Effective Date: October 24, 2023
At Tiny Sparrow Foundation ("we," "us," or "our"), accessible from tinysparrowfoundation.org, the privacy of our visitors is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information that is collected and recorded by tinysparrowfoundation.org and how we utilize it, in compliance with applicable Canadian privacy legislation, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
1. Information We Collect
We may collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our services to you as an informational and affiliate platform.
- Personal Data: While using our website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to, your email address and name.
- Usage Data: We automatically collect information on how the website is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include details such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Like any standard website, tinysparrowfoundation.org utilizes "cookies" and similar tracking technologies. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. We use cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits, and to customize our web page content based on visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
3. How We Use Your Information
Tiny Sparrow Foundation uses the collected data for various professional purposes, including:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our website;
- To improve, personalize, and expand our website's content and user experience;
- To understand and analyze how you use our website;
- To develop new products, services, features, and functionality;
- To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website;
- To find and prevent fraud.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personally Identifiable Information to outside parties. However, we may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information strictly confidential. Furthermore, we may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation or a valid request from public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency);
- Protect and defend the rights or property of Tiny Sparrow Foundation;
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the website;
- Protect the personal safety of users of the website or the public;
- Protect against legal liability.
5. Security of Your Data
The security of your data is highly important to us. We implement commercially acceptable security measures to protect your Personal Data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain affiliate links and references to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
7. Children's Privacy
Our website and services do not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from minors. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from a minor without verification of parental consent, we will take immediate steps to securely remove that information from our servers.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update our Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy routinely for any changes. Modifications to this policy are effective immediately upon posting.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us. For your security and to protect your sensitive information, we do not utilize online submission forms.
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Tiny Sparrow Foundation
Privacy Compliance Officer
123 Standard Way, Suite 400
Toronto, ON M5V 2T6
Canada