The Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (PFRCC) has created this privacy/copyright statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website.
The Information We Collect and How We Use It
We use software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our website, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
Occasionally we use "cookies" to track how our visitors use this site. The cookies we use do not allow us to identify individuals. They are compiled into statistical information on traffic patterns and are used to assess site efficiency. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them, and the refusal of cookies will not affect the site performance or restrict your ability to access information from this site. (A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a Web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site.)
Surveys
We may, from time to time, run on-line surveys and ask visitors for contact information (like their email address), and demographic information (like their postal code, age, or income level). We use these data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences.
Links to Third Party Sites
This site contains links to other sites. PFRCC is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. Transactions that occur between you and the third party are strictly between you and the third party and are not the responsibility of PFRCC. Because PFRCC is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or Webmaster.
Our Security and Protection of Information
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. All of the user data we collect is protected against unauthorized access. We also do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others.
We Do Not Disclose the Information We Collect to Outside Parties
PFRCC does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. PFRCC may provide aggregate statistics about visitors, traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.
Copyright / Permissions to Reproduce
Materials on this website were produced and/or compiled by PFRCC for the purpose of providing you with direct access to information related to conservation and environmental sustainability of Pacific salmon stocks and their freshwater and ocean habitats.
The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.
Non-commercial Reproduction
Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the PFRCC. Use of some photos and maps in the PFRCC photo and map banks may be subject to other restrictions. We ask only that:
- Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced
- The Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council be identified as the source
- The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of PFRCC.
Commercial Reproduction
Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council.
Summary
In summary, we may monitor visitor and user traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop the design and layout of our site. We may also use or disclose any information gathered to satisfy any law, regulation or other government request.
Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of this information by PFRCC. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact us at: info@fish.bc.ca, with "Privacy and Practices" in the subject line. You can send mail to the following postal address:
858 Beatty Street, Suite 290, Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 1C1.