The Foreigners Talents Society (FTS) is committed to keeping your personal information accurate, confidential, secure and private. When you visit our website, contact us, participate in one of our programs or attend an event, or make a donation to support our activities, we are committed to protecting your privacy rights and your personal information.
The FTS’s privacy policy is based upon the 10 Privacy Principles contained within the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Model Privacy Code for the Protection of Personal Information and reflects the requirements of applicable legislation including the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
This Privacy Policy describes the principles that the FTS will use to protect the privacy of your personal information in its possession. It addresses the reasons why such information is collected, how it is used, how it’s confidentially protected and outlines your rights with respect to this information.
This privacy policy is applicable to our Members, Customers, Community Partners, Donors, Volunteers and Employees. Personal information is defined as any factual or subjective information, recorded or not, about an identifiable individual. Examples are age, name, source of income, home addresses and telephone numbers.
Personal information does not include the name, title, or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.
The FTS is responsible for the protection of your personal information collected through our office(s), program activities and website. Individuals will be asked to review and sign a consent form before any personal information is released to third parties for the purpose of providing enhanced services or otherwise.
The FTS Director is designated as the FTS’s Privacy Officer, and has overall responsibility for the protection of personal information and for the FTS’s compliance with this Privacy Policy.
The FTS will provide a statement to explain the purpose(s) for the collection of your personal information wherever possible, before we ask you to disclose it.
We collect personal data when you make use of or register for our programs and services, in order to better meet your program, service and information needs.
We also use and disclose data, which does not identify individuals, for statistical purposes to assess, develop and improve the FTS’s programs and services.
We also collect personal information in order to refer you to enhanced services, or to satisfy legal, government and regulatory obligations.
We do not sell personal information we collect.
We will not disclose your personal information to anyone else without your prior knowledge or consent, except when required by a government body or agency, or as permitted by law.
If you supply us with your contact information, you may hear from us about important information concerning the FTS’s program or service for which you are registered.
Using our Website
You can access our website home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data. Any personal information that site visitors voluntarily choose to provide in order to receive free electronic newsletters, participate in periodic polls and surveys and/or to complete any of our online application forms is not shared with third parties unless stated otherwise.
The FTS will ensure all personal information is secured and remains confidential.
Links on our Website
Because the FTS wants your website experience to be informational and resourceful, our website also provides a number of links to third party sites. The FTS assumes no responsibility for the information practices of sites you are able to access through our site. We encourage you to review each site's privacy policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.
The only personal information that the FTS collects is with your knowledge and consent.
You can choose not to disclose any personal information we may ask you to provide. However, a decision to withhold some personal information can result in our inability to provide you with our services.
Further, you can withdraw your consent to the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information at any time, subject to any legal requirements and reasonable notice.
The amount and type of information that the FTS collects is limited only to that which is necessary to fulfill the purposes identified. The FTS will ask for the information it requires directly from the individual. Personal information will be collected using procedures which are fair, transparent and lawful.
You can choose to disclose as much or as little personal information as you are comfortable with. As noted in Principle 3, a decision to withhold some personal information can prevent us from providing you with our services.
The FTS will use your personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected.
Your information will not be disclosed without your knowledge and consent, unless permitted or required by law.
Your personal information will be retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, and in compliance with any laws surrounding information retention. If all identified purposes for the use of your personal information have been exhausted, we will destroy the information or render it unidentifiable.
In order to ensure the reliable delivery of services and information, your personal information will be kept accurate, complete and up to date. We assume that the information that you provide to us is accurate. If at any time your personal information changes, we hope to be informed of it immediately. If you contact us with a request, we will take appropriate steps to update or correct the personal information in our possession that you have previously provided to us.
The FTS employs a number of safeguards to protect your personal information against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. Such safeguards include physical measures, for example locked filing cabinets, restricted access to offices, and limiting access on a “need to know” basis, and use of passwords and encryption.
Procedures for implementing these measures are communicated to all employees and volunteers to ensure compliance with this principle.
The FTS has easily understandable and readily available specific information about its policies relating to the management of personal information. Our policy is available at all times on the FTS’s website, www.canada-talents.ca, under the section: “Privacy”.
Upon request, we will inform you if we hold any personal information about you and provide you with access to this information. If we have any personal information about you, we will also tell you for what purposes it is used for, if applicable.
You have a right to update any personal information that we hold on you. Should you wish to see the full contents of your information that is on file, you must make a formal / request and email it to:
Privacy Officer
welcome@canada-talents.ca
We will respond to you within thirty (30) days after receipt of your written request or will notify you if a longer period is required by us in order to fully address your request, provided that an extension of thirty (30) day period is permitted by applicable privacy laws.
If, for any reason, you are concerned about our compliance with our Privacy Policy, you may contact our Privacy Officer in writing by email:
Privacy Officer
community@foreignerstalentssociety.org
The FTS has policies and procedures to receive, investigate and respond to individuals’ complaints and questions.
If you are not satisfied with the way the FTS has responded to a complaint, you can contact the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Notice of changes to this Privacy Policy that affect you will be posted at this site.