Privacy

Privacy Notice.

In plain language: what we collect, why, who we share it with, and your rights. The full Privacy Policy (PDF) is the authoritative document.

Adopted

In short

  • We collect only what we need — name, contact details, swimmer information, payment-related details — to register members, deliver programs, communicate with you, and meet our obligations to BCAS, CAS, and the law.
  • We share information only with BCAS / CAS (for registration and Safe Sport), competition hosts (for athlete entry), our service providers under contract, our insurer or advisors as needed, and authorities where required by law.
  • Payments run through Square — we never see or store your full card number. When you register for a program, Square securely keeps a card on file to charge the monthly training fee. Registration and Try-It details are recorded in our private Google Sheets.
  • You have rights under BC PIPA — to access your information, correct it, withdraw consent, and complain to BC's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner if a concern isn't resolved.
  • We retain information per a defined schedule — registration and financial records up to 7 years, screening records for the validity of the criminal record check plus 2 years, Safe Sport matters 10 years, and governance records permanently. Details in the full policy.
  • Some providers store data outside Canada — hosting, email, and similar services run in the United States. We use contracts and reasonable safeguards. See the list of service providers below.

Service providers

Who handles your data on our behalf.

Disclosed under BC PIPA s.6. We use written agreements with each provider to ensure comparable privacy safeguards. The list updates as our stack evolves; date below reflects the most recent change.

  • Vercel

    United States

    Website hosting and content delivery

    Vendor privacy policy ↗
  • Cloudflare

    United States

    DNS and inbound email routing for our domain

    Vendor privacy policy ↗
  • Resend

    United States

    Transactional email delivery (form notifications, confirmations, receipts)

    Vendor privacy policy ↗
  • Google (Google Sheets & Apps Script)

    United States

    Stores registration and Try-It submissions in our private Google Sheets

    Vendor privacy policy ↗
  • Square

    United States / Canada

    Payment processing — registration, insurance, and Try-It invoices, and monthly training-fee subscriptions (Square securely stores a card on file; we never see full card numbers)

    Vendor privacy policy ↗
  • RAMP InterActive

    Canada

    BCAS-mandated season registration platform for athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers

    Vendor privacy policy ↗
  • BC Artistic Swimming (BCAS) & Canada Artistic Swimming (CAS)

    Canada

    Provincial and national sport governing bodies — receive registration data for membership, eligibility, and Safe Sport processes

    Vendor privacy policy ↗

Last reviewed: August 8, 2026.

Privacy Officer

A Coast Sirens Privacy Officer is designated by Board Resolution and is responsible for our compliance with this Policy and PIPA.

privacy@coastsirens.ca

Full Privacy Policy

The Notice above is the plain-language summary. The full policy is the authoritative document, with retention schedules, complaint procedure, and complete consent framework.

Read the full policy (PDF)

Your rights

  • Access. You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. We respond within 30 business days, as required by PIPA.
  • Correction. If your information is inaccurate or incomplete, ask us to correct it. If we don't make the correction, we'll annotate the record with your request.
  • Withdraw consent. You may withdraw consent at any time on reasonable notice — knowing it may affect your ability to continue in a program.
  • Complain. If you have a concern about how we handle your personal information, contact our Privacy Officer first. If it isn't resolved, you may contact the BC Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Other governing documents: All Coast Sirens policies · Safe Sport.