Introduction
The Canadian Museum of History is a Crown corporation with responsibility for the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum. The corporation also administers a national investment program, Digital Museums Canada, and presents a virtual exhibition, the Virtual Museum of New France. The term “the Museum” throughout this Privacy Notice refers to the corporate entity and all websites administered by the Museum.
The Museum engages in telling the story of Canada’s history and identity, as well as that of world history and cultures. Some of the Museum’s activities and programs involve the collection of personal information. The Museum is dedicated to a high standard of care for the personal information you entrust with us. Personal information obtained by the Museum is kept securely in line with the Privacy Act. Personal information under our control is accessed, used and shared by employees and Museum representatives (such as volunteers, contracted third parties, etc.) on a strict need-to-know basis (for example, only when necessary to fulfill their specific duties). The Museum does not use personal information to create individual profiles unless otherwise stated. Museum personal information is not rented, sold or traded with third parties.
In keeping with the high standard of care, this Privacy Notice describes how the Museum generally collects, uses and discloses personal information, as well as our website privacy practices.
Questions concerning this Privacy Notice should be directed to: aiprp-atip@museedelhistoire.ca.
For more information about how to protect your privacy online, please visit the website of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Definition of Personal Information
Personal information is information that, on its own or when combined with other information, identifies you. This includes your name, address, email address, preferences, financial information, and other data that can be reasonably linked to you.
When we refer to “you” or “your” in this Privacy Notice, we mean any individual whose personal information we collect.
Website Visitor Survey
The Museum’s websites are important tools in fulfilling our mandate. From time to time, the Museum conducts website visitor surveys to gage the effectiveness of its web content. The Museum asks you, the survey participant, for your name, email address, and opinions on web content. Participation is voluntary. The Museum may use your name and contact information to follow up with you. Should you choose to respond to any of our surveys, your response will remain secure and confidential.
The Museum generally uses third-party survey providers when administering the website surveys. Before participating, you will be presented with a detailed privacy notice outlining the practices related to the specific survey, including the storage location of survey results (for example, inside Canada). The Museum, along with its third-party service providers, will only keep survey results for as long is as necessary to analyze data.