Effective Date: August 2026
The Sukhu Sekhon nomination campaign for Carleton (the “Campaign”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information obtained through sukhusekhon.ca (the “Website”), campaign forms, email, telephone, events, volunteer activities, community outreach, and other campaign activities.
The Campaign is associated with Sukhu Sekhon’s candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in Carleton. Personal information handled in connection with Conservative Party activities may also be subject to the Conservative Party of Canada’s privacy policy and applicable party rules.
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to the Campaign, including:
Name;
Email address;
Telephone number;
Home or mailing address;
Postal code;
Volunteer interests and availability;
Event registration or attendance information;
Information submitted through contact, volunteer, supporter, or other campaign forms;
Questions, comments, feedback, or local issues that you choose to share with us;
Information relating to membership, nomination, or campaign inquiries;
Communication preferences; and
Any other information you voluntarily provide to the Campaign.
Depending on the nature of your interaction with us, we may also collect information relating to your participation in campaign activities or your interest in receiving campaign communications.
We ask that you provide only the information reasonably necessary for the purpose for which you are contacting the Campaign.
When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the Website or by service providers used to operate it.
This information may include:
Internet Protocol (IP) address;
Browser type and version;
Device type and operating system;
Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address;
Pages viewed and links clicked;
Date and time of visits;
Referring website or source; and
Other general website usage and diagnostic information.
We may use this information to operate and secure the Website, understand how visitors use it, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve campaign communications and website content.
The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, improve performance, prevent spam or abuse, and understand how visitors interact with the Website.
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used by the Campaign, including website hosting, analytics, embedded media, security, or communications providers.
You may be able to control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Website.
The Campaign may use personal information for reasonable campaign and nomination-related purposes, including to:
Respond to questions, comments, inquiries, or requests;
Communicate campaign news, updates, and information;
Provide information about the nomination process and campaign activities;
Organize volunteers and coordinate volunteer activities;
Coordinate events, meetings, canvassing, and community outreach;
Understand issues, concerns, and priorities raised by residents and supporters;
Facilitate participation in campaign activities;
Respond to membership or nomination-related inquiries;
Maintain campaign records and administer campaign operations;
Protect the security and integrity of the Website and campaign systems;
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, Conservative Party rules, nomination requirements, and other campaign obligations; and
Carry out other reasonable purposes related to the Campaign that are consistent with the reason the information was collected.
We will not use personal information for unrelated commercial purposes.
If you provide the Campaign with your email address, telephone number, or other contact information, we may use that information to communicate with you about matters related to the Campaign.
Communications may include campaign updates, event invitations, volunteer opportunities, nomination information, requests for assistance, and other relevant campaign messages.
You may ask us to stop sending you campaign communications at any time by using an unsubscribe option provided in an electronic communication, where available, or by contacting the Campaign.
Certain administrative communications may still be sent where reasonably necessary to respond to a request you have made or to administer an activity in which you are participating.
The Campaign does not sell personal information.
Personal information may be disclosed where reasonably necessary for legitimate campaign, nomination, party, administrative, or legal purposes.
This may include disclosure to:
Authorized Campaign staff and volunteers;
Website administrators and technology providers;
Email, communications, database, hosting, analytics, security, or other service providers used by the Campaign;
Event organizers or service providers were necessary to administer an event;
The Conservative Party of Canada, its authorized representatives, or appropriate party officials;
Relevant electoral district association, nomination, or campaign officials, where appropriate; and
Government, regulatory, law-enforcement, electoral, or other authorized bodies where disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law.
We seek to limit access to personal information to individuals and organizations that reasonably require the information to perform legitimate campaign or related functions.
Service providers may process information on our behalf and may be subject to their own privacy policies, contractual obligations, and legal requirements.
The Campaign operates in connection with Sukhu Sekhon’s candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in Carleton.
Information collected by or provided to the Campaign may, where appropriate, be shared with or used within the Conservative Party of Canada in accordance with applicable law, party rules, nomination requirements, and the Conservative Party of Canada’s privacy policy.
Visitors are encouraged to review the Conservative Party of Canada’s privacy policy for additional information about how the Party collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information.
The Campaign may use third-party services to operate the Website and conduct campaign activities. These may include services for:
Website hosting;
Website forms;
Email and communications;
Analytics;
Spam prevention and website security;
Event registration;
Volunteer management;
Social media;
Embedded video or other media; and
Other campaign-related technology and services.
These third parties may collect or process information in accordance with their own privacy policies, terms, and legal obligations.
Where reasonably possible, the Campaign seeks to use reputable service providers and to limit the information provided to them to what is reasonably necessary for the services they perform.
The Website may contain embedded content or links to external websites, including social media platforms, videos, Conservative Party websites, membership pages, event registration pages, or other resources.
Embedded content may behave in the same manner as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those third parties may collect information about you, use cookies or similar technologies, and monitor your interaction with their services.
Once you leave the Website or interact with a third-party service, that third party’s privacy practices and terms may apply.
The Campaign is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or platforms.
The Campaign takes reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, theft, misuse, alteration, or destruction.
Access to personal information is intended to be limited to authorized individuals who reasonably require access for legitimate campaign, nomination, party, administrative, or legal purposes.
Campaign personnel and volunteers who handle personal information are expected to treat it confidentially and responsibly and to follow applicable campaign and party requirements for its handling.
Despite these precautions, no website, email system, database, or electronic communication method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted electronically.
The Campaign retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to satisfy applicable campaign, nomination, party, administrative, legal, regulatory, or record-keeping requirements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.
When personal information is no longer reasonably required, the Campaign will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, securely dispose of, or otherwise handle the information in accordance with applicable requirements.
Where information has been appropriately transferred to the Conservative Party of Canada or another authorized political entity, that organization may retain the information in accordance with its own privacy policy, legal obligations, and record-keeping requirements.
You may contact the Campaign if you:
Have questions about personal information you have provided;
Wish to update or correct your contact information;
Wish to change your communication preferences;
Want to unsubscribe from campaign communications;
Have concerns about how your personal information has been handled; or
I want to request the deletion of the information you have provided to the Campaign.
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to appropriate requests, subject to applicable law, party requirements, record-keeping obligations, security considerations, and other legitimate requirements.
In some circumstances, information may need to be retained or may be under the control of the Conservative Party of Canada or another organization rather than the Campaign.
The Campaign’s Website and campaign activities are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children through the Website without an appropriate reason or authorization.
If you believe a child has inappropriately provided personal information to the Campaign, please get in touch with us so we can review the matter and take appropriate steps.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in campaign activities, technology, service providers, legal or regulatory requirements, Conservative Party requirements, or our information-handling practices.
The current version will be posted on the Website with an updated effective date.
We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the Campaign’s handling of personal information may be directed to:
Sukhu Sekhon Nomination Campaign — Carleton
Website: sukhusekhon.ca
Email: join@sukhusekhon.ca
Please include sufficient information for us to understand and respond to your request. Do not send sensitive personal information by email unless it is necessary.
