What personally identifiable information of mine is collected?

Communist Party of Canada collects information from you at various places within our site. Depending on your membership to Communist Party of Canada, you may be asked to provide us with additional information. We keep statistical records of your usage of our site. This enables us to improve the site according to usage.

For some users, forms such as the Membership form, are available. These forms ask for some personal information. This information is necessary and used only to provide the request from the form.

Occasionally, we may also conduct optional surveys through our site. In this case, we would collect the information you provide us from answering the survey questions.

Furthermore, we collect data in our log files. We collect your IP address, browser type and domain name, and we log the length of time of your visit and the number of times you visit and subscribe to our service. We use this information to gather aggregate demographic information that helps us to operate the site. We keep this information for our internal use; we do not share it with others.

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Who is collecting my information?

When you are on the Communist Party of Canada site and provide us with your personal information, you can be sure that only Communist Party of Canada collects this information unless it is explicitly stated otherwise.

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How is my information used?

Your personal information is maintained by the Communist Party of Canada site administrators to provide you with services you may have requested. The demographic information we collect is used in aggregated form and not linked to any of your personal information.

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With whom is my information shared?

Communist Party of Canada will not sell, reveal or share any of your personal information to others except in the following limited circumstances:

• We have your permission to share the information;
• We need to share your information with organizations who work on our behalf.
• If you have requested to receive e-mail communications from us, we may provide your e-mail address to organizations that may perform services for us. (Unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us.); or
• We are required or authorized by law to disclose your information (for example, to comply with a subpoena or regulatory requirement, or to protect against fraud or illegal activity).

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What are cookies and how are they used?

Cookies are small amounts of data that are sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information. Instead, the information they provide is in the form of aggregate statistics. They are used by us to determine audience size, measure traffic patterns and analyze clickstreams. If you do not wish to receive cookies, most Internet browsers allow you to turn cookies off so that you do not receive them. If you do turn your cookies off, you will still be able to use our whole Web site.

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What choices are available to me regarding collection, use and distribution of my information?

The Communist Party of Canada ensures that you control your information. On occasion, we may use your e-mail address to inform you of changes to the site we believe may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive e-mail from the party, contact us to be removed from our mailing list. You can also contact The Communist Party of Canada at support@communist-party.ca, and we will ensure that you do not receive further e-mails from us.

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How can I change my personal information?

After providing the Communist Party of Canada with personal information about yourself, you have the option to change this information. For any information you wish to change you can contact The Communist Party of Canada through e-mail at: support@communist-party.ca to request that we correct your information.

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How will you notify me of changes in the use of my personal information?

If we use your personal information in a manner different from what was stated, we will notify you via e-mail. You will be given a choice as to whether or not we are permitted to use your information in a different manner.

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Our site links to other Web sites.

The Communist Party of Canada is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other Web site addresses appearing on this site.

Any more questions?

Contact us...

Please feel free to contact The Communist Party of Canada if you have further questions about our privacy and security policies, or if you just would like to give us suggestions for improving them.

You can reach Communist Party of Canada in the following ways:

Communist Party of Canada
290A Danforth Ave.
Toronto, Ont. M4K 1N6

416-469-2446 (voice)
416-469-4063 (fax)

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