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This statement applies to all websites operated by or on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC). RegistrationRegistration can be made to the LLSC Web sites through barkers on the sites, and through the registration page available on the main LLSC site www.lls.org/canada. It is not necessary to register or submit any personal information in order to use any LLSC web site. All sections of LLSC web sites are available and fully functional for users who do not chose to register, or who register but do not log into LLSC sites when visiting them. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada does, however, provide a range of web site personalization options, for which a user must first register including personal fundraising pages for selected events through a 3rd party vendor. Any and all user information provided to LLSC web sites through our personalization/registration tools can be viewed, edited, or deleted by that user at any time. Information UseThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada collects information from users through several points on the web, such as registration to the site, making a donation, ordering free materials, and signing up for online event fundraising. The primary reason for LLSC to collect personal users' information is to provide personalization options for our web visitors, and to facilitate web site features that require user input, whether this information is submitted directly by the site user, or collected by use of technologies such as cookies, as discussed below. Personal financial information in the form of a credit card number and expiration date are only collected if a site user wishes to make an online donation through LLSC online. This information is not maintained by LLSC when entered online. All online transactions are securely transmitted using SSL encryption. User information submitted through LLSC web sites is only used for the purposes for which it was collected. CookiesA cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about that user. LLSC uses both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user's hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. The primary function of cookies for LLSC is to facilitate use of our web sites by our users, and to enrich your online experience with us. Persistent cookies are used to store the user's registration identification information from their basic registration, to facilitate their logging in to their personalized view of LLSC web sites. Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our sites. See the Profile section. Session cookies remember what chapter you are registered into or visiting online and who you are if you go from one LLSC web site to another in a session. This way we are able to cut down on the number of logins required when you visit various LLSC web sites during any given session. If users reject cookies, they may still use our sites, and all the informational resources provided through them. Their registration-based personalization options and the capacity of their browser to keep track of what chapter they are visiting online as they go from one of our sites to another, is lost if the user rejects cookies. LLSC uses a tracking utility provided by a 3rd party vendor to track usage of specific web pages and other resources provided through our web site. The vendor sets cookies as a method for compiling site usage information but these cookies are only used to compile demographic models of site usage and are not tied to the user's personal information. Communications from the SiteNew Registration EmailsAll newly registered users may automatically sent a welcoming email containing useful information orienting the user to LLSC web site services. This email may also include the email address login and the password that the user registered with, as a reminder to help the user access their new registration and their personalized view of LLSC web sites. In some cases, the email is sent from a partner site that is providing additional services such as personal online fundraising pages. SharingLegal DisclaimerThough The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada makes every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.LLSC may need to share personal information with third parties in other limited circumstances. For example, we may release personal information to third parties to perform services on our behalf such as: advising you of our upcoming events, products, partnership offers, volunteer opportunities, and health-related information or processing credit card payments. However, third parties retained by LLSC to provide such services are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of this information and are not authorized to use this information for any purpose other than providing those services. If you would like to opt out of having The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada share your name and postal address with third party organizations, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and type 'do not share' in the subject line of your email. Third Party IntermediariesLLSC uses various 3rd party transaction services to process online donations. We will only provide these companies the information they need to deliver the service and prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose. These companies/organizations do not share or use personally identifiable information that may be obtained from these transactions for any secondary purposes. Notification of ChangesIf The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada changes its privacy policy, changes to this privacy statement will be posted, with prominent links to the new policy positioned on the LLSC homepage, and other places we deem appropriate, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected. Our Commitment to Children's PrivacyProtecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information on our web site from those we actually know are under the age of 13. Note to Parents on Our Privacy PolicyThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada is committed to providing a safe, secure, and fun online experience for children who visit our network of sites. We are dedicated to safeguarding any personal information collected online and to helping parents and children have positive experiences on the Internet. We will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. A parent or guardian may revoke their consent and ask that information about their child be deleted from the site by contacting our offices via mail (see: address below) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . To do this or to review personal information collected from children, we must verify the identity of the requesting parent. When a parent or guardian revokes consent, we will stop collecting, using, or disclosing information from that child. To respect the privacy of parents, information collected and used for the sole purpose of obtaining verifiable parental consent or providing notice is not maintained in retrievable form by the site if parental consent is not obtained after a reasonable time. Contacting UsEffective management of our email list to honor the interests of our contacts is a founding principle of our email communications program. Whether you would like to be removed from a specific campaign offering, all of our communications include an 'unsubscribe' option. If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should first contact us by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by postal mail at: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada |