Privacy Policy

The software platform this website runs on and associated technology operations are provided by Bang the Table Pty Ltd (Bang the Table). Your personal information will be collected by Bang the Table on behalf of Public Safety Canada for the purpose of gaining insights to inform the renewal of Canada’s current National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure (CI). Bang the Table may use cookies.

Personal information is information we hold which is identifiable as being about you. In order to participate in the National Strategy renewal process, you must complete the required registration questions. If you do not wish to provide the required information, you will be unable to participate using the online engagement tools available on this website. Bang the Table and Public Safety Canada will maintain the confidentiality of your email address and password. The registration information you provide will not be used by Bang the Table or Public Safety Canada for any other purposes outside of this consultation. Similarly, information provided upon registration, will not be shared with third parties.

Your participation in this consultation is voluntary. Acceptance or refusal to provide your personal information will in no way affect your relationship with Public Safety Canada.

What personal information we collect

Profile Information

Public Safety Canada collects information from you when you register to use this site. This includes your email address and additional demographic information as provided by you on the registration form.

Please note that you are able to browse any publicly accessible sections of this website completely anonymously without registering.

Engagement Information

This refers to the content you create as part of your interactions with this website. These can include responses to surveys, comments on discussion forums, or any of the other engagement opportunities available here.

Anonymized responses to the consultation questions could be shared with other federal partners for the purpose of analyzing the needs of CI and to improve overall program delivery. 

Usage Information

This includes information about your usage of the site, such as pages visited, documents downloaded, etc. 

How we use the information we collect

We collect this information in order to:

  • analyze and interpret it to help meet our objectives and obligations, including Gender Based Analysis Plus; 
  • communicate information to you about engagement opportunities, events and other initiatives; and
  • respond to enquiries and otherwise engage with stakeholders.

External links

Our website contains links to other websites. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked websites and we suggest you review the privacy policies of those websites before using them.

Requesting access or correcting your personal information

The information provided by those who complete the survey is subject to the Access to Information Act (ATIA) and the Privacy Act. Information provided is collected under the authority of the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act, S. 2005, c. 10 for the purpose of supporting the implementation of projects. 

Bang the Table is subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which establishes rules to govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in a manner that recognizes the right of privacy of individuals with respect to their personal information and the need of organizations to collect, use or disclose personal information. To read more about how Bang the Table will use your information view their privacy policy at https://www.bangthetable.com/privacy-policy/

You have the right to the protection of, access to and correction of your personal information, which is described in the Critical Infrastructure Personal Information Bank (Record Number: PS NCSB 06). Instructions for obtaining this information is outlined on the Public Safety Canada Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) website.

Contact us

Any questions, comments, concerns or complaints you may have regarding Public Safety Canada's handling of your personal information may be directed   to our Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator by emailing atip-aiprp@ps-sp.gc.ca.

If you are not satisfied with Public Safety Canada's response to your privacy concern, you have the right to file a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada by email at info@priv.gc.ca or by telephone at 1-800-282-1376 regarding the institution’s handling of your personal information.

 

 Cookies

This policy specifically explains how we and our partners deploy cookies and the options you have to control them.

Our use of cookies

Cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages or features you find useful and which you do not.

What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or other device, when a website is loaded on your browser. A cookie is widely used to "remember" you and your preferences. Cookies cannot access any information on your computer and most web browsers automatically accept cookies. To learn more about cookies visit allaboutcookies.org (External website).

Information collected and our purpose for using cookies

We may use cookies to record anonymous, non-personal information about your visits to this website in order to measure engagement interest.

We may also collect non-personal information about your visit to our website, based on your browsing (click stream) activities. This information includes pages browsed, projects viewed, tools used and other analytical data. We use these details to improve how our website functions and to understand how users interact with them.

We make use of different third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These include social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from YouTube and Vimeo. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies.

We use the following cookies

Some of these cookies are 'strictly necessary' to provide the basic functions of the website and can not be turned off, while others if present, have the option of being turned off.

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for enabling the core functionality of the site. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Analytical Cookies: Analytical cookies help us to analyse user behaviour, mainly to see if the users are able to find and act on things that they are looking for. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it.
Tools used: Google Analytics


Contact Us

For further information about our policy and related information practices, or to make a complaint, please contact us on support@engagementhq.com (External link)