Privacy Policy

Introduction:

This website (“Website”) is operated by Snuneymuxw First Nation. (“SFN” or “we” or “us”).This Website Privacy Policy only applies to information collected on our Website, and does not cover any information collected offline by the SFN (unless specifically stated) or any of its entities. Your access to and continued use of this Website constitutes your acceptance of all of the provisions contained in this Website Privacy Policy. If you have not already done so, please take some time to familiarize yourself with these provisions. We may update this Website Privacy Policy from time to time and you are responsible for periodically reviewing the most current version on this Website.   If the Website Privacy Policy is revised and you continue to access and use the Website, you will be deemed to have agreed to the most current Website Privacy Policy.

We provide this notice to explain our information collection practices and the choices you have about the way your information is collected, used and disclosed. By accessing and using the Website, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of information by us pursuant to the provisions of this Website Privacy Policy.

What Personal Information About You Does the SFN Collect?

Personally Identifiable Information or Personal Information is information that can be traced back to an individual to establish identity. Examples include your name, home address, telephone number, email address or band membership number. If other pieces of information are linked to you, that information may also become Personally Identifiable Information. For example, if you use a nickname to chat online and give out your real name while chatting, your nickname becomes Personally Identifiable Information when linked with other Personally Identifiable Information.

Generally, you may browse our Website without providing any Personally Identifiable Information. However, we may from time to time ask you to provide Personally Identifiable Information, such as when you access our members’ login section.

Other Information the SFN Collects:

Automatic Data Collection (Anonymous Browsing): As with most Internet sites, the Website collects a variety of technical data, including your IP address (a unique number that identifies your access account on the Internet), domain, and Web browser information. We do not log the specific identity of visitors. Technical data is used only to create broad demographic summaries of Website usage and Website activity (such as average time spent and pages viewed) to assist us in providing useful content that is tailored to be of most value to our users. For example, we may use the information to: give the developers of the Website information that is useful in determining appropriate new features, content, and services; and to provide partners, clients, or SFN members with aggregate – not individual – information about our user base. Information about individual users is not shared with any third party without consent.

Cookies:

Our Website uses “cookies”. A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer by your web browser when using some internet sites. Cookies can also store personal information such as your name, email address, home or work address, or telephone number. Persistent cookies can use this type of personal information to identify you whenever you access a web site. Sessional cookies are used to help you move around our Website and do not store personal information. Sessional cookies are valid only during the time you are actually using our Website.

Terms and Conditions:

Terms and conditions listed herein apply to all Website users. By accessing and browsing this site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the terms and conditions as established by the SFN.

The SFN maintains the site for your personal information, education and communication. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post or use the contents of this Website for public or commercial purposes without written permission from the SFN. You may be liable for damages or such other legal remedies if such use has not been authorized by us.

Copyright:

The SFN holds copyright to the SFN Website. All rights are reserved. Copying of any material, from the website or the database, in whole or in part, for public or commercial purposes, is prohibited unless prior consent has been obtained from the SFN.

The SFN uses reasonable effort to include accurate and up-to-date information in the website. The SFN makes no warranties or representations as to accuracy. The SFN assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the site.

Limitations of Liability:

The SFN is not liable for any loss or damage caused by a visitor’s reliance on information or materials obtained from the SFN Website. By accessing this Website visitors agree that any usage is at their own risk. Neither the SFN, nor its Councillors, employees, nor any other person involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Website is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of your access to, reliance on, or use of, the Website. The SFN also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages, or viruses that may affect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Website, or downloading of any material, data or text from this Website.

Links to Third Parties Sites:

Information on the SFN Website may have been provided by outside sources. The SFN is not responsible for content of any off-site pages or any other site linked to the Website. Your linking to the Website, off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk. Opinions or information provided by third parties to this Website does not represent that of the SFN. The SFN neither warrants nor represents that your use of material displayed on the Website will not infringe on the rights of third parties.

The SFN may at any time revise these terms and conditions by updating this posting. You are bound by such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current terms and conditions to which you are bound.