Site terms & guidelines

Below are four brief notices concerning this website and my process. This website is a platform for professionals to interact with and access information by owner Matthew Burpee in Toronto, Canada. Notices and policies are required these days but what it’s really about is the fact that building empathy for others is good for business, our careers, and the communities that we interact with.

  1. Accessibility & usability practises
  2. Commenting guidelines
  3. Privacy policy
  4. Copyright


Accessibility & Usability Practises
In line with Ontario’s accessibility laws and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), these pages have been constructed to “transform gracefully”, in other words, they: 1) separate structure from presentation. They use Cascading Style Sheets to control much of the presentation. 2) all content is provided as text; when images, audio or video files are used, they are given equivalent alternatives. 3) documents do not rely on one type of hardware. Users can access the site with a variety of browser technologies, mobile devices, screen resolutions and settings, with or without mice, etc. 4) all attempts have been made to ensure that the content is understandable and navigable. There is a standardized site menu that indicates where you are within the site structure. Remember, we each will have a disability one day even if from just getting old.


Commenting Guidelines
When posting on this site and related social networks let’s engage, help others, and give constructive criticism. Let’s commit to building and strengthening relationships based on ongoing dialogue and mutual respect. Please be legal, respectful, relevant, and aware. 1) Be legal. Do not post comments that are libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive or contain otherwise illegal content. 2) Be respectful. You should not make others feel unsafe or unwelcome. You should not threaten, written or otherwise, others. 3) Be relevant. Your comments should be on-topic and not self-promoting (unless that’s the topic). 4) Be aware. This site and related social media accounts are not monitored 24/7. Posts may be moderated and decisions should be considered final. Postings are subject to all applicable Federal and Provincial legislation. This includes, but is not limited, to the Criminal Code of Canada and the Ontario Human Rights Code. See more about how the Canadian Criminal Code and other jurisdictions interpret interpersonal communications online. Basically what I’m hoping is that when we chat online we do it as if we’re in a public cafe, in a business meeting room, or at a diner party by invitation.


Privacy and security policy
Cookies are used for various purposes including analytics and personalized marketing. By continuing to use this website, you agree to the use of cookies created by Google and WordPress. See the links to learn more about what is collected by them and shared with me. I do not sell, trade, transfer, rent or exchange your personal information with anyone. I only collect information necessary from web use and my contact form to best provide professional services to people inquiring. I am dedicated to maintaining both a high standard of privacy and a high standard of data protection in all of my activities. As a web services provider, I keep valuable and sensitive information, such as websites files, contact information, and financial data safe. It’s a responsibility I take very seriously. I also must consider the responsibility of ensuring that thorough security measures and strong passwords are in effect in the systems I manage. Personally identifiable information is not collected without your knowledge. I take every precaution to protect users’ information. Please note that contact forms on the web use email through the Internet and so are not secure with sensitive information. I must balance that respect for the privacy rights of my customers and contractors with my responsibilities in the administration of our services. This policy is based on Canada’s PIPEDA legislation.


Copyright
All content in this website falls under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Canada License. You are free to: 1) Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose. 2) Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material. You must give appropriate credit and link to the original content and to the license. So use my stuff and link back. It’s polite.

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