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Privacy Policy

AMANS is staffed by professionals who strive to serve members of the Association of Municipal Administrators, Nova Scotia (AMANS). Our websites are operated in accordance with this same set of values. We are committed to protecting the privacy of members and visitors to our websites. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Protecting Your Personal Information

We will provide specific notice before collecting any of your personal information (details that can identify you as an individual, such as your name or address). We will explain what information is being collected and how it will be used. You have the right to decline to have this information collected or transferred for marketing purposes.

We collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not use techniques that collect personal information about you without your knowledge. Any personally identifiable data about our customers or website visitors is stored securely.

How We Use Non-Personal Information

The AMANS web servers may automatically record some general information about your visit,
such as:

  • The internet domain for your internet service provider and the IP address of the computer accessing the website
  • The type of browser you are using
  • The type of operating system you are using (such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows)
  • The date and time you visited our site and the web pages that you visited on our site, along with the address of the previous website you were visiting, if you linked to us from another website.

We use this information for statistical analysis, to help us make our sites more useful to visitors or use it for auditing purposes. This tracking system does not record personal information about individuals or link this information to any personal data collected.

We may use "cookies" that identify you as a return visitor. A cookie is a piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard drive. So, when you come back to visit us again, we can tailor information to suit your individual preferences. The goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful visit and to measure website activity. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information. Browsers allow you to disable cookie collection if you wish, or inform you when a cookie is being stored on your hard drive.

When You Leave Our Sites

This policy discloses the privacy practices for our websites. However, our sites contain links to external sites. If you visit external websites listed on our web pages, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of the new site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all websites you visit, especially if you share any personal information.

Canada Anti-Spam Law (CASL)

AMANS complies with CASL. Anyone who has provided AMANS with a Canadian mailing address will not receive unauthorized Commercial Electronic Messages (CEMs as defined under CASL) unless these individuals have opted-in to receive CEMs. As part of AMANS’ CASL compliance, and through our membership application and program registration process, individuals may be asked to provide their explicit opt-in to receive CEMs from AMANS and are provided with the mechanisms to opt-out and/or adjust their email preferences at any time.

Please note that email addresses and other contact information contained within the AMANS ListServ is public-facing information and is updated on a regular basis per the information and consent provided to us by members and/or the municipality’s administrators.

AMANS will never sell or distribute members’ emails, contact information or registration lists without members’ explicit consent. Please note that any third party making such claims in regard to being in possession of or having the right to sell AMANS contact or member lists is not allowed or endorsed in any way by AMANS and should be flagged and marked as spam. Please notify AMANS staff at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. should you receive any suspicious emails or phone calls from companies or individuals looking to sell or distribute AMANS-related contact or registration lists.

Policy Changes

Date / Version
06-26-2024

Action
Policy approved by the AMANS Board of Directors