Important Notices

Copyright/Permission to Reproduce

Materials on this web site were produced and/or compiled by the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by CCHT.

The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.

Non-commercial Reproduction

Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology. We ask only that:

• Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
• The Canadian Centre for Housing Technology be identified as the source department; and,
• The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology.

Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology. By granting permission on a case-by-case basis, CCHT attempts to ensure that this information is as accurate and current as possible. To request permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes, contact:

Mike Swinton
Canadian Centre for Housing Technology
c/o National Research Council Canada
M20, Montreal Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0R6
Telephone: (613) 993-9708
email: Mike.Swinton@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Disclaimers - External Hyperlinks

Please be advised that the legislation and policy governing Government of Canada web sites, including official language requirements, may not apply to external sites accessible by links from this site. The CCHT is not responsible for content contained on any web site linked from http://www.ccht-cctr.gc.ca .

Government of Canada Privacy Notice

The Canadian Centre for Housing Technology is committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals who visit our web sites. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices of CCHT web sites.

• The Canadian Centre for Housing Technology does not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, phone number, e-mail or street address during your visit to its Web sites. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via e-mail, or registering in a secure portion of the site.

• All personal information you do provide is protected under the federal Privacy Act . This means that, at the point of collection, you will be informed that your personal information is being collected, the purpose for which it is being collected and that you have a right of access to the information.

• Data pertaining to visitors to this site is not disclosed to anyone except CCHT staff who may require such information to respond to a visitor's request. Personal information is not used to build individual profiles nor is it transferred to anyone outside of NRC without the individual's permission.

• Electronic "cookies" may be used to track visits to this web site. These cookies are not used to gather personal information, but rather to collect information on the visitor's Internet service provider, the IP address of the service provider, the duration of each visit, the number of requests per visit, the type of operating system used (Windows, Macintosh, etc.) and the type of browser used (Netscape, Internet Explorer).

If you are not satisfied that we have adequately respected your privacy, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner by calling 1-800-267-0441 or via the Internet at www.privcom.gc.ca .