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Your Data, Your Trust
Privacy Policy
CBNA exists to build community and trust among Black nurses and nursing students across Canada — that starts with being transparent and responsible with your personal information.
Last updated: September 27, 2026
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When you create a membership account, join a chapter, apply for mentorship or the Black Nurses & Students Allied for Success (BNSAS) program, register for a workshop or event, donate, apply to volunteer, submit a job posting, or contact us, we may collect:
- Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address
- Institution, program of study, nursing designation, or employer
- Chapter affiliation and province or territory of residence
- Payment and billing details for donations, membership dues, or event fees (processed by our payment processor — CBNA does not store full card numbers)
- Mentorship or program application details, including career goals and background you choose to share
- Photos, testimonials, or stories you submit for our website, newsletter, or social channels
- Correspondence you send us, including forms, emails, and messages through our community platform
Like most websites, canadianblacknursesalliance.org (and its subdomains) automatically logs certain technical data when you visit:
- IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system
- Pages visited, referring pages, and time spent on the site
- General location inferred from your IP address (city or region level)
- Performance and reliability metrics collected via our hosting and speed-monitoring tools
We do not use this data to identify you personally; it helps us keep the site fast, secure, and working well across devices.
If you sign in through our community platform, apply through a linked job board, or interact with an embedded third-party service (for example, our online donation processor or event registration tool), that provider may share limited account or transaction information with us so we can confirm your membership, donation, or registration.
- Process membership applications, renewals, and chapter registrations
- Match mentors and mentees and administer BNSAS, workshops, and scholarships
- Process donations, issue tax receipts, and manage fundraising campaigns
- Coordinate volunteer opportunities and event registrations
- Respond to your inquiries, applications, and support requests
We send program updates, chapter news, newsletters, fundraising appeals, and event invitations to members and subscribers who have opted in. Every email includes a one-click unsubscribe, and you can update your preferences at any time by contacting us.
Aggregated, de-identified analytics help us understand which pages and programs resonate, fix broken experiences, and strengthen site security. We also use information to detect fraud, enforce our Terms & Conditions, and comply with legal and tax obligations (including charitable receipting requirements under Canadian law).
Required for the site to function — for example, remembering your language preference (English/Français), keeping you signed in to a member session, and securing our donation and application forms. These cannot be turned off without breaking core functionality.
We use privacy-conscious performance monitoring to see how quickly pages load and whether errors occur, so we can keep the experience smooth for every visitor. This data is aggregated and is not used to build advertising profiles.
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the site — such as sign-in, donation forms, or applications — from working correctly.
- Payment and donation processors — to securely process membership dues, donations, and event fees
- Our community and mentorship platform — to power member sign-in, discussion spaces, and mentorship matching
- Website hosting, content, and email infrastructure providers — to keep the site, media, and newsletters running reliably and securely
These providers are contractually limited to using your data only to deliver services to CBNA — never for their own marketing.
If you join a specific university or regional chapter, relevant contact details are shared with that chapter's volunteer leadership so they can welcome you and coordinate local activities. Chapter leads are bound by the same privacy expectations as national CBNA volunteers.
We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of CBNA, our members, or the public. We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct inaccuracies, or request deletion of your data (subject to legal and charitable-receipting recordkeeping requirements). Email us at infocbna@gmail.com and we will respond within 30 days.
Unsubscribe from newsletters and fundraising emails at any time using the link in any message, or by contacting us directly. Program- and membership-related administrative messages (such as event logistics you registered for) are not marketing and may continue while you remain an active member.
If you are located in Quebec, you have additional rights under Quebec's Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25), including the right to data portability and to be informed of any decision based exclusively on automated processing. CBNA does not use automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.
We retain personal information only as long as needed to fulfil the purpose it was collected for, satisfy legal and charitable tax-receipting obligations, and support our historical record of chapters and programs — after which it is securely deleted or anonymized.
We use encryption in transit (HTTPS), access controls limiting staff and volunteer access to only what their role requires, and reputable, security-vetted infrastructure providers. No system is completely immune to risk, and we continuously review our safeguards as CBNA grows.
Some of our service providers store or process data on servers located outside Canada, including in the United States. Where this occurs, that information may be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction, including lawful access requests by local authorities. We select providers with strong privacy and security commitments regardless of location.
CBNA's programs are designed for high school students, post-secondary nursing students, professionals, and the community — our site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental involvement (for example, through a supervised high-school workshop registration).
Our site links to third-party sites — partner organizations, our donation processor, social media, and our community platform. This Privacy Policy does not cover those sites; please review their own privacy notices.
We may update this Privacy Policy as our programs, technology, or legal obligations evolve. Material changes will be highlighted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the site after changes take effect means you accept the revised policy.
Questions About Your Privacy?
Reach our team directly for access requests, corrections, deletions, or anything else about how your information is handled.