Who we are

Our website address is: https://nfmha.ca.

Our Commitment

The National Farmer Mental Health Alliance Inc. is dedicated to protecting the personal information of its employees, members, volunteers, donors, and other stakeholders. The organization values the trust of those it interacts with and recognizes that maintaining this trust requires transparency and accountability in handling personal data. The privacy practices are designed to ensure that personal information is carefully protected and used only for the purposes for which it was originally gathered. Any use of this information beyond its initial purpose or other dealings with it will only occur with the individual’s consent.

Personal Information

Personal information refers to any data that can be used to identify, contact, or distinguish a specific individual. This includes not only factual information about the individual but also their opinions or beliefs. However, there are exceptions. Business contact information and certain publicly available details, such as names, addresses, and phone numbers listed in telephone directories, are not considered personal information.

Privacy Practices

The National Farmer Mental Health Alliance Inc. ensures that personal information is kept confidential. Staff, including contracted service providers and affiliate members are granted access to this information only when necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. Strict policies are in place to prevent unauthorized disclosure or sharing of personal information. The organization also implements security measures to protect the integrity of the data and prevent its loss or destruction. Personal information is collected, used, and disclosed only for purposes that are deemed appropriate under the circumstances.

Website and Electronic Commerce

The National Farmer Mental Health Alliance Inc. uses passwords, encryption software, and secure protocols to protect personal and other information shared online during transactions. The organization regularly updates its software to ensure maximum security. Personal information such as names, phone numbers, emails, or addresses is only collected if voluntarily provided by individuals, such as when they contact the organization or request to be added to mailing lists. This information is never sold to third parties. The organization also records the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of website visitors but does not link these addresses to individual identities. The data is used solely to improve the website’s content. While the use of “cookies” is not frequent, any use of cookies to facilitate transactions will be communicated to visitors. If individuals participate in online forums or discussion groups, their personal information may be requested for administrative purposes, but it will not be shared without their consent.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Updating of Our Privacy Policy

The National Farmer Mental Health Alliance Inc. regularly reviews its privacy practices and updates its policy annually. For the most current information on their privacy practices, individuals are encouraged to revisit the website periodically.

Contact Information

Any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the National Farmer Mental Health Alliance Inc. Privacy Policy and the treatment of personal information should be directed to the CEO, and can be reached at [email protected]