Privacy Policy

Protection and respect of your privacy

Anchor Media Inc , the owner of The Chestermere City News, The Langdon News, The Chestermere & Langdon Print Directories, chestermeredirectory.ca and several other community related digital properties appreciates the concerns you may have with respect to the collection and circulation of personal information on the Internet and, with you in mind, we wish to address these issues. This is why we feel it is important that you fully understand the type of information we collect from you when visiting our website along with its intended use.

Please read the following sections carefully. We also strongly suggest that you refer to this section periodically for changes or updates. Please be assured that the Anchor Media Inc. will not collect any personal information without your prior consent or knowledge.

The collection and processing of personal information

The collection and processing of personal information takes place under very precise conditions and at specific times. For example, when participating in online contests, you are required to enter your name, postal address, e-mail and other personal information by filling out an online form. From time to time, Anchor Media Inc also solicits online reader comments on various issues and topics. For the comments to be accepted, Anchor Media Inc requires that you submit your full name and city, along with any relevant comments and information, for potential publication online or in the print version of the newspaper.

Anchor Media Inc also accepts letters to the editor online. When you send a letter to the editor to the Chestermere Anchor City News, you are consenting to the letter being published, along with your name and city. Please be advised that after you submit a letter to the editor, the Chestermere Anchor City News owns the content of this letter and may republish it at any time.

At these very specific times, the information that you submit will be processed and be subject to a host of data collection practices including saving, storing, editing, detailing, archiving and destruction.

Anchor Media Inc. also provides, within reasonable limits, means to verify the accuracy and to update your personal information. As well, on certain online forms, Anchor Media Inc may ask you if you wish to receive information on other services, contests or news about the Chestermere Anchor and its advertisers. You are always given the option to decline such offers or to end your subscription to a previously requested service.

The length of time the Anchor Media Inc retains your personal information will vary depending upon the rules and requirements of each individual contest, promotion, or activity.

It is important to note that Anchor Media Inc will never disclose your personal information with sponsors, advertisers, partners and other clients without your consent or without providing you with an opportunity to opt out. If we ever request information for another purpose, you will be automatically and explicitly informed at the time such information is requested.

We will never disclose any personal information to parties outside of the Anchor Media Inc Group without giving you an opportunity to opt out or without your explicit prior consent. Furthermore, all personal information collected by Anchor Media Inc is stored in server sectors that are inaccessible to the public.

Despite the above, at any time, you may request that Anchor Media Inc end its use or planned use of your personal information. Doing so may disentitle you to participate in contests until you resubmit your contact information.

In addition, the Chestermere Anchor may disclose your personal information: upon request by a legal authority or in good faith when such action is deemed necessary (a) in order to abide by applicable laws or regulations or to intervene in a lawsuit against the Chestermere Anchor; (b) in order to protect or defend the legal or property rights of the Chestermere Anchor or those of its users; and (c) to intervene, under extreme circumstances, in order to protect the personal safety of Chestermere Anchor users or the safety of the general public.

Be careful!

Anchor Media’s websites may contain links to third-party Web sites; these are provided solely for your convenience. Clicking on these links will take you outside of  Anchor Media solely controlled websites. Please be advised that the Chestermere Anchor has no control over these third-party sites and, while the Chestermere Anchor may feature such links, the Chestermere Anchor will not, at any time, accept liability for these sites. Consequently, personal information that you provide to a Web site outside of the Chestermere Anchor is subject to the privacy protection policies of the given third-party site. In the event of abuse by such sites, the Chestermere Anchor cannot, at any time, be held responsible. Therefore, we strongly urge you to carefully read the privacy protection policies of all third-party sites you choose to enter.

We also wish to inform you that the risks associated with the supplying of personal information in a chat room, via e-mail or on a Web-based message board are not covered by our privacy protection policy; thus, you must be extremely careful if you choose to supply personal information through these means. You are submitting this information at your own risk. Indeed, this information may be collected and used by third parties without your prior consent. In other words, if you choose to provide personal information online and this information is available to the public, you may, eventually, receive unsolicited e-mail from third parties. Anchor Media Inc declines all responsibility in this regard. We urge you to remain cautious and vigilant, at all times, on the Internet.

Security

Anchor Media Inc has set up security measures to protect you from the loss or unauthorized use of your supplied personal information. As well, our servers are equipped with firewall technology. Despite these measures, and given that no technology is foolproof, we must advise you that there will always remain a certain amount of risk and that your personal information may be disclosed, without your consent, unintentionally, and without fault on the part of Anchor Media Inc.. Anchor Media Inc declines any responsibility in the event that such confidential information is disclosed, unless caused by negligence on the part of Anchor Media Inc

Protection of children and teens on the Internet

Children and teenagers are increasingly using the Internet and discovering its many advantages. However, as is the case in many other environments, their greater vulnerability may be targeted for crime and exploitation. This is why we urge you to monitor the Internet use of your children and teenagers and provide them with advice on security and recommendations based on common sense. Such measures will often prevent your children and teenagers from being exposed to offensive content, or from becoming victims of harassment or other criminal acts.

To reduce these risks, as a parent, you should exercise a reasonable amount of supervision of Internet use by your children and teenagers. They should be told to never give out their personal information, such as their name, address or phone number, on any Internet forum.

It is also important that children and teenagers be encouraged to share their concerns with you in the event that they receive disturbing or provocative messages.

These recommendations will help your children and teenagers surf the Internet in an informed fashion and allow you to ensure that they fully benefit from the learning and development possibilities that exist

In conclusion…

We hope that this information has provided you with a better understanding of our strict privacy protection policies. Please note that Anchor Media Inc.  reserves the right to modify these policies at any time. Thus, we invite you to periodically consult this section for possible updates and changes.