Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last amended February 26, 2026.

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INTRODUCTION

Raising The Village Inc. (“RTV”) respects your privacy. This “Privacy Policy” describes how RTV collects, uses, maintains, discloses, and protects Personal Information (defined below), as well as the rights and choices you have regarding your Personal Information, including how you can access and update your Personal Information.

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“Personal Information” is information that identifies you or could be combined by RTV or RTV’s service providers or affiliates with other information to identify you.

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By accessing or using RTV’s website located at https://raisingthevillage.org/(the “Website”) or any content on or through the Website, you signify your consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Website or any content on or through the Website, or otherwise submit any Personal Information to RTV.

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Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning ascribed to them by RTV’s Terms of Use.

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TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

The Personal Information RTV collects about you will depend on the manner in which you access or use the Website or any content on or through the Website and may include:

  • Your name, age, or contact information, such as your mailing address, telephone number, or email address, or other similar information associated with you;
  • Your location, time-zone setting, network information, device type, browser type and version, browser plug-in types and version, operating system and platform, language, standard web log data, and IP address used to connect your computer to the Internet or other similar identifier, or the equipment you use to access or use the Website and usage details;
  • Data on the pages, services, or content you access or use on or through the Website, including the amount of time you spend on certain pages, products, or services you viewed or searched for, clickstreams to, through, and from the Website, page response times, downloads and download errors, page interactions, or methods used to browse away from the Website;
  • Billing or account information, if applicable; and
  • Any other Personal Information that you choose to submit to us.

The Website and any content provided on or through the Website is not directed to any person who is not the legal age of majority under applicable law. RTV will not knowingly collect Personal Information from any person who is not the legal age of majority under applicable law.

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METHODS FOR COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION

RTV takes steps to ensure that any Personal Information we collect about you is adequate for, relevant to, and not excessive for the uses of such Personal Information, as described by this Privacy Policy.

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Information Provided to RTV by You

Personal Information RTV collects from you on or through the Website and as a result of your access to or use of the Website or any content on or through the Website may include Personal Information you provide RTV directly, for example, by:

  • Submitting, posting, publishing, displaying, or otherwise transmitting User Generated Content;
  • Filling in forms, making search queries, or corresponding with RTV on or through the Website, or otherwise communicating with RTV by any means including by phone or email; or
  • If applicable or available through or on the Website: donating to RTV, creating or registering for an account; subscribing, purchasing, or requesting information on a service or product; or entering a contest or promotion.

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Information Collected by RTV Through Technological Means

RTV may also use cookies or other technological collection methods to collect information, some of which may be Personal Information, about:

  • The device or equipment you use, including information about your computer or mobile device, internet connection, IP address, operating system, and browser type; or
  • Your browsing activities and patterns, including information about your visits to the Website, such as traffic data, location data, logs, and other similar communication data.

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This information, among other things, helps RTV improve the Website and the content available on or through the Website and otherwise improve the services of RTV by:

  • Helping RTV understand audience sizes and usage patterns on the Website;
  • Allowing RTV to tailor the Website to your preferences and interests; and
  • Recognizing you when you visit the Website multiple times.

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The technologies used by RTV to automatically collect the information described above may include cookies, which are small files placed on the hard drive of your computer. You can turn off cookies using your internet browser but doing so may limit or remove certain parts of the Website, certain content on the Website, or the functionality of the Website. See RTV’s Cookie Policy for more information.

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Third-Party Features

The Website may include, embed, integrate, or rely on links, forms, plug-ins, services, social networks, content, or applications of third parties. Your access or use of such links, forms, plug-ins, services, social networks, content, or applications may allow the third-party provider to collect or share information about you, some of which may be Personal Information. RTV does not control such third parties’ use of cookies or similar technologies – if you would like to know more about how these third parties use such technologies, you should contact the responsible provider directly. RTV does not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy policies of any such third parties or their compliance or non-compliance with such privacy policies.

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USING AND DISCLOSING PERSONAL INFORMATION

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RTV collects Personal Information to provide you with a secure, smooth, efficient, and customized experience through or on the Website or any content on the Website. RTV may use your Personal Information to:

  • Provide you with content, services, or products on or through the Website;
  • Customize, measure, and improve the Website or content provided on or through the Website, or otherwise analyze or manage RTV’s business operations or Website performance;
  • Prevent prohibited or illegal activities, loss, or fraud, enforce RTV’s Terms of Use, or otherwise protect the security or integrity of the Website or RTV’s business;
  • Deliver targeted marketing, service update notices, or promotional offers based on your communication preferences;
  • Send you things in the mail or through other channels, such as communications or services that you have requested;
  • Register you for, or authenticate you when you sign into, an account or online services, or when you purchase a product or service, or to provide you with notices about such accounts, subscriptions, or purchases;
  • Provide you notice about changes to the Website, this Privacy Policy, or RTV’s Terms of Use;
  • Otherwise fulfill the purposes for which you have provided Personal Information or that were described when such Personal Information was collected; or
  • Carry out other purposes that are disclosed to you and to which you consent, or which are otherwise permitted or required by law.

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RTV may combine all the Personal Information RTV collects,including yours, in order to analyze and understand aggregate trends.

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Third-Party Transfers

RTV may transfer your Personal Information to third parties that assist RTV with the use of Personal Information described in the “Use of Personal Information by RTV” section above. Such third parties may combine Personal Information provided by RTV with other information that they have independently collected from or about you. Some third parties may be located outside of Canada and may accordingly be subject to laws that are different from those in Canada.

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RTV requires that all third parties that received any Personal Information from RTV use the same standards as RTV in using, maintaining, disclosing, and protecting such Personal Information.

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RTV may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information to third parties. For clarity, RTV does not sell Personal Information. RTV may also share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly to show trends about the general use of the Website, or any content, services, or products provided on or through the Website.

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Other Disclosures of Personal Information

RTV may disclose your Personal Information where RTV has reason to believe that such Personal Information is relevant to the investigation or decision to investigate a breach of the laws of Canada, aprovince or territory of Canada, or a foreign jurisdiction, and RTV is legally permitted or required to do so, or to otherwise comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including in response to any government or regulatoryrequest or process, in accordance with applicable law. RTV may also disclose your Personal Information if necessary to enforce this Privacy Policy or RTV’s Terms of Use, or if the disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of RTV, the Website, users of the Website, or third parties.

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RTV may transfer information about you, including Personal Information, in connection with a merger or sale (including any transfers made as part of an insolvency of bankruptcy proceedings) involving all or part of RTV’s assets or as part of a corporate reorganization or other changes in corporate control.

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ACCESS AND CORRECTION

You have the right to access your Personal Information and to request a correction to your Personal Information if you believe it is inaccurate. If you would like to access your Personal Information, or have your Personal Information corrected or deleted, please contact RTV in the manner set out by this Privacy Policy. RTV may charge you a fee to access your Personal Information and will notify you in advance of any such fee.

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RTV will provide you with access to your Personal Information in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, and may decline to provide you access to your Personal Information on the basis that such Personal Information is:

  • Protected by solicitor-client privilege; or
  • Part of a legal proceeding, government or regulatory investigation or process, or otherwise part of a formal dispute resolution process.

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Where RTV is unable to provide you with access to your Personal Information, reasons will be provided, subject to any legal or regulatory restriction.

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You may have the right to withdraw the consent you have provided under this Privacy Policy in certain circumstances. To withdraw your consent, if applicable, please contact RTV in the manner set out by this Privacy Policy.

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DATA SECURITY

The security of your Personal Information is important to RTV. RTV protects your Personal Information by maintaining physical, organizational, and technological safeguards against unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure, theft, or misuse appropriate to the sensitivity of such Personal Information. Personal Information collected by RTV may only be accessed by persons within RTV who require access to provide you with access to, use of, or content, services, or products provided on or through the Website. The Personal Information that RTV collects is maintained on servers in the United States and Canada.

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Although RTV takes precautions against breaches of or unauthorized access to your Personal Information, no company can fully eliminate the risks of such breaches or unauthorized access and no website is completely secure. RTV cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or breaches of RTV’s security systems will never occur. Accordingly, you should not transmit Personal Information to RTV by any means if you consider that Personal Information to be sensitive.

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Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, RTV retains Personal Information that it collects only as long as necessary for the purposes for which such Personal Information was collected. RTV reserves the right to use anonymous and de-identified information, including anonymized or otherwise de-identified Personal Information, for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to you and without your Consent.

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CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

RTV reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy for any or no reason, at anytime, and from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. RTV will reflect any such amendments on the Website. Your continued access to or use of the Website or any content on or through the Website after any such amendment constitutes your acceptance of the Privacy Policy as then amended. RTV includes the date this Privacy Policy was last amended at the top of this page.

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CONTACT INFORMATION AND CHALLENGING COMPLIANCE

RTV has appointed a Privacy Officer responsible for ensuring compliance with this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions regarding thisPrivacy Policy or your Personal Information, please contact RTV’s Privacy Officer at privacy@raisingthevillage.org​.

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