Policy Updated: March 3, 2020
Doing business with Golf Vancouver Island may involve providing information about yourself or your business. At Golf Vancouver Island, your information is kept confidential and your privacy is protected. We obtain information about you to:
- identify you
- protect us both against error and fraud
- understand your needs for services
- provide ongoing service
You can expect us to protect your privacy
Your information and the business you do with Golf Vancouver Island is kept in strict confidence. Only authorized personnel have access to your information. Golf Vancouver Island will not sell your personal information to third parties without your express consent. Our procedures and systems are designed to protect your information from error, loss and unauthorized access.
Use of Cookies
The Golf Vancouver Island website (golfvancouverisland.ca) uses cookies, tracking pixels and related technologies to collect information. A cookie is a small data file that most major websites write to your web browser for record-keeping purposes when you visit them.
Cookies are used by us to measure activity on the website, and to make improvements and updates based on which areas are popular and which are not.
Third-party services, including Google and Facebook, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to this site. Any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and the respective third-party operators privacy policy. Non-identifiable data collected may be used by third parties (such as Google, Facebook, and/or others) to target advertising on other websites or platforms, to previous website visitors and based on your online activities. This could be in the form of an advertisement on Google search results page, a site in the Google Display Network, or on other websites offering advertising capabilities.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you’d prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is possible that some parts of the site, will not function properly if you do so. You can give, or withdraw, your consent.
We need to receive your express or implied consent before obtaining or using information about you, or disclosing this information to anyone. (The exception is when we are required by law, or it is necessary for our protection.) You can withdraw this consent whenever you want, unless legal requirements prevent this. You can choose not to receive direct marketing.
We may tell you about Golf Vancouver Island products or services through email marketing, direct mail, telephone, or other means. If you do not wish us to do so, follow the instructions below.
You can set preferences for how digital ads are served to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt-out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page or Your Web Choice.
Advertising Towards Children
Golf Vancouver Island does not intentionally target advertising towards children under the age of 18.
Data Collection Through Forms
Golf Vancouver Island may collect information from users on our website through the use of forms. Information provided by the user is considered to be provided voluntarily and with express consent by the user. This information is used by Golf Vancouver Island to provide our services.
Links to Other Sites
It is important to note that golfvancouverisland.ca contains links to other sites and that those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as golfvancouverisland.ca.
These sites may send their own cookies to you, and may collect data and make uses of it that Golf Vancouver Island would not. You have the right to say no, anytime.
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.
Let us know that you don’t want us to use information about you in any particular way, including uses described in this notice, by contacting us.
Golf Vancouver Island
Attn: Privacy Officer
Email: marketing@golfvancouverisland.ca
Golf Vancouver Island reserves the right to change this policy at any time.