Disclaimer/Terms of Use/Copyright/Privacy Statement

Welcome to the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission website. The following policies, terms and conditions govern the operation and management of this website:

Disclaimer

Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (the "Commission"). While we endeavour to ensure that the information on the website is correct, we cannot guarantee that all information is current or accurate. Users should verify the information before acting on it. Although we make every effort to ensure that all information is accurate, complete, and current, we cannot guarantee its integrity. We may make changes to the material on the website, at any time, without notice.

Terms and Conditions

The use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions and constitutes the user's agreement to these terms and conditions.

Information on this website is provided by the Commission solely for the user's information and it is provided without warranty, guarantee, or responsibility of any kind, either express or implied. The Commission and its employees and agents will not be liable for any loss or damages of any nature, either direct or indirect, arising from use of the information provided on this website or information provided at any other site that can be accessed from this site.

We may revise these terms and conditions at any time by updating this posting. You should check the website from time to time to review the then current terms and conditions, because they are binding on you.

Links from this site to other sites are presented as a convenience to users. The Commission does not accept any responsibility for the content, accuracy, reliability, or currency found on external sites. If you decide to access any of the sites linked to the website, you do so entirely at your own risk.

You are prohibited from posting, uploading, or transmitting to or from the website any material:

  • That is threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent, seditious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, contains child abuse or inappropriate child nudity, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, or in breach of privacy;
  • For which you have not obtained all necessary licenses and/or approvals;
  • Which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party, in Canada or any other country in the world; or
  • Which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data).

Copyright

The Commission is the owner of copyright in all information found on this website unless otherwise stated.

Where the Commission is the owner of copyright in information on this website, the Commission hereby grants permission for the information on this website to be used by the public, government and non-government organizations. Persons and organizations using this information agree to indemnify and save harmless the Commission against any claims or actions of any kind or manner resulting from its use.

The Commission uses multi-media, i.e. graphics, audio and visual materials, on this website with permission of third party copyright holders. Reproduction of such materials is not permitted.

Privacy

Introduction

The Commission maintains this website to help you obtain information about its mandate and work and also to give you information and means to make submissions to the Commission. The Commission is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals and organizations who visit and use this website. The Commission has resolved to conduct its business in compliance with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy (ATIPP) Act.

A website that you link to from this website may have a different privacy statement. You should review a website's privacy statement each time you submit personal information.

In order to make our website more useful to the public, our web server automatically collects and saves a limited amount of information concerning your visit. The information collected is not personal information and does not link to individuals. This information includes:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address (e.g. 123.45.67.890)
  • Browser type and version (e.g. Netscape 8.0, Explorer 7.0)
  • Page(s) visited
  • Date and Time of page(s) visited

Definition of personal information

Personal information means recorded information about an identifiable individual, including the individual's name, address or telephone number. The ATIPP Act outlines several examples of personal information: http://assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/a01-1.htm

Collecting personal information

The only identifiable personal information collected by this website is information you give voluntarily (e.g. making a submission, comment or feedback electronically). The Commission considers the personal information you provide through this website confidential. This information is collected in compliance with the ATIPP Act and will only be used by authorized staff to fulfill the purpose for which it was originally collected, or for a use consistent with that purpose unless you expressly consent otherwise. This information is not disclosed to other public bodies or individuals except as authorized by the ATIPP Act.

If you choose not to provide personal information through this website, you may still be able to make submissions to the Commission by telephone, fax, mail, or in person at public hearings.

Security

The Commission protects personal information by making reasonable security arrangements against such risks as unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure or disposal. Security measures are integrated into the design, implementation and daily operating practices as part of the Commission's ongoing commitment to protecting your personal information.

Links to other websites

This website may include links to websites operated by other public and/or private sector organizations. The Commission is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file placed on your hard drive (with your permission) by a web page server. Cookies are used on this website to identify return visits to a web page but are not used to collect statistical or personal information. You may change the settings on your web browser to deny cookies or warn you of the deposit of cookies.

Contact Information

Please direct any questions or requests regarding this Disclaimer/Terms of Use/Copyright/Privacy Statement or the ATIPP Act to:

By email:
privacy@nledbc.ca
By regular mail:

Newfoundland and Labrador
Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission
83 Thorburn Road, Suite C
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

Attn: Kate O’Brien, Commission Counsel

By phone:
709-729-2698
Toll Free: 1-844-729-2605
By fax:
709-729-2724