Term of use 

Teamsters Canada is dedicated to protecting your personal information. This section explains how Teamsters Canada communications personnel gather and handle information provided by visitors to the Web site and testifies to our commitment to safeguarding such information. 

Personal Information Protection Officer 

Michel Fafard, CPA 
1 450 682-5521 

IMPORTANT: Your right to join a union is confidential and protected by law. Teamsters Canada will never disclose the identity of individuals who sign a union card to employers under any circumstances.

Personal Information 

The only personal information collected by this Web site is that which you provide us with of your own accord. This information could include your name, e-mail address, personal address, telephone number, email, IP address, and more.  

The information you supply is used exclusively for the purpose of union organizing, on the condition that you have provided your authorization. Any other information you supply in forms completed online remains confidential and will not be sold to or shared with any unaffiliated third parties like mass marketing firms. 

Visit Monitoring 

In addition, teamsters.ca gathers non-identifying information for the purpose of monitoring and analyzing usage trends and Web traffic. This information can include the name of your Internet service provider, the Web browser you are using, the Web site that directed you to this site, the pages you have visited on the site, as well as the date and time of your visits. We group this information in order to produce statistics that help us improve the functionality of our site. 

Use of Cookies 

A cookie is a tiny file downloaded to your computer that contains information about the user. Some cookies can be “persistent”, which means they are downloaded to your computer and saved indefinitely on your hard drive. For their part, “session” cookies are downloaded into a temporary directory and then deleted when you close your Web browser. This Web site only uses session cookies to facilitate certain tasks. The site does not use cookies to monitor any other online activities. Moreover, we do not have any partnerships or particular relations with any ad server companies. 

E-Mails 

This Web site only transmits e-mails to individuals who have registered to receive them. We will not send any unsolicited e-mails or messages requesting any personal or financial information. Please be sure to delete all messages you believe to be suspicious. 

Links to Other Sites 

This Web site may occasionally offer links to other sites. Teamsters Canada is not responsible for the confidentiality policy or content of other Web sites. When you leave our site, please familiarize yourself with the confidentiality policy of external sites you may be visiting before disclosing any personal information. The present confidentiality policy only governs the teamsters.ca site. 

Policy Modifications 

As technology continues to evolve, Teamsters Canada reserves the right to modify the present confidentiality policy, to gather new information about visitors to the Web site, and to modify its use of such information, subject to Canadian laws concerning personal privacy.