Privacy Policy


Purpose:

Under the Federal Act, the United Way of Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie is required to have a Privacy Policy to describe our use and protection of personal information. This would be available to all staff and our member agencies. It covers our collection of personal information through our online donation page and through our pledge cards, for which we have responsibility, as well as govern our relationship with our member agencies and the general public.

Policy:

The United Way of Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie is commited to protect our donor privacy and maintaining the confidentiality of their personal information.

Personal information may be provided to us through correspondence, pledge cards or other forms of communication. Such information may be recorded for the purpose of processing and receipting a donation, distributing a donation to a member agency or other registered charity, recognizing a contribution, registering your participation in a conference, meeting or other event, or responding to information requests.

Such information may also be communicated to our member agencies, with donor authorization, according to the stated purpose for which the donor provided the information, respecting the confidentiality of such information. This policy is binding on all personal information that our donors provide directly to the United Way of Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie or through generic forms or process under our auspices.

The United Way of Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie will not provide or share any personal Information with third parties unless:

  1. We are authorized to share the information;
  2. The information is necessary to process a donation, for example to process a credit card transaction; or
  3. We are required by law.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact:

United Way of Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie
MacBain Community Centre
7150 Montrose Road
Niagara Falls, Ontario
L2H 3N3
Tel: 905-354-9342 or 905-871-5454
Fax: 905-354-2717
unitedway@caninet.com