Privacy Policy

Privacy

Member information collected by the Downtown BIA is kept private and confidential. The Downtown BIA does not release personal membership information to any outside company or organization. Only membership information that is commonly found in public lists such as the telephone book is used in the Downtown BIA member directory for public access.

Personal information such as member employee names and email addresses is collected by the Downtown BIA is for internal use only. Promotional materials such as member business logos, posters, flyers, postcards, photographs and videos are used by the Downtown BIA to promote member activity in a variety of traditional advertising and promotional mediums including social media. Members submit materials through the Downtown BIA’s website calendar, for retrieval from members’ promotional public Internet sites, or individual sponsorship and partnership agreements between the member and the Downtown BIA.

Disclaimer

The material on this website is provided as general information only and is not intended to provide specific legal advice for any individual and should not be relied upon in that regard.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and veracity of the information on this website, the Downtown BIA is not responsible in any way for damages arising out of the use of this website. And, although the Downtown BIA relies on reputable sources and believes the information posted on the website is correct, and attempts to keep the information current, the Downtown BIA does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information.

The Downtown BIA reserves the right to discontinue, change or modify this site at any time without notice. Links to other websites or references to other organizations, products, services or publications do not constitute endorsement or approval by the Downtown BIA and makes no representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this one.

The Downtown BIA will not be liable for damages arising from, but in no way limited to, the transmission of confidential information over the internet.

The Downtown BIA reserves the right to edit, delete, modify, vet, and/or change any material sent or posted to its Web site in whole or in part at its sole discretion.

All information at this site is protected by the Canadian laws of copyright. Unless permission is granted, no one may copy, redistribute, reproduce or republish in any form, any material located on this website.

Electronic Newsletters

The Downtown BIA offers free, electronic newsletters, updates and e-mail reminders as a service to registrants, based upon your voluntary subscription. You will only receive an electronic newsletter if you have requested it (opted-in). We do not share our mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers or partners.  If you do not wish to receive electronic newsletters or other electronic communication from the Downtown BIA then you may unsubscribe at any point by selecting “unsubscribe” at the bottom of any electronic newsletter.

Contests

Users participating in Downtown BIA contests may be required to submit varying degrees of personal information, depending upon the nature of the particular contest. The specific information to be collected and how it will be used will be disclosed in the general contest rules and regulations and/or in the referring contest page or newsletter. The names, addresses and photograph or likeness of contest winners may be reproduced on the website or in other advertising materials.

Surveys

From time to time, the Downtown BIA will conduct online surveys for internal purposes or for third parties, to gather general information about users and/or their views. Participation in these surveys is voluntary; no personal information will be collected except that which is knowingly supplied by the user. Identifying personal information will not be shared with third parties.