GENERAL
Beechwood Cemetery values your privacy. As such, it is the Privacy Policy policy of Beechwood that personal information that you provide, such as your name, gender, postal and e-mail address or telephone number is private and confidential. Personal information collected by Beechwood may be used for the following general purposes:
- To send you communications you have opted-in to receive.
- To respond to your questions and comments.
- To help improve the content and design of its websites.
- For statistical analysis.
- As otherwise described in this privacy policy.
- As otherwise described to you when the information is collected.
Personal information may be anonymized and consolidated into group data, which may be shared on an aggregated basis with research firms and member Boards and Associations. The shared data will not disclose your personal information and will not enable the recipients to contact you.
STORAGE AND DELETION
Beechwood at all times adheres to applicable legal or regulatory requirement(s) concerning the storage and protection of personal information. While Beechwood is the custodian of the personal information provided to it, it does use third party service providers. Some of these service providers and the databases where they store personal information are located outside of Canada. You should note that where personal information is located outside of Canada, it is subject to the laws of that jurisdiction in which it is located.
MESSAGES
Beechwood collects the e-mails provided through the “Contact” feature of this website, so Beechwood can respond to your questions or suggestions and for security purposes.
IP ADDRESSES
Similar to other commercial websites, our website collects information about how our website is used. Each time a visitor comes to the website our web server collects the visitor’s domain name or IP address. Beechwood cannot determine an individual’s identify from only an IP address.
COOKIES
Our website uses standard technology known as “cookies” including session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies temporarily keep your settings. This information is stored until your browser is closed. Persistent cookies are created for specific functions you may choose to use on the website including, but not limited to: accepting terms of use; saving searches; and saving favourites. Persistent cookies are used to improve your experience of the website and are retained from session to session. These cookies remain after the browser is closed and are stored locally on your system. You may choose to delete persistent cookies after visiting the website.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
This website uses Google Analytics, a web and mobile analytics tracking tool provided by Google, for audience activity, demographics reporting, and remarketing. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing a browser plug-in available on Google’s website.
REVISIONS
Any changes to this privacy policy will be promptly communicated on this page, which will take effect upon posting. Beechwood Cemetery encourages you to check this privacy policy from time to time to review the most current version. Your continued use of this website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance by you of such modifications.
Where to Direct Questions
Any questions or concerns relating to the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information by Beechwood Cemetery may be directed to:
Nicolas McCarthy, Director of Marketing, Communications and Community Outreach, Beechwood Cemetery Foundation and Beechwood Cemetery Company 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1L 8A6 Phone: (613) 696-0112 Fax: (613) 741-8584 Email: nmccarthy@beechwoodottawa.ca