Privacy Policy

The Yukon Liquor Corporation is committed to protecting your privacy. The collection, use, disclosure, retention, and disposal of information collected via Yukon Liquor Corporation online properties, such as our websites is done in compliance with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Archives Act. The purpose of this privacy statement is to inform you of the personal information that may be collected from you when you interact with the Yukon Liquor Corporation online.

Collection of personal information

Yukon Liquor Corporation websites collect personal information pursuant to section 29(c) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purposes stated below.

Communicating with the Yukon Liquor Corporation

If you choose to send an email or complete a feedback form online, your personal information may be used in order to respond to your inquiry. Emails and other electronic methods used to communicate with the Yukon Liquor Corporation are not secure unless it is specifically stated on a web page. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not send sensitive personal information using these methods.

Improving your experience on the Yukon Liquor Corporation websites

Web analytics

Website analytics is the collection, analysis, measurement, and reporting of data about website traffic and visits for purposes of understanding and improving the Yukon Liquor Corporation website usage. The Yukon Liquor Corporation uses analytics software to collect website visitor data. This information is not used to identify individuals. When your computer contacts a Yukon Liquor Corporation web page, the following types of information are collected and used for website analytics:

• the originating IP address
• the date and time of the request the type of browser used
• the type of device used
• the computer operating system used
• the screen size being used
• the page(s) visited the URL of
• the page that was viewed prior to the current page
• files that were clicked and downloaded
• links to an outside domain that were clicked
• the time it takes for web pages to be generated by the web server and then downloaded by the user
• the main language of the browser being used

Cookies

Some Yukon Liquor Corporation websites may download a "cookie" to a visitor's computer. This is a data file that the web server uses to remember the behaviours and preferences of the visitor; thereby allowing the site remember shopping cart contents and to better respond to the visitor's habits on subsequent visits. Any visitor with concerns over the collection of this type of information should set their browser to not accept cookies or to display a warning that a cookie will be downloaded if the site is accessed. Setting these browser options will not exclude the visitor from any Yukon Liquor Corporation website, but may prevent you from making purchases.

Registration

Some Yukon Liquor Corporation websites request visitors to register via an online form. This is done so that the Government can deliver a service and respond more effectively to a specific identified individual. The data from the form and its response will be stored to fulfill the service request. These communications become part of the record of the transaction and must be managed according to Yukon Liquor Corporation records management procedures. The personal information contained within the communications is managed according to the requirements of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Processing Online Orders

If you choose to make purchased on a Yukon Liquor Corporation ecommerce website you will be required to provide personal information to enable processing of your order.  Order information will be stored to fulfill the purchase request and managed according to Yukon Liquor Corporation records management procedures in compliance with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Third party services we use

When you visit Yukon Liquor Corporation websites, or purchase products online, we use the following third party services which may collect personal data:

For questions about privacy on the Yukon Liquor Corporation websites contact the Director of Finance and Information Services:

• Phone: 867-667-3704 or toll free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5245
• Email: cannabis@gov.yk.ca 
• Mail:
  Attention: Director of Finance and Information Services
  Yukon Liquor Corporation
  9031 Quartz Rd Whitehorse, YT
  Y1A 4P9