PERSONS OR PARTIES COVERED

This Privacy Policy is intended to cover all visitors to this website, all subscribers to lists or newsletters, all members or affiliates, and all visitors. Persons who visit or view this website, whether intentionally or unintentionally, whether solicited or unsolicited, are described herein as “Visitors” and are parties to this Privacy Policy. Subscribers to lists or Newsletters are referred to herein as “Subscribers” and are parties to the Privacy Policy. Persons who join an organization or marketing endeavor (e.g. “affiliates”) promoted by this website are called “Members” herein and are covered by this Privacy Policy. Finally, anyone who orders, attempts to order, or receives a product sold (recipients) or advertised on or delivered from this website, even at no cost, is called a “Visitor” herein and is subject to this Privacy Policy not only by passive acceptance, but by virtue of the Purchase Agreement contract. The website, its agents, owners, operators, and employees are referred to collectively herein as “Website,” “Site,” and/or “Seller”.

PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THIS WEBSITE ARE STILL COVERED

In the event that a person excluded from this website because of the Terms of Use or from denial of service by the website, who nonetheless unlawfully views this site, that person remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and is in violation of the Terms of Use.

VIEWING AND/OR USE AND/OR COMMUNICATION IS CONSTRUED AS ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY

Acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy is a portion of the consideration required for your right to visit the website. If you do not accept these terms, you have no right to visit this site and you are fraudulently using this site.

ABOUT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION THIS WEBSITE COLLECTS AND HOW IT IS USED

This website routinely collects information about its visitors, subscribers, members, and visitors. This information is obtained in various ways, such as:

VISITOR EMAIL INQUIRIES

Website visitors who wish to communicate with the website do so under two conditions: one, they give their permission for contact by the website; two, they are subject to any ‘submission’ provisions of the Terms of Use, Purchase Agreement, or this Privacy Policy. While your email address may or may not be used to solicit you, it is added to the website’s general solicitation database.

VISITOR EMAIL OR TESTIMONIALS

If you are a visitor and send an email to the website, or if you communicate with the site by phone or mail, the website collects information about your communication and by communicating with the site you give your permission to collect, archive, retrieve, and otherwise use any information collected as the site sees fit. Any communication which, in its sole discretion, the site deems to be a testimonial, may be publicized for commercial purposes.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ELECTRONIC MEANS AND ‘COOKIES’

Many websites, including this one, collect information about your computer, your email address, your IP address. You must assume that your web-viewing or web-use activity is monitored, tracked, and information collected. This information is not usually of a personal nature, but it may help define your viewing habits and product preferences even though the website may or may not have any idea who you are.

“Cookies” is web jargon for bits of computer code placed on your hard drive. Websites use this to keep you ‘logged in’, to keep track of search criteria, to monitor use, to password protect use of the site or use of products sold by the site. Cookies can also be used to obtain information about your computer configuration or your use of your computer.

Cookies can be used to electronically gather information about you. Again, it may or may not be personal information, but it is information and by using this site you are expressly giving permission to use ‘cookies’ and to use the information gathered from their use to benefit you. You also give permission to collect, archive, retrieve, and use any information collected for product design, product offers to you, and general commercial solicitation purposes by this site or joint venture partners, affiliates, and marketing organizations.

HOW INFORMATION MAY BE USED

The use of information as described below may or may not be how information that is collected is customarily used by this site. While actual use of any information collected may be used quite conservatively, you must assume that it is not. You must assume that information collected is shared with other persons or entities for commercial purposes. While this is uncommon in practice, you must assume that it is as you make your decision whether or not to view or interact with this website. This type of shared information may include your name, address, phone number, email address and buying habits, as well as other information. This information may be used for general commercial solicitation by this website or other persons it is sold to, rented to, or shared with.

Media Publications / Photo & Video Disclaimer - Lohana Charitable Foundation of Toronto (LCFT) reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored, hosted, organized or managed by LCFT, without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. LCFT may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by LCFT including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, etc.

To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent or legal guardian.

A person attending an LCFT event does so with the understanding that photography or videos will be taken and used by LCFT for media material production. A person attending LCFT events who does not wish to have their image recorded for distribution should make their wishes known to the photographer, and/or the event organizers, and/or contact LCFT at P.O. Box 927, Adelaide Post Station, Toronto, ON,, M5C 2K3, CANADA, in writing of his/her intentions and include a photograph. LCFT will use the photo for identification purposes and will hold it in confidence.

By registering to attend, participating or attending in an LCFT event or by failing to notify LCFT, in writing, your desire to not have your photograph used by LCFT, you are agreeing to release, defend, hold harmless and indemnify LCFT from any and all claims involving the use of your picture or likeness.  Any person or organization not affiliated with LCFT may not use, copy, alter or modify LCFT photographs, graphics, videography or other, similar reproductions or recordings without the advance written permission of The President of LCFT.  Any person or organization that is contracted by LCFT for taking photographs or videos at events, agrees that all photography and videos taken at the event remains the sole property of LCFT, and will relinquish all media formats to LCFT on written request.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

INFORMATION THAT IS NOT SHARED

Credit card information or other financial information is not usually known to the website. However, in the event that it is made known, that information is never revealed to anyone except to processing authorities or law enforcement agencies. However, the provider of such information gives express permission to this website or its agents to use it in fraud investigation or for litigation.

SPAM

By providing to this website information that forms the basis of communication with you, such as an email address, you waive all rights to file complaints concerning unsolicited email or spam from this website since, by providing such information, you agree to receive communication from us or other marketing organizations. However, all email communication with you shall contain an ‘unsubscribe’ link where you may notify the website that you no longer wish to receive solicitations or information from the website and your name will be removed from the general solicitation database.

DATA SECURITY

This website takes measures to protect its data that contains information related to you. However, as a consideration for viewing this site or interacting with this site in any manner, you waive all claims of any nature against this site concerning the loss, alteration, or misuse of information. You must assume that it is possible for your personal data to be obtained by others, such as “hackers,” and used in an inappropriate manner that may cause you harm and that you agree that the site is not responsible for damages to you nor will be held liable under any circumstances if this occurs.

 

PARTNERSHIP WITH CLUB-RUNNER

To assist LCFT with operating the website, communications, data storage and management, analysis and reporting, system functionality, and operations, ClubRunner has been selected as our partner. ClubRunner will never sell your data to 3rd parties, and abides by the strictest code of professional conduct and integrity. ClubRunner will not use the LCFT data to contact you, unless it is requested by you for items such as account management and support. You will need to set your own privacy settings in your member account, and can contact them for support help when needed.  If you experience any issues to this regard, please contact the LCFT Executive Board.
 

REVISIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WITHOUT NOTICE

This Privacy Policy is dynamic. It will continually change. You may not assume that it remains the same and you agree to check the policy each time you visit the site for changes. Unless, in the sole opinion of the website, this policy changes so drastically as to suggest a posted notification on the site or via email, you will receive no notification of changes to this Privacy Policy nor, under any circumstances, does this site promise notification. Your continued use of this site always evidences your acceptance of the terms this Privacy Policy or any modifications.

 

ABUSE AND HARASSMENT

As an LCFT Member or Active Account Holder you reaffirm your adherence to Lohana Charitable Foundation of Toronto’s zero-tolerance policy against abuse and harassment for all persons, and in particular, "at risk" individuals:
  • Vulnerable person (an individual of any age who is impaired mentally, physically or developmentally)
  • Protected person means any minor (less than 18 years of age), young adult (between 18 and 21 years of age) or vulnerable person participating in a LCFT sponsored program or event.
  • Other persons means anybody who is associated with the LCFT as a Board Member, an Account holder, Active Member, Supplier, Partner, Sponsor, well wisher or other community supporter.
  • Abuse includes verbal, physical, digital (email or social media), written or by phone.
  • Active account holders (unless approved as an official annual Sponsor) cannot use the Directory listings to solicit for their own events or business.  This will be deemed as abuse.
  • The recreating, copying, reproducing, duplicating or selling of the Directory data in any form is restricted, and will be deemed as abuse of the system.

LCFT reserves the right to terminate Account access and Membership without question, if you are found to abuse or harass these persons, or the system, and reserves the right to seek damages.  If you have experienced abuse or harassment through the functionality of the system, please contact the LCFT Executive Board.

INDEMNITY
You will indemnify and save harmless the Board, Committees, Webmasters, Event Planners and its Volunteers from any action, cause of action, suit, debt, cost, expense (including legal fees and expenses), claim or demand whatsoever, at law or in equity, arising out or in connection with any act or omission by you, the Board or organizers, or any third party relating to this agreement or otherwise to the system, including without limitation, in relation to any abuse or harassment found, or to any event.