The information on the Town of Grand Valley’s internet site at www.townofgrandvalley.ca is updated regularly and considered current and accurate. The Municipality reserves the right to discontinue, change or modify this site at any time without notice. The management and maintenance of the Municipality’s website is governed through the Town of Grand Valley Website Policy.

Links or references to other websites, organizations, products, services or publications do not imply endorsement or approval by the Municipality. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the Terms of Use.

Privacy Statement

Protecting your privacy and your personal data is important to the Town of Grand Valley. The Municipality is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. Any personal data relating to you will only be used and recorded by use in accordance with current data protection legislation and this privacy statement.

Most of the information accessible on the Municipality’s website does not require you to identify yourself at all. You may access it anonymously. However, the Municipality does collect personal information about you when you choose to provide it. We endeavor to collect only as must personal information as is necessary to assist you in conducting your business with the Municipality (e.g., name, address, telephone number and/or email address).

We collect and retain personal information for the following purpose:

• To process your requests for services, products or further information;
• To communicate with you regarding services or products you have requested; 
• To identify you if you have a query or concern about the services or products you requested.
• To meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Compliance 

Our practices have been designed to ensure compliance with the privacy provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The Municipality endeavors to make its information as accessible as possible to the public; however, some records contain information that is either confidential or personal in nature. Requests to access such records must be made in writing and accompanied by the applicable fees. 

Use and Disclosure of Information

The Municipality is the sole owner of the information collected on its site. We will not sell, share, rent or otherwise disclose your personal information to any organization or individual outside the Municipality.

The Municipality’s web server logs visitor activity to help manage the website. Information stored in logs does not identify users personally. The log stores the IP address from which the site was accessed, the type of operating system used, and the date and time the site was accessed.

Web Analytics

The Municipality uses Google Analytics to collect data each time a visitor enters the Town of Grand Valley website. Google collects information for the delivery of website statistics and analytics. Please refer to the Google Privacy Policy for more information.

By using Google Analytics with other data and data mining techniques, the Municipality may be able to identify users on an individual basis. However, this is not the Municipality’s intent. Analytics are used by the Municipality to collect statistical data about visitors as a whole and to not identify specific individuals. The Municipality will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the privacy of all visitors remains confidential and anonymous.

External links

The Municipality’s site has links to other sites that may collect personally identifiable information about visitors. This privacy statement does not cover third party data collection practices and the Town of Grand Valley does not assume any responsibilities for the actions of third parties.