BladeNET and our Service Provider Sports Gateway offers a suite of hockey-specific administrative systems that have been developed over the last fifteen years at the grass-roots level by people who are committed hockey volunteers and computer/Internet experts.

The BladeNET and/ or Our Service Provider Sports Gateway systems, although extremely easy to use, is very sophisticated in its design and architecture. Access is gained by a combination of an approved user name and personalized password and the system permits access only to that portion of the system to which that person actually requires access. For example, the only access a non-authorized person will have to the system is simply to view the scores, standings and schedules.

Since BladeNET's people are committed hockey volunteers, they appreciate as much as we all do the importance of the security and privacy of our registration information. Also incorporated into the system is a sophisticated tracking feature that records, tracks and reports any and all attempts by anyone who intentionally

Please read this Privacy Policy very carefully before using this site. By accessing and using this site, you signify your consent to these terms, as well as our "Terms of Use". If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this site. Please check our Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

The privacy of our customers and visitors is of great importance to BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway. We have created this privacy statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines what personal information we may collect, how your personal information is used, and provides you with ways for you to change or update your personal information.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?
During registration, you will be required to give certain contact information (such as name and e-mail address), and demographic information (such as address, postal code, age, birth information or phone number).

Occasionally, BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway or one of our partners or advertisers may, host a contest or promotion where it will be your option to enter and your option to provide the requested information. You may be asked for such information as contact information (like your e-mail address), unique identifiers (like your password) and demographic information (like postal code, age or birth information). Children under the Age of Majority must get parental or legal guardian permission before providing any information for such contests or promotions. Web servers serving our web site may automatically collect information about which pages you visit, as well as your IP address or domain name. We may use this information for our internal web site business purposes, for example, to tailor our web site content or to assess the amount of traffic to our web site. We may also provide this information on an aggregated, anonymous basis to our marketing partners and/or advertisers.

We may use a browser feature called “cookies” to store some personal information. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site, and for other purposes. Cookies, by themselves, cannot be used to disclose your individual identity. This personal information identifies your browser, but not you, to our servers when you visit our site. You may set your Internet browser preferences to notify you when you receive a cookie or decline acceptance of cookies. If you decline acceptance of cookies, however, you may experience less than optimal performance of our web site.

Our Privacy Principles

Principle 1 - Accountability
BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway is responsible for personal information under its control and shall designate an individual or individuals who is/are accountable for compliance with these ten privacy principles.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with us, you can contact BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway by sending an email to webmaster@bladenet.net.

Principle 2 – Identifying Purposes
The purposes for which personal information is collected shall be identified by BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway at or before the time the information is collected.
It is our goal to provide you with a unique and personalized Internet experience, and ensure that you receive information from us that is specific to your needs and interests. When you voluntarily provide us with personal information, BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway can enable you to participate in and enjoy personalized BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway services.
Any partners with whom the BladeNet and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway share any information are committed to maintaining the privacy of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. These partners will be required to comply with this privacy statement.
Companies that place advertising on our site may collect information about you if you view or click on their content or advertising, provide them with personal information, or permit them to use cookies. If you have any questions about protection of your privacy by advertisers, please contact those companies directly.

Principle 3 – Consent
The prior knowledge and consent of our visitors and customers are required for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information.
We will only gather personal information that you have voluntarily provided to us or our partners. We will not collect any information without telling you ahead of time why and how we are collecting, using or disclosing your personal information, either through this Privacy Policy, or at the time we are requesting personal information.
We understand and confirm that by providing us with your personal information you are consenting to its use in accordance with the principles outlined in the Privacy Policy, or as outlined at the time you are asked to provide any personal information.

Information requested from children (users under 13 years old): At BladeNET and our Service Provider Sports Gateway, we take our responsibilities to our younger visitors seriously. In addition to the steps we take to safeguard the privacy and integrity of personal information submitted by adults, we adhere to the following principles and practices regarding personal information of children under 13 years old.

- In general, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 via the Web site, and we use age screening mechanisms to help prevent children from posting data on the Web site, such as in our fan chat rooms (when available). We do not require children to register or to otherwise disclose personal information to participate in the activities in any youth-focused section of our Web site.

- In the future we may offer children the opportunity to enter promotions or contests via the BladeNET and our Service Provider Sports Gateway Web site. In this case, the child will be asked only to provide his or her first name and email address, as well as his or her parent's email address. We will use the information only to notify the contest winners, and will require that the winner's parent provide us with whatever information is needed to provide the prize.

- We may also post information on the Web site about other promotions or contests that are open to children but that require other personal information (such as home address or favourite hockey team) to enter. For these contests, children will be required to print a paper entry form from the Web site and have their parents sign and mail or fax the form to us. Children are not permitted to provide personal information via the Web site or to enter these contests online.

- If you have any comments or questions about the information you or your children have submitted on this web site, including its accuracy, integrity, or completeness, or if you wish to access, review, verify, correct, amend, or remove such information, you may send an e-mail to admin@bladenet.net. Or, if you have any questions or comments about our use of your or your children's personal information or about our commitment to protecting your and your children's privacy, please contact admin@bladenet.net. BladeNET and our Service Provider Sports Gateway pledges to investigate any complaint you may have regarding our use of personal information and to comply fully with the legal or regulatory supervisory authorities responsible for enforcing our adherence to the privacy principles stated above.

Principle 4 - Limiting Collection
The collection of personal information will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which the information was collected except with the consent of our visitors and customers, to protect the interests of BladeNET and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway and its partners, or as required by law.

Principle 5 - Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention
Personal information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law. Personal information shall be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
We will keep your personal information only for as long as it remains necessary or relevant for the identified purposes or as required by law.

Principle 6 - Accuracy
Personal information shall be as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.

Principle 7 – Safeguarding Your Information
Personal information shall be protected by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. We will keep your personal information in secure data storage in order to safeguard it from unauthorized access.

Principle 8 - Openness
Through this Privacy Policy, BladeNET and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway makes readily available to individuals specific information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.

Principle 9 - Access For Correcting or Updating Your Personal Information
Upon request, an individual shall be informed of the existence, use, and disclosure of his or her personal information and shall be given access to that information. An individual shall be able to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate.
This Privacy Policy outlines what information is collected, how it is used and disclosed.
We will provide you with reasonable access to your information that is in our records, and will use reasonable efforts to allow you to update/correct personal information which you state is incorrect, to the extent the updating/correction will not compromise our privacy or security interests. Please be advised that it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.

Final Comments On Our Privacy Policy
BladeNET and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway is expressly committed to maintaining your privacy in accordance with the Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information prepared by the Canadian Standards Association International, and in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, which will be in force in Canada on January 1, 2001.
Please note that BladeNET and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway is on the Internet, but it is not the Internet itself. Our site also contains links to other sites on the Internet. We cannot guarantee that any information that you may voluntarily disclose on the Internet outside our site is kept private. We also take no responsibility for private information that you disclose while on the Internet. If you have any questions regarding privacy of your information on other sites on the Internet, we suggest that you contact those sites directly.
We may change this privacy policy from time to time, and you are advised to check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of BladeNET and / or our Service Provider Sports Gateway's services will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

Canadian Standards Association
Industry Canada Electronic Commerce Task Force Privacy
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada