Privacy Policy
Communica Privacy Policy
Communica Public Affairs Inc. is committed to ensuring the confidentiality and protecting the personal information of individuals it does business with, and individuals participating in any of the public participation and engagement work that Communica carries out for its clients. Communica is committed to protecting personal information in accordance with the principles of federal and provincial privacy legislation.
Personal information is information that may be used to identify a specific individual. That could include your name, address, age, social insurance number and other personal identification numbers.
Communica does collect personal information as part of its public engagement work for clients. However, the information collected is for use by the clients, and is done as a requirement of regulatory agencies to communicate with stakeholders as part of the application process for seeking regulatory approval for projects. Communica does not make any other use of such information gathered.
Communica respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, and we take measures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of any personal information on this site. All personal information provided to us will remain within our organization and will not be shared unless prior permission is given. Personal information will not be sold, distributed or published in any manner whatsoever.
Visitors to the Communica website are not required to reveal any personal information, nor is such information collected passively by electronic means.
Our website does not collect visitor information in the form of the visitor’s domain or Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, but does collect information regarding which pages are accessed. This information is used internally, in aggregate form, to help us manage and improve the content of our website.
Personal information is only collected when website visitors voluntarily complete an online request for company information or newsletters. Personal information collected for an online application is only used to respond to that visitor’s inquiries or requests.
When Communica gathers personal information we will describe how the personal information will be used and may seek consent for its use. Providers of personal information have the right to refuse to allow us to obtain, use or share their personal information, as well as the right, at any time, to withdraw a previously given consent.
February 2010