Funeral Information Society of Ottawa
Privacy Policy
The Funeral Information Society of Ottawa is committed to protect the privacy of its members, donors, volunteers,
directors, employees, and other persons about or from whom the Society collects personal information.
Members and associates have given implied consent to the Society to collect, use, and retain personal information
for all purposes of the Society that are consistent with the Society’s guiding principles as outlined in the
Constitution of the Society. Any member may withdraw their consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual
circumstances and with reasonable notice. Such notice may be by mail, e-mail or fax and must provide the Society with
what personal information should be deleted.
Information collected will be limited to that required for the purposes identified by the Society and will not
be sold to anyone else. It will be collected in an open, fair, and lawful manner.
Personal information will be protected by security safeguards such as locked filing cabinets, premises, and
computers, and computer security software.
Personal information will be destroyed or erased one year after the Society has been informed of the death of
the member but financial information will be retained as required by law.
Questions and concerns relating to the Society’s privacy policy should be directed to the executive secretary of
the Society.
Further information on privacy and your rights in regard to your personal information may be found on the website
of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at http://www.privcom.gc.ca/