Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://harmonycentrecl.ca

Harmony Centre for Community Living is a nonprofit organization based in Red Lake, Ontario, supporting adults with developmental disabilities in the Red Lake and Ear Falls District of Northwestern Ontario.

What personal information we collect and why

Contact form submissions

When you submit a form on our website — such as a general inquiry, volunteer interest, or careers inquiry — we collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided), and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties or used for marketing purposes.

Careers applications

When you apply for a position through our Careers page, we collect your name, contact information, and any supporting documents you choose to submit (such as a resume or cover letter). This information is used for recruitment purposes only and is retained for a reasonable period in accordance with our hiring practices.

Comments

When you apply for a position through our Careers page, we collect your name, contact information, and any supporting documents you choose to submit (such as a resume or cover letter). This info

Cookies

Our website may use cookies to support basic functionality and improve your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We do not use cookies to track personal behaviour for advertising purposes.

If you fill out and submit a form on our site, your browser may store session-related cookies to support the submission process. These are temporary and expire when you close your browser.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of the site.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content such as maps (Google Maps) or donation platform links (CanadaHelps). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you have visited those websites directly. These third-party services may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those services:

CanadaHelps: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/privacy-policy/

Google Maps: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Who we share your data with

Harmony Centre for Community Living does not sell, rent, or trade personal information. We do not share your personal data with third parties except in the following circumstances:

  • When required by law or a regulatory authority
  • When necessary to deliver a service you have requested (e.g., processing a donation through CanadaHelps)
  • With our website hosting and technical service providers, solely for the purpose of operating this website

Our website is hosted on Rocket.net. Their privacy policy is available at https://rocket.net/privacy-policy/.

How long we retain your data

Contact form inquiries and volunteer expressions of interest are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your request, and then deleted or anonymized.

Careers applications are retained for a reasonable period following the close of a hiring process, after which they are securely deleted unless you are hired or have given explicit consent to retain your information for future opportunities.

Website analytics data, if collected, is retained in aggregated and anonymized form only.

What rights you have over your data

Under applicable Canadian privacy legislation, including PIPEDA (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act), you have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request that we delete your personal information, subject to any legal obligations to retain it
  • Withdraw consent to the collection or use of your information at any time

To make a request, please contact us using the information below. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

How we protect your data

We take reasonable precautions to protect personal information from loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. Our website uses HTTPS encryption. Access to personal data is limited to staff with a legitimate need.

No method of data transmission or storage is completely secure. If you have concerns about the security of your information, please contact us directly.

Where your data is stored

Our website is hosted on servers located in the United States. By submitting information through this website, you acknowledge that your data may be stored or processed outside of Canada. We take reasonable steps to ensure that service providers handling your data maintain appropriate privacy and security standards.