Effective: July 20th, 2022, replacing the previous version.

Web Privacy

When you visit and/or use inmt.ca (the “Website”), you will share some personal information with us and we will collect personal information about you. 

We want to be transparent about the information we collect, how we use it, whom we share it with, and the controls we give you to your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes the way in which National Music Therapy Institute (the "Institute", “we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, and discloses personal information about you and how you can exercise certain privacy rights.

By continuing to use the Website, you consent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to this Privacy Policy, you may not use this Website.

Personal Information

What Personal Information does the Institute Collect? 

We may collect the following categories of personal information from and about you:

• identifiers such as a name, email address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, or other similar identifiers;
• internet or other electronic network activity information, such as the data we receive when you interact with the Website;
• geolocation data, such as information we receive about your device location (e.g., based on your IP address);
• content you submit to us as well as information about the content you submit to the Website, such as metadata provided with the content; and

We collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including: 

• From you: We collect information that you submit to us directly when you interact with our Website. For example, when you contact us through the Website’s Contact Form and/or Project proposal Form, you may be asked to enter your name and contact information. Furthermore, when you contact us with a question or project proposal, we’ll also collect whatever information you volunteer or that we need to resolve your question. 
• From your devices: Like most online services, we may use cookies and other technologies, such as web beacons, web storage, and unique advertising identifiers, to collect information about your activity, browser, and device. We and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information from your computer or mobile device over time and across different websites when you use the Website, such as your IP address, your general geographic location, your browser type, your operating system, the pages you view on the Website, the pages you view immediately before and after you access the Website, and the search terms you enter on the Website. This information allows us to recognize you and personalize your experience if you return to the Website, and to improve the Website. 

How Does the Institute Use your Personal Information?  

We may use your personal information for a number of purposes, including to: 

• develop, operate, improve, deliver, maintain, and protect the Website;
• send you communications, including by email. For example, we may use email to respond to support inquiries or to provide you with information about the Website or required notices;
• deliver marketing communications, promotional materials, or advertisements that may be of interest to you, including by email. You can always choose not to receive marketing or promotional messages from us by email by clicking on “unsubscribe” in any email you receive;
• personalize your experience when you use the Website, such as by providing interactive or personalized elements on the Website and providing you with content based on your interests;
• monitor and analyze trends and usage;
• improve customer service, including to more effectively respond to your requests and support needs; and 
• enforce, investigate, and report conduct violating our Terms and Conditions and other usage policies, respond to requests from law enforcement, and comply with legal requirements.

Under what Circumstances may the Institute disclose your Personal Information? 

We may disclose the information we collect from you through the Website:

• to third parties that provide services to us in connection with our business operations and that have agreed to keep the information confidential;
• as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or other legal process, or to comply with government reporting obligations;
• when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary (a) to protect our rights, the integrity of the Website, or your safety or the safety of others, or (b) to detect, prevent, or respond to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violations of our policies, violations of law, or other misuse of the Website; and
• to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our assets.

We may also share with third parties that provide services to us or perform business purposes for us aggregated, non-personally identifiable, or de-identified information to the extent permitted by applicable laws.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website are not intended for—and we don’t direct them to—anyone under 14 and that’s why we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 14. If you are under the age of 14, do not use the Website.

Your Choices 

Cookies 

If you do not want the Website to collect information through the use of cookies, you can set your web browser to reject cookies from the Website. Each browser is different, so you should check your browser’s “Help” menu to learn how to change your cookie preferences. Please note that if you reject or block cookies from the Website, the Website may not function as intended. 

Moreover, the Institute uses Google Analytics to obtain information about the activities of its website’s visitors, including pages viewed and time spent on its website. This information is not provided to the Institute in a format that personally identifies you. If you wish to disable Google Analytics, you may use the Google Opt-Out add-on located at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Emails

Email communications are aimed at keeping you informed about the Institute news, activities and events, and for other specific purposes that may arise. You can always choose not to receive marketing or promotional messages from us by email by clicking on “unsubscribe” in any email you receive. Please note that even if you have indicated your choice not to receive commercial messages from us, we may still communicate with you in connection with our Website, in accordance with applicable law (for example, to send you a customer service message or a service notification). In addition, it may take up to ten (10) business days to register a change of preference across all our records. 

Cross-Border Data Transfer and Data Retention

In some cases, personal information that we manage may be transferred, processed and stored outside Canada, and therefore may be available to government authorities under lawful orders and laws applicable in such foreign jurisdictions. 

We keep your personal information only as long as it is reasonably needed or relevant for the identified purposes or as permitted or required by applicable law. 

Additional Information

Links to other websites

The Institute website may contain links to other web sites, including social media websites. The Institute is neither responsible for the content nor the privacy guidelines of these other sites.  Users should verify the privacy policies of sites linked to by the Institute and to exercise good judgement regarding accuracy, and reliability of the information they contain.

For more information about social media plug-in protocols, such as “Like” buttons on Twitter, LinkedIn and their impact on your privacy rights, please visit the appropriate social media help centre (e.g., LinkedIn Help Center at https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin)

User rights

Depending on where you reside and the laws applicable to you, you may be entitled to user rights such as the right to access your personal information and request the correction of inaccurate information, subject to limited exceptions set out in applicable laws. To access and correct your personal information, please contact us 

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you if we update this Privacy Policy by posting a new Privacy Policy on this page. If we make any chances that materially change the ways we process or protect your information, we will provide additional notification of changes or obtain consent when required by law. 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our use of your information collected through the Website or wish to exercise any user right that you are entitled to, please contact Suzanne Caron, President, at scaron@inmt.ca.