WorldSkills Calgary 2009

We recognize that visitors to our website may be concerned about the personal information they provide to us and how we treat that information. We value your trust and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information that you choose to share with us. This privacy policy covers www.worldskills2009.com, which is owned and operated by WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Ltd. We encourage you to take the time to read this privacy policy and those of any website you visit.

We ask for different types of personal information for different purposes, outlined below. Any personal information we collect for any reason will be used only for WorldSkills Calgary 2009 purposes, with the consent of and according to the preferences expressed by the person providing the information. We will not intentionally make your personal information public nor will we sell it to any external entity without your consent.

WorldSkills Calgary 2009 complies with Canadian federal and provincial privacy legislation.

Purchases and Registration:


To purchase items and register for events on this website you must create an account and provide your name, address, phone number and email address. If you are paying by credit card, please see the section below titled "Security of Your Information" for information about the handling of your credit card information.

Your information will be used to issue invoices, administer your account, collect and process payments, to ship your purchases to you and to send information to you about WorldSkills Calgary 2009 and our services. If you have ordered a WorldSkills Calgary 2009 product that is to be shipped directly to you from our supplier, or if you have registered for an event that is being co-ordinated by an external contractor, your name and address will be provided to our supplier or event contractor.

Subscribing to E-Newsletters and Updates:


To sign up for newsletters and updates, you are only required to provide us with your full name and email address.

Your information will be used to send you our newsletter and to send information to you about WorldSkills Calgary 2009 and our services.

If at any time you wish to stop receiving an electronic newsletter from WorldSkills Calgary 2009, you may opt-out by selecting the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of every message, or by contacting us at info@worldskills2009.com. Please provide enough information for us to be able to identify you and comply with your request.

Volunteer and Employment Opportunities:

For safety, security and planning purposes, potential volunteers and employees will be asked to provide extensive personal information to us. The types of information we ask for will depend upon the position applied for. All potential volunteers and employees will be required to submit a written application. Our published position description will set out in detail the information we require and the purposes for which it will be used.

Your information will be used to
  1. (1) conduct our screening processes
  2. (2) in connection with organizing the activities you may be assigned to
  3. (3) to arrange accreditation for you if your application is accepted
  4. (4) to send information to you about WorldSkills Calgary 2009 and our services from time to time and
  5. (5) to recognize your efforts individually and with others
Because we work in close partnership with the provincial, territorial and national Skills/Compétences Canada organizations and with WorldSkills International, personal information from volunteers may be shared with them.

By submitting an application for a position, you are agreeing that we may use your personal information as outlined above in addition to any other uses that may be outlined in the position description, on the application form or in the volunteer and employment sections of this website.

Security of Your Information:


We will take appropriate steps to protect the security of your personal information. We will also protect your personal information in storage. We have implemented security policies, rules, and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from: unauthorized access; improper use or disclosure; unauthorized modification; and unlawful destruction or accidental loss. All our employees who have access to, and are associated with processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.

All sensitive information (such as your credit card information) provided to WorldSkills Calgary 2009 through our website is transmitted to our credit card processor using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. No credit card information is stored on our site.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can ever be 100 percent secure. While we strive to protect your information to the fullest extent, we cannot ensure or completely guarantee the security of such information.

Links to Third Party Sites:


We provide links to third party sites. Since we do not control those websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these third party sites.

Questions and Contact Information


WorldSkills Calgary 2009 welcomes comments and questions on this policy. We are dedicated to protecting your personal information and will make every reasonable effort to keep that information secure.

If you have any questions, please contact us:

WorldSkills Calgary 2009
1301-16 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2M 0L4
Phone: 1-403-210-5959
Fax: 1-403-210-5956
Email: info@worldskills2009.com
Website: www.worldskills2009.com
The information you provide to us will also be covered by this policy.

Updating of the Privacy Policy


We regularly review privacy practices for our various activities and update our policy. Please check this website on an on-going basis for information on our most up-to-date practices.

Last Revised: 29/01/2007

Copyright@WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Ltd. All rights reserved.

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