Privacy policy of the BC Cretan Association

The Cretan Association of BC is committed to providing our visitors with a web site that respects their privacy and does not automatically gather any personal information from you except if you supply it voluntarily by registering in a secure portion of the site.

If you choose to provide us with personal information – as in an e-mail or by filling out a form and submitting it to us through our web site – we use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information or product you have requested. Any personal information that we ask you to provide is collected in compliance with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulation 323-93.This means that, at the point of collection, you will be informed that your personal information is being collected, the purpose for which it is being collected and that you have a right of access to the information. We collect only what is necessary for the operation of the web site and the provision of requested materials to you. The information is used only for the purpose it was collected or for a consistent purpose. Further, we keep the information only for the length of time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. The Cretan Association of BC does not collect information for commercial marketing and does not give it to any third party organizations.

Automatic Collection Of Information

When you visit our web site, the web server automatically collects a limited amount of information essential for the operation and security of our web site. Some of this information (e.g. browser type) does not identify who you are, while other information, such as your Internet domain name or IP address, may identify you. The extent of personal identification depends, in large part, on the naming standards followed by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). You may wish to confirm with them their guidelines and practices in this regard.

Our website uses cookies and any personal information that we may collect via our web site is collected in compliance with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulation 323-93. The information collected is limited to what is necessary for systems administration, and includes such things as the client’s domain name, the date and time of the request, the type of request, the file requested, and the number of bytes transmitted to the client. We use this information only for assessing our information services and keep it only for the length of time necessary to fulfill that purpose. We do not disclose your information to any third parties.