Privacy Policy

The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley's Privacy Officer is Bruce Gleig. Please use the information on our contact us page to contact Bruce Gleig about The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley's Privacy Policy or any other matter related to your personal information.

The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley respects your right to privacy and is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust. The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley's Privacy Policy has been updated, and our programs reviewed to ensure that we are compliant with Canada 's Personal Information and Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

To receive the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley’s newsletter or updates, your name and contact information will be stored in a database on a secure server. If you choose to become Network Participant the personal information you provide is stored in a secure location and is accessible only by designated staff. It will never be sold of traded.

The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley collects this information in a database, and saves it on a secure server. We do this so that when you return to The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley's site, we can "auto-fill" the portion of the letter that requires your contact info. You can disable this function by "unchecking" the field marked "Remember me on this computer"* or by disabling your "cookies."

* This could represent a security or privacy risk if you share a computer or use public computers. We will delete all your personal information immediately upon request.

When you become a Network Participant you will receive updates and newsletters from us. We endeavor not to send more than one email to you each week.

You can view and change the information that The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley has retained by visiting the MyBiosphere section of our web site at www.biosphereinstitute.org or by emailing Bruce Gleig using the address on our contact us page. These requests are subject to Section 9 of the Personal Information and Protection and Electronic Documents Act, and may take up to 30 days to be fulfilled.

In each case, you will always have the option of unsubscribing from mailings lists, and on request, The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley will be pleased to erase all record of your personal information from our secure server.

To unsubscribe from our mailing list, click here.

The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley requires that all of our partners, and other organizations that we share personal information with, have in place a Privacy Policy that complies with Personal Information and Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley may connect you by mail using the information you have provided us in the future for information, education, volunteer opportunities and general outreach purposes.

If you have questions about The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley's security features, or about The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley's Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.