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The Government of Canada and the Policy Research Initiative are committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals who visit this web site. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices of this site.

• The Policy Research Initiative does not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, phone number, e-mail or street address during your visit to this site. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via e-mail, or registering through an electronic form.

• 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.

• Visitor information is not disclosed to anyone except the Policy Research Initiative personnel who need the information to respond to a request. The information you give us will be shared with another government department ONLY if your inquiry relates to that department. We do not disclose the information to anyone outside the federal government.

• The Policy Research Initiative uses optional "cookies" to track user preferences. A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site. We also use per-session cookies, but 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:

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• The length of each visit.
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• Your type of operating system (Windows, MacIntosh, Unix, etc.).
• Your browser type (Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.).

By keeping this data, our web site administrators can fine-tune the site based on user-activity trends.

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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>.

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The Policy Research Initiative 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.

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