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Privacy Policy
DEFINITIONS
For your clarification, we have defined below, a number of the terms which
are used within this Privacy Policy.
affiliated Vipassana Centre: Another
Vipassana Centre which teaches Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N.Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi
U Ba Khin and is
affiliated to the same global organization.
Aggregate Format:
Statistical information that is accumulated, combined, and summed so that it
is no longer identifiable by any individual unit.
Cookies:
A cookie is a small piece of information that is placed on a visitor's hard
drive by a web server. It acts essentially as an identification card as
it is unique to that visitor, and can only be read by the web server that
placed it on the drive. It also may allow a computer to remember things about
a visitor's past interaction with a website.
the Course:
The 10-day
course that teaches Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi
U Ba Khin.
Cumulative:
The principle that each successive Course completed builds upon the knowledge
and expertise gained from previous Courses taken contributing to the overall
deepening of the meditation practice taught.
New Student:
Someone who has not completed a Course but has
applied to or is registered to take a Course.
Old Student:
Someone who has successfully completed at least one Course.
Online Application Form:
Is the online application form you may use to register
for a Course scheduled to be held at the Ontario Vipassana Foundation.
Information collected via the Online Application Form may or may not be
collected via a server located in Canada, and may be collected and maintained
on a secure server located outside of Canada, for example in the U.S., in
accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Ontario Vipassana Centre:
A non-profit, charitable organization registered in
Ontario, located at 6486
Simcoe County Road 56,
Egbert, Ontario,
L0L 1N0, Canada,
whose sole purpose is to provide the Course to the public. Ontario Vipassana
Foundation is part of the global organizations which offer the courses in
Vipassana Meditation in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin as taught by S.N. Goenka and his assistant
teachers. For further information see www.dhamma.org.
Personal Information:
Any personally identifiable information about an individual as defined under
PIPEDA and collected via the Website.
Additional Information:
Information
that is not Personal Information but is related to or is about a New Student
or Old Student
Third Party:
An individual or organization other than the Ontario Vipassana Foundation or
an affiliated Vipassana Centre.
Website:
The online homepage at www.torana.dhamma.org along with
the interconnected webpages located on a secure
server by or on behalf of the Ontario Vipassana Foundation.
INTRODUCTION
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation respects the privacy of visitors and
users of the Website.
Your personal information is collected, used and disclosed by the Ontario
Vipassana Foundation in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You can
visit this Website without telling us who you are or revealing any
information about yourself.
We only collect Personal Information about you when you specifically and
knowingly provide it on our Website, for example when you register for a
Vipassana meditation Course.
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation has formulated this Privacy Policy, in
accordance with the guidelines established by the Canadian Standards
Association Model Code on Privacy and with reference to the principles
enumerated in the Federal Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to specify the guidelines which
govern the collection and use of Personal Information via this Website. We
will make every effort to ensure that the Personal Information we collect and
maintain about you is secure and used in a responsible and respectful manner.
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY
POLICY
BY USING THIS
WEBSITE, YOU ARE EXPRESSLY CONSENTING TO AND HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AS OUTLINED BY THIS PRIVACY
POLICY. IF WE MAKE ANY CHANGES TO OUR POLICY, SUCH CHANGES WILL BE
POSTED HERE SO YOU WILL ALWAYS BE INFORMED OF OUR CURRENT INFORMATION
HANDLING PRACTICES.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
By applying to register for a Course held at Ontario
Vipassana, or to provide volunteer services to the Ontario Vipassana Centre during
a Course, using the Online Application Form, you will be providing us with
specific, Personal Information. This information includes but is not limited
to the following:
Name;
Address;
e-mail address;
Telephone number;
Fax number; and
other information, such as health information, as requested within the online
application form
You understand and agree that when you submit Personal Information to Ontario Vipassana Centre through the Website, your personal information may be processed and stored outside of the province in which you reside and/or outside of Canada by us, an affiliate or an unaffiliated service provider for the purposes set out in this privacy policy and , under the laws of these other jurisdictions, in certain circumstances foreign course, law enforcement agencies or regulatory agencies may be entitled to access your personal information. For further information, you may contact our Privacy Office at privacy-officer@torana.dhamma.org.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Ontario Vipassana Centre uses the information, including your Personal
Information and Additional Information, which you provide about yourself through
the Online Application Form to: (a) evaluate your application for admission
to the Course, and (b) register you for that Course if your application is
accepted. In some cases, we may use your name postal address and/or email
address to send you information about Vipassana related news, activities and updates, however, you have the option of opting in or out
of such contact.
1. Uses of Personal Information of
New Students:
If you are a New Student, Personal Information about you will only be used
for the specific purposes for which it has been collected. These purposes
include: (a) the evaluation of your application for admission to the course
for which you have applied, (b) the awareness of any medical conditions that
may prevail, and (c) any other special requirements you may have while you
are taking a Course.
Information you have provided for the specific Course that you have enrolled in will only be shared on a need-to-know basis within the organization. Personal Information submitted on the Online Application Form via this Website, is maintained with strict confidence and safeguarded against disclosure to or access by unauthorized Third Parties in accordance with terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. Uses of Personal Information of
Old Students:
If you are an Old Student but you have never taken a course at the Ontario
centre, then your Personal Information will be used in the same way as a New
Student (see above). In order to assist you in your Vipassana practice and
success in subsequent courses, Old Student Personal Information or Additional
Information may be shared with the affiliated Vipassana Centres
that you apply for registration.
3. Disclosure by the Foundation:
Personal Information will not be disclosed to any Third Parties for any
purposes whatsoever without your consent, except: (a) if we retain a Third
Party service provider and that Third Party is bound by our Privacy Policy,
and (b) when required or authorized by law. Under no circumstances does the Ontario
Vipassana Foundation disclose your Personal Information to any Third Party for
commercial purposes such as to enable Third Parties to market their products
and services.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
All Personal Information and Additional Information is
considered confidential. Any Personal Information or Additional Information retained
by the Ontario Vipassana Foundation will be retained for our records for as
long as necessary but only for (a) the admistration of the Courses, (b) in
accordance with our Privacy Policy, and (c) as may be required by law.
The nature of the Vipassana practice is Cumulative, with many people returning for additional courses i.e. Old Students. Personal Information as well as Additional Information may be collected and shared on a need to know basis within the Vipassana Organization, for reference purposes that relate to an Old Student applying to register for subsequent courses and for such Old Student's benefit. Please notify the Ontario Vipassana Foundation if you do not wish to have your Personal Information retained by us ("Deletion Request"). The process of fulfilling a Deletion Request will only reach back to the latest information retained by us - please note that some residual information such as Additional Information may remain in our archived backups. Ontario Vipassana Foundation warrants to not retain any Personal Information which you have specifically requested to have deleted from our records.
SECURITY
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation strives to provide you with the most
secure transmission environment possible. The Ontario Vipassana Foundation
takes every precaution to protect your information from loss, misuse and
alteration. Personal Information or Additional Information provided through
the Website is automatically encrypted and protected with encryption software
[Secure Socket Layers], however, transmission
over the Internet is not totally secure and is subject to potential interception
by others. Even though Ontario Vipassana Foundation strives
to protect your Personal Information and Additional Information, it does not certify complete security. If you are concerned about the
possibility of security risks of your information you should not use the
Online Application Form and instead fax the printable version of the Application
Form to 866-691-5214 or mail to 6486 Simcoe County Road
56, Egbert, Ontario,
L0L 1N0, Canada.
ACCURACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL ACCESS TO IT
Please contact the Ontario Vipassana Foundation if your contact details
have changed to ensure that you are kept up to date with courses being
offered by the Foundation and to receive our newsletters.
You have the right to access your file and request rectification of any Personal
Information in the file that may be obsolete, incomplete or incorrect. To
change your Personal Information, have it removed from our databases, or
simply confirm the content and accuracy of such information please contact
our Privacy Officer, Trupti Panchal via e-mail at privacy-officer@torana.dhamma.org.
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation will need to validate the identity of
anyone making such a request to ensure that we do not provide your
information to anyone who does not have a right to that information. Normally
we will respond to access or rectification requests within 30 days.
LOG FILES
In almost all cases, when you go to a web site, web servers log your
interaction with the site in something called a log file. Standard log files
like ours contain basic information such as what time, and which pages were
viewed, and the IP address of the visitor. The Ontario Vipassana Foundation may
use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track users'
movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
We make no effort to identify IP addresses with individual users.
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation sometimes uses log file information to
determine and report on how the Website is being used (e.g. the Website's average
user looks at particular pages on each visit). When reporting in this way we
only do so in Aggregate Format.
COOKIES
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation does not use cookies.
EXTERNAL LINKS
The Website contains links to other websites. The Ontario Vipassana
Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other
websites, and encourages users to review such policies on these other websites.
AMENDMENTS TO THIS POLICY
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation reserves the right, at our discretion, to
change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy from time to
time. A user's continued use of the Website following such changes to these
terms signifies acceptance of those changes.
Any changes to our online Privacy Policy will not change our commitment to
the safeguarding of your Personal Information, or the manner in which we use
it.
CONTACTING THE PRIVACY OFFICER
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or your dealings with
this web site, please contact the Ontario Vipassana Foundation at: Email: privacy-officer@torana.dhamma.org.
DISCLAIMER
The contents of this Website are strictly for information purposes only.
The Ontario Vipassana Foundation does not represent, offer advertisement or
ascribe to the offerings of any web site accessible through this site.
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Ontario Vipassana Centre - 6486 Simcoe County Road 56, Egbert, Ontario, L0L 1N0, Canada
 Tel: +1 705-434-9850
Fax: +1 866-691-5214
 E-mail: info@torana.dhamma.org
Web: www.torana.dhamma.org
Privacy Policy
The Ontario Vipassana Centre is owned and operated by the Ontario Vipassana Foundation which is a registered non-profit charitable organization (Charity Number BN 87365 6219 RR0001)
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