Your privacy is important to you and to us. So we’ll protect the information you share with us. To protect your privacy, the PMA won’t sell or give away your name, mail address, phone number, email address or any other information to anyone, and we’ll use appropriate security measures to protect your information from unauthorized users.

NOTICE

We will ask when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you register for events, enter a contest, or apply to join the PMA. We use your Personal Information for four primary purposes:

• To make the site easier for you to use by not having to enter information more than once. 
• To help you quickly find software, services or information. 
• To help us create content most relevant to you. 
• To alert you to upgrades, special offers, updated information and other new services form the PMA. 

CONSENT

If you choose not to register or provide personal information, you can still use most of uwo.ca/pma. But you will not be able to access areas that require registration.

If you decide to register, you will be able to select the kinds of information you want to receive from us by subscribing to various services, such as electronic newsletters. If you do not want us to communicate to you about other offers regarding the PMA programs, events, or services by email, postal mail, or telephone, you may select the option stating that you do not wish to receive marketing messages from the PMA. 

We do not sell or otherwise publicly disclose personal information, nor do we share personal information directly with any of our third-party partners. While we do communicate with you to market products and services provided by our third-party partners, at no time do these companies have direct access to your contact information unless you agree. For the purpose of confirming your eligibility to receive PMA discounts and incentives with third party partners, PMA will, on occasion and with your permission, share your Western userid with third party partners. No other information will be transmitted to these partners. If you wish to withdraw your consent for your information to be shared, that consent can be withdrawn at any time by contacting the PMA office at westernpma@uwo.ca. 

ACCESS

We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current. You may review and update this information at any time. There, you can:

• View and edit personal information you have already given us.
• Tell us whether you want us to send you marketing information. 
• Sign up for electronic newsletters about our services
• Register. Once you register, you won’t need to do it again. Wherever you go on uwo.ca/pma, your information stays with you.

SECURITY

The PMA has taken measures to protect the security of your personal information and to ensure that your choices for its intended use are honoured. We take strong precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alternation, or destruction.

We guarantee your e-commerce transactions to be 100% safe and secure. When you place orders or access your personal account information, you’re utilizing secure server software SSL, which encrypts your personal information before it’s sent over the Internet. SSL is one of the safest encryption technologies available. In addition, your transactions are guaranteed under the Consumer Protection Act. The PMA strictly protects the security of your personal information and honours your choices for its intended use.

Your personal information is never shared outside the organization without your permission, except under conditions explained above. Inside the company, data is stored in password-controlled servers with limited access.

You also have a significant role in protecting your information. No one can see or edit your personal information without knowing your username and password, so do not share these with others.

ENFORCEMENT

If for some reason you believe the PMA has not adhered to these principles, please notify us by email at westernpma@uwo.ca, and we will do our best to determine and correct the problem promptly. Be certain the words Privacy Policy are in the Subject line.

WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION YOU SHARE

When you become a member, you provide us with your contact information, including your email address. we use this information to send you updates, questionnaires, and announcements about upcoming events and membership perks. When you order from us, we will ask for your credit card number and billing address. We use this information only to biill you for the products/services you order at that time. For your convenience, we do save billing information in case you want to order from us again, but we don’t use this information again without your permission.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering customer questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the services, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. 

The PMA will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the PMA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the PMA and of its website, and (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the PMA, its Website, or the public.