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Privacy Policy

At the 856 Pickering Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron (RCACS), accessible from https://856aircadets.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by 856 Pickering RCACS and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or is collected by the 856 Pickering RCACS website. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. For our Terms and Conditions, please visit the Terms & Conditions page.

Information We Collect

The personal information that we use for your Account is used for the purposes of identification of our Cadets and for communication. When your Account is created, we use your first name, last name, and email address.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Personalize your experience on the website for those with Accounts
  • Communicate with you (e.g. by email)

Log Files

856 Pickering RCACS follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit the website. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, general location, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information (e.g. device type used to access the website).

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, the 856 Pickering RCACS website uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies”.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

856 Pickering RCACS does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.