Privacy Policy

Introduction: Norman Bethune Housing Co-op is committed to protecting your privacy. We do not collect your personal information, such as your name, mailing address, or e-mail address, unless you knowingly provide it to us. Norman Bethune Housing Co-op has made the commitment not to disclose any of your information to unrelated third parties without your consent. Most pages of our website contain a link to this privacy policy, which describes what information we collect and how we use it. By using this site or communicating with us by e-mail, you agree to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy.

Information Collected Automatically 
When you visit the Site, our systems automatically records the IP addresses of visitors. This information is used in aggregate form to help us understand how visitors use the Norman Bethune Housing Co-op website, but no information that may identify you personally will be collected or tracked automatically.

Norman Bethune Housing Co-op may learn certain information about you through the use of cookies and pixel tags. Cookies are pieces of data that the Site transfers to your computer's hard drive. Cookies allow Norman Bethune Housing Co-op to customize the information provided on the Site according to your preferences and make your visit easier and more enjoyable. For example, cookies may store information about your computer's audio or video capabilities so you will not have to enter the information manually every time you visit the Site. Although a cookie cannot identify you, it can identify your computer. Your browser is likely to be set up automatically to accept cookies. If you would prefer not to accept cookies from Norman Bethune Housing Co-op, you may adjust your browser's options or preferences. You still will be able to have full use of the Site.

Pixel tags are typically a one-pixel, transparent image located on a website or in an e-mail or other type of message, which is retrieved from a remote site on the Internet enabling the verification of an individual’s viewing or receipt of a Web page or message. Pixel tags are used to gather information to analyze traffic to the Site, to improve our content and navigation, to enhance our marketing efforts, to personalize your experience, and to provide online display advertising tailored to your interests based on your online behavior.

Third-Party Service Providers 
Norman Bethune Housing Co-op engages reputable third-party vendors in order to help us manage the Norman Bethune Housing Co-op website, process transactions, better respond to the needs of our visitors, and enhance our marketing efforts. This includes third-party e-commerce service providers who collect personal information necessary to process transactions, and may use the collected information to improve the services they provide. It also includes third-party marketing partners who serve advertisements across the Internet and sometimes on the Norman Bethune Housing Co-op website on Norman Bethune Housing Co-op’s behalf. These marketing partners may use information about your visits to the Norman Bethune Housing Co-op website and other sites to personalize advertisements.

Other Information
You may choose to provide Norman Bethune Housing Co-op with personal information in an email message to one of the addresses provided on the Site or by completing one of the forms available throughout the Site and submitting it to Norman Bethune Housing Co-op by fax or mail. In addition, you may choose to submit personal information over the internet by joining Norman Bethune Housing Co-op’s email list. Norman Bethune Housing Co-op retains this information and uses it only to respond to your specific request and provide you with the requested material. You may unsubscribe to the email list at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of your e-newsletter.

Limited Disclosure of Information
Norman Bethune Housing Co-op may disclose user information in special cases when it has reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be intentionally or unintentionally causing injury to or interference with Norman Bethune Housing Co-op’s or a third party's rights or property. Norman Bethune Housing Co-op also may disclose user information when Norman Bethune Housing Co-op, in good faith, believes the disclosure to be required by law. Norman Bethune Housing Co-op will not share your personal information with direct marketers without your consent. Certain Norman Bethune Housing Co-op service providers may have access to your personal information, but their use of such information is bound by terms at least as restrictive as this policy.

Children Under Thirteen Years of Age
Norman Bethune Housing Co-op does not solicit personal information from children on the Site and does not direct any marketing specifically for children. Visitors to the Site who are under thirteen years of age are reminded to obtain the approval of a parent or guardian before supplying any personal information to this Site specifically or over the web generally.

Revisions of Privacy Policy
Norman Bethune Housing Co-op reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice by posting a revised Privacy Policy on the Site. You may always review the most updated version of the Privacy Policy by visiting this page. By continued use of the Site, you agree to such amended policy.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Norman Bethune Housing Co-op
Attn: Data Protection Officer
8750 / 8752 Centaurus Circle
Burnaby, BC V3J 7E7E

Email: Privacy@normanbethuneco-op.org

or via the contact page.