This privacy policy outlines how the Calling Lakes Planning District Commission website (https://4callinglakes.ca) collects, uses, and protects your personal information. As a Saskatchewan-based organization, we are committed to complying with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) as well as Saskatchewan’s The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP), which governs how local government bodies collect, use, and disclose personal information.
What We Collect and Why
We only collect personal information that is necessary for the operation of this website and the services we provide. This includes information you voluntarily provide such as your name, email address, and comments, as well as technical data such as your IP address and browser information collected automatically for security and spam prevention purposes. Under LA FOIP, we are required to collect personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate under the circumstances.
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string derived from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check for a profile picture. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in those files. Other visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location information from any images posted on the website.
Cookies
When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year so you do not need to re-enter your details on future visits.
A temporary cookie may be set when you visit our login page to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie holds no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
Logging into the site will set cookies to store your login details and display preferences. Login cookies expire after two days and display option cookies after one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login cookie to two weeks. Logging out removes all login cookies.
Publishing or editing an article sets a temporary cookie containing only the post ID of that article. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. This embedded content behaves as though you have visited those external sites directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use their own cookies, and monitor your interactions with their content.
Data Sharing
We do not sell or trade your personal information. Your IP address may be included in password reset emails if you request one. Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service. We will not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, except where required or permitted by law, including under LA FOIP or PIPEDA.
Data Retention
Approved comments and their associated metadata are kept indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically. If you register as a user on this site, your profile information is stored until you request its removal. All registered users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, with the exception of their username. Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
In accordance with LA FOIP, personal information will not be retained longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Your Rights
Under PIPEDA and LA FOIP, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, request corrections to any inaccurate information, and request the deletion of your personal data where we are not legally required to retain it. If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported copy of your personal data at any time.
To make an access or correction request, please contact us through our website. We will respond to all requests within 30 days, in accordance with the timelines set out under LA FOIP.
Concerns and Complaints
If you have a concern about how your personal information has been handled, you may contact us directly through https://4callinglakes.ca. If your concern is not resolved to your satisfaction, you have the right to contact the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) at:
Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner 503 — 1801 Hamilton Street Regina, SK S4P 4B4 Phone: 306-787-8350 Toll Free: 1-877-748-2298 Website: www.oipc.sk.ca
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact us through our website at https://4callinglakes.ca.
This policy was last reviewed in June 2026.