privacy policy
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information when you use our Website, and tells you about your privacy rights.
This policy was developed in accordance with the principles and standards set out in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (S.C. 2000 c.5).
In this policy:
"Device" means any device that can access the Website such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
"Personal Data" is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
"Usage Data" refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of our Website or from the Website infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
"Website" refers to the Community Music School of Waterloo Region website accessible from www.cmswr.ca.
"You" means the individual accessing or using the Website, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
While using our Website, we may ask you to voluntarily provide us with information that can be used to contact or identify you. This information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using this Website.
Usage data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Community Music School of Waterloo Region may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Website, including to monitor the usage of our Website.
To contact you by email or other equivalent forms of electronic communication.
To provide you with news and general information about our organization, unless you have opted not to receive such information.
For other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our services and your experience.
We only allow individuals who are directly involved in carrying out these purposes to access Personal Data.
Retention of Your Personal Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website, or when we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Except for circumstances where we are legally required to keep Personal Data as described above, you may withdraw your consent to our use of your Personal Data at any time by contacting info@cmswr.ca.
We are committed to keeping your email address confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose your email address to any third parties.
All email messages sent from the Community Music School of Waterloo Region will clearly state who the email is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender.
In addition, all email messages from us will contain information on how to remove yourself from our mailing list and an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the message. If you have any issues unsubscribing, please contact info@cmswr.ca and request to unsubscribe from future emails.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or use Personal Data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected Personal Data from a child under 16 years of age, the Personal Data will be deleted as soon as possible.
If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact info@cmswr.ca.
Links to Other Websites
Our site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update and change this policy. You can review our most recent changes by visiting this page. By continuing to use our Website, you accept all changes to our Privacy Policy made from time to time. We encourage you to return to this page each time you access our Website to ensure you have read our most recent Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
Community Music School of Waterloo Region
℅ Beckett School at Laurier
75 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3C5
E: info@cmswr.ca
The name and contact information of our privacy officer will be made available upon request.
This policy was last updated on July 27, 2022.