Association Management Consultants Inc.

Privacy Policy

1. Privacy/Security Statement
   At Association Management Consultants (AMC), we are committed to protecting your privacy and will comply with Canadian legislation for the collection, use and disclosure of all information collected by AMC, including that collected on this web site.
     
2. Web Server Files
   At times we use standard web server log files to help us count visitors and evaluate our web site. That provides a statistical record of site traffic but gives no personal information about individuals.
     
3. On-Line Surveys
   If you choose to participate in our on-line surveys, your response will be recorded as anonymous statistics only.
     
4. Ten Principles of Privacy Protection
   Sometimes we need information to provide services that you request and the following ten principles of privacy protection in this statement of privacy explain data collection and use in those situations.
     
5. Principle 1 - Accountability
   We are responsible for maintaining and protecting the personal information that we hold. We have designated a person to act as our Privacy Officer who is accountable for AMC's compliance with this policy.
     
6. Principle 2 - Purposes
   The purposes for which personal information is collected from you and how it will be used shall be identified before, or at the time, the information is collected.
     
7. Principle 3 - Consent
   We will obtain your expressed or implied consent for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information except where required or permitted by law.
     
8. Principle 4 - Limiting Collection
   The personal information that we collect from you is limited to what is necessary for the purposes identified before, or at the time the information is collected, and we only collect this information through fair and lawful means.
     
9. Principle 5 - Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
   We will not use or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than the purposes for which you gave consent when it was collected, unless you provide us with consent to do otherwise, or when it is required or permitted by law. We will not retain your personal information any longer than required to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as may be required by law.
     
10. Principle 6 - Accuracy
    We will make all reasonable efforts to maintain your personal information as accurate, complete and current as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. If you identify any errors in your information, please contact us and we will correct the errors.
      
11. Principle 7 - Safeguarding Personal Information
    We will protect your personal information with safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of that information.
      
12. Principle 8 - Openness
    We will answer questions you may have regarding our privacy policies and procedures and our management of your personal information.
      
13. Principle 9 - Access to Personal Information
    If you require details on your personal information please send us a written request. Upon receipt of this request, we will inform you of the existence, use and disclosure of your personal information and will provide access to that information, except where the law requires or permits us to deny access.
      
14. Principle 10 - Challenging Compliance
    You may direct any complaints or questions you may have regarding this policy and/or our practices to: Attention, Privacy Officer, Association Management Consultants, 218 - 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2.
      
15. Linking to Other Sites
    Please remember that when you use a link to go from this site to another web site, AMC Privacy Policy is no longer in effect; you will then be subject to the rules and policies of that new site.