The Essex Region Conservation Authority is committed to providing visitors with web sites that respect their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on the Essex Region Conservation Authority’s Holiday Beach Conservation Area Reservation Web site.

• The Essex Region Conservation Authority Reservation 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 information if you supply it by sending us an e-mail or registering in a secure portion of the site.
• All personal information held or collected by the Essex Region Conservation Authority Reservation Web site is protected under the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA). 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 Essex Region Conservation Authority Reservation Web site 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 Essex Region Conservation Authority Reservation Web site occasionally uses “cookies” to track how our visitors use this site or to determine sites previously visited. The cookies we use do not allow us to identify individuals. They are compiled into statistical information on traffic patterns and are used to assess site efficiency. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them, and the refusal of cookies will not affect the site performance or restrict your ability to access information from this site. (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.)

Questions or comments regarding this policy may be directed to the Essex Region Conservation Authority
360 Fairview Ave. West Suite 311
Essex, Ontario
N8M 1Y6
www.erca.org

External Service Providers

In order to effectively operate this Web site, the Essex Region Conservation Authority Reservation Web system uses an external service provider. This service provider is bound by a contract with Essex Region Conservation Authority to treat any personal information they receive in a manner consistent with the provisions of the PIPEDA.