Privacy and Ethical Fundraising
Privacy
Our Respect for Your Privacy
St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation (the Foundation) recognizes your right to confidentiality and pledges to protect your privacy. We adhere to all applicable privacy legislation in Canada, the St. Joseph's Health Care London Corporate Privacy Policy, the privacy guidelines of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, and abide by the Donor Bill of Rights and the Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice developed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation collects a limited amount of personal information about its donors, volunteers and potential supporters, including name, title, address, telephone numbers, email address, past donations and other relevant contact information. This information is collected in order to comply with Canada Revenue Agency requirements, to provide donors and potential supporters with information about the Hospital's and Foundation's activities, to provide donors with stewardship information and to promote opportunities where donors and potential supporters may support the Foundation.
When donors make contributions:
- We collect method of payment and amount of the contribution.
- We process standard credit card information (card number, card type, and expiration date).
- In the case of memorial and in-honour contributions, a personalized gift card is sent to a designated recipient. Therefore, we will request the name, address, city, province, postal code and telephone number of your designating gift card recipient. Foundation staff may contact you with further communications.
Safe Keeping of Information
We maintain records of all contributions made to the Foundation and interest and affiliation information of donors, volunteers and potential supporters. The Foundation does not sell, trade or otherwise share our contact lists.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we strive to maintain physical, electronic and administrative safeguards to secure the information we collect. All information is accessible only by authorized staff.
If you wish to restrict the use of your contact information, please let us know by one of the following methods:
Telephone: 519-646-6085
Fax: 519-685-4065
E-mail: sjhcfoundation@sjhc.london.on.ca
Mail:
St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation
c/o Privacy Officer
801 Commissioners Road East
London, ON
N6C 5J1
If You Wish To See or Change Your Information
The Foundation endeavors to maintain up-to-date records. Should you wish to review the information we have for you, change the information or ask us to remove your information from our records (please remember that we may be required, by certain laws, to maintain records for taxation purposes) you may contact us through our Chief Privacy Officer, Michelle Campbell (President) at the address noted above, who will ensure that your request is dealt with in the proper manner.
We May Change Our Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy covers the former Parkwood Hospital Foundation and St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy. Our privacy policy will be kept up to date on our web site. If you do not have access to the Internet, please contact us in writing, ensuring that we have a correct return address and we will forward to you a copy of our current policy.
Ethical Fundraising
In 2005 the foundation was granted Ethical Code Logo Licensee status by Imagine Canada. St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation is committed to the responsible management of the funds that donors entrust to us, and to reporting financial affairs accurately and completely.
At the foundation’s 2008-09 year-end, it learned that it had successfully met the new conditions for renewal of Imagine Canada’s Ethics Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code. Now the foundation is one of fewer than 300 Canadian charities approved to use Imagine Canada's new trustmark. Use of the trustmark demonstrates a commitment to the responsible management and accounting of the funds that donors entrust to the foundation. More information can be found at www.imaginecanada.ca
Maclean's Magazine has published two articles on Imagine Canada and the Canadian charities registered to use this code:
