Privacy
The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum is committed to managing and safeguarding personal information entrusted to us in accordance with Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act which came into effect, January 1, 2004.Collection of Personal Information
Personal information refers to information about an individual and can include such things as name, home address and phone number, email address, age, sex, and marital status. Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum only collects information voluntarily given by the individuals when they visit in person, mail in a form, request a service over the telephone, visit the website to make a transaction, or provide details upon a visit made to your home by a museum employee.
Use or Disclosure of Personal Information
The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum collects only the personal information needed for various purposes specific to our organization. These may include: providing a tax receipt and/or thank you letter for a charitable donation; contacting you for fund-raising purposes; sending you invitations or notifications about upcoming museum exhibits or events, and sending you our newsletter.
Personal information is used or disclosed for the purpose for which the information was collected. However, if we would like to use any information you have given us for another business purpose, we will inform you and give you the option to either decline or accept use of your personal information for another purpose.
Safeguarding and Disposal of Personal Information
The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum does not sell or share any mailing lists. Any external bodies which we may contract to assist with fund-raising or marketing initiatives, are required not to sell or share our mailing lists, and to use your personal information only for the purpose for which they have been contracted for.
Every effort is given to prevent loss, misuse, or disclosure of personal information, as well as any unauthorized access to personal information. Appropriate security measures are used when storing or destroying personal information in either paper or electronic formats.
Personal information is retained only as long as is needed to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected, or for legal, business, or statistical purposes.
Credit card number and information required to make a payment by mail or telephone, is not kept permanently on file.
Access to Your Personal Information Any individual who has provided personal information to the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, may have their information corrected or updated, and may ask to be removed from mailing or telephone lists.