You can visit the Canadian Indigenous Investment Forum website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. However, if you provide personal information about yourself or others, we are committed to handling it securely, fairly, and lawfully. We are dedicated to protecting your privacy. Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified.
The Canadian Indigenous Investment Forum is the official platform for the annual Canadian Indigenous Investment Summit.
You may provide personal data by filling in forms (on our website or otherwise), or by corresponding with us via post, phone, email, social media, or other means. As you interact with our website, we may also collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns using cookies or similar technologies. We may also receive personal data from third-party sources.
We will only use your personal data where permitted by law. Most commonly, we use your data to communicate with you and provide relevant information, including updates related to the Forum and its annual Summit.
We generally do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data, except when sending direct marketing communications via email or text message. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe option included in communications. We will obtain your explicit consent before sharing your personal data with any other registered organisation.
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another compatible purpose. This may include providing you with more relevant content related to Forum activities and the Summit.
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on include:
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract
- Compliance with a legal obligation
- Protection of vital interests
- Performance of a public task
- Legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party
Under data protection law, your rights include:
- Right of access – You can request copies of your personal data
- Right to rectification – You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure – You can request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
- Right to restrict processing – You can request limits on how your data is used
- Right to object – You can object to certain types of processing
- Right to data portability – You can request transfer of your data
You will not be charged for exercising your rights. We will respond within one month.
If we transfer your personal data outside of the United Kingdom (UK) or the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure it is protected to an equivalent standard.
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. We consider factors such as the nature and sensitivity of the data, potential risks, and the purposes of processing. Your data is securely stored using cloud-based systems.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at: info@canadianindigenousinvestmentsummit.com
If you have concerns about how your data is handled, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Contact details:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk
We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns first, so please contact us in the first instance.
