1. What information do we collect and what do we do with it? 

When you enroll as a student or subscriber (“learner”) on our site or related courses, as part of the enrolling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name and email address.  


Email from us: we may send you emails about our site and related course(s), registration, course content, your course progress or other updates. We may also use your email to inform you about changes to the course, survey you about your usage, or collect your opinion.  


2. Disclosure of Information 

We will not voluntarily share your name or email provided via the Site to any third party, except: 

  • with third parties that we hire to perform services for us (these third parties are not authorized to keep or use your personal information for any other purpose); or 

  • to comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or with a regulator or state law enforcement agency or personnel. 

 

3. How do you get my consent? 

When you provide us with personal information to become a learner on our site, make a purchase, or participate in the course, you imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. 


By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your province of residence.

 

4. How do I withdraw my consent? 

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at education@volunteerottawa.ca or mailing us at:  

Volunteer Ottawa 
815 St Laurent Blvd, Suite 208 
Ottawa  ON   K1K 3A7 


5. Thinkific 

Our courses and learning site are hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”). They provide us with the online course creation platform that allow us to offer our product/services to you. 

Your data is stored through Thinkific’s data storage, databases and the general Thinkific application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.  


For more insight, you may also want to read Thinkific’s Terms of Service here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/privacy-policy/  or Privacy Statement here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/terms-of-service/. 


6. Links to Other Web Sites 

We do not endorse and are not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of any other websites that may be linked to or from our site. If you decide to access any other Web site that may be linked to or from the Site, you should consult that website’s privacy policy.


7. Changes to this Privacy Policy 

We may modify, alter or update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will not provide individual notice to you of changes to this Privacy Policy, but when we make updates to this Privacy Policy, we will update the date in this section. 

This Privacy Policy was last updated on October 21, 2020.