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This
privacy statement applies to the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and
County's (AAMDC) main web site.
Links to Related Sites:
Links to related sites may be found throughout this web site. The AAMDC is not
responsible for the content or the privacy practices of these web sites.
Privacy Commitment
The AAMDC is committed to protecting the privacy of website visitors. Personal
information, such as: e-mail address, name, telephone number or postal
address, is collected only where needed in order to provide service. This
information is supplied voluntarily through the e-mail
addresses and forms/surveys posted on the site.
Collection and
handling of information
Any personal information you do provide is managed according to the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act
and other applicable legislation. Only information necessary for the provision
of materials, services and operation of the web site is collected. Information is kept only for the length of time
necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or as required by section
35 of the Alberta
FOIP Act.
Electronic mail sent to AAMDC e-mail addresses is treated in the
same way the association handle letters received through the postal system.
Personal information is collected solely for the provision of services.
Information
collected on site usage
When
you visit this web site, the web server automatically collects a limited amount
of information. This information helps in the assessment of information
services and is used only for that purpose. It is not used to create individual
profiles nor is it used for commercial marketing purposes. It is collected in
compliance with section 33(c) of the Alberta
FOIP Act.
This information
includes:
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the page from which you arrived,
- the date and time of your page request,
- the Internet domain name or IP address
your computer is using to receive information,
- the type and version of your browser,
and
- the name and size of the file you
request.
Your Internet domain
name or IP address may identify you depending in large part on the naming
standards followed by your Internet service provider. You may wish to ask them
about their policies and practices in this regard.
Specialized programs
and services within this web site may have additional mechanisms in place to
collect information on site or service usage.
Security
For
site security purposes and to ensure that web services remain available to all
users, the AAMDC computer system employs software programs to monitor
network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information, or otherwise cause damage.
Except for authorized
law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify
individual users or their usage habits.
Forms
This
site uses JavaScript code to ensure that personal information entered into fill-and-print PDF forms
is not displayed to subsequent computer users. This requires that any
computer on which these forms are to be completed must have JavaScript turned
on. Print-only forms are available for printing if JavaScript cannot be turned
on.
Contact information
For
any information about any of the policies described above or about the web site
in general, please contact the AAMDC:
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By
e-mail: aamdc@aamdc.com
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telephone: (780) 955.3639
- By
fax: (780) 955.3615
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all content ©2010 Alberta Association of
Municipal Districts and Counties.
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