Who we are:
Our website address is: https://calfcare.ca.
Last update: January 26, 2021
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Veal Farmers of Ontario (VFO) collects the following data:
Last name
First name
Mailing address
Email address
Phone number
Credit card information is collected by PayPal. Read their privacy policy for more details.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide VFO with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
How we will use your data?
VFO collects your data so that we can:
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
How do we use cookies?
VFO uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser to not accept cookies. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
The calfcare.ca website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
Veal Farmers of Ontario does not share your data.
How long we retain your data
Our company will keep your data until your mailing of the manual has been completed, at which time we will delete your data.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Marketing
Our company will not send you information about products or services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of our partner companies, unless you have signed up for the Calf Care Corner e-newsletter.
What rights you have over your data
Our company would like to make you fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request VFO for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that VFO correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request VFO to complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that VFO erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that VFO restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to VFO’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that VFO transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: info@calfcare.ca
If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We protect your data
VFO secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
What data breach procedures we have in place
Upon becoming aware of a security incident, VFO shall notify its customers, users and newsletter subscribers without undue delay and shall provide timely information relating to the security incident as it becomes known or as is reasonably requested by customers, users and newsletter subscribers.
What third parties we receive data from
Google Analytics — Visitor statistics, we do not track personally identifiable information. Read their privacy policy for more details. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics.
YouTube — Embedded Videos, may track your usage when you play a video. Read their privacy policy for more details.
What automated decision-making and/or profiling we do with user data
None.
Additional information
VFO keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this webpage.
If you have any questions about VFO’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: info@calfcare.ca
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