Website Privacy

Website Privacy

The District of Squamish website is a communication and transaction tool. 

The District of Squamish is committed to protecting your privacy and upholds the protection of your personal information in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

1. Unless you voluntarily provide information through one of the forms on this site, you remain anonymous while using this site and no personal information is being collected.
2. Information submitted through these forms are stored on servers in Canada.
3. The Content Management System for this site uses cookies for server analytics, logging site visits and identifying return users’ preferences. The information is anonymous and not shared with any third party. (reference: Silverstripe CMS Documentation)
4. This site uses Google GA4 for website analytics. GA4 includes privacy controls such as cookieless measurement, and behavioural and conversion modeling. (reference: Google Analytics Help Centre documentation)

We do not store or use IP addresses to identify individuals. If you are just browsing our website, you remain anonymous. 

If you use this site to submit an application or a payment, personal information will need to be collected from you to identify your account with the District of Squamish. The collection, use, and disclosure of personal information are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information collected through forms will only be used for the purpose of processing your application or payment and will not be shared with any third party. The information collected will be retained and disposed of according to the District of Squamish Records Retention and Disposal Bylaw No. 2622, 2019, and the District of Squamish Records Classification and Retention Schedule.

If you have any questions, please contact the Information and Privacy Supervisor at 604-815-4948.