In order to improve our site on an ongoing basis, we use cookies to track your visit. The Canadian Cancer Society also uses cookies to provide users with certain features (for example, customized delivery of information based on your choice of language and your preferred province/territory) available our website.
A cookie is a small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a web server and can only be read by the website that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card. It is not a program and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses.
Cookies can also customize the site to your particular interests or store your personal information – like passwords or user IDs. If a site ever greets you with your name, chances are it’s using a cookie to do so.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie – this gives you the chance to decide whether to accept it. To learn more about cookies and how to change your settings, please use the help function in your browser. The alerts will be quite frequent, however, and may eventually become annoying.
You can use the Canadian Cancer Society website without cookies, but you may have to re-enter information each time you visit.
We collect personal information only when you provide it to us by filling in an online form or registering as a volunteer or participant in an event. You do not need to give personal information to receive information from this site.
We do not share any personal information we collect about our donors, volunteers or clients with any other organization and do not sell lists.
Online donations
When you choose to make an online donation through the Canadian Cancer Society website, we may request the following information:
1. Contact information: first and last name, street address, city, province or state, postal or zip code, country, telephone number, e-mail address and other contact information.
This information is used to process your donation and your tax receipt.
2. Credit card information: for donations to any province, we process standard credit card information (card number, card type and expiration date) via a secure, 128-bit encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) session. SSL is the proven standard for secure web transactions.
This information is only used to process the payment of your donation.
3. In Memoriam and In Honour contributions: in the case of memorial contributions and honour contributions, a personalized acknowledgement card is sent to a designated recipient, usually the family member of the deceased or the honouree. Therefore, we will request the name, address, city, province or state, postal or zip code, country and telephone number for your designated acknowledgement card recipient.
This information is only used for the purpose of sending the acknowledgement card.
Volunteer information forms
Potential volunteers who complete online application forms are assured of confidentiality. Your information will not be shared with any other organization. When you choose to submit a volunteer information/application form through the our website, we may request the following information:
1. Contact information: first and last name, street address, city, province or state, postal or zip code, country, telephone number, e-mail address and other contact information.
This information is used to process your volunteer application.
2. Personal information: information about your particular area of interest and your personal references.
This information is used to process your volunteer application.
Relay For Life online registration
When you choose to register for the Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life through our website, we may request the following information.
1. Participant registration information: includes name, address and other contact information, including e-mail address and the particular event location you’ve registered for.
This information is used to process your registration and to contact you shortly after your registration to provide additional information you will need for the event.
2. Volunteer registration information: includes name, address and other contact information, including e-mail address, the particular event location you’ve registered for and the volunteer areas you are interested in.
This information is used only to help us process your application and find the role that is right for you.
3. Pledge information: includes name, address and other contact information for the person making the donation by pledging a participant, as well as information required to process a tax-receipt.
This information is used to process your donation and provide your receipt. The specific participant that you pledge will also be provided with your name and the amount of your pledge.
4. Luminary information: includes name, address and other contact information for the person purchasing the luminary or luminaries. When you purchase a luminary, you also have the option of providing the name and a personalized message that will appear on the luminary bag.
This information is used only for the purpose of creating the message labels for the luminary bags and is not stored for future use.
5. Survivors’ Victory Lap registration: includes name, address and other contact information, including e-mail address, as well as the particular event location you’ve registered for. Cancer survivors are invited to walk the first lap of the Relay For Life to celebrate their survivorship. Survivors’ names are announced at the event, along with the length of time you’ve been a cancer survivor.
Your personal information is used only for the purpose of announcing your name and length of survivorship during the event, but only if you are comfortable with this. This is optional. You are not required to provide this information, and if you prefer not to have your name announced, simply check the box indicate this. We respect your privacy. The information is not used in any other way, and will never be shared with any other organization.
6. Personal account information: in order to use our online registration application, you will need to provide your e-mail address and a password. This information will remain confidential.
Your personal account information will provide you will access to information about your personal registration details as well as information about your pledge status. Your password is store in our database and you may change it at any time by logging in to your account.
7. Invitations: Participants who have registered online have the option through our online registration application, to send e-mail to family, friends and co-workers to invite them to join a team or pledge them for the event. In this case, you are asked to provide e-mail addresses for your contacts.
This information is used only for the purpose of sending the e-mail invitations. We do not store these e-mail addresses.
8. Credit card information: we process standard credit card information (card number, card type and expiration date) via a secure, 128-bit encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) session. SSL is the proven standard for secure web transactions.
This information is used to process your financial transaction only and is not stored.
E-mail inquiries
Our website contains several e-mail links that allow web visitors to easily send an e-mail inquiry or feedback to the Canadian Cancer Society. Examples include e-mail inquiries to the Society’s Cancer Information Service, to the webmaster, or to specific staff in specific departments across the country. When you use the e-mail links, your e-mail address and the subject of your inquiry are provided to the Society.
We only use this information to respond to your inquiries and track the service we provide. This information helps us improve our website, provide more relevant information to our site visitors and update our site as need be.
In order to satisfy the requirements of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), we maintain records of all contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society. Personal information is private and confidential. Additionally, all information is stored in a secure location accessible only by authorized staff and volunteers