PRIVACY STATEMENT
I. General
This Privacy Statement outlines the information Chicken Farmers of
Canada may collect and how we may use that information. This Privacy
Statement applies only to Chicken Farmers of Canada websites that are
intended for use by residents of Canada.
II. Personally-Identifiable Information
Chicken Farmers of Canada will only collect personally identifiable
information about you (such as your name, address, telephone number or
e-mail address) if you provide it to us voluntarily. You can choose not
to provide us with such information although this may sometimes affect
your ability to participate in certain promotions, including offers of
products samples or information or the sending of messages through some
of our websites or interactive advertisements.
III. Use of Personally-Identifiable Information
Chicken Farmers of Canada may collect and use your personally
identifiable information to help us better understand your needs and
how we may improve the products and services that we offer you and to
contact you. Your information may be shared with agents or contractors
of Chicken Farmers of Canada in connection with services that these
individuals or entities perform for Chicken Farmers of Canada.
Otherwise, Chicken Farmers of Canada will not disclose your personally
identifiable information to others without your consent. The
information and promotions in Chicken Farmers of Canada’s
websites are directed at residents of Canada and are valid only in
Canada unless otherwise indicated on the website. We may sometimes
request that you verify you live in Canada so we can be assured that
the response or information we provide to you is appropriate for your
country of residence. There are circumstances where the use of
personally identifiable information may be justified or permitted, or
where Chicken Farmers of Canada is obliged to disclose such
information, including where Chicken Farmers of Canada is required by
law, order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other
government tribunal; to protect the rights, privacy safety or property
of others; or where the information is public.
Chicken Farmers of Canada endeavours to ensure that any personally
identifiable information provided to us is kept accurate, current and
complete for the purposes for which the information is used. Chicken
Farmers of Canada keeps such information only as long as it is required
and we destroy, delete or convert such information into an anonymous
form when it is no longer required.
IV. Security
Chicken Farmers of Canada is committed to keeping secure the data you
provide us and will take reasonable precautions to protect your
personally identifiable information from loss, misuse or alteration.
Agents or contractors of Chicken Farmers of Canada who have access to
your personally identifiable information in connection with providing
services for Chicken Farmers of Canada are required to keep the
information confidential and are not permitted to use such information
for any other purpose.
V. Children
If you are under the age of majority in your province or territory of
residence, please be sure to ask your parents or other responsible
adult for permission before providing any personally identifiable
information to us.
VI. Non-personally Identifiable Information Collected Automatically
We may collect information about you that is not
personally-identifiable such as the type of Internet browser or
computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the
website from which you linked to our site. In addition, when you view
one of our websites, we may store some information on your computer in
the form of a "cookie" or similar file. Cookies allow us to tailor a
website or promotion to better match your interests or preferences.
Most Internet browsers enable you to erase cookies from your computer
hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is
stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to
learn more about these functions. Chicken Farmers of Canada does not
collect personally identifiable information automatically, but we may
tie information collected automatically to your previously submitted
personally identifiable information.
VII. Contact Information
Please contact us at <a
href="mailto:cfc@chicken.ca">cfc@chicken.ca</a>
(addressed in the subject line to our "Chief Privacy Officer") if you
have any questions about this Privacy Statement or any personally
identifiable information we may have concerning you, or if you would
like us to delete any personally identifiable information we may have
concerning you.
AMENDMENTS
Chicken Farmers of Canada reserves the right to revise this Privacy
Statement at any time subject to applicable law.