Privacy Policy

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Updated April, 2024 

A policy relating to the conduct of the affairs of Friends of St. Alban's Adolphustown (the "Corporation") 

The purpose of this policy is to clearly explain how we collect and handle personal information, including information provided by donors when making a donation, requesting a tax receipt, or when individuals become members or subscribe to our communication newsletters. 

Definitions: 

Contact information: Includes an individual’s address, email address and telephone numbers. 

Donation details: Includes past donations (cash or kind) made by donors or on their behalf, along with other donation-related details. 

Identifying information: Includes an individual’s name, title, date of birth and gender. 

Payment information: Includes credit or debit card information. 

Personal information: Means information about an identifiable individual. 

Technical data: Includes individuals Internet Protocol (IP) address, location information, operating system and platform and other technology related information utilized to access our websites. 

Third-party payment processor: Is an entity that enables organizations to accept credit/debit card payments, online payments, and other cashless payment methods thus eliminating the need for the organization to facilitate their own payment processing accounts. 

Usage data: Includes information on how individuals use our websites and our services. 

When an individual makes a donation, becomes a member, subscribes to our newsletter, or makes purchases, we (or our authorized third-party payment processor) store the contact and identifying information provided. A record is kept of all donation details and donor’s communication with us. 

When individuals interact with our website, system technology can automatically collect technical and usage data. 

We utilize the information collected only to the extent permitted by law. We do not sell information collected to third parties for any purpose whatsoever. We never store payment information. The purposes for which we can use information collected include: 

1. To register individuals as donors. 
2. To process donations and issue tax receipts (if applicable). 
3. To solicit donations. 
4. To provide individuals with information on our activities and events, through our website, social platforms and our newsletters, and to assess or gain insight into the effectiveness of our marketing. 

We retain the information collected only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including compliance with legal, accounting or reporting requirements. As a federally incorporated charity, we collect information in accordance with, and comply with the requirements under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. 

An individual can opt out of receiving communications from us by contacting us through email with the words "Opt out" in the subject line.