PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: 05 June 2025
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
This petition website is operated by concerned Ontario Liberal Party members advocating for party renewal and leadership change. We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how we collect, use, and safeguard your data.
Information We Collect
When you sign this petition, we collect:
- Required Information: Your name and Ontario Liberal Party membership status
- Optional Information: Email address, riding/constituency, and any additional comments
- Technical Information: IP address, browser type, and timestamp of your signature (for verification and security purposes)
- Analytics Data: Website usage statistics, page views, referral sources, device information, and general geographic location (for performance analysis and campaign effectiveness)
How We Use Your Information
Your information is used solely for the following purposes:
- Adding your signature to the petition advocating for party leadership change
- Verifying Ontario Liberal Party membership status when required
- Preventing duplicate signatures and fraudulent submissions
- Providing updates on the petition's progress (only if you provide your email and consent)
- Presenting aggregated, non-identifying statistics about petition support
- Analyzing website performance, user engagement, and campaign reach to improve our advocacy efforts
- Understanding petition supporter demographics and geographic distribution (in aggregate only)
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Petition Presentation: Your name and riding (if provided) may be included when presenting this petition to Ontario Liberal Party officials and at party meetings.
Analytics Services: We use third-party analytics services to understand website performance and petition effectiveness. These services collect aggregated, anonymized data and are bound by their own privacy policies.
We Will NOT:
- Sell, rent, or trade your personal information
- Share your email address without your explicit consent
- Use your information for commercial purposes
- Share your personally identifiable information with third-party organizations unrelated to this petition
- Combine your petition signature with analytics data to create individual profiles
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our legal rights. As of our most recent update, we have not disclosed any information to third parties including analytics services or law enforcement.
Data Security and Retention
Security: We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction.
Retention: We will retain your petition information for as long as necessary to fulfill the petition's purpose and comply with legal requirements. Analytics data is retained according to our analytics service provider's standard retention policies. All information will be securely deleted when no longer needed.
Your Rights
Under Canadian privacy law, you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request withdrawal of your signature (subject to petition integrity requirements)
- Opt out of email communications at any time
- Opt out of analytics tracking by disabling cookies in your browser
- File a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you believe your privacy rights have been violated
Cookies and Analytics
Essential Cookies: We use essential cookies for basic website functionality and security.
Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, including:
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- How visitors arrived at our website (referral sources)
- General geographic location (city/province level)
- Device and browser information
- User interaction patterns (anonymized)
Purpose: This data helps us understand petition reach, optimize website performance, and measure the effectiveness of our advocacy campaign.
Opt-Out: You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.
Children's Privacy
This petition is intended for Ontario Liberal Party members who are 16 years of age or older, in accordance with the Ontario Liberal Party's membership requirements. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 16.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of this website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@newleafliberals.com
Subject Line: Privacy Policy Inquiry - OLP Renewal Petition
This privacy policy is designed to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and other applicable Canadian privacy laws.