Niagara's South Coast recognizes and respects that the security of your personal information is an important part of your experience on the niagarasouthcoast.com website (the "Website").

This Privacy Policy outlines the information which Niagara's South Coast will collect from you on the Website and how Niagara's South Coast will use that information.

This Privacy Policy has been developed to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"). By visiting the Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy and agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

Niagara's South Coast reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time by updating this posting. Please check this posting periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those changes.

In the context of this Privacy Policy, the term “personal information” means any information about an identifiable individual including, but not limited to, the individual's name, mailing or email address, telephone number, age, gender, interests, opinions, suggestions, social media handles, and language preference.

This Privacy Policy was last updated in 2025.

Privacy Policy

PURPOSES

Niagara's South Coast will collect, use, and disclose personal information for the following purposes:

2. To advertise and promote Niagara's South Coast

4. To personalize the Website

3. To validate marketing strategies

3. To email information or newsletters

2. To mail guides or brochures

4. To announce upcoming events and send invitations

2. To conduct industry research and studies

2. To ensure the security of Niagara's South Coast's computer systems

The majority of the time Niagara's South Coast collects personal information directly from the individual about whom the information relates. If Niagara's South Coast collects your personal information indirectly through a third party, your consent to this indirect collection will be verified before Niagara's South Coast retains your personal information in its files or on its databases. Niagara's South Coast further commits to contacting you directly to confirm with you that you wish to continue receiving communications.

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Niagara's South Coast offers visitors to the Website opportunities to subscribe to email communications, participate in contests and surveys, as well as link to the websites of Niagara's South Coast's members, partners, and advertisers that may also be offering information, contests, and special offers. Niagara's South Coast will limit its collection of your personal information to only that which is necessary to meet the purpose of the contest or service request.

If you are under eighteen (18) years of age, your parent's or guardian's permission will be required before any information is provided to the Website.

COLLECTION OF NON-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

As is typical of many websites, Niagara's South Coast's Website automatically collects certain anonymous and non-identifiable information regarding its users, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, Google cookie ID, the date and time you access the Website, the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to this Website, the operating system and browser type you are using, the paid ad (and the location of the ad) that you saw before visiting the Website, the sections of the Website you visit, the Website pages read and images viewed, and any content you download.

This anonymous and non-personal information is gathered for research use and analytical purposes, and Niagara's South Coast also uses this information for Website improvement and system administration purposes. Niagara's South Coast may disclose the anonymous and non-identifiable information to others and permanently archive it for future use.

Niagara's South Coast also employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted the Website, the date and time of the visit, and the pages visited. Niagara's South Coast makes no attempts to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting the Website unless an attempt to damage the Website has been detected.

Cookies

This Website uses cookies, which is a technology that installs information on a website user's computer to permit the website to recognize future visits by that computer. Cookies enhance the convenience and use of this Website.

Cookies do not contain any personally identifying information. They cannot view or retrieve data from other cookies nor can they capture files and data stored on your computer. You may reset your computer's browser to accept or block cookies, or allow your computer's browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept cookies from Niagara's South Coast or its members, partners or advertisers, your experience at this Website and other websites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

Advertisements displayed on the Website may also contain cookies. These advertisements may be provided by third-party advertising companies, and Niagara's South Coast does not have any control over, or any responsibility or liability for, the cookies used in the advertisements or for the use and disclosure of information collected through advertisement cookies.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATONS

Niagara's South Coast makes every effort to comply with Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation. You will only receive electronic communications (i.e., emails and messages) from Niagara's South Coast if you have requested or opted-in by providing your email address and/or phone number. You can unsubscribe or opt-out from receiving electronic communications at any time. Niagara's South Coast does not share its mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers, members or partners.

CONTESTS

Users participating in Niagara's South Coast's contests may be required to submit varying degrees of personal information, depending upon the nature of the contest. The specific information to be collected and how it will be used will be disclosed in the general contest rules and regulations and/or in the referring contest page or communication.

ONLINE SURVEYS

Niagara's South Coast may conduct online surveys from time to time for internal purposes or for third parties to gather general information about users and/or their views. Participation in these surveys is voluntary. No information will be collected except that which is knowingly supplied by the user, and the information collected throughout the survey will be used for survey purposes only. Identifying personal information will not be shared.

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Niagara's South Coast will protect your personal information against loss or theft, as well as from unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. Niagara's South Coast will protect your personal information regardless of the format in which it is held. Niagara's South Coast will use appropriate security safeguards to provide necessary protection, such as:

2. Physical measures (locked filing cabinets, restricting access to offices, alarm systems);

3. Technological tools (passwords, encryption, firewalls);

4. Organizational controls (security clearances, limiting access on a “need-to-know” basis, staff training, confidentiality agreements); and

3. Policy measures (IT policy, security policy).

Niagara's South Coast will consider the following factors in selecting the appropriate safeguards:

2. The sensitivity of the information;

4. The amount of information;

2. The extent of distribution;

2. The format of the information (electronic, paper, etc.); and

2. The type of storage.

CONSENT TO THIS AGREEMENT

By using the Website and, in particular, by subscribing to email communications or participating in contests and surveys, you consent to the collection and use of the information as described above and for the purposes noted above. If an alternative purpose for your information is identified other than what is set out in this Privacy Policy or on this Website where the information is collected, Niagara's South Coast will contact you to obtain your consent for the new purpose.

Any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or Niagara's South Coast's information handling practices can be submitted to info@niagarasouthcoast.com.

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