Privacy Policy & Accessibility

Privacy Policy

Mindful Fathering, operated by Yorktown Family Services (YFS), knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting www.mindfulfathering.ca, or though social media correspondence (such as YFS’s Facebook profile or Twitter account), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

The Simple Version

We use your contact information for in-house purposes only, and do not share any information about you with third parties. Registration and inquiries made through our website also opt you into our e-newsletters, from which you’re able to unsubscribe at any time. We think, though, that you’ll like them quite a bit.

What Personal Information Does YFS Gather?

Information You Give Us

We receive and store any information you enter into our website or give us in any other way. This includes subscribing to our e-Newsletters, donating to us, or submitting a form on our website. We ask for personal information so that we can fulfill your request and return your message. If you choose not to provide any of that information, we may not be able to fulfill your request or complete your order, but you will still be free to browse the other sections of the websites owned and administered by YFS.

From time to time, we will send you e-mail announcements about new events, current issues, and/or services from YFS. We never make any personal data collected from our website or social media platforms available to any third party.

E-mail Communications

Occasionally we may send announcements about YFS events or current issues to the mailing list. We do not rent our e-mail list, although we may occasionally send an announcement, event, or product offering that we think may be of interest on behalf of a partner.

Social Media & Comments

YFS  uses social media such as blog posts, and networks like Facebook and Twitter, to engage readers in dialogue. On all networks, we abide by the terms and conditions of that website/service, and reserve the right to use those networks for marketing purposes. Comments made on YFS’s Facebook, Twitter or YouTube accounts are reviewed and published at our discretion, and through the use of these functions you accept that YFS is permitted to edit, moderate, and reuse comments for in-house promotional materials. Promotions and advertising are not permitted in this medium, nor is derogatory or hateful speech.

Automatic Information

When you our website, our servers make a log of basic information corresponding to the sites and pages you have visited. This information is stored primarily to track the effectiveness of our websites and individual sections and pages within them. Our website uses cookies (alphanumeric identifiers that can be stored by a visitor’s browser to identify them on a future visit, or during a single visit), to keep track of the events you have registered for through the website.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

How Secure Is Information about Me?

All computers that receive or store personal information are secured by firewalls and other security measures. Additionally, sensitive data such as credit card numbers are encrypted using SSL and other industry standard measures, to provide an additional level of security. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Conditions of Use and Revisions

If you have any concern about privacy at mindfulfathering.ca or any of our social media sites, please send us a description of your concern to info@yorktownfamilyservices.com and we will try to resolve it. Changing business practices and circumstances may require that we make changes to this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this website.

Contacting Us

Karen Blake, Manager
Community-Based Violence Prevention Programs
Yorktown Family Services
2010 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 300
York, ON M6E 2K3

Telephone:  (416) 394-2424, ext. 228

We can be reached via email at: info@yorktownfamilyservices.com

Our Commitment to Accessibility

Mindful Fathering / Yorktown Family Services (YFS) is fully committed to accessibility. Our working groups and initiatives support the removal of barriers that will liberate the potential of people with disabilities.  We are committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence.

Accessible Meetings

Many of the group meetings are held at YFS main offices. It is our goal to create a community that is inclusive of all persons and treats all members of the community in an equitable manner. In creating such a community, we aim to foster a climate of understanding and mutual respect for the dignity and worth of all persons.

If a meeting site or facility is held off campus, and you have any concerns with accessibility, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Accessible Communication

YFS is committed to continually ensuring all of our communications are accessible for people of all abilities. We strive to ensure the mindfulfathering.ca website is AODA / WCAG 2.0 compliant by partnering with website accessibility consultants to create an inclusive digital experience for all visitors, regardless of ability.

The accessibility icon  on the top navigation of our website is provided for users who have trouble typing, moving a mouse, gesturing or reading a screen with assistive settings, available on desktop computers.

Our commitment to accessibility is ongoing and we welcome feedback.  If you have suggestions for improvements to the accessibility of any of our communications or to make an accessibility request for a particular item on our website or in other material, please contact info@yorktownfamilyservices.com or call us at (416) 394-2424.