Privacy Policy
Kipawa Outfitters aka. Dumoine Lake Cottages is committed to respecting the privacy of individuals who visit our websites.
This page sets out our privacy policy and describes why and how we collect, use and disclose personal information, which you choose to provide to us on our websites. This policy does not apply to anyone who is not under our control or management, such as the operators of other websites that you might link to from our websites. Such operators may have their own privacy policies, which might differ from ours.
Personal Information
Personal information is defined as recorded information about any identifiable individual, including his or her name, address, telephone number, email address, age, gender, marital status, personal views, preferences and options.
Collection of Personal Information
Throughout our websites there are forms that request information from you, you are under no obligation to disclose any personal information to us at anytime. The provision of such information by you is entirely voluntary. If you want us to send you newsletters by e-mail, we would need your e-mail address. If you want us to mail you brochures or other printed information, then we would need your mailing address. If you want us to send you newsletters or e-mails that are personalized to your travel and vacation preferences, then we would need you to provide some information about those preferences.
When someone visits our websites, our web server automatically collects a limited amount of standard information essential to the operation, security and evaluation of the Kipawa Outfitters website. This information is used to better tailor our websites and our marketing initiatives to the individuals who use our sites. While some of this information (e.g. browser type and operating system) does not identify who people are, other information, such as Internet domain names or the IP addresses of Internet service providers may provide identification. The extent of personal identification depends on the ‘naming standards’ followed by the Internet service provider. You may wish to check with your provider to inquire about their policies and practices in this regard. Kipawa Outfitters does not use this information to identify individuals who visit our websites unless required to do so as part of an internal investigation or other law enforcement purpose.
You may opt out of receiving future mailings from Kipawa Outfitters by following the procedures detailed in the Choice/Opt Out section located below, on forms located on our websites or in emails you receive from us. You may also request that we delete any personal information from our customer databases at any time by contacting Kipawa Outfitters. In certain cases, Kipawa Outfitters may forward purchasing and shipping information to vendors who ship products or provide services directly to consumers. Such third party vendors and suppliers are not bound by this privacy policy.
Use of Personal Information
Kipawa Outfitters respects the privacy of its customers and takes steps to prevent unauthorized disclosure of personal information to third parties.
Personal information includes any and all information received by Kipawa Outfitters from its customers. Whether such information is received by email, online forms, telephone, facsimile, or mail, this information to used to enable us to fulfill orders, send you publications, newsletters, notices and promotions or to improve the level of service to our Customers. Kipawa Outfitters also shares certain personal and/or financial information with its merchant account and banking vendors to process orders and payments and with common carriers to ship products to you. Unless required by law or by court order, Kipawa Outfitters will not disclose, share or sell any personal information to any other third party without your prior authorization. Unless otherwise stated, this privacy policy does not apply to information posted by users to publicly accessible portions of our websites.
If you wish to provide us with personal information, we will keep track only of the information and preferences that you choose to provide us. We will keep that information stored securely off-line on a system not accessible on the Internet and will not release it to any third party without your prior consent.
Cookies
Kipawa Outfitters may use cookies or similar files or scripts throughout our websites to enhance your convenience in using our websites, to improve search functionality or to hold information that you would otherwise need to re-key. Cookies are small text files containing pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies. If you do not wish to accept cookies from our websites, you may configure your web browser so that it does not accept cookies; however, you may lose certain functions available on our websites.
Our cookies can contain information such as your user ID that our websites use to recognize you. Our cookies can’t read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. The only personal information our cookies contain is the information you provide yourself. When you enter personal information on our websites, your personal information will be linked to the cookie we save on your computer. Additionally, if you choose, we will also save your password to the cookie we save on your computer.
Links
Kipawa Outfitters website may contain links to other websites not affiliated with Kipawa Outfitters, including websites of Kipawa Outfitters vendors and service providers. Kipawa Outfitters is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other sites. We encourage users to be aware when you leave our site to read the privacy statements of every linked website as the privacy policies of each may differ from ours. This privacy statement applies solely to websites owned or operated by Kipawa Outfitters.
Monitoring
Kipawa Outfitters is under no obligation to monitor the conduct of its users on our websites, but it may investigate and respond if violations are reported. Kipawa Outfitters reserves the right to delete, remove or exclude any listing or information, in its sole discretion, that does not meet its intent and guidelines for the services offered on its websites.
Governing Language
Any translation of this Policy is done for local requirements and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non-English versions; the English version of this Privacy Policy shall govern.
Security
We are committed to preventing others from unauthorized access to the personal information you provide to us, and we maintain commercially reasonable procedures and technology designed for this purpose. Our websites have reasonable technical and organizational security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those security measures. Although we cannot guarantee that our systems are 100% secure 100% of the time, we periodically update and test our technology in order to improve the protection of personal information.
We suggest that you install anti-virus software on your computer and routinely check for viruses, key loggers, spy ware and other programs that may become installed on your computer without your permission. If you believe that you have received a virus from Kipawa Outfitters, please contact us as soon as possible so that we may take remedial measures to remove the virus.
Kipawa Outfitters does not send emails to customers requesting billing, login or password information. If you receive an email purporting to be from Kipawa Outfitters that asks you to provide personal or account information, or login and passwords, do not provide such information unless you have first verified that the website or email is from Kipawa Outfitters. Such emails may be fraudulent and used in connection with scams. OutdoorHoldiday.ca asks that you report any suspicious emails or websites to Kipawa Outfitters.
How Long Information Is Retained
The length of information retention varies in relation to the nature of the service provided. We keep information for the length of time necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected.
Choice/Opt Out and Contact Information
You may request to have Kipawa Outfitters make changes or corrections to personal information in Kipawa Outfitters possession by contacting Kipawa Outfitters at kipout@vianet.ca
You may opt out of receiving further communications from us through any of the following methods:
- Send an email to kipout@vianet.ca
- Send a request by mail to:
Kipawa Outfitters, 550 Chemin Kipawa, Kipawa, QC, J0Z 2H0
Upon receiving your request, we will immediately honour your instructions and delete your personal information.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We will use personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information was collected. In the future, Kipawa Outfitters may offer new and different programs that necessitate a change in this Policy. Kipawa Outfitters reserves the right to change its privacy policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes to the privacy policy will be posted on this page and will be effective immediately upon posting.