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Privacy Policy
Bananas Beach Club ("BBC") is committed to the protection of its customers' Personal Information (as defined below). As evidence of this commitment, we have implemented the following Privacy Policy (the "Policy"), which complies with or exceeds the requirements of the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, also known as "PIPEDA". References in this Policy to "we", "our" or "BBC" are references to Bananas Beach Club unless otherwise indicated.

This Policy is designed to assist our customers in understanding how we collect, store, use, disclose, protect and ensure the accuracy of information collected and controlled by BBC. It also applies to all Personal Information held in the BBC databases and utilized by our BBC personnel.

What is Personal Information?
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act became enforceable in respect of the public sector on January 1, 2004, to ensure that information that individuals provide such as photographs and personal information, is used in an appropriate manner. The legislation defines Personal Information as "information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization". In other words, it is information particular to an individual that would allow them to be identified. This would include your name, residential address, e-mail address(es), and telephone number.

As well, users should be aware that certain non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by BBC through the operation of what are called "cookies". "Cookies" are small text files that identify an individual computer's browser entering a Web site. They allow the site to track that browser's movement through the site over several sessions. Through cookies, a Web site can recognize repeat users, facilitate the user's access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage behaviour that will allow content improvements. The BBC uses cookies only for the above-mentioned purposes and will use them to identify users.

Why We Collect Personal Information
BBC collects personal information in order to facilitate the services that are offered through our establishment to our customers. This means that our employees collect Personal Information in order to inform you of any upcoming events, promotions, contests, give-ways and VIP club passes as well as to personalize your experience on the web site. We do not collect Personal Information for any other reason other than as described in this Policy, nor is it used in any way other than as described herein.

Consent
We try to ensure that you understand how we use your Personal Information. One of the ways this is done is by obtaining your consent. Consent may be either express or implied. Express consent is given when we specifically ask you if it is acceptable to you that we gather certain information and you explicitly agree that it is. Implied consent occurs when you provide information that may be Personal Information without objection. As we obtain only the information necessary to assist you with the transaction you require, we operate under the understanding that you have agreed to provide us with this Personal Information voluntarily and with knowledge of this Policy whenever you do so.

Use and Retention of Your Personal Information
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as we provide or may potentially provide services to you. When your Personal Information is no longer necessary to BBC for the purposes described in this Policy, we will destroy, erase, or de-personalize the Personal Information. The only exception to this will be where we may be required to keep or provide your Personal Information as a result of legislation, as required by law or government regulation, or due to a binding court order.

Sharing, No Selling, or Bartering of your Personal Information
Your Personal information is not given, rented, or sold to any third party for any reason. However, your information maybe shared with related or affiliated companies and sponsors from time to time. Your Personal Information may be shared for the purpose of informing you of promotions, events, contests, give-ways and other email communication. Your information may be combined with other Personal Information collected by BBC to provide us with aggregate statistical information about our customers' preferences.

Accuracy
To ensure that the Personal Information you provide to us is accurate, complete, and up-to-date, we urge you to provide us with updates regarding such information and to inform us of any errors affecting the Personal Information we may hold.

Security
We employ ongoing security measures in an effort to protect Personal Information held by us from unauthorized use, access, disclosure, distribution, loss or alteration. Your Personal Information is protected by implementing the following kinds of safety precautions:

1. physical, such as the locking of filing cabinets or restricting access to certain areas of our offices to appropriate personnel;
2. administrative/organizational, such as the implementation of proper policies to be followed by all BBC employees and affiliates, and to ensure that they are trained to know their ongoing obligations to you. Employees are provided with only the Personal Information that is necessary for them to perform their duties properly, and the Information is provided only to such personnel as may require it; and
3. technological, such as the utilization of passwords, encryption, and secure servers on all of our computers and/or electronic databases.

Personal Information is stored on secure servers facility offsite parties, and is protected using some or all of the above safeguards, as appropriate.

Access
You are entitled to know what Personal Information about you that we have collected, as well as how it has or will be used. If you provide a written request for this information, we will provide it to you within 60 days of confirmation of your identity. We will inform you whether or not we hold Personal Information about you and, when possible, the source of the Information, its use, and any parties to which it may have been disclosed.

You may be required to provide sufficient proof of your identity at this time to ensure the safety and security of the Information we hold and that it is provided to individuals in accordance with this Policy. In the event that we cannot provide a complete list of the Personal Information that we have collected about you, we will provide you with the reasons why your access to this information is being denied. This usually takes place in only limited circumstances, where we may not be able to supply Personal Information as a result of legal requirements. Whenever possible, we will give you appropriate reasons as to why this is the case however, in certain instances, such as in certain criminal investigations, we may not be able to provide you with any reasons as to why your Personal Information cannot be provided.

Satisfaction
We are committed to ensuring that you have full knowledge of how and why we collect your Personal Information, and what is done with it. If you wish to offer comments or challenge the compliance with federal or provincial legislation of the Policy, we invite you to send a letter addressed to *Bananas Beach Club, Attention: Privacy Compliance Officer, 41-53 Beach Drive, Wasaga Beach, ON L0L 2P0.

We will respond as quickly as possible and inform you of the steps, if any, that have been or will be taken in order to address the concern or implement the suggestion, including, if necessary, amending the policies and procedures of BBC.

Amendment to BBC Privacy Policy and Procedures
This Privacy Policy is in effect as of January 1, 2004. BBC recognizes that legal interpretation of PIPEDA and future Provincial privacy legislation may impact its privacy policies and procedures. Our privacy officer will review and revise this Privacy Policy from time to time, and notification of any revisions will be posted on the BBCs Internet Web site. Privacy Policy changes will apply to the Personal Information collected from the date of the posting of the revised Privacy Policy to the BBCs Internet web site.