3543 To adopt a Corporate Privacy PolicyTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
BY-LAW NO. 3543
A bylaw to adopt a Corporate Privacy Policy for the Town of Tillsonburg
WHEREAS The Town is desirous of adopting a privacy policy to govern how the
Town of Tillsonburg collects and uses personal information.
THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg enacts as follows:
1. THAT Schedule A attached hereto forms part of this by-law.
2. THAT the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to execute the
attached policy marked as "Schedule A" on behalf of the Corporation of the
Town of Tillsonburg.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 26th DAY OF September, 2011.
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME AND PASSED THIS DAY OF 2011.
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Clerk - Donna Hemeryck
Corporate Privacy Policy
The purpose of this policy is to inform the public how the Town of Tillsonburg
collects and uses personal information.
The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg shall respect the privacy of the
public. The Town's goal is to protect your information in all the ways the
Town interacts with all clients. Be it at municipal offices, on the phone, at
work locations, through mail correspondence and on the internet. All
Municipal employees shall adhere to strict policies that protect the
confidentiality of any personally identifiable information.
Definition of Personal Information
For the purpose of this policy "personal information" means any information
relating to an identified or identifiable individual. This can include a name,
address, telephone number, email address and other identifiable
information.
Collecting Personal Information
The Town of Tillsonburg and/or its agents may request personal information
from any person in order to provide requested specialized services.
Collecting Personal Information on the Internet
When interacting with the Town's main website (www.tillsonburq.ca) or
other related sites, you may be asked to provide personal information in
order to provide requested specialized services. The Town does not collect
personally identifiable information on individual users and associate them
with IP addresses.
Use of Personal Information
The Town and/or its agents will only use personal information for the
express purpose it was collected for in the first place (e.g. to fulfill an
information request, or process a payment). We endeavor to ensure that
the Town collects only the minimum amount of information needed.
The Town does not sell, rent or share collected personal information to any
outside company or organization, except if required to do so by law.
Protection of Personal Information
The Town of Tillsonburg takes all reasonable steps to ensure that any
collected personal information is secure and protected at all times.
Freedom of Information (FOI)
The Town of Tillsonburg endeavors to make its information accessible to the
public. Some records however contain information that is either privileged
or of a personal nature. The Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act compels the municipality to review such documents
prior to their disclosure. Request to access such records requires a written
request.
Additional Information
For additional information regarding this policy, please contact the Director
of Development and Communication Services, (519) 688-3009 ext 3230.
The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
200 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Tillsonburg, Ontario
N4G 5A7
Fax: (519) 842-9431