Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting a website owned and operated by Knowledge Empowering Youth Canada (from which you have linked to this Privacy Policy). By using our web site, you signify your consent to the contents of this Privacy Policy. “Knowledge Empowering Youth Canada” also is referred to as “we,” “us” or “our” in this Privacy Policy.

We use the anonymous information that is automatically collected to support the internal operations of the Platforms. Some of this information is collected through third-party analytics tools. Internal operations include the following:

• to monitor metrics such as total number of visitors and traffic;
• to understand which activities and services are most popular;
• to understand the pages where visitors enter our Sites and the pages viewed;
• to understand generally the location of our users (e.g., zip code information);
• to recognize the browsers used to visit our Sites, so that the content is adapted for the relevant browser; and
• to diagnose and fix technology problems.

When you visit a website, we may use cookies and similar technologies like pixels and web beacons, to collect this anonymous information for the purpose of the internal operations of our website. A “cookie” is a piece of information that a web site or an app transfers to a user’s device for record-keeping purposes. As a user moves from one page or one screen to another, a cookie is used to tell us that it is the same device. We also may use a cookie to keep track of your selections. You may set your device to accept or not accept cookies and you may delete any cookies that you have received. However, should you decide to disable any cookies we place on your device, you may not be able to use certain services or features on our website. A “web beacon” is a one-pixel image (which may be visible or transparent), which may be embedded on a web page or e-mail message, and which may also provide us with information about usage of that page or e-mail message.

Service providers

We contract with third parties to provide certain services to facilitate the operations of our website (“service providers”), such as to manage the analytics information about usage of our website. Our service providers will be given access to your information only as is reasonably necessary to provide the services for which they are contracted. They will be required to abide by the terms of this Privacy Policy in their handling of personal information.

OTHER WEB SITES AND SERVICES

Our website may link to other websites or apps, including content offered by third parties that we do not control and whose privacy and data collection practices may differ from ours (“Third Party Platforms”). We are not responsible for the practices employed by any websites or services linked to or from our Platforms, including the information or content contained within them. When you go via our link to Third Party Platforms, you become subject to their terms of use and privacy policies. You should review these other website privacy policies regarding any personal information that they may collect about you.