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All information on this Website regarding products and services provided by Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society is subject to change without notice, as are the products, programs, offerings, and other information described in this Website.  Reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all information provided on this Web site. However, Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society shall not be responsible for any errors in any of this information.  Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society makes no representations or warranty, express or implied, and assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this Website.

Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society shall not be responsible in any manner for direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, however caused, arising out of your use of this Website and/or any web browser, including any damages you may suffer if you transmit confidential or sensitive information to us or if we communicate such information to you at your request over the Internet. Links to other websites from this Website are for convenience only. No endorsement of any third party products, services or information is expressed or implied by any information, material or content referred to or included on, or linked from or to this Website. 

The purpose of this policy document is to set out practices that are intended to protect the privacy of individuals who deal with Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society.

Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of its employees, donors and other stakeholders. We value the trust of those we deal with, and of the public, and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information that you choose to share with us. We do not sell or share personal information or donor lists. Our services are confidential and we do not disclose client information except where we are obligated to by governing laws.

During the course of our various projects and activities, we frequently gather and use personal information. Anyone from whom we collect such information should expect that it will be carefully protected and that any use of or other dealing with this information is subject to consent. Our privacy practices are designed to achieve this.  Personal information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual. This information can include an individual's opinions or beliefs, as well as facts about, or related to, the individual. Exceptions: business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as pub

lished in telephone directories, are not considered personal information.  Where an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information as well, we consider that the contact information provided is business contact information, and is not therefore subject to protection as personal information. Personal information gathered by our organization is kept in confidence. Our personnel are authorized to access personal information based only on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared more widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was gathered. We also take measures to ensure the integrity of this information is maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed.