Privacy Policy

The YMCA of Lunenburg County is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information by following responsible information handling practices in keeping with privacy laws. We collect personal data you volunteer online, or when you make use of, or register for, our programs and services, in order to meet your program, service and information needs. We also use and disclose data that does not identify individuals, for statistical purposes to develop and enhance YMCA programs and services. We may also collect personal information in order to satisfy legal, government and regulatory obligations.

Website

The YMCA honours the guidelines of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. We will ensure that all information completed in this website is done so based on informed consent, and will not be made available to any other organization. The information will be used solely for communication, research and philanthropic purposes – and not for commercial gain. Research will only be used to evaluate various programs to better serve the needs of all YMCA members and participants.

Information Sharing

We do not sell, share, trade or divulge the personal information we collect to, or with, anyone else without your prior knowledge or consent, except when required by a government body or agency, or as required by law.

Children's Privacy

For children under 12 years of age, we will obtain permission from a parent or legal guardian to collect and use personally identifiable information about a child.

Security and Confidentiality

YMCA of Lunenburg County maintains physical, electronic and administrative safeguards that are appropriate to the type of personal information we obtain from you.

YMCA of Lunenburg County staff and volunteers having access to personal data are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and handle it responsibly.

Programs

We collect, use and disclose personal data in order to meet your service needs, to ensure the safety of the people in our care, for statistical purposes, to inform you about the YMCA program or service in which you are registered, and to satisfy government and regulatory obligations. You may also hear from us periodically about other YMCA programs, services and opportunities that may interest and benefit you.

Donations and Preauthorized Payments

The information you provide with your charitable donation is used by the YMCA to assist in the proper administration and acknowledgment of your gift, to issue tax receipts, to keep you informed of our activities and other YMCA programs, services and opportunities that may interest and benefit you.

We collect and use personal information to complete payment transactions and satisfy regulatory obligations.

Research and Surveys

When you volunteer for a survey, the information we collect is used statistical purposes only, to develop and enhance YMCA programs and services. We use and disclose survey data that does not identify individuals.

Privacy Questions

If you are aware of any inaccuracy or changes in the personal information which we hold about you, please contact a YMCA staff member.

If you have an inquiry about YMCA of Lunenburg County's privacy practices, please contact a senior staff member.