sponsorship policies relating to web site advertising & sponsorship.

5. Privacy

The Museum is committed to providing site visitors with a web site that protects their privacy. The Museum respects the privacy of its Internet users and will protect that privacy as vigorously as possible.

Personal Info Collected

The Museum web site does not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, home phone number or email address. This type of information is obtained only if you supply it by sending us an email or by registering in a secure portion of the site.

All personal information held or collected by the Museum is protected under The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The Museum does not collect information that personally identifies individuals except when individuals provide such specific information on a voluntary basis. This information is only obtained if you provide it voluntarily, through contacting us via e-mail, via paper form or through an online form.

Visitors' personal information received via e-mail is provided only to Museum staff who require the information to respond to inquiries. This information is not used for any other purpose. No information sent to the Museum via e-mail or the website inquiry form is used for any other reason than to respond to and maintain a record of the inquiry.

Information on individual visitors is used by Museum employees who need to know the information in order to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. The information is only shared with another department or organization if your inquiry relates to that department or organization. The information is not used to create individually identifiable profiles.

The Museum does not sell, trade, or rent personal information to others. The Museum may provide aggregate statistics about visitor patterns, and related site information to relevant committees and organizations. These statistics will include no personally identifying information.

Cookies

The Museum occasionally uses “cookies” to track how our visitors use this site to determine sites previously visited. The cookies we use do not allow us to identify individuals.

They are compiled into statistical information on traffic patterns and are used to assess site efficiency. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them providing that option is set in your browser security options. The refusal of cookies will not affect the site performance or restrict your ability to access information from this site. (A “cookie” is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site).

Webmaster

Any message that you may send to the Webmaster for this site will go to the Museum. Information concerning the functioning of the site is provided to the Webmaster so that they can make adjustments to the site to maximize its effectiveness. Any questions, concerns or complaints you may have about how the Museum is handling personal information from this site should be directed to the Museum Privacy Coordinator as listed below.

Web Site Design

Web site design work for the Museum is completed by a third party. Occasionally, information on individual visitors is used by this third party company in order to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. As such, they are considered as Museum staff for the purposes of this Policy. To find out more about the Privacy Policy for this third party company, contact webmaster@billybishop.org.

Privacy Contact Information

Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act may be directed to the Freedom of Information & Privacy Co-ordinator by e-mail tomuseumprivacy@e-owensound.com, by calling (519) 371-0031 or writing to 948 3rd Avenue West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4P6.

6. General Contact

If you wish to contact the Museum regarding the contents of this web site, please e-mail your comments to webmaster@billybishop.org.