Esri Canada’s Commitment

We are committed to respecting and protecting the privacy and confidentiality of any Personal Information you entrust to us. It is important for you to understand what Personal Information we will collect, how we will use it and who may see it.

Our policy was developed considering the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, and Canada’s Anti-Spam Law and good industry practices.

Please visit https://esri.ca/en/privacy to read the full privacy policy.

Accountability

We have policies and procedures governing our dealings with your Personal Information. Our employees are responsible for respecting and protecting the Personal Information to which they have access.

Our Chief Financial Officer is designated as our Privacy Officer and is responsible for policy, disputes, education and communications activities on privacy matters. Please direct questions about our handling of Personal Information to our Chief Financial Officer at privacy@esri.ca or by mail to 12 Concorde Place, Suite 900, Toronto ON M3C 3R8.

Identifying Purpose

When we collect Personal Information, we may use or disclose it to:

We will identify any new purpose for using your Personal Information that arises.

Consent

When you interact with us, we obtain your consent to collect, use or disclose your Personal Information for the purposes set out above.  For example, we may collect Personal Information when you order and register software, data or services; sign up for newsletters; register for training or events; or make requests that require a direct response.

When you voluntarily provide personal information, such as your name, title, phone number or email address (business or personal), we assume you are starting a business relationship with us and this is your implied consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as described on this page and at https://esri.ca/en/privacy. We will not use personal information for any purpose outside of the implied business relationship.

Accuracy

The accuracy of your Personal Information and ensuring that it is complete and up to date is important to us. Please notify us if you discover inaccuracies in our records or your Personal Information changes in a way we should be aware of.  

Website Privacy

When you simply browse our site, no Personal Information is being collected by Esri Canada.

Our site only collects Personal Information that is submitted voluntarily (e.g. your name or user name, contact details such as address, telephone number or email address).

We must also maintain website security, which includes the investigation of unauthorized attempts to access, alter or delete data, the spreading of viruses and other illegal intrusions. This could result in disclosures to law enforcement agencies.

Use of Web Tools

We use or may use various web tools, including Cookies, Web Beacons and Tagging on our site.

Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to other websites that we do not own or operate. We will not provide any Personal Information to these third parties without your consent. Such links are provided as a convenience and are not intended as an endorsement of the linked sites. The linked sites should have separate and independent privacy statements and terms of use. We do not have any control over such sites and have no responsibility for the way the organizations that operate the linked sites may collect, use or disclose, secure and otherwise handle Personal Information.

Education and Research ListServs

The Education and Research Group at Esri Canada maintains several email distribution lists to facilitate and encourage communication between certain groups, namely K-12 educators, higher education educators and researchers, members of the GIS Ambassadors program, and faculty and staff responsible for managing licenses. All messages sent to these lists must be approved and released by a moderator. Personal Information is not shared, except when a member chooses to post a message to the list.

Individuals may subscribe or unsubscribe to these lists at any time using the following links or by contacting the Education and Research Group at k12@esri.ca or highered@esri.ca.