CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) is committed to protecting personal information by following responsible information-handling practices in keeping with privacy laws. CLEO uses modern information and communication technologies to support our activities. Our Privacy statement applies to the Your Legal Rights website.
Anonymous access
You can access our website home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data. As a general policy, no personal information is collected from our visitors. The only personal information captured through our website is the information that you volunteer, such as your e-mail address or perhaps a mailing address that will enable us to send you requested information. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared for any other purposes.
CLEO's use of cookies
A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer so that the website may identify separate visitors to the site and track users' activities on the website. A cookie will not let a website know any personally identifiable information about you, such as your real name and address. CLEO uses cookies only to keep track of how many people visit the Your Legal Rights website and how frequently each page is visited. Each individual movement of any user cannot be tracked while on the Your Legal Rights website. CLEO uses cookies to track page popularity only to be able to improve the quality of the site and meet your needs. We collect information about you only if you volunteer it.
E-mail mailing list subscriptions
When you subscribe to an e-mail mailing list or bulletin hosted by Your Legal Rights, you need to supply your name and an e-mail address. This e-mail address is used to deliver the mailing list messages to you. Your e-mail address will not be disclosed to any other mailing list subscriber, organization, website, or government agency.
Links on our website
Our website also provides a number of links to third-party sites. CLEO assumes no responsibility for the information practices of sites you are able to access through our site. We encourage visitors to review each site's privacy policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.
Your choice
We collect personal data you volunteer online, or when you make use of or register for our activities and services, in order to better meet your program, service, and information needs. We also use and disclose data, which does not identify individuals, for statistical purposes to develop and enhance CLEO activities and services. We may also collect personal information required to satisfy legal, government, and regulatory obligations.
If you supply us with your contact information, you may hear from us about important information concerning the CLEO activity or project in which you are involved. You may also hear from us about other CLEO projects and publications that may interest and benefit you. If you do not wish to hear about other CLEO programs, projects, or opportunities, please contact CLEO through our website at www.cleo.on.ca/english/contact.htm.
Information sharing
We do not sell the personal information we collect. We will not disclose your personal information to anyone else without your prior knowledge or consent, except when required by a government body or agency, or as permitted by law.
Confidentiality and security
CLEO maintains physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards that are appropriate to the type of personal information we obtain from you. CLEO staff and volunteers who have access to personal data are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and handle it responsibly.
Privacy questions
If you are aware of any inaccuracy or changes in the personal information we have about you, please contact CLEO through our website at www.cleo.on.ca/english/contact.htm.
If you have a complaint or concern about CLEO's information-handling practices, we encourage you to let us know. In most cases, CLEO staff will be able to address your concern. For any inquiries about CLEO's privacy practices, please contact:
Julie Mathews, Chief Privacy Officer CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
119 Spadina Ave., #600, Toronto, ON M5V 2L1 Phone: 416-408-4420 Fax: 416-408-4424 E-mail: mathewsj@lao.on.ca
