1.03 Privacy Policy
ALLIANCE Hockey and Hockey Canada have developed and implemented Privacy Policies.
These policies describe the ways in which ALLIANCE Hockey and Hockey Canada collects, uses,
retains, safeguards, discloses and disposes of the personal information of prospective members, members,
and others including players, parents, trainers, coaches, referees, managers, volunteers and employees.
Sarnia Hockey Association (SHA) complies with all requirements under the ALLIANCE Hockey
and Hockey Canada Privacy Policies. In doing so, the following are the key responsibilities of Sarnia
Hockey Association:
1) Designate and identify an individual(s) from the SHA Board of Directors who shall function as
the Privacy Officer(s). This role shall be filled by the Chair and/or Vice Chair Administration.
2) SHA shall only collect personal information in a fair and lawful manner as set forth in the
governing body Privacy Policies.
3) SHA shall not indiscriminately collect information. The amount and type of information collected
shall be limited to that which is required to fulfill its identified purpose.
4) The personal information collected by SHA through the registration process is only as accurate as
the individual provides during registration.
5) Post the privacy policy for the SHA website
1.03.01 Sarnia Hockey Association collects personal information from prospective members, members,
coaches, referees, managers and volunteers for the purposes of conducting Hockey Programming.
1.03.02 Information specific to a player such as a player's name, address and date of birth are collected to
determine that the player's geographical, division of play and level of play information are consistent with
Hockey Canada/Branch regulations. Historical information concerning past teams played for is collected
to determine if any Sarnia Hockey Association transfer regulations may apply. At no time are lists
generated for the sale of information.
1.03.03 SHA recognizes that hockey by its nature is a contact sport and injuries are to a certain extent,
inherent in the game. Medical records, medical history and medical forms of the individual may be of
assistance in an emergency, and as such may be requested. While participants are under no obligation
whatsoever to supply this information, and may refuse to do so without penalty, SHA will consider
receipt of this information as consent for its subsequent use in an emergency medical situation.
1.03.04 Team Officials must comply with the SHA Privacy Policy. Team lists and phone numbers are not
to be shared with anyone outside of SHA and specifically may not be distributed to outside agencies,companies, associations or individuals. Use of photos on the SHA website are provided by coaches and
SHA Executive. If you do not wish to have your child's photo displayed on the SHA web site and related
marketing, please inform your child’s head coach and contact the SHA Website Director.
1.03.05 SHA operates an Association website where information is collected and provided for the
membership. Team information is posted on this website and may include rosters, schedules, team
statistics, pictures and news items. Individuals must contact the SHA web director if they wish to opt out
of any of these postings