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Important Notices
Copyright/Permission to Reproduce
Privacy Statement
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Hyperlinking from and to an Environment Canada Internet site
Materials on this Web Site have been produced and/or
compiled by Environment Canada for the purpose of providing
Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and
services offered by the Government of Canada (GoC).
Much of the material on this site is covered by the Copyright Act, by
Canadian laws, policies, regulations and by international
agreements. Such copyright serves 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. Unless otherwise noted by the application
of the copyright symbol (Environment
Canada, Date), materials on this site may be reproduced, in part or
in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from
Environment Canada. We ask only that:
- Users exercise due diligence in
ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
- Environment 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 Environment
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 GoC copyright administrator, Public Works and Government Services Canada. Through the permission granting process, Public Works and Government Services Canada helps ensure individuals/organizations wishing to reproduce GoC 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
or
E-mail: copyright.droitdauteur@pwgsc.gc.ca
Website: http://publications.gc.ca/helpAndInfo/cc-dac/crownis-e.html
Third-party Materials
Some of the materials and graphical
elements found on GoC Web Sites are subject to copyrights held by
other organizations. This is particularly true of sites that are
jointly operated by a GoC institution and an external organization,
as part of a collaborative agreement. In such cases, some
restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements
may apply; it may be necessary to seek permission from the author or
copyright holder prior to reproduction. To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction on this site,
please contact:
Minister of the Environment
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H3
FAX: (819) 953-2225
E-MAIL: enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca
The Government of Canada (GoC) and Environment Canada
are committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals who
visit our Web Sites. This page summarizes the privacy policy and
practices of Environment Canada Web Sites.
- The GoC does not automatically gather any personal information
from you, such as your name, phone number, e-mail or street address
during your visit to its Web Sites. This information is only
obtained if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us
via e-mail, or registering in a secure portion of the site.
- All personal information you do provide is protected under the
federal Privacy Act. This means that,
at the point of collection, you will be informed that your personal
information is being collected, the purpose for which it is being
collected and that you have a right of access to the
information.
- Environment Canada (EC) 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
- EC makes no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting EC sites
- The length of each visit
- The number of requests per visit
- Your type of operating system (Windows, MacIntosh, Unix, etc.)
- Your browser type (Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.)
By keeping this data, EC's web site administrators can fine-tune the sites based on user-activity trends.
- Environment Canada is a participant in the GoC Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI), which gives you the opportunity to communicate
with the Department in a confidential manner.
- Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the
administration of the Privacy Act in
Environment Canada may be directed to Shelley Emmerson, Chief, Access to Information and Privacy by e-mail to priv@ec.gc.ca or by calling (819) 997-4552. 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.
Environment Canada respects the Official Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information on this site is available in both French
and English. However, users should be aware that some information
from external sources is available only in the language in which
it was provided.
Links to Web Sites not under the control of Environment Canada (EC) are
provided solely for the convenience of users. Environment Canada is not responsible
for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. Environment Canada
does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the
information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their
content.
Users should be aware that information offered by non Government of Canada
sites that are not subject to the Official Languages Act and to which Environment
Canada links, may be available only in the language(s) used by the sites in
question.
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