Atrium Legacy Foundation recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of the personal information obtained from its supporters, donors, volunteers and other stakeholders.

Atrium Legacy Foundation is committed to collecting, using and/or disclosing personal information responsibly and only to the extent necessary for the fulfillment of its charitable purposes and the services it provides.

This policy is designed to assist you in understanding how Atrium Legacy Foundation collects, uses and safeguards your personal information and to assist you in making informed decisions about providing personal information to Atrium Legacy Foundation or using its website.

“Personal information” refers to any information about an identifiable individual, whether it concerns your e-mail address, telephone number, residential address or credit card information.

Atrium Legacy Foundation gathers personal information about you only when voluntarily submitted by you or otherwise only with your consent. By visiting and using the Atrium Legacy Foundation website you agree to the Privacy Policy.

The collection of personal information is limited to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by Atrium Legacy Foundation.

If you make a donation to Atrium Legacy Foundation, personal information will be collected from you in order to process that donation and provide you with a charitable receipt.

Atrium Legacy Foundation utilizes tools and resources to help it understand its donors and potential donors, gathering information from publicly available resources to assess the capacity of donors and potential donors to support Atrium Legacy Foundation. In some cases this may be done by Atrium Legacy Foundation itself or if more cost effective by third-party contractors who have signed necessary non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements. Atrium Legacy Foundation uses donor names, addresses and prior giving history to undertake analysis projects for fundraising development and to ensure only effective and relevant communications are sent to donors or potential donors.

Atrium Legacy Foundation also collects and uses personal information to generate statistics and aggregate reports for internal use and research.

If you make an online request for information, personal information will be collected from you in order to reply to your request.

With your permission, we will also use personal information collected from you to send you information about Atrium Legacy Foundation fundraising campaigns or major grant initiatives, or updates about public education and advocacy efforts. We may also send you our newsletter or other updates on our charitable programs, or invite you to participate in online surveys and contests. If you do not wish to receive such information you may unsubscribe from our email list at any time by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of every email or by contacting Supporter Relations at inquiry@atriumlegacy.com

If you apply to volunteer with Atrium Legacy Foundation, we collect personal information required to determine your eligibility, to match your skills with Atrium Legacy Foundation’s volunteer needs, to do scheduling and to ensure your safety when working as a volunteer.

For petitions and surveys you have signed or completed in support of Atrium Legacy Foundation’s advocacy efforts, we treat your name, city of residence, province/territory of residence, and comments (if any) as public information—for example, we may provide compilations of petitions, with your comments, to political leaders, elected representatives and other public officials and decision-makers We will not use or disclose your personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with your consent or as permitted or required by law.

We may also make your petition comments, along with your first name, city and province/territory available to the public online, once you have opted to allow that disclosure. However, no identifying information is collected or shared without your consent.

When you visit Atrium Legacy Foundation’s website, we also collect aggregate data to better understand how the website is used and to improve the performance of the website for our users. Please also refer to the section below about “Cookies”.

Atrium Legacy Foundation makes reasonable efforts to keep personal information accurate, complete and as up to date as is necessary for the purposes that it is being collected and used for. If, at any time, you would like to access your personal information held by Atrium Legacy Foundation or you need to update or correct your personal information you may let us know by email or in writing, using the contact information below.

Atrium Legacy Foundation shall not use and/or disclose your personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, unless it has first obtained your consent or as permitted or required by law.

Atrium Legacy Foundation retains personal information only as long as is necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.

Atrium Legacy Foundation endeavours to protect your personal information from loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, use or disclosure, regardless of the format in which such personal information is stored. Atrium Legacy Foundation has implemented technical measures (such as passwords and encryption) physical measures (such as locked filing cabinets), organizational measures (such as limiting access to only those “who need to know”), and appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information in its efforts to protect the personal information under its control.

With respect to the handling of credit card information, Atrium Legacy Foundation adheres to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and uses the facilities of a PCI DSS compliant payment processor to securely store your payment card details.

Atrium Legacy Foundation uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to help ensure the safety and security of online donations. SSL technology enables encryption (scrambling) of sensitive information, including passwords and credit card numbers, during your online transactions.

While Atrium Legacy Foundation strives to use acceptably commercial means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

“Cookies” are pieces of information that a web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies function as your identification card. Atrium Legacy Foundation uses temporary cookies to customize your experience on our website. These only remain in effect while your browser is open. No personal information is gathered or shared without your consent. We also use our own cookies on our website to collect click-stream data to help determine which of our ads are shown to you on other websites.

You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This gives you the chance to decide whether to accept it. To learn more about cookies and how to change your settings, please use the Help function in your browser.

Atrium Legacy Foundation does not knowingly collect any personal information relating to children. Our communications to donors are directed to adults, in compliance with our legal obligations.

Atrium Legacy Foundation offers links to sites that are not operated by Atrium Legacy Foundation. Those links are provided solely for convenience and Atrium Legacy Foundation does not endorse in any manner whatsoever, or accept any responsibility for, the content of such websites, the use of such websites, or any products or services advertised on or sold through any such websites. Atrium Legacy Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices of those other sites. It is important to familiarize yourself with such third parties’ privacy policies before providing them with your personal information.

Atrium Legacy Foundation may update its Privacy Policy from time to time. The most up-to date Privacy Policy is made available on the Atrium Legacy Foundation website and shall be deemed to be the Privacy Policy then in effect. Additional information about our privacy practices can be obtained from Atrium Legacy Foundation’s Privacy Officer as described below.

If you have any questions about Atrium Legacy Foundation’s Privacy Policy or its privacy practices, or if you wish to request that we do not send you materials, please contact Atrium Legacy Foundation’s Privacy Officer at:

200-3071 No.5 Rd Richmond BC V6X 2T4

email: inquiry@atriumlegacy.com

Revised October, 2024