PRIVACY POLICY

Intent

Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information is an important aspect of the way NPower Canada conducts its business. Collecting, using, and disclosing personal information in an appropriate, responsible, and ethical manner is fundamental to NPower Canada’s daily operations.

NPower Canada strives to protect and respect the personal information of its customers, employees, business partners, and so on in accordance with all applicable regional and federal laws. Each staff member of NPower Canada must abide by this organization’s procedures and practices when handling personal information.

Guidelines

Applicability

This Privacy Policy informs everyone of NPower Canada’s commitment to privacy and establishes the methods by which privacy is ensured. This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information within NPower Canada’s possession and control.

Personal information is defined as any identifying information about an individual or group of individuals, including name, date of birth, address, phone number, e-mail address, social insurance/security number, nationality, gender, health history, financial data, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, assets, debts, liabilities, payment records, credit records, loan records, opinions, and personal views.

Business information is defined as NPower Canada, business address, business telephone number, name(s) of the owner(s), executive officer(s), and director(s), job titles, business registration numbers, and financial status. Business information is treated and handled with the same level of confidentiality, privacy, and respect as personal information.

Consent occurs and is obtained when an individual signs an application or other form containing personal information, thereby authorizing NPower Canada to collect, use, and disclose the individual’s personal information for the purposes stated on the form or in the Appropriate Use section of this policy.

Implied consent is granted by the individual when he/she signs the application or form. This allows NPower Canada to obtain or verify information from third parties (such as banks, credit bureaus, lenders, or insurance companies) in the process of assessing the eligibility of an individual, customer, client, job applicant, or business partner.

Appropriate Use

NPower Canada collects and uses personal information solely for the purpose of conducting business and developing an understanding of its customers. NPower Canada hereby asserts that personal information will only be used for the following purposes:

To provide programs and services in accordance with our mission;
To keep staff and participants informed about NPower Canada’s programs, events and services;
To provide official donation receipts to donors and/or to administer pre-authorized recurring donations; and
For internal research purposes.

Policy Statements

– NPower Canada assumes full accountability for the personal information within its possession and control. This organization has appointed Nisha Lewis as custodian of all privacy matters and legal compliance with privacy laws. Any privacy concerns may be addressed by emailing [email protected]

– NPower Canada obtains personal information directly from the individual to which the information belongs. Individuals are entitled to know how NPower Canada uses personal information and this organization will limit the use of any personal information collected only to what is needed for those stated purposes. NPower Canada will obtain individual consent if personal information is to be used for any other purpose. NPower Canada will not use that information without the consent of the individual.

– Under no circumstances will NPower Canada sell, distribute, or otherwise disclose personal information or contact lists to third parties. However, limited disclosure may be required as part of NPower Canada fulfilling its stated business duties and day-to-day operations. This may include consultants, suppliers, or business partners of NPower Canada, but only with the understanding that these parties obey and abide by this Privacy Policy, to the extent necessary of fulfilling their own business duties and day-to-day operations.

– NPower Canada will retain personal information only for the duration it is needed for conducting business. Once personal information is no longer required, it will be destroyed in a safe and secure manner. However, certain laws may require that certain personal information be kept for a specified amount of time. Where this is the case, the law will supersede this policy.

– NPower Canada vows to protect personal information with the appropriate security measures, physical safeguards, and electronic precautions. NPower Canada maintains personal information through a combination of paper and electronic files. Where required by law or disaster recovery/business continuity policies, older records may be stored in a secure, offsite location.

– Access to personal information will be authorized only for the employees and other agents of NPower Canada who require the information to perform their job duties, and to those otherwise authorized by law.

– NPower Canada’s computer and network systems are secured by complex passwords. Only authorized individuals may access secure systems and databases.

– Active files are kept in locked filing cabinets.

– Routers and servers connected to the Internet are protected by a firewall, and are further protected by virus attacks or “snooping” by sufficient software solutions.

– Personal information is not transferred to volunteers, summer students, interns, or other non-paid staff by e-mail or any other electronic format.

– NPower Canada’s Web site will include our privacy policy and disclose our personal information practices. Individuals inputting data into the Web site will be notified of:

Personally identifiable information about the individual that is collected from the Web site or through affiliate sites.
Information about the organization collecting the data.
How the data will be used.
With whom the data may or may not be disclosed.
What options are available to the individual regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information?
The information technology security procedures in place that protect against the destruction, loss, theft, alteration, or misuse of personal information under NPower Canada possession and control.
How the individual may access and correct any inaccuracies in their personal information.
NPower Canada may share compiled demographic information with its business partners and/or advertisers, but no personal information that can identify any individual person shall be disclosed.
This Web site may contain links to other sites, but NPower Canada is not responsible for the privacy practices of other organizations’ sites.
While IP addresses will be logged in order to administer the site, track visitor movement, and gather demographic information, these IP addresses will not be linked to any personally identifiable information.
Any registration or order form asking site visitors to enter personal or financial information will be protected by SSL encryption.
Site visitors are given the choice to opt-out of having their personal information used at the point where the information is gathered.

– In most instances, NPower Canada will grant individuals access to their personal information upon presentation of a written request and satisfactory identification. If an individual finds errors of fact with his/her personal information, please notify NPower Canada as soon as possible to make the appropriate corrections. Should NPower Canada deny an individual’s request for access to his/her personal information, NPower Canada will advise in writing of the reason for such a refusal. The individual may then challenge the decision. – NPower Canada may use personal information without the individual’s consent under particular circumstances. These situations include, but are not limited to:

NPower Canada is under obligation by law to disclose personal information in order to adhere to the requirements of an investigation of the contravention of a regional or federal, under the purview of the appropriate authorities.
An emergency exists that threatens an individual’s life, health, or personal security.
The personal information is for in-house statistical study or research.
The personal information is already publicly available.
Disclosure is required to investigate a breach of contract.

Conclusion

Any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy can be addressed by emailing [email protected]. NPower Canada will investigate and respond to concerns about any aspect of the handling of personal information. This organization will address concerns to the best of its abilities.