IMPORTANT NOTICES

Copyright/Permission to Reproduce

Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by the Copyright Board of Canada for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada.

The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.

Non-Commercial Reproduction

Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Copyright Board of Canada. We ask only that:

• Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
• The Copyright Board of Canada be identified as the source department; and
• The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the Copyright Board of Canada.

Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Government of Canada's copyright administrator, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). Through the permission granting process, PWGSC helps ensure individuals/organizations wishing to reproduce Government of Canada materials for commercial purposes have access to the most accurate, up-to-date versions. To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes, please contact:

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Publishing and Depository Services
350 Albert Street, 4th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0S5
Canada
or copyright.droitdauteur@pwgsc.gc.ca

Third-Party Materials

Some of the materials and graphical elements found on Government of Canada Web sites are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. This is particularly true of sites that are jointly operated by a Government of Canada institution and an external organization as part of a collaborative arrangement. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material.

To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction on this site, please contact:

Copyright Board of Canada
Suite 800 - 56 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0C9
Canada
or secretariat@cb-cda.gc.ca

Government of Canada Privacy Statement

The Government of Canada and the Copyright Board of Canada are committed to providing visitors with Web sites that respect their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on the Copyright Board of Canada Web site.

• The Copyright Board of Canada Web site does not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. We would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending us an e-mail.
  
  
• All personal information held or collected by this department is protected under the federal Privacy Act. This means that at any point of collection you will be asked for consent to collect your information, and you will be informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right of access to that information.
  
  
• The Copyright Board of Canada employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our Web site, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
  
  
• The Copyright Board of Canada uses per-session cookies. The per-session cookies do not collect personal information about you. Per-session cookies are used to store information within a session (or visit to our Web site). These cookies are deposited on a user's computer only while the user is visiting the site and are deleted when the user closes the session. Here is the list of information that we are collecting by using per-session cookies:
  
  
  • The name of your Internet service provider, its IP address, and the name of your service provider's server. The Copyright Board of Canada makes no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting the Copyright Board of Canada site;
  • The length of each visit;
  • The number of requests per visit;
  • Your type of operating system (MacIntosh, Unix, Windows etc.); and
  • Your browser type (Internet Explorer, Netscape etc.).

  By keeping this data, the Board's Web site administrators can fine-tune the sites based on user-activity trends.

• Information on individual visitors is used by the Copyright Board of Canada employees who need to know the information in order to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. We only share the information you give us with another government department if your inquiry relates to that department. We do not use the information to create individually identifiable profiles, nor do we disclose this information to anyone outside the federal government.
  
  
• Any message directed to the Webmaster for this site will go to CommPath, a firm which is not part of the federal government. Information concerning the functioning of the site is provided to the Webmaster so that they can propose adjustments to the site to maximize its effectiveness. CommPath is bound by a contract with the Copyright Board of Canada to treat any personal information they receive in relation to this Web site as though it is covered by the provisions of the Privacy Act. Any questions, concerns or complaints you may have about how CommPath is handling personal information from this site should be directed to the Copyright Board of Canada Privacy Coordinator as listed below.

Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act in the Copyright Board of Canada may be directed to the Privacy Coordinator by e-mail to secretariat@cb-cda.gc.ca, by calling (613) 952-8621 or writing to:

Copyright Board of Canada
Suite 800 - 56 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0C9
Canada

If you are not satisfied that we have adequately respected your privacy, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner by calling 1 800 267-0441 or via the Internet at www.privcom.gc.ca.