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Privacy
Privacy Policy
How the Sikh Community of St. Thomas collects, uses, and protects your information.
Last updated: September 29, 2026
Who we are
This website is operated by the Sikh Community of St. Thomas (“we”, “us”, “our”), a community organization in St. Thomas, Ontario. This policy explains what personal information we collect and how we use it.
Information we collect
- When you contact us: your name, email, phone number, and message, so we can respond.
- Members’ area: if you are invited to join, we store your name, email, and any profile details you choose to add. Anything you post in the members’ feed or groups is visible to other signed-in members.
- Donations: online gifts are handled by a secure third-party payment provider. We do not see or store your card details.
- Basic technical information: standard data such as your device and browser type, used to keep the site working and secure. The site can be installed as an app on your device.
How we use your information
- To respond to your enquiries and requests to join.
- To operate the members’ area and community features.
- To communicate with members about community activities — by email only.
- To keep accurate records for the community.
How long we keep information
- Community email: leaders and admins have a community email address in the members’ area. Emails sent and received there are deleted automatically after 24 months.
- Email attachments: files attached to those emails are deleted automatically after 12 months, even if the email itself is kept longer. Please save any attachment you need to keep.
- Everything else (member profiles, posts, and records) is kept while it is needed for the community, or until you ask us to delete it.
How we share it
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share it only with trusted service providers who help us operate this website, and where required by law.
Your choices
You may ask us to see, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you, and members can leave the community at any time. To make a request, contact us using the details on our Contact page.
Cookies & storage
We use essential cookies and local storage to keep you signed in and to run the app. We do not use them for advertising.
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Please reach us through our Contact page.