This website is provided as an educational tool and is for informational purposes only. The Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba Inc. encourages all artists to obtain training from a professional. The information is provided by Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba Inc. and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. is not responsible for any information provided by other organizations and industry links. Through this website you are able to link to other websites. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. does NOT endorse any particular person/product/or service. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

The purpose of this site is to provide information to assist artists and cultural workers in making informed choices. Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

ACI – Copyright Notice

This website and its content is copyright of Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. - © ACI 2007. All rights reserved.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

• You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only.
• You may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material
• You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content.
• You may not transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system. 

ACI – Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. uses and protects any information you give Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. when you use this website.

Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Arts & Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba, Inc. may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from March 7, 2007.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

• Name and job title
• Contact information including email address
• Demographic information such as postal code, preferences, and interests
• Other information relevant to arts and culture

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping
• We may use the information to improve our training and services
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new training opportunities, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
• We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be place on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes. If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at admin@creativemanitoba.ca.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Suite 501 – 62 Albert St. Winnipeg, MB R3B 1E9.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete please write or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.