We may share your personal information with or disclose such information to third parties with your consent, or when permitted or required by law, including but not limited to circumstances where disclosure is necessary to comply with a court order or warrant, or to protect the safety, property or other rights of The Society, its representatives, and users of the Services (e.g., including to detect and protect against fraud).
Please be aware that any information you voluntarily submit such as photographs or other content you post to any public Arthritis Society forums, including our Twitter pages, Facebook pages or other social networking pages or websites may be collected, used and shared by others who use or access those same services.
Otherwise, we only share your personal information in the following limited circumstances:
(a) Service Providers
The Society may use third party service providers that help with our operations and Services including customer service, direct response fundraising, operating and maintaining our website and Symptom Checker, and for processing credit card transactions.
Where we are using a third party to process your personal information we will enter into contractual arrangements that require them to keep secure your personal information with appropriate security safeguards equal to or higher than our own standards. Some of our service providers may store or process personal information outside of Canada. Your information is protected with appropriate security safeguards, but may be subject to access by foreign governments, courts, or law enforcement in those jurisdictions according to the laws in those jurisdictions. When we do transfer information outside the country we strive to minimize the amount of personal information we transfer.
(b) Other Charities
The Society shares information with other charities, through an exchange list brokerage, unless you have opted-out. Specifically, The Society may trade your name and mailing address, but never your email address, with other charities. You will always be given the opportunity to opt-out of this sharing.
(c) Employers
If you are completing the Arthritis Society part of a wellness program offered by your employer, your data will be de-identified, aggregated and may be shared with your employer to assist them to develop programs to help improve or maintain employees’ health.
(d) Business Mergers or Transactions
If the Society sells, transfers, reorganizes or merges all or a portion of our organization or its assets, either to or with a related organization or a third party, personal information may be shared as needed in connection with that transaction. Your personal information will remain secure and subject to any pre-existing privacy policy, unless you agree to the privacy policy of the organization or third party that acquires your personal information.
(e) For legal or law enforcement purposes
We may be required to provide personal information to law enforcement or other government agencies pursuant to legal or regulatory requirements.