Our Commitment to Your Privacy
We are committed to providing our visitors with a web
site that respects their privacy. This
page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on the Appeals
Secretariat web site.
We do not automatically gather any personal
information from you, such as your name, phone number, e-mail or address. This information is obtained only if you supply it voluntarily,
usually through contacting us via e-mail, or completing and submitting an
on-line form.
Information Collected in E-mails and Web Forms
If you choose to provide us with personal information by e-mail, or by filling out an
on-line 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 you have
requested. This information is collected in compliance with the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
We treat e-mails the same way we treat letters sent
to The Appeals Secretariat. We collect personal information
in order to respond to you. We only
share the information you give us with another government department if
your inquiry relates to that department.
We do not create individual profiles with the
information you provide or give it to any private organization. The
Appeals Secretariat does not collect
information for commercial marketing.
Security of Your Information
If you are concerned about sending your personal information to us
via the Internet, you can use another method such as phone,
fax or regular mail.
Information Collected on Site Usage
The government web servers automatically collect certain
information about your visit to our site. We collect and store only the following information:
- the
previous Internet page from which you linked to our site;
- the
date and time you accessed our site;
- the
Internet domain name or IP address from which you access our site;
- the
type and version of your browser; and
- the
name and size of the file you request.
We use this information to help us make our site more
useful to visitors - to learn about the number of visitors to our site and
types of technology our visitors use. This information is collected in
compliance with the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. We do not track or record information about individuals and their
visits.
Your Internet domain name or IP address may
identify you, depending in large part on the naming standards followed by
your Internet service provider. You
may wish to ask them about their policies and practices in this regard.
Use of Cookies
Our web site does not use cookies.
Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that web
services remain available to all users, the government computer system
employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause
damage.
Except for authorized law enforcement investigations,
no other attempts are made to identify users or their usage habits.
Links to Other Web Sites
This web site contains links to other sites. The Appeals Secretariat is not responsible for the
content or the privacy practices of other web sites. You are encouraged to examine each site's privacy policy and
disclaimers and make your own decisions regarding the accuracy,
reliability and correctness of material and information found.
Contact Information
For more information about any of the policies
described above or about the web site in general, please contact:
Information and Privacy Office (FOIP)
12th Floor, Centre West Building
10035 - 108 Street
Edmonton AB T5J 3E1
Phone: 780-427-2805
Fax: 780-422-3204
E-mail
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