Privacy Policy

This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for the Assets Coming Together for Youth Project (ACT for Youth). ACT for Youth is committed to the privacy of those individuals who visit and interact with www.yorku.ca/act.

By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy"). ACT for Youth reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting such change here. Your continued use of the website after such change is made constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy as modified.

What personally-identifiable information does the Assets Coming Together for Youth collect on its site, and how is it used?

ACT for Youth is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. We do not collect any personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily submit such information to us, by, for example, filling out a survey or registration form. ACT for Youth collects information from our users at several different points on our web site.

Your may opt out of receiving communications from us by sending an e-mail to actadmin@yorku.ca with your complete name, address, and e-mail address. ACT for Youth assumes no responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online credit card transactions.

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on the ACT for Youth site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user will be able to access quiz results, or other interactive features made possible only through the implementation of cookies. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site, but again, this is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information.

The cookies shall only be used to obtain non-personal information to improve your online experience. No other information is stored in these cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and delete any cookies you receive.

Log Files

ACT for Youth uses the IP address from your Internet connection to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Links

ACT for Youth contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.

Correction/Updating Personal Information

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your postal code zip code or email address), or if a user no longer desires to subscribe to any of our services, ACT for Youth will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by emailing our staff at actadmin@yorku.ca.

Email Choice/Opt-out

ACT for Youth provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at any time. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or any other communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying with "unsubscribe" in the subject line of the email or clicking on the unsubscribe link in the email itself.

Surveys

We may conduct occasional online polls or surveys via our Website or via an email newsletter. These surveys are entirely voluntary and you may decline to participate. Participation in these surveys or quizzes is completely voluntary. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and postal address), and demographic information (such as gender, age level).

Notification of Changes

If ACT for Youth decides to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this page so our users are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

If you feel that ACT for Youth is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, please contact:

Assets Coming Together For Youth
School of Social Work, York University
Room 2031, Kinsmen Building - 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 1P3

actadmin@yorku.ca
Tel: 416-736-2100 ext. 66329
Fax: 416-650-3861