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Privacy Policy

PROTECTING OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND DONORS’ PRIVACY

Opera Canada Publications (“Opera Canada”) and its agents take the issue of privacy seriously. Opera Canada has developed the Policy on the Protection of Subscriber Information (“this Policy”) to formalize procedures necessary to ensure the privacy of personal subscriber/patron information (current and potential subscribers, event attenders and donors), and to communicate that policy to Subscribers, staff, appointed representatives and business associates.

PRINCIPLES

There are 10 principles to which Opera Canada aspires. These principles form the basis of Ontario’s “Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act” (PIPEDA).

PRINCIPLE 1: ACCOUNTABILITY

Opera Canada has a designated Privacy Officer, who may be contacted at:

Privacy
Opera Canada Magazine
244-366 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, Ontario M5A 3X9

info@operacanada.ca

PRINCIPLE 2: IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND PURPOSES

Personal information saved by Opera Canada Subscribers may include:

  • Name, home and business address, telephone numbers, e-mail address
  • Age and birth date
  • Personal and public financial information
  • Purchasing and donating history
  • Medical information (only related to seating needs for Rubies, events)
  • Professional and personal relationships, affiliations and activities
  • Artistic preferences and other personal interests
  • Seating and donation preferences
  • Subscriber communications such as letters, email or verbal feedback
  • Any new purpose is subject to approval by the Privacy Committee and Privacy Officer

How we use this information:

  • To communicate with and maintain a responsible professional relationship with Opera Canada Subscribers
  • To understand the needs and desires of Subscribers, and to develop sales, service and donor programmes suitable to Opera Canada Subscribers
  • To meet legal and regulatory requirements
  • On occasion, we exchange promotions from other cultural organizations we feel our Subscribers would be interested in. We do not sell or exchange your contact information or our e-mail lists.
  • Sponsorship plays a vital role in funding our operations. On behalf of our sponsors, we may occasionally share special promotions with our Subscribers
  • We do not sell our list or patron information under any circumstance

PRINCIPLE: 3 CONSENT

Consent for the collection, retention and use of personal patron information is implicit when Subscribers provide such information. Opera Canada patron information is never sold. Subscribers may request that Opera Canada limit its communications with them. These requests will be implemented as soon as possible although due to the extensive lead-time for printing and processing of our mailings, communications may not cease for a one-month period.

PRINCIPLE 4: LIMITING COLLECTION

All information collected is used by Opera Canada for communicating with Subscribers, for improving our service and for subscriber marketing analysis. Information that does not validly serve these purposes will not be collected or retained.

PRINCIPLE 5: LIMITING USE, DISCLOSURE AND RETENTION

Personal information shall not be used, stored or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law. Personal information shall be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.

PRINCIPLE 6: ACCURACY

Opera Canada makes every effort to create and maintain accurate electronic-data and hard-copy files. Opera Canada updates all files when new information becomes available or is provided.

PRINCIPLE 7: SAFEGUARDS

Opera Canada has processes and procedures in place to ensure security safeguards for patron information. Only authorized OPERA CANADA staff, or its agents, (such as organizational bookkeeper, auditor, distributers) may have access to patron information. These agents are bound by contract to Opera Canada privacy policies and procedures.

PRINCIPLE 8: OPENNESS

This Policy shall disclose the principles that Opera Canada will strive to maintain. Inquiries or complaints regarding any aspect of this Policy should be directed to the Privacy Officer.

PRINCIPLE 9: INDIVIDUAL ACCESS

Upon request, an OPERA CANADA subscriber shall be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of his or her personal information, and shall be given access to that information. The accuracy or completeness of such information will be amended as appropriate.

PRINCIPLE 10: CHALLENGING COMPLIANCE

All inquiries or complaints regarding Opera Canada’s compliance with this Policy should be directed to the Privacy Officer.

Please Note: Information posted on OPERA CANADA.CA and on all electronic mailings issued by Opera Canada Opera—including dates, casting, pricing, repertoire and productions—is assumed correct at time of transmission and is subject to change.

Updated April 20, 2017