Privacy Policy

Alberta SouthWest has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site.

The intent of this privacy policy is to detail the information albertasouthwest.com may gather about individuals who visit its Web sites, how that information is used, and albertasouthwest.com's disclosure practices. Please note that this policy applies only to Alberta SouthWest Web sites and not to the Web sites of other companies or organizations to which we provide links.

Site Usage Information

albertasouthwest.com gathers "site usage" information from all visitors to the albertasouthwest.com's Web sites. Such data is used in the aggregate, to help determine general usage patterns and fine tune layout in order to ensure that our sites are as useful and enjoyable as possible. This "site usage" and statistical information may be made public information at albertasouthwest.com's discretion.

Please note that albertasouthwest.com does not control all HTML served in conjunction with its sites. albertasouthwest.com sites may include content from other parties that may perform user activity tracking other than that described herein. In particular, some of our partners may use "cookies" in ways that we do not.

Individual User Information

Individually identifiable information will not be released without that individual's prior consent. Visitors may be asked for individually identifiable information when signing up to use certain albertasouthwest.com services. In some instances, users may be asked for personal interest and demographic information in order to create a more customized user experience; however these fields will generally be optional.

From time to time, albertasouthwest.com and/or its partners may contact individual users regarding community news or to make promotional offers.

Disclosure

Alberta SouthWest reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly or to protect itself or its users. Where practical, albertasouthwest.com will attempt to obtain the prior consent of the individual prior to disclosing individually identifiable information.