The Tri-Cities Off Road Cycling Association (TORCA) recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. This privacy policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use, and safeguard the personal information you provide to us.
By using this website (www.torca.ca), you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
TORCA is firmly committed to data privacy, particularly as it relates to visitors to this website.
We use the personal information collected during the use of this Site to personalize web content where applicable.
We do send email notifications of events, news, bulletins, updates in addition to e-receipts, solicitations and acknowledgments of donations, however only to those who have given us their email address and indicating they wish to receive these types of communications.
Every mass e-mail we send our supporters has an unsubscribe feature. You may ‘opt-out’ from receiving e-communications at any time by utilizing the unsubscribe feature embedded in the email.
CREDIT CARD AND DATA SECURITY
Donations are made through our third-party provider, PayPal where your information is encrypted to maintain privacy.
If you prefer not to use PayPal please mail a cheque payable to Tri-Cities Off-Road Cycling Association to the following address:
PO Box 18121 Heritage Mtn
Port Moody, BC
V3H 4H0
OPT-OUT & UNSUBSCRIBE
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. You may opt-out of our email newsletters or update your mailing preferences at any time.
CASL (Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation)
The 2014 Canadian Act relating to commercial electronic messages (CEM) places a variety of parameters on electronic messages:
Express consent – When sending to those who have given express consent (subscribed) to receive email communications from TORCA we must identify the sender and include an option to unsubscribe
Implied consent – When sending to those who have given implied consent by making a transaction (donation or purchase) or who has a relationship with TORCA as a member or volunteer, TORCA may send communications for up to two years from the date of their last transaction, or the end of their relationship, as long as we identify the sender and include an option to unsubscribe
Please Note: Emails with the sole purpose of raising funds and newsletters about our work do not require consent, as long as we identify the sender and include an option to unsubscribe.
USE OF COOKIES
TORCA’s website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
Cookies help you access pages faster and allow our server to recognize you as you move from page to page. If you choose not to accept cookies, some sections of our site may not be available to you.
CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
TORCA will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. TORCA encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how TORCA is protecting your information.
CONTACT INFORMATION
TORCA welcomes your questions or comments regarding TORCA’s policy on the treatment of personal information. If you believe that TORCA has not adhered to this policy, please contact us.
Effective as of February 27, 2018