Funeral Information Society of
Ottawa
Privacy Policy
The Funeral Information Society of Ottawa is committed
to protect the privacy of its members, donors, volunteers,
directors, employees, and other persons about or from whom
the Society collects personal information.
Members and associates have given implied consent to the
Society to collect, use, and retain personal information for
all purposes of the Society that are consistent with the
Societyís guiding principles as outlined in the
Constitution of the Society. Any member may withdraw their
consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual
circumstances and with reasonable notice. Such notice may be
by mail, e-mail or fax and must provide the Society with
what personal information should be deleted.
Information collected will be limited to that required
for the purposes identified by the Society and will not be
sold to anyone else. It will be collected in an open, fair,
and lawful manner.
Personal information will be protected by security
safeguards such as locked filing cabinets, premises, and
computers, and computer security software.
Personal information will be destroyed or erased one
year after the Society has been informed of the death of the
member but financial information will be retained as
required by law.
Questions and concerns relating to the Societyís
privacy policy should be directed to the executive secretary
of the Society.
Further information on privacy and your rights in regard
to your personal information may be found on the website of
the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at
http://www.privcom.gc.ca/
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