Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology
that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy
applies to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization site and governs data collection and usage.
By using the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization site, you consent to the data practices described
in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization collects personally identifiable information, such as your email
address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization also
collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as
your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically
collected by Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. This information can include: your IP address,
browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This
information is used by Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization public message boards,
this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
does not read any of your private online communications.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization so that you can understand how those
Web sites collect, use and share your information. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization is not responsible
for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
and Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization collects and uses your personal information to operate the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization also uses
your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services
available from Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization and its affiliates. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization may also
contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services
or of potential new services that may be offered.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business
partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases,
your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone
number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send
you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to
provide these services to Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, and they are required to maintain
the confidentiality of your information.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such
as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, in order to determine what Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization services are
the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising
within Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested
in a particular subject area.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page
server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the
domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned
to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization pages, or
register with Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization site or services, a cookie helps Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process
of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses,
and so on. When you return to the same Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Web site, the information
you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies
if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience
the interactive features of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization secures your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit
card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use
of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.
If you believe that Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization has not adhered to this Statement, please
contact Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization at APacey@nafo.int.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.