our commitment

Loretto Maryholme Spirituality Centre is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of its employees, clients, volunteers, donors, and other stakeholders. We value the trust of those we deal with and of the public, and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information that you choose to share with us. Loretto Maryholme Spirituality Centre is committed to protecting the privacy and the protection of your personal information when visiting our site.

Our privacy policy complies with the provisions set out in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

We use security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of data used by our system. For example, your contact information is not visible to others receiving information from us and is not obtainable by outside users on the Internet.

Our security practices are continually evolving to ensure that the integrity and confidentiality of information and systems are maintained. We use up-to-date security safeguards to protect our networks and website from misuse, alteration, copying, disclosure, destruction, monitoring or unauthorized sharing of information and damage. Our safeguards include the use of security software and encryption protocols and involve physical, technical and procedural controls to protect information behind our firewall.

When you browse or download information from our website, our servers automatically collect limited amounts of standard information for traffic monitoring and statistical purposes. The information is analyzed for operational trends, performance, and for ways to improve our sites. The Company cannot identify you from this information. We collect the following standard types of information:

• Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the computers being used to access our sites
• the operating systems and the types and versions of browsers used to access our sites
• the Internet Service Providers used by visitors to our sites
• the dates and times users access our sites
• the pages visited
• the key words users enter into our search engine
• the names and sizes of files requested

defining personal information

Personal information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual. This information can include an individual's opinions or beliefs, as well as facts about or related to the individual. Exceptions: business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories, and available on the internet are not considered personal information.

privacy practices

Personal information gathered by Loretto Maryholme is kept in the strictest confidence. Our personnel are authorized to access personal information based only on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed nor shared more widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was gathered. Loretto Maryholme also takes appropriate measures to ensure the integrity of our information is maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed.

We collect, use and disclose personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in light of the circumstances. We use password protocols and encryption software to protect personal and other information we receive when a program or service is requested and/or paid for online. Our software is routinely updated to maximize protection of such information.