Last updated: November 3rd, 2026
Your access and use of the SeCan website constitutes acceptance of the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree with these please discontinue use of our website. We reserve the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy and information contained on the website at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes will mean that you accept those changes. This Privacy Policy relates to your privacy as a user or visitor to the SeCan website. The privacy of our users is important to SeCan and SeCan makes every attempt to safeguard privacy. Except where required by regulation, court order, official authority or applicable law, SeCan will not make individual information or data available to any third party. The only exception is service providers acting on SeCan's behalf: Google (Google Analytics), Microsoft (Microsoft Clarity) and StackAdapt. They receive information only as described in this policy. On the public website, they receive it only if you accept the related cookies. Continuing to use the website does not mean you have accepted analytics or advertising cookies. If you would like further information please view our complete SeCan Privacy Policy.
Cookies, Analytics and Advertising
You can browse our website without telling us who you are. Like most websites, we use cookies: small files saved in your browser. We use three kinds.
Strictly necessary cookies (always on). These keep the website working, for example keeping members signed in and remembering your cookie choices. They are never used for analytics or advertising.
Analytics cookies (off unless you accept). With your permission, we use two tools to understand how people use our website so we can improve it:
- Google Analytics (Google LLC) counts visits and shows which pages are used most. It records the pages you visit, how you arrived at our website, your device and browser type, your approximate location (city or country) and a random identifier stored in Google Analytics cookies. Google keeps this information for 14 months.
- Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Corporation) shows how visitors use our pages through heatmaps and recordings of mouse movements, clicks and scrolling. Clarity hides the text you type into forms. Microsoft keeps recordings for 30 days.
If you do not accept analytics cookies, Google Analytics sets no cookies in your browser. Google receives only basic information without an identifier, such as the fact that a page was viewed, which it uses to estimate overall visitor numbers. Microsoft Clarity does not run.
These analytics tools do not collect your name, your email address or the content of forms you submit on our website, and SeCan does not use them to identify you.
Advertising cookies (off unless you accept). With your permission, we use StackAdapt, an advertising technology company, to measure how our online ads perform and to show SeCan ads to people who have visited our website. When you accept, StackAdapt's tag collects:
- your IP address and browser type;
- the pages you visit on secan.com, their titles and how long you stay;
- the website or campaign that brought you to us;
- a random identifier stored in StackAdapt cookies.
It does not collect your name, your email address or anything you type into forms on our website. StackAdapt keeps this information for up to 180 days and uses it only to provide advertising services to SeCan.
Member and Staff Areas
When members or staff are signed in to the member and staff areas of our website, such as member pages, fee reports and the CRM, we use Microsoft Clarity to understand how these tools are used and to improve them. Members and staff agree to this when their account is created. The cookie banner does not control Clarity in these areas. Clarity hides the text you type into forms in these areas too.
Where Your Information Is Stored
Google, Microsoft and StackAdapt may store and process the information described above outside Canada, including in the United States. While it is outside Canada, it is subject to the laws of that country and may be accessed by its courts, law enforcement and national security authorities.
Your Choices
- Analytics and advertising cookies are off by default. They turn on only if you accept them in our cookie banner. You can accept each service separately.
- You can change your choice at any time by reopening the cookie banner with the cookie settings button shown on every page. If you withdraw consent for a service, it stops running from the next page you visit.
- Cookies these services have already saved in your browser may remain until they expire. You can delete them, or block cookies altogether, in your browser settings. The website still works, but members will need to sign in again.
- For the full list of cookies we use, see our Cookie Policy.
Content and Changes
While SeCan makes all reasonable efforts to ensure information on this website is accurate and current, use of this website is at your own risk. All content, including this policy, is subject to change without notice.
We may gather personal information when you volunteer to provide it through contacting us by email. This information will only be used in order to respond to your questions and comments. You will be contacted by e-mail only if you have given permission to do so, which we assume to be the case when you ask us for information. We will not provide your e-mail address to any third parties, except to third-party agents acting on our behalf or as noted above. You will not receive marketing e-mail from this association unless you have consented to receive it. From time to time we may use e-mail as a way to keep in touch with our existing members and other interested individuals. However, we do not send ‘spam’ (unsolicited marketing e-mail).
Links to Other Websites
The website contains links to other websites. SeCan is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these websites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by SeCan. Use of these websites is at the user’s own risk.
This Privacy Policy is no longer applicable when you leave by way of link or otherwise. Linked websites may or may not maintain their own independent Privacy Policies and procedures. Users should consult these policies and procedures before providing any personal information.
For Further Information
For further information about our Privacy Policy, please see our Privacy Policy or contact our Privacy Officer at kpickett@secan.com or:
SeCan
Attn: Privacy Officer
400-300 Terry Fox Road Kanata, Ontario, K2K 0E3
Further information on privacy and your rights in regard to your personal information may be found on the website of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.