Privacy Policy.
Last Updated: September 11, 2023
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Association (“LO”) in partnership with Skills Development Fund (SDF), funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario, has launched the new GROW program. This innovative and strategic training program will support the development and growth of three new pilot programs that include: Training for New Workers, Supervisory Training Program, and Employers of Choice Program. The project truly supports the achievement of numerous strategic goals for employers all under one program.
GROW works closely with job-seekers, professionals, employers, and partners to:
Promote the landscape and horticulture profession and the advancement opportunities therein;
Promote GROW and other professional development opportunities including but not limited to those offered as part of Landscape Ontario’s Workforce Development programs;
Administer GROW registration process through the collection of documentation;
Deliver training programs;
Connect job-ready program participants to job opportunities;
Connect participants and employers to pathways for advancement such as the Apprenticeship program;
Provide resources, tools, mentorship and coaching to participants in GROW training programs to support successful completion;
Administer monitoring, tracking and reporting of outcomes and participant progress as required by the government.
The GROW program will:
Attract and train new workers and help place them with employers with in-demand jobs;
Offer professional development and advancement training to incumbent workers in the profession;
Provide pathway guidance and support to new and incumbent workers, and support them in pursuing development and advancement opportunities that includes registration in the Horticultural Technician Apprenticeship program; and
Offer and deliver an Employers of Choice program to increase competitiveness.
It is LO’s goal to provide access to accurate and correct information about programs and training opportunities available to all and mentor individual candidates on the best path for them.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through our website, online portal, and from our clients as applicable (the “Services”).
In this Privacy Policy:
“we/us/our” means LO;
“participant” means any/all participants who participate in the New Entrant Worker Training Program, the Incumbent Worker Training Program or the Employers of Choice program.
What is Personal Information?
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual but does not include business or professional contact information such as the individual’s name, position name or title, work address, work telephone number, work fax number or work electronic address.
Consent to Privacy Policy Terms
By using our Services or registering to receive email communications from us, you acknowledge and consent to the use of this information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Children
By using our Services, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age or older and have legal capacity to consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.
How Do We Collect and Use Personal Information?
When you visit, use or request our Services, we may collect personal information or other information that you choose to provide.
Personal (Employer/trainer/apprentice or apprentice candidate) information that is collected from you may include:
Contact and Personal information
Legal Name
Address
Birth month, birth year and/or age
Gender identity
Marital Status & dependents
Geographical location
Email and telephone numbers
Payment information for purchase of resources
Social Insurance Number
Communications preferences
Education or training history
Residency Status
Employment history and status
Special needs/ accommodations?
Other information that you choose to provide, including but not limited to:
Information that you choose to provide by way of a comment, a “like” or communication with LO staff;
Information that is necessary to manage your online profile (if you choose to create one) such as a valid email, password, and responses to challenge questions; and
Feedback you choose to provide.
Personal Information that is Automatically Collected From You
When you use our Services, we may automatically collect and store certain personal information in server logs. This may include:
the type of operating system you use;
device event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL;
cookies or other anonymous identifiers that may uniquely identify your browser;
your IP address (a series of numbers that are automatically assigned to your computer when you go online);
the date and time you visited the website;
which pages you visited;
the order you visited the pages;
how long you spent on each page;
the page you entered the site on; and
the last page you looked at before you left.
We may use your personal information to enhance your experience by providing content that is targeted to you.
Our Purpose For Collecting Personal Information
We collect personal information for the following, non-limited purposes:
To facilitate our Services, including targeting of services to your specific needs and connecting new entrant worker participant and incumbent workers with employers, and all stakeholders with each other and relevant resources to support success;
To support participants in their training and skill development and career planning;
To support candidates in identifying right fit for the program and profession using the information and intake process;
To support employers in identifying right fit job candidates;
To support employers in accessing training programs:
To assist LO in developing strategies on how to best assist and support applicants and participants;
To administer Student Memberships;
To provide information management and analytics solutions to our clients and government funding partners; and
Other purposes:
To monitor website usage and ensure that content on the website is presented in the most effective manner;
In relation to marketing, surveys or other email communications, where we have obtained consent to send such communications; or
As otherwise required or authorized by law.
Third Party Information Collection
If you register for our services, in general we will collect personal information directly from you. From time to time, we may be required to collect personal information from third parties, such as the MLTSD with your consent or in accordance with the law.
We may also collect personal information in order to provide information management and analytics services to our clients in accordance with client instructions. This may include personal information relating to applications for apprenticeship, educational and employment history or other personal information as disclosed to us by our clients in accordance with the terms of the contract and applicable law.
How do we Share Personal Information?
Any personal information collected by LO may only be accessed, used and shared on a “need-to-know” basis by LO staff (including contractors) for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Individuals have only the access they require to perform their specific tasks.
We do not permit any personal information we collect to be accessed, used or shared by companies, institutions, organizations and individuals outside of LO unless one of the following circumstances applies:
To LO administrators. The Services may contain customized versions of proprietary software products owned by third parties and licensed to LO. Personal information may be shared with such third-party licensors but only when necessary, for the operation, maintenance, upgrading, customization, or testing of such software. Personal information may be shared with third-party vendors, consultants or service providers who need to know this information in order to assist us with the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy.
To employers. We may share your information with graduates for the purpose of supporting job search .
To scholarship administrators. We may share your personal information with individuals who support GROW in assessing and awarding scholarships.
To our clients. Information received from our clients is used for application and program delivered and shared only in accordance with the terms of our client contract.
Government funders and regulators. We may share your information with regulatory bodies for the purpose of reporting and supporting access to GROW services.
For research. We may, in limited circumstances, share your information with institutions, organizations or universities for research purposes. We will only share this information in accordance with the applicable law and with your express consent to do so.
For legal reasons. We will share information if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request;
detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues;
protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of LO and the users of LO; or
otherwise for the purpose of obtaining legal advice.
With Consent. Other than as set out above, we will share personal information with companies, institutions, organizations or individuals outside of LO only when we have your express consent to do so.
International Data Transfers
By disclosing your personal information, you consent to the disclosure and processing of the personal information outside of your geographical location. To the extent possible, personal information is maintained within Canada. However, personal information may be processed or stored outside of Canada in accordance with applicable law. Such personal information may be subject to disclosure in accordance with the law of the applicable jurisdiction.
We will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies to provide you with a good user experience, tailor content and continually improve our website. For example, we can recognize and remember important information that will make it more comfortable for you to browse our website, such as preferred settings.
What are cookies and similar technologies?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that our website stores on your browser or the hard drive of your device or mobile device. Cookies perform various tasks (including remembering your preferences) and are an important part of improving your experience of our website.
Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser and persistent cookies remain on your device after the browser is closed (for example, to remember your user preferences when you return to the site). First-party and third-party cookies are used to track and record page views, and for targeting and behavioural preferences. Secure cookies are used to encrypt your data during a submission process, and to ensure safe transactions when ordering or purchasing materials.
Our website may also use other similar technologies, such as web beacons, pixel or gif tags, and action tags. Those technologies also collect information that assists us in improving our services, use of our website, advertising and customer communications.
For example, if you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices.
How to block cookies?
Most internet browsers are set up by default to accept cookies. If you want to refuse or delete them (or similar technologies), please refer to the help and support area on your browser for instructions on how to block or delete cookies (for example: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari). Keep in mind that each browser has a different procedure for managing and configuring cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including necessary cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
You can find more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Google Analytics
We utilize Google Analytics, to better understand your use of our website and services. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the website, what pages they visit and referrals from other websites that contain a link to our website or our URL. Google uses the data collected to track and examine the use of the website, to prepare reports on its activities and provides them to us. Google may use the data collected on the website to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. For more information about how Google Analytics handles privacy please see its Privacy Policy.
If you want to opt out of Analytics, please do not use our website.
Social Media
Our website may include social media features and widgets such as the “Share This” button. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our website, and may use cookies. Social media features and widgets and your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the service.
Links to Third-Party Sites
This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of third-party websites that may be linked to or accessible through our website. For example, articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
If you submit your personal information to any third-party sites, whether by way of review of articles or otherwise, your information is governed by their privacy policies.
No endorsement of any third-party products or services is expressed or implied by any information, material or content referred to or included on, linked from or to this website.
How Do We Secure Personal Information?
We are committed to protecting personal information in order to prevent unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification or disposal or similar risks.
We use reasonable technical and security measures to protect personal information.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect personal information, we cannot absolutely guarantee the security of information.
We will continually review and update our security policies and controls as technology changes to ensure ongoing personal information security.
Retention
Your personal information is retained for the period of time necessary to meet the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Email or Marketing Communications
If you wish to opt-out of email or marketing communications you may contact us at: grow@landscapeontario.com
Accuracy of Personal Information
We use reasonable efforts to keep your personal information accurate and up-to-date. You are responsible for providing updates to your personal information as soon as possible.
Questions, Corrections or Requests for Access
You may request corrections to your personal information or request access in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Questions about this Privacy Policy, requests for access to or corrections of your personal information may be made in writing to the Privacy Officer at:
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, ON, L9T 2X8
Changes to Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is subject to amendment from time to time. Please review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed of any updates.
Please also refer to this website’s Terms of Use.(https://horticulturetechnician.ca/legal-terms-and-conditions/)
Legal Terms & Conditions
Website Terms and Conditions of Use
(1) Introduction
Welcome to the https://www.growoutdoors.ca/ Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, operated by Landscape Ontario (LO).
This website is provided solely for informational purposes by LO, and its use by you is conditional on your acceptance of the terms and conditions of use set forth below (“Terms and Conditions”).
By accessing or using any part of the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, including without limitation your accessing, using and/or downloading text, images, information, listings, messages, products, services or other content offered by or through this website (collectively the “Content”), or your sending messages, information, data, text, software or images, or other materials to Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, (“Materials”), you agree on your own behalf, and on behalf of any entity on whose behalf you may act, to accept and abide by these Terms and Conditions. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, or with any of these terms of use, your sole remedy is to discontinue using Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website.
These terms and conditions of use may be changed at any time by LO without notice. Your continued access and use of this website will mean that you agree to be bound by the most current version of the terms and conditions of use. Please check these terms and conditions periodically for any changes.
(2) Liability & Disclaimers
The information provided on the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website (the “Site”) is provided on an “As Is” basis and for general informational purposes only.
Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website makes no representation or warranty of any kind regarding any information, materials, tools, or other documents, which are on, or referenced by, or linked from, the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, including without limitation, any representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, reliability, currency, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of proprietary rights.
LO shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for the accuracy, content, timeliness, completeness, legality, reliability, quality, suitability or decency of any information, advice, content, service, product or merchandise contained on the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website or in sites linked to or from the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website.
Under no circumstances will LO or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, sponsors, licensors, or any other party involved in creating, producing, or distributing Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website content be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages (including but not limited to loss of profits, goodwill, use data or other intangible losses) that result or arise from:
(a) the use of and reliance on the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website or the information thereon,
(b) the inability to use any of the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website,
(c) mistakes, omissions, interruptions, suspension, termination, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance with respect to the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, including without limitation those that result from acts of god, communications failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website records, programs, or services,
(d) merchandise, products, or services received through or advertised on Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website and merchandise, products, or services received through or advertised on any links provided on Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website,
(e) information or advice received through or advertised on Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website and information or advice received through or advertised on any links provided on Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, and
(f) any information, data, text, messages and other materials that you email, post, upload, reproduce, transmit or otherwise distribute using Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website.
This site acts as a venue, among other things, for Recruiters and Employers to post employment opportunities.
LO does not screen or censor the listings offered. As a result, the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website has no control over the quality, safety or legality of the jobs or other posted listings, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of Recruiters or Employers to offer job opportunities to Candidates or the ability of Candidates to fill job openings. In addition, there may be risks, including but not limited to risk of physical harm, of dealing with strangers, foreign nationals, underage persons or people acting under false pretences. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom you come in contact through this Site.
You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any posting or other Materials placed by you, as applicable on the Site.
Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website shall not be responsible for any employment or volunteer decisions, for whatever reason made, by any entity posting jobs or reading job postings on this Site.
Because user authentication on the Internet is difficult, Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website cannot and does not confirm that each user is who they claim to be. Because we do not and cannot be involved in user-to-user dealings or control the behaviour of participants on this Site, in the event that you have a dispute with one or more users, you release Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website, and/or Landscape Ontario (and our agents and employees) from all claims, demands and damages of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website is under no legal obligation to, and generally does not, control the Materials provided by other users which are made available through this site. By its very nature, other people’s information may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate, and in some cases will be mislabeled or deceptively labeled. Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website does not guarantee, and makes no representations or warranties as to the truthfulness, accuracy, reliability, currency, veracity or completeness of the Content or about the results to be obtained using the Content. The use of this Site and the Content is at your own risk.
This Site contains materials, data and information which is provided, posted or offered by third parties, including third-party-provided content, advertisements and user content. You agree that Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website shall have no liability whatsoever for any such third-party material, data or information.
Certain links on this Site may take you to other websites. Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website provides these links only as a convenience. Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website is not responsible for the content of any such linked pages. Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website makes no representation or warranty regarding, and does not endorse any linked websites, the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described. If you use these sites, you will leave the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses and other destructive elements.
Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website may, at any time without notice or liability, and for any reason whatsoever, terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Site, including (i) changing the availability of, restricting access to, or imposing limits on any or all features or services on, or links to, this Site; (ii) adding, removing or changing any fees or charges for use of this Site or any features thereof; (iii) removing, adding, modifying or otherwise changing any Content on this Site. Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of this Site at any time without notice, but confirms that it has no duty to do so.
You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any posting or other Materials placed by you, as applicable on this Site.
Because some jurisdictions do not allow the restriction, exclusion or limitation of liability for, in such jurisdictions liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LANDSCAPE ONTARIO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. LANDSCAPE ONTARIO DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS OR THAT IT WILL BE ERROR-FREE.
(3) Agreement to Privacy Policy
You agree to abide by the Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website privacy policy, a copy of which is accessible from the home page of this Site. https://horticulturetechnician.ca/privacy/
(4) Choice of Law
This Site is controlled, operated and administered by Landscape Ontario from its offices within Canada. Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website makes no representation or warranty that materials at this Site are appropriate or available for use at any locations outside Canada. If you access this Site from outside Canada, you are responsible for compliance with all local law. You may not export any of the Content accessible through this Site in violation of applicable export laws and regulations. These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted, construed and governed by the laws in force in the Province of Ontario, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, except where prohibited by mandatory provisions of the laws applicable in your jurisdiction. Except in respect of any matter relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights and protection of confidential information, the parties agree that any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms and Conditions shall be commenced in Ottawa or, if no jurisdiction exists, in the Province of Ontario. Each party hereby agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario and to waive any objections based upon venue in any such action, suit or proceeding. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to these Terms and Conditions.
(5) Arbitration
Any and all disputes arising out of these Terms and Conditions, its performance, breach, enforcement, existence or validity, including any failure of the parties to reach an agreement with respect to matters provided for in these Terms and Conditions and all matters of a dispute relating to the rights and obligations of the parties, which cannot be amicably resolved, even if only one of the parties declares that there is a difference, will be referred to and finally settled by private and confidential binding arbitration before a single arbitrator held in Ottawa, Ontario in English and governed by Ontario law pursuant to the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario), as amended, replaced or re-enacted from time to time. The arbitrator shall be a person who is legally trained and who has experience in the information technology field in Canada and is independent of either party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may pursue the protection of intellectual property rights and confidential information through injunctive or other equitable relief through the courts.
(6) General
(i) Except as expressly provided in additional terms of use for specific areas of the Sites, a particular legal notice, or an additional Agreement, these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) website and you with respect to the subject matter hereof; (ii) Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this Site or which is the subject of these Terms and Conditions must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises; (iii) If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms and Conditions or portion thereof to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of these Terms and Conditions, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force and effect; (iv) The relationship of the parties is solely that of independent contractors and neither party shall have any authority to act for or bind the other party; (v) The waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall not constitute the waiver of any other or subsequent breach or default; (vi) No changes to these Terms and Conditions shall be made except by a revised posting on this page.
(7) Additional Terms of Use
Certain areas of this Site may be subject to additional terms of use. By using such areas, or any part thereof, you agree to be bound by the additional terms of use applicable to such areas.
Comments, Suggestions or Feedback
If you have any comments, concerns or suggestions about how we could improve our website and content, please contact us. Thank you for your interest.