We respect and prioritize the privacy of everyone who visits this website.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we collect, use, and disclose the personal information you provide to us. We comply with Canadian federal and provincial privacy laws and regulations, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
This Privacy Policy applies to The Society of Professional Accountants of Canada and outlines our policies on gathering and using information on this website. In this Privacy Policy, The Society of Professional Accountants of Canada may be referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our,” depending on the context.
By accessing or otherwise using this website, including sending us emails, submitting information through forms, or using other services we provide on or through this website, you agree with and accept all the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and consent to the processing of your information according to this Privacy Policy. In particular, by submitting your personal data to us, you will be deemed to have given us permission to use and disclose it as stated in this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, you must immediately cease using and accessing this website and any content, services, or products contained in or available from this website for which you need to provide personal information.
Your continued use of the website signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of your use of the website.
This Privacy Policy covers our use and disclosure of your personal information, which is collected through or in connection with this website, emails, or other communication between you and us. Subject to the respective privacy policies of various social media platforms and other online service providers that we may use to market, offer, or popularize our products and services, this Privacy Policy also covers our use and disclosure of your personal information, which we may collect through or in connection with such social media platforms and online service providers.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “this website” refers to all web pages related to the internet domains https://rpacanada.org, https://professionalaccountant.org, and www.rpalearning.ca. This includes all subdirectories, subdomains, authorized mirrors, and any mobile or web applications operated by The Society of Professional Accountants of Canada that connect with these domains.
This Privacy Policy relates only to this website. Other websites owned by The Society of Professional Accountants of Canada may contain privacy policies that are different from this Privacy Policy. In addition, specific terms and conditions may apply to specific content, services, or products contained in or available from such other websites. In the event that such additional or specific terms are inconsistent with the terms contained in this Privacy Policy, the additional or specific terms shall prevail.
This website may contain links to third-party websites. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to the website and not to websites of other companies, organizations, or individuals to which the website may be linked. You must check any linked websites for the privacy policy that applies to that website and/or make all necessary inquiries with the operator of the linked website regarding that privacy policy. Do not assume that the privacy policy of such other websites will be identical to this Privacy Policy. The links to third-party websites are provided for convenience and are for informational purposes only. We do not endorse and are not responsible for, these linked websites.
We cannot be held responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other websites, even if you accessed the third-party website using links from our website or you linked to our website from a third-party website.
Personal information refers to data that can uniquely identify or contact an individual. This may include your name, photograph(s), position with a company you own, represent, or are employed by; mailing address; email address; phone number(s); fax number(s); contact preferences; banking or credit card information; and your SIN (Social Insurance Number).
From time to time, you may wish to provide us with personal details of third parties who, in your opinion, may benefit from our services, or when you share your or our content with such third parties using the website. Before providing such information, please ensure that you have obtained the consent of all such third parties to their data being used according to this Privacy Policy.
We collect and use personal information to:
GDPR: Data portability and right to erasure
Non-personal information is data in a form that does not permit direct association with any specific individual. We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose non-personal information for any purpose.
Non-personal information includes information such as the type of internet browser you use, the website from which you linked to our website, occupation, language, postal code, area code, location, time zone, and aggregated data regarding customer profiles and customer activities on the website. Aggregated data is statistical information collected from multiple users and grouped by any criteria, such as age, occupation, language, location, etc. Aggregated data is considered non-personal information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy. You cannot be identified from this information, and it is only used to assist us in providing an effective service on the website.
If we combine non-personal information with personal information, the combined information will be treated as personal information as long as it remains combined.
The website, online services, interactive applications, email messages, and advertisements may use “cookies” and other technologies such as pixel tags. We may also collect and store information (including personal information) locally on your computer or device using mechanisms such as browser web storage (including HTML5) and application data caches. These technologies allow us to collect certain information by automated means each time you visit and/or log on.
Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular website. We can read these cookies for information purposes when you revisit our website. Cookies may enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you visit a particular website. Pixel tags are a type of technology placed on a website or within the body of an email to track activity on the website or when emails are opened or accessed. Pixel tags are often used in combination with cookies.
We use these technologies on the server level or through reputable third-party providers to:
We treat information collected by cookies and other technologies as non-personal information because it represents a computer rather than a person. However, to the extent that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or similar identifiers are considered personal information by applicable law, we will treat these identifiers as personal information. Similarly, to the extent that non-personal information is combined with personal information, we treat the combined information as personal information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy.
You can erase or disable cookies by changing the appropriate settings on your computer; however, some areas or features of this website may not function properly if you do so.
As is true of most websites, we gather some information automatically and store it in log files.
