The following provides Climatadata.ca’s privacy policy, terms of use, and cookies.
This notice has been written to explain how the partner organizations who maintain ClimateData.ca interact with the public online, including on social media platforms, online forums and comment sections.
Who develops and posts content on ClimateData.ca’s social media accounts?
ClimateData.ca is a collaboration between Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)’s Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS), the Computer Research Institute of Montreal (CRIM), Ouranos, the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC), the Prairie Climate Centre (PCC), ClimateWest, CLIMAtlantic and HabitatSeven.
Blog and social media posts may be developed by any of the above partners. The CCCS’s Support Desk is responsible for replying to questions and comments received online.
Content and frequency
We use social media as an alternative method of sharing the content posted on ClimateData.ca and interacting with our users. We aim to provide regular, timely, and topical content. We welcome your comments and questions. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends will be read and responded to as soon as possible.
Because the servers of social media platforms are managed by a third party, our social media accounts are subject to downtime that may be out of our control. As such, we accept no responsibility for platforms becoming unresponsive or unavailable.
Links to other websites and ads
Our social media accounts may post or display links or ads for websites that are not under our control. These links are provided solely for the convenience of users. We are not responsible for the information found through these links or ads, nor do we endorse the sites or their content.
Following, “favouriting” and subscribing
Our decision to “follow,” “favourite” or “subscribe” to another social media account does not imply an endorsement of that account, channel, page or site, and neither does sharing (re-tweeting, reposting or linking to) content from another user.
Comments and interaction
We will read comments and participate in discussions when appropriate. We ask that your comments be relevant and respectful. We reserve the right to delete comments that violate this notice, and the user may be blocked and reported to prevent further inappropriate comments.
We cannot engage in issues of party politics or answer questions that break the rules of this notice.
We reserve the right to edit or remove comments that:
In short, please be respectful and make sure that your comments are relevant to where they are posted. The views of users commenting on our social media accounts do not necessarily represent the views of Climatedata.ca’s partner organizations.
Copyright
Information that we post is subject to the Copyright Act.
Privacy
Our social media accounts represent only our presence on third-party service providers.
For more information on privacy considerations on ClimateData.ca, please refer to our Privacy Policy further down on this page.
Official languages
Many social media platforms have multiple language options and provide instructions on how to set your preferences. ClimateData.ca is committed to ensuring that our information is available in both English and French and that both versions are of equal quality.
We reply to comments in the official language in which they are posted. If we think the response is a question of general public interest, we may respond in both official languages.
We may share links that direct users to sites of organizations or other entities that may be available only in the language(s) in which they are written. When content is available in only one language, we make an effort to provide similar content in the other official language.
Questions
Please contact us if you have any feedback or questions.
Last update: June 20, 2024.
Effective date: September 22, 2023.
This Privacy Policy describes the policies of ClimateData.ca, operated by Computer Research Institute of Montréal (CRIM), on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use our website (the “Service”).
By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information by this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service.
The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted in the Service and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.
Computer Research Institute of Montréal contact information:
405, avenue Ogilvy #101
Montréal (Québec) H3N 1M3
Phone: (514) 840-1234
Email: info@crim.ca
How we use your information
We will use the information that we collect about you for the following purposes:
CRIM respects the privacy of your personal information and is committed to protecting it and using it solely for the purpose for which it was collected.
If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask you for consent and will use your information only upon receiving your consent and then, only for the purpose(s) for which you grant consent unless we are required to do otherwise by law.
Any information collected is stored on servers located in Canada and owned by CRIM.
How we share your information
We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:
We require such third parties to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.
We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights.
If the Service or our company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.
Your rights
Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase personal data or receive a copy of personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to complain with statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws.
To exercise these rights, you can write to us at info@crim.ca. We will respond to your request by applicable law.
Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.
To learn more about how we use these and your choices about these tracking technologies, please refer to our Cookie Policy below.
Security
The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
All information is stored on servers with high-security safeguards, protected against misuse and access by unauthorized individuals. CRIM endeavours to maintain appropriate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to its office and information storage facilities. Any information is only made available to individuals (employees or agents) who require access to such information to carry out their responsibilities.
Hyperlinks and Third Parties
The Website incorporates links to third parties’ sites or resources on the Internet for your information. By clicking on such links, you leave the Website. Any personal information you submit through these sites is subject to such third parties’ privacy policy. CRIM does not exercise any control on the operation of any third parties’ websites or applications and the fact that they are listed on the Website does not incur CRIM’s liability in any manner.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e., the information we collect using cookies, how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide a better user experience, understand how the website performs, and analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies ?
As with most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes.
First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the blue button at the bottom right of your screen. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies.
Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers:
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
Welcome to ClimateDate.ca, a climate portal operated by the Computer Research Institute of Montréal (“CRIM”). By browsing or using the ClimateDate.ca and its content, including the data (collectively the “Website”), you acknowledge that you have read and unreservedly agree to be bound by and comply with the following terms of use (“TOS”), which together with the privacy policy) govern CRIM’s relationship with you in relation to this Website. These TOS may be modified from time to time and such modification will be effective immediately upon being posted on the Website.
In addition, the data available through the Website is subject to the terms and conditions and/or licence of each organization that is the source of this data. By accessing and/or using the data, you agree to comply with said terms and conditions and/or licence. For more information regarding BCCAQv2, ANUSPLIN, Geomet Weather stations, IDF curves, see http://climatedata.crim.ca/glossary/.
Intellectual Property
All trademarks and logos used in or appearing on the Website are the property of CRIM or a third party. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as allowing, directly or indirectly, the use of these trademarks and logos without the prior written authorization of its owner.
You are strictly prohibited from modifying, selling or granting any licence for the use or commercial exploitation of the materials contained in this Website, in whole or in part, unless you have obtained prior written authorization from the owners of the rights concerned. In this case, you must first acquire the required licence rights from their respective owners.
Limitation of Liability
This Website may be modified without prior notice and is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis.
You browse and use this Website strictly at your own risk. It is your responsibility to ensure that any information, data or content available through this Website meet your specific requirements.
CRIM makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, of any kind, as to the Website, including but not limited to the warranties as to (a) fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property rights of others; b) the operation of the Website in a safe and uninterrupted manner, without error; c) that the use of the Website, its content or the data will meet your needs and expectations; d) the completeness, accuracy, reliability, and relevance of the Website; e) the correction of defects or errors in the Website; f) the absence of viruses or damaging elements in the Website.
By using this Website, you agree that CRIM, its directors, employees, licensors, their respective successors and beneficiaries shall under no circumstances be liable for damages of any kind, whether direct, indirect, special or derivative, including damages for loss of profits, customer base, usage, data or any other loss that would result from:
(i) the use or inability to use the Website,
(ii) the use, application or interpretation that you make or authorize of material contained on this Website, or
(iii) any act or omission relating to this Website and its contents.
In general, any use of this Website or its content, in violation of intellectual property rights, whatever they are, engages your sole responsibility.
Hyperlinks to Third Party Sites
This Website contains links to third party websites. CRIM is not responsible for the content or operation of these sites. Your use and browsing of these other websites are governed by the websites’ terms of use.
CRIM shall not be liable for damages of any kind (including special, indirect or incidental damages) resulting from or arising out of directly or indirectly your clicking and accessing such third-party links and websites.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
CRIM operates this Website in Canada. If you access this website from outside of Canada, you do so at your own risk and assume all responsibilities in the event that the information found on this Website does not comply with the laws of your country or jurisdiction.
Your use and the conditions of use of this Website are governed by the provincial and federal laws in application in Quebec and any resulting dispute will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Quebec, without regard to conflict of law.
Privacy
CRIM’s personal information practises on this Website are governed by CRIM’s privacy policy.
Last updated: May 27, 2019.