MensaCalgary respects the privacy rights of its users and is strongly committed to protecting your privacy online. This privacy policy applies to this Web site and does not apply to other MensaCalgary services.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

MensaCalgary or a designated service provider collects personal information that you voluntarily provide on or through this Web site, which may include your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.. We use this information to communicate with you and to provide you with your requested service or product. If you provide your consent at the time your personal information is collected via this Web site, we may also provide you with information or other materials and services.

Disclosure of Personal Information

MensaCalgary may disclose your personal information to affiliated bodies such as MensaCanada. MensaCalgary may disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary (a) to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process; (b) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of MensaCalgary or others; (c) to enforce any terms of service on this Web site; (d) to provide you with the services, information or products requested by you, and to perform other activities related to such services and products, including billing and collection (if any); or (e) to operate MensaCalgary’s systems properly. MensaCalgary makes reasonable efforts to limit its designated service providers’ disclosure of your personal information in the same manner as set forth in this paragraph.

If you provide your consent at the time your personal information is collected via this Web site, MensaCalgary may also share your personal information with a sponsor or other third party that is interested in serving you ("Third-Party Providers"). You may instruct MensaCalgary at any time not to share your personal information with such Third-Party Providers by contacting us with your instruction. All such instructions must include the following information: first name, last name, and e-mail address. Please note that your instruction may take up to thirty (30) days to carry out.
 
Further use and/or disclosure of your personal information by Third-Party Providers is not the responsibility of MensaCalgary. Rather, such use and/or disclosure is governed by the Third-Party Providers’ privacy policies.

Without limiting anything contained elsewhere in this Privacy Policy or in the Terms of Use of this Web site, MensaCalgary may disclose on its Web site any information which you provide along with a submission for publication, any comment which you send to MensaCalgary, and any information which you provide along with your comment. Please read MensaCalgary’s Terms of Use carefully.

Accuracy and Security of Personal Information

Any personal information you provide to MensaCalgary is kept on secure servers. MensaCalgary uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures (a) to safeguard personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification; and (b) to ensure the integrity of the personal information. To help us protect your privacy, you should maintain the secrecy of the logon ID and password you may have set up in connection with your participation in this Web site’s service.

Use of Cookies

MensaCalgary or a designated service provider may use "cookies" or similar electronic tools to collect information to enhance your experience with this Web site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer and which collects information about your use of this Web site, such as the Web pages visited, the date and the time of a visit, the Web sites you visited immediately before and after visiting this Web site, etc. Any information collected by the cookies used by MensaCalgary will be collected anonymously and will not be used by MensaCalgary to subsequently identify you or to prepare the collection, processing, or use of personal information about you without your prior consent. MensaCalgary makes reasonable efforts to limit its designated service providers’ use of cookies or similar electronic tools in the same manner as set forth in this paragraph.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. The help function on most browsers contains instructions on how to set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies or to disable cookies entirely. However, it is possible that some parts of this Web site will not function properly if you disable cookies.

Accessing and Updating Your Personal Information

To access, review, rectify, or delete personal information collected about you via this Web site, please contact us with your request. All requests must include the following information: first name, last name, and e-mail address. While MensaCalgary will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request, we also reserve the right to impose certain restrictions and requirements on such access requests, if allowed or required by applicable laws.

Transfer of Personal Information To Other Countries

Some of the uses and disclosures mentioned in this privacy policy may involve the transfer of your personal information to various countries around the world. By submitting your personal information via this Web site, you consent to such transfers.

Links To Third-Party Web Sites

MensaCalgary may provide links to third-party Web sites. Since we do not control third-party sites and are not responsible for any personal information you may provide while on such sites, we encourage you to read the privacy policies on those Web sites before providing any of your personal information on such sites.

Modifications To This Privacy Policy

MensaCalgary reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time by posting revisions on this Web page. Such changes will be effective upon posting.

Last Updated: July 2, 2007