Privacy and copyright
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Privacy Notice
Protection of your personal information is of prime importance to Knowledge Ontario. We will safeguard your personal information (information that identifies you as a natural person) and respect your rights under the Canadian Privacy Act.
You may browse this website without providing any personal information. If you send us personal information (for example, your email address when posting a comment or signing up for the KO e-news), we will only use this personal information for the purpose for which it was provided.
We collect only the minimum amount of information necessary to provide effective and efficient service. We will not disclose any of the information we collect from you to any party, in any manner that would identify you, except in order to fulfill your information request. The various Knowledge Ontario services may also collect information in order to serve your requests. You can email us with your privacy questions or concerns: info@knowledgontario.ca.
Cookies
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You may manually disable cookies at any time. Check your browser's "Help" information for instructions.
Tracking of website usage
If you visit our site to read or download information, we collect and store statistical information about the visit. This information includes the server address, top-level domain name, date and time of the visit, pages accessed and documents downloaded, previous site visited, and type of browser used. Knowledge Ontario uses the standard settings of Google Analytics.
Site statistics allow us to assess the number of visitors to the different sections of our website, identify what information is of interest, monitor system performance, and help us make our site more useful to visitors. Information is not passed to any other parties.
Content disclaimer
This website contains content that was not produced by Knowledge Ontario, including third-party articles, blog entries and the content of e-resources.
Third-party content is provided for information purposes only. Knowledge Ontario is not responsible for third-party content, and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in it. Knowledge Ontario accepts no liability or responsibility for the manner in which the information on this website is interpreted or used, or the results of such use.
External links from this website
This website includes links to other agencies and organizations. These links are for convenience and information purposes only. These websites are subject to their own privacy policies; Knowledge Ontario should not be considered as having endorsed the website content by having provided links.
Copyright
The material on this website is subject to different types of copyright protection. Unless stated otherwise, all collection items are protected by third-party copyright or other usage restrictions. Most other material on this website is protected by Canada’s Copyright Act. All effort is made to give full and fair attribution to the contributions of those who have copyright over their ideas, photos, graphics and other work. Knowledge Ontario respects and uses the licenses of the Creative Commons.
Linking to this website
You are welcome to link to pages on this website. Links should not say, or imply, that the material is the copyright of anyone other than Knowledge Ontario or the relevant copyright holder. Linking to this website from any other website or organization should not be taken as endorsement of any kind by Knowledge Ontario.
Knowledge Ontario ascribes to principles outlined in the Canadian Library Association’s Position Statement on Citizenship Access to Information Data Banks – Right to Privacy.
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