Lambton Area Water Supply Systems Inc. (LAWSS) is committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals using its website. Lambton Area Water Supply Systems does not trade, rent or sell your personal information to any third party.

LAWSS only collects personal information if you choose to supply it through our website or by contacting us via email.

LAWSS collects your personal information on our website, when you give permission to do, so when you opt in through general or specific inquiries or to register for forums, newsletters, events, news updates or other form of communications.

LAWSS collects your first and last name, email address, subject of your inquiry or other necessary information, for the purpose of responding to your specific request for information. LAWSS may add your contact information to a central database / distribution list for the purpose of providing you with communications or notification of upcoming events. You may opt-out of receiving such communications from LAWSS at any time by sending a request to admin@lawss.org, or via the unsubscribe link in the communications you receive.

The information in our database will be retained only so long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and will be kept confidential and secure. You will be notified if the intended purpose for the collection and use of this information changes and you will be provided with an opportunity to have your personal information deleted from the contact database. If you opt out of receiving communications from LAWSS, your personal information will be deleted from the contact database.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer to help Lambton Area Water Supply Systems, the website operator, analyze how users navigate the site. The information generated by cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google, which has servers in the United States and in other countries. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators (LAWSS staff) and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your web browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

The personal information you supply is not disclosed to anyone except for LAWSS and its associated partners who need the information to complete an indicated function. LAWSS uses your personal information to provide you with services you have requested or to provide you with access to a secure area of our site. In areas of the site in which you may express a personal opinion, such as in discussion groups, online email or chat forums, we reserve the right to publish this information online in accordance with our Terms of Use (see below). By using these forums, you agree to these terms and conditions.

In addition to information provided by visitors to its website, LAWSS  may use software that receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our website for the purposes of gathering website usage statistics only. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site.

We may use “cookies” in special areas of our site that require login or registration. These cookies are used only for the purposes of verifying your login information. We do not use cookies to track how our visitors use the website.

For all inquiries about your personal information subject to this Privacy Policy, including requests to access or correct personal information, please send a written request to: admin@lawss.org