Protecting the privacy and security of information of visitors to the ConnectABILITY web site is a cornerstone of Community Living Toronto’s web presence. Community Living Toronto keeps information and the business that visitors do with us in strict confidence.

ConnectABILITY has a password protected component whose membership is limited. Access to this component includes those persons identified as an individual with an intellectual disability, a family member of an individual with an intellectual disability, a staff / professional / support person or volunteer providing support to an individual (s) with an intellectual disability and Community Living Toronto corporate partners required to support ConnectABILITY.

On occasion, Community Living Toronto may use the expertise of an outside company. Community Living Toronto selects corporate partners carefully and ensures that they adhere to the privacy rules of Community Living Toronto. Community Living Toronto will not disclose the name and any personal information of visitors, including e-mail addresses, to any third party other than corporate partners as defined above, except if required by law.

Community Living Toronto does collect certain information on the ConnectABILITY web site. Community Living Toronto automatically tracks visitor usage of the site. This information on visitors to the site is aggregated and used to improve the quality of the site by better understanding the needs of people who use this site. In addition, Community Living Toronto does collect information from participants in the process of developing a database of information. In this process some information is collected that has the name and e-mail of the participant, for instance the content of chat lines and feedback. The information collected will not be released beyond the ConnectABILITY web site with any information that could identify the visitor personally.

A reminder: E-mails exchanged over the Internet is not necessarily secure. Community Living Toronto cannot ensure that this information is kept private.

By using the ConnectABILITY web site a visitor is providing implied consent to the limited collection and use of personal information as defined in this policy.

All changes to this policy will be posted on the ConnectABILITY web site to ensure that visitors are kept up to date.