The Municipality recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy and confidentiality of Personal Information. The collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information by the Municipality is governed by the Protection of Privacy Act.

The Municipality remains accountable for compliance with applicable privacy laws. Privacy is also an important part of improving municipal processes, supporting stakeholder relationships, and maintaining public trust.

The Municipality collects Personal Information only when it is directly related to and necessary for the administration of municipal programs, services, or activities.

Wherever possible, the Municipality will collect Personal Information directly from the individual to whom it relates and will provide notice of the purpose for which the information is being collected.

Personal Information will be used only for the purposes for which it was collected, or for a use consistent with those purposes. Disclosure of Personal Information to third parties will occur only where permitted or required by law.

The Municipality is committed to maintaining appropriate physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect Personal Information against loss, unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, or modification.

Access to Personal Information is limited to authorized municipal employees, officials, or agents who require such access in order to carry out their duties.

The Municipality is committed to providing visitors to its website with a site that respects their privacy. This section provides a summary of the Municipality’s website privacy practices.

The Municipality does not automatically gather personal information such as your name, email address, residential address, or phone number. Such personal information is only obtained if you provide it voluntarily by contacting the Municipality through email or by accessing a secure portion of the website.

Any personal information that you provide to the Municipality is protected under the Protection of Privacy Act.

Personal information collected from you will be used only for the purposes for which it was collected, or for a purpose consistent with those purposes. The Municipality may disclose such personal information as required or permitted by law.

The Municipality endeavours to protect personal information. However, communication over the internet can be intercepted. You are not required to communicate with the Municipality over the internet. You may also contact the Municipality by phone, in person, or by mail.

The Municipality may use software that receives and records the Internet Protocol address of the computer that has contacted the website. The Municipality does not attempt to link these addresses to the identity of persons visiting the website.

However, the Municipality may do so if it has reason to believe that linking this information is necessary to investigate, contact, or pursue legal action against someone who may be causing harm to, or interfering with, the Municipality’s rights, property, other users, or anyone else.

This website may use cookies and tracking technology to gather information about matters such as browser type, operating system, and the number of visitors to the website. Personal information is not collected through cookies or tracking technology.

You may have the option to accept or refuse cookies related to your use of the website. If you choose to refuse cookies, you may not be able to use portions of the website.

By using the Municipality’s website, you consent to the Municipality collecting, using, and disclosing your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

This website may contain links to other websites. The Municipality is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites.

The Municipality reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this website.

By using the Municipality’s website, you consent to the contents of the Privacy Policy in force at that time. Continued access to or use of the website after changes are made is deemed agreement to those changes.