Gilbert Centre Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 2024

This privacy policy sets out how the Gilbert Centre uses and protects any information that you provide through your use of this website. Your use of the Gilbert Centre website provides your consent to the use of personal information as laid out below. The Gilbert Centre is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

The Gilbert Centre may change this policy should the need arise by updating this page. It is the responsibility of the end user to refer to this privacy regularly to ensure that you understand any changes.

What We Collect

We gather the following anonymous information in aggregate form such as browser type (e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator), operating system (e.g. Windows, MacOS, Linux), IP address, and internet domain (e.g. Demon, AOL) using Google Analytics and other tracking systems to better understand how users are accessing our content.

If your device allows them, we will use ‘cookies’ to store certain types of information each time you interact with us. Cookies enable our system to recognise your computer and allow us to see how our members use the Site as well as making your user experience more efficient.

We may collect the following personal information:

  • name and job title
  • contact information including email address
  • demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
  • other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • to enable us to develop, improve and market our products and services to you and our other customers / members;
  • for market research and statistical analysis; and
  • for general business purposes and as otherwise permitted by law or regulation

We may periodically send promotional emails about new programming or other information we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How We Use Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites as such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statements applicable to any external websites you visit.

Controlling Your Personal Information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
  • if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting via email at [email protected].

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

Members and Contacts can request a copy of your records at any time and request changes to the records we keep at any time under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact via email at [email protected]. Please include your full name, email address and a description of the information that you need.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: [email protected]
  • By visiting this page on our website: Contact Us
  • By phone number: 705-722-6778
  • By mail: 525-80 Bradford Street, Barrie, ON, L4N 6S7