Canadian Wood Council (CWC) Group Privacy Statement

CWC takes your electronic privacy seriously. We do not share Personally Identifiable Information with anyone unless we tell you otherwise when we collect the information.

Types of Information

There are two kinds of information Web sites can obtain about you:

Aggregate Information: Aggregate Information is anonymous data that Web sites use to diagnose problems on the sites' servers, administer the sites, and to help improve the quality of the Web pages. It may be your domain name (i.e. "ABC.com") or your IP address.

Personally Identifiable Information: Personally Identifiable Information is any information that personally identifies you. It can be your first and last name, your email address, your home address, or your telephone number. Sometimes this personal information is needed when you order products online, sign up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or subscribe to an email newsletter. Other times, Web sites collect this information to help target advertising and marketing.

We at CWC collect certain Aggregate Information – such as your IP address (a number that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing the Web), browser type (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), and domain (e.g., "ABC.com"). We do this in the background so it does not interrupt your surfing speed. We use this information to help diagnose problems with our servers, to administer our site, and to gather broad demographic information. None of this information is connected with Personally Identifiable Information. So, when you enter our site, you are anonymous and will remain that way unless you choose otherwise.

Cookies

We choose not to use cookies to retrieve information from your computer.

Surveys

Sometimes we post optional surveys in which we ask for Personally Identifiable Information. The choice is yours – you do not have to answer surveys. If you choose to answer the survey, we will always tell you on the survey form how we will use the Personally Identifiable Information.

Links To Other Sites

When you visit CWC Web site, you may be directed to other sites outside our service. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. These other sites are not subject to the CWC privacy policy and CWC is not responsible for the privacy policies for these other sites, nor for the use of any information that these sites may collect.

The Bottom Line

Sometimes we want personal information from you so that we, our partners and our advertisers can send you some material we think might be of interest to you. We promise never to be sneaky about it getting this information from you. We always tell you up front what we’re going to do with the answers, and we always give you a chance to say “no thanks.”

For any questions/comments regarding this policy, please contact Sandra Hamway Email: shamway@cwc.ca

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