By using this website, you signify your consent to and agreement to be bound by these terms, practices and policy.

This policy applies to the Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing and their websites yagotta.ca, yagotta.net and westcanoon.com.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the privacy practice on this website please address them in writing to Bob Kenyon, Publisher of Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing by e-mail at info@westcanoon.com.

Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing only collects personal information from users if that user voluntarily provides us with such information by subscribing to our e-mail updates, by submitting a question or comment to Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing via e-mail, submitting an event or announcement, submitting an article for publishing, or purchasing advertsing on our website.

Users are under no obligation to provide us with this information and may access our website without providing any personal information. By volunteering this information users agree to its collection for the purposes stated below.

Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing uses the personal information collected for the purposes of :

(a) To provide users with e-mail updates (if requested).

(b) Promote outdoors events or activities.

(c) Publish freelance articles.

(d) Provide advertising for our customers.

(a) When a user subscribes to receive e-mail updates from Western Canadian Online Outdoors News, which is done through a recognized second party service (i.e. Topica) we collect the following personal information:

* Name
* E-mail address

(b) When submitting a comment or question by e-mail to Western Canadian Online Outdoors News 's general mailbox info@westcanoon.com no personal information is collected.

(c) Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing also collects non-personally identifiable information that becomes available as a result of a user's visit to Western Canadian Online Outdoors News 's website. This information includes the following:

* The user's IP address (A number automatically assigned to your computer when you visit the website. Our server logs the user's IP address.)
* The user's Internet Service Provider (ISP)
* The user's Internet Service Provider (ISP) country of origin
* The user's Web browser.

(d) Non-personal information about a user's visiting habits may also be automatically collected through the use of "cookies." Cookies are computer files that are placed in a user's hard drive to remember any preferences the user may have when surfing the web. They can also tell us how often particular pages are visited.

An individual's personal information is only used in connection with the purposes identified in paragraph 4 of this policy. Individual information collected by Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing will not be sold or made available to third parties. The retention periods for personal information collected by Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing are as follows:

(a) Information collected for the purpose of providing e-mail updates is retained until the user requests to be removed from our subscription list.
(b) Information collected pursuant to the sale of advertising on the Western Canadian Online Outdoors News shows is retained as long as required by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for tax and audit purposes.
(c) Information collected pursuant to submissions for the general Viewer Comments mailbox are retained for up to three years, unless Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing receives a request by the individual to delete the information, in which case the information is deleted immediately.

Users can subscribe to receive e-mail updates from Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing through our second party provider (i.e. Topica) . To unsubscribe, users simply send an e-mail, as instructed on e-mail sent out, or by sending e-mail to info@westcanoon.com requesting to be removed from Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing 's e- mail updates list.

To ensure the protection of personal information collected by us, Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing employs the following physical, organizational and technological security safeguards:
(a) Access is restricted to Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing offices to editors and authorized individuals of Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing only.
(b) Access to the Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing server containing personal information is limited to the Publisher of the Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing and is accessed by use of a password.

Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing is committed to making readily available to individuals information on our policies and practices.

To review your personal information collected by Ya'Gotta Communications and Marketing , please direct your request in writing to Bob Kenyon at info@westcanoon.com.