Privacy Policy
Brethren, Your Grand Lodge is very pleased to announce the release of a
Privacy Policy that Protects the Personal Information of our members and
applicants. In the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of
Ontario and its constituent Lodges, we have always been sensitive to
privacy issues and to the on-going trust our members place in us.
This policy is issued by the Grand Lodge Communication Committee under the
authority of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada
in the Province of Ontario to provide direction on the necessity to
protect and manage the personal information of our members and applicants.
This policy is being posted on both the private and the public portions of
our Grand Lodge website. By the one we inform the members of the
jurisdiction that such a policy is in place for their protection and by
the other we demonstrate to the public the professional manner in which we
conduct our business while protecting individual privacy.
In addition to publishing this policy, our Grand Lodge has appointed a
Privacy Officer who may be contacted at
[email protected]
Policy Statement In accordance with Grand Lodge’s desire to protect the
privacy of personal information, the Officers and Members of the Grand
Lodge, its Districts and Constituent Lodges, shall take all measures
necessary to protect and manage the personal information of our members
and applicants. Please note – A set of best practices are being developed
to assist the Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge, its Districts and
Constituent Lodges in administering and applying this Privacy Policy
within their areas of governance. Grand Lodge PRIVACY POLICY PRINCIPLES & BESTPRACTICES Ver 4 (February 2018).