Privacy Policy

The Municipality of Huron East is committed to protecting your privacy.

This website, and our practices, have been designed to ensure compliance with the privacy provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Visitors to the Huron East website are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy.

Personal Information

Huron East does not automatically collect or gather any personal information from you such as your name, phone number, street or email address. This information is only obtained if you supply it on a voluntary basis. Personal information provided to us is collected, used and disclosed in accordance with MFIPPA. We will not sell, share, or rent your personal information to any third party. Huron East will only use or disclose your personal information in accordance with what is permitted under MFIPPA. All user information is maintained in a secure environment only accessible by authorized personnel.

Logging Practices

When you browse our website our servers automatically collect limited amounts of standard information for traffic monitoring and statistical purposes. This information does not identify a visitor personally and is only used to administer the site and identify usage trends for improvement purposes. Our web logs store the domain name and IP address from which the Municipality's website was accessed; the type of browser and operating system used; the date and time the site was accessed; the pages visited and the region of the world from which the site was accessed.

Cookies

The Huron East website uses cookies to improve an individuals user experience. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on an individual's computer, placed there by a web server for future access and retrieval of stored information. All employees and processors who have access to your cookies are obliged to respect the confidentiality of that information. Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can modify your browser settings to decline all cookies. By declining cookies some interactive features or online services may not function as intended.

External Links

The Huron East website has links to other external websites for the user's information and convenience. The Municipality of Huron East is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites that are linked from our site.

Freedom of Information (FOI)

The Municipality of Huron East is committed to openness and transparency by facilitating access to records and information unless part or all of the record falls under one or more of the exemptions within MFIPPA.

For more information on the FOI process and MFIPPA please visit the Freedom of Information page.