Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) takes your privacy seriously. This privacy policy applies to all visitors to our website.

Personal Information

Online visitors should be aware that anonymous technical information may be collected by MN-S when browsing the MN-S website. This information may include the visitor’s IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring website addresses. MN-S uses this anonymous technical information to detect problems with our servers and improve the operation and content of our website.

MN-S collects personal information about an individual with the individual’s knowledge and consent directly from the individual to whom it relates, whether via MN-S’s website, e-mail, telephone, fax, or in person. Occasionally, MN-S may collect personal information from third-party sources, but only with the knowledge and consent of the individual or where otherwise authorized by law.

Any information collected on the MN-S website will be securely stored under the control of the MN-S and used for the express purpose for which it was collected. It is protected from disclosure to unauthorized persons or agencies pursuant to the provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") and by the rules of The Privacy Act (Saskatchewan). We do not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, phone number, or e-mail address. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily, by contacting us via e-mail, or an online form. We do not collect any personal information that is not expressly provided to us.

MN-S only uses or discloses personal information as reasonably required to facilitate the Authorized Purposes listed above. In some cases, MN-S may share personal information with third-party service providers performing functions on MN-S’s behalf, including vendors that provide information technology services or provide analytics or assessment services.

MN-S does not otherwise use or disclose personal information unless MN-S has an individual’s consent or a good faith belief that disclosure of the information is necessary to protect the rights or property of the organization, or MN-S has a legal duty or right to do so.

Cookies

To improve your browsing experience, MN-S may use cookies on its website. Cookies are small text files placed on computers that can collect and store a variety of information. Permanent cookies are stored indefinitely on a user’s hard drive unless manually deleted, while temporary cookies are automatically deleted from the user’s browser upon logging out of a website. Web browsers typically allow users to disable permanent and/or temporary cookies.

If you wish, you may change the settings on your browser to deny cookies, or to warn you when a site is about to deposit cookies on your computer. Information on the website may be limited or incorrect if cookies are disabled.

Google Analytics

Please note that MN-S uses Google Analytics. There is more information about how Google collects, uses, and processes data at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.