Privacy Policy
This is the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (“OSPE”) privacy policy. This document explains OSPE’s policies for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. OSPE is the member service and advocacy body for Ontario’s 65,000+ licensed engineers.
PrivacyPrivacy Policy
This is the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (“OSPE”) privacy policy. This document explains OSPE’s policies for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. OSPE is the member service and advocacy body for Ontario’s 65,000+ licensed engineers.
The information we collect
OSPE collects information primarily by obtaining it directly from its members. OSPE may also collect information about members from other sources, such as affiliated organizations like Professional Engineers Ontario.
When you visit our website, your browser automatically sends us an IP (Internet Protocol) address and certain other information, including the type of browser you use. We may use this IP address and other information to give you access to the site and otherwise administer the site. In certain parts of the site, we may ask you to provide us with your name, title, street address, company, telephone and fax numbers and certain other personal information so that we can respond to your requests. You are under no obligation to provide us with this information, but without it we cannot provide you the information you request.
The site also may include certain features that allow you to communicate with us by electronic mail or otherwise. If an electronic mail feature is provided and you choose to use it, you will provide us with your e-mail address and some or all of the information described above. You are responsible to provide additional personal information to us if you chose these features. When you provide any personally identifying information to us, you communicate that you are knowingly and voluntarily providing us the information.
The types of personal information we collect include name, age, gender, address, payment information, telephone number, email address, political riding information, volunteer and community interests, employer information, work affiliation, education information and professional interests. OSPE also collects information about the qualifications and standing of professional engineers, contact and practice information about engineers, information about the qualifications and needs of volunteers, information needed to maintain the safety of visitors and other information.
How we use this information and for what purpose
This information is used:
- to better understand member and visitor interests and improve service delivery
- to communicate with you
- for statistical and research purposes regarding the engineering profession, so that OSPE may monitor and respond to various trends
- for marketing purposes so we may send you information about products and services that may interest you, including from OSPE affinity partners
- commercial messages from OSPE affinity partners
- to monitor website traffic
- to contact the you for instructions
- to issue invoices, administer accounts, collect and process payments
- to send OSPE conference/meeting enrollment confirmation
- to develop, enhance, market, sell or otherwise provide OSPE’s products and services
- to include you on our mailing list for OSPE publications, newsletters and event notices
- to comply with any legal or regulatory requirements or provisions
- to provide educational information
- to recruit, and communicate with volunteers and board members
- to secure confidential information
- to produce and distribute OSPE publications
- for human resources purposes
- for advocacy communications on matters of interest to OSPE members
- for any other purpose to which you consent.
If we wish to use your personal information for new purposes for which privacy laws would require consent, we will give you the opportunity to opt out. OSPE may use aggregate or anonymous information, which will not be linked to identifiable individuals, for various research and marketing purposes.
We try to make sure that the personally identifying information you provide us remains private. Occasionally, we partner with or subcontract with other companies and individuals. Such companies or individuals may have access to personally identifiable information about you, but only as needed to perform their contractual obligations with OSPE.
OSPE partners with third party organizations that provide member-discounts to engineers and members through marketing agreements. OSPE reserves the right to disclose your personal information to these third party organizations so that they can verify your eligibility for any such discounts, and offer these discounts to you.
We will not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose the personally identifying information you provide us to anyone outside of OSPE except as set out in this policy
Who we share this information with
OSPE may provide personal information to third party service providers including those outside of Canada, OSPE’s consultants, subcontractors, professional advisers and marketers to assist with any uses disclosed in this policy.
We may use subcontractors, affinity partners and service providers located in the United States or elsewhere outside Canada to store, secure and process personal information to provide directory and other services. More information can be obtained from our Privacy Officer. Please note that information provided to service providers outside of Canada will be subject to the applicable laws in that country.
In some cases member profile information, event registration information and similar information is shared with other event attendees, or other members.
