Privacy Statement
1.The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is committed to protecting your privacy. Your personal information (name, address, phone number, etc.) is stored using secure technologies through our head office in Regina, Saskatchewan. The CTF adheres to strict policies to prevent any unauthorized use.
2. We receive personal information through our website, direct mail, field service representatives and telephone. In all instances, personal information is voluntarily submitted by you. The information which you provide is then used to send or provide TaxAction updates (via fax or e-mail), The Taxpayer magazine (via regular mail or electronically), supporter surveys, direct mail, publications, affinity and promotional product information and updates, petitions, and event information and registration. The information is not used for any other purposes.
3. We do not, under any circumstances, sell or exchange personal information which we have collected from you. We may share aggregate information about our supporter base, stripped of any personally identifiable information, to third parties in order to comply with various reporting obligations, and for business or marketing purposes. We also provide information to third parties on a strictly confidential basis, to distribute faxes, e-mails, magazines, surveys and letters on our behalf.
4. The CTF collects information for purposes of providing services and information to our supporters, as described in paragraph 2, above. The CTF retains this information until the supporter requests to be removed from the CTF's data base. Information collected pursuant to the sale of publications, promotional items, affinity products, event registration and supporter fees is retained as long as required by the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency for tax and audit purposes.
5. Access to all personal information is restricted to CTF offices, employees and authorized agents only.
6. Occasionally, the CTF provides information about other organizations through our magazine or online links. The CTF does not take any responsibility for the privacy policies of these organizations, and encourages users to review the privacy policies of such organizations.
7. The CTF regularly organizes petition campaigns both online through signature collection on paper. The names and addresses collected on these petitions, whether signed on-line or in person, are presented to the designated politician or body to whom the petition is addressed. The CTF may also choose to send information about itself to individuals who have signed a petition, but under no circumstances will personal information on a petition be exchanged, sold or given to third parties.
8. To review your personal information collected by the CTF or to be removed from our lists, please direct your request in writing to CTF Administration Manager Shannon Morrison #105-438 Victoria Avenue East, Regina, Saskatchewan S4N-0N7, or by e-mail at admin@taxpayer.com.
9. The CTF complies with the federal Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act and all relevant provincial legislation.
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