Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 10, 2026 • Last Updated: April 10, 2026

Fair Autism & Disability Funding BC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a parent-led advocacy coalition based in British Columbia, Canada. We operate the website fairfundingbc.ca to provide families with information about BC autism and disability funding, and to advocate for fair, evidence-based disability policy.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who visits our site or engages with our coalition. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights as a visitor.

1. What Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • We collect personal information only when you actively provide it to us. This may occur when you:

  • Fill out our “Connect With Us” contact form (name and email address)

  • Submit a question through the “Your Questions for the Ministry” form

  • Sign up to receive advocacy updates or newsletters

  • Join our Facebook Group or engage with us on social media

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit fairfundingbc.ca, our website platform (Squarespace) may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

  • Your IP address and general geographic location (country/region)

  • Browser type and device information

  • Pages visited and time spent on the site

  • Referring website or search terms that brought you to our site

  • If Meta Pixel is active, Meta may collect information about your visit in accordance with Meta's own Data Policy (facebook.com/privacy/policy)

This information is collected in aggregate and is used to understand how our site is used and to improve it. It is not used to identify individual visitors.

The Disability Supplement Calculator

Our Disability Supplement Calculator does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information. No data you enter into the calculator is saved or sent to us or any third party. All calculations are performed locally in your browser.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide solely for the following purposes:

  • To respond to questions or messages you send us

  • To send you advocacy updates, policy news, or coalition communications you have opted into

  • To forward questions to the Ministry on your behalf, if you have submitted them through our “Your Questions for the Ministry” form

  • To improve the content and usability of our website

  • To measure the reach and effectiveness of advocacy awareness campaigns we run on Facebook or Instagram

We do not use your personal information for commercial purposes. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information to any third party, ever.

3. Petition and Advocacy Platforms

Our “Sign the Petition” and “Write to Your MLA” actions are hosted on third-party platforms (Action Network and NewMode). When you use these tools, you are subject to their respective privacy policies, not ours. We encourage you to review their policies before submitting information:

Fair Funding BC does not control how these platforms handle your data. We receive only aggregate information about petition signatures and actions taken.

4. Cookies and Tracking

Our website is built on Squarespace, which uses cookies — small files stored on your device — to operate the website and analyze traffic. Squarespace may use analytics tools to help us understand how visitors use the site.

We do not run advertising on our site. We do not use cookies to track you across other websites or to serve targeted advertisements.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Doing so should not affect your ability to access the information on our site, though some interactive features (such as the calculator) may be affected.

If we run advertising campaigns on Facebook or Instagram, we may use the Meta Pixel — a small piece of code on our website that helps us measure the effectiveness of our ads by tracking actions visitors take after clicking on them. This may involve Meta (Facebook's parent company) placing cookies on your device. We do not use this data to build advertising profiles or retarget visitors for commercial purposes. Any ads we run are solely to raise awareness of BC autism and disability funding issues.

5. Social Media

We maintain a presence on Facebook (both a public Page and a community Group) and Instagram. When you interact with us on these platforms, your interactions are governed by the privacy policies of those platforms (Meta/Facebook and Instagram), not by this policy.

If you choose to join our Facebook Group, please be aware that it is a community space visible to other group members. Do not share sensitive personal or medical information in the group that you would not want others to see.

6. Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions and email addresses only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry or, if you have opted in to updates, until you unsubscribe. You may request deletion of your information at any time by contacting us at the email address below.

7. Your Rights (BC PIPA)

As a BC-based organization, we are subject to BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Under PIPA, you have the right to:

  • Know what personal information we hold about you

  • Request access to your personal information

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Withdraw consent for us to use your information

  • Request that we delete your information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 9. We will respond to requests within 30 days.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for parents, caregivers, and adults navigating BC’s disability funding system. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights under PIPA, or have concerns about how your information has been handled, please contact us:

Fair Autism & Disability Funding BC

Website: fairfundingbc.ca/contact

Province: British Columbia, Canada

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, particularly as our website features or applicable law changes. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of our site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Fair Autism & Disability Funding BC

Advocating for an evidence-based disability policy for all BC families.