Privacy Policy Highlights

Scope

This policy applies to the website of the Canada WaterPortal.

Personal information

  • We collect information you choose to provide during your registration.
  • We use common internet technologies, such as cookies, on our websites and emails.
  • We sometimes obtain additional information, such as aggregated demographics and lifestyle information, from other sources.
  • For more information about our information collection practices, please click here.

Uses

  • We use personal information to provide you with information you request, and to help us develop new products and services that meet your needs.
  • We do not share your personal information with other marketers unless we have asked for and obtained your explicit consent. If you do not provide your consent, we will not share your information.
  • We will use personal information you provide only for purposes consistent with the reason you provided it.
  • When we temporarily provide personal information to companies that perform services for us, such as to send you email, we require those companies to protect the information in the same manner as we do. These service companies cannot use your personal information for any other purpose than the reason you provided it to us.

Choices

  • You may access personal information that we hold about you.
  • You can ask us to correct any errors or delete the information we have about you.
  • You may opt-out of any further contact from us.
  • To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, we may have to verify that you are who you say you are before we can give you access to, or change, information about you.

Important information

  • While we do not fall within the scope of Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), we have aligned our privacy policy with PIPA and the guidance of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
  • This policy was reviewed and updated in June, 2024.

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How to contact us

  • Email: info [at] waterportal.ca, attention: Privacy Officer; or
  • Post: Privacy Officer, Canada WaterPortal, 1500, 850 2nd St SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0R8

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Ross Douglas

Board Member

Ross has extensive executive experience in Operations, Governance, Information Technology and Strategy at the board and senior management level including Mancal Corporation, Mancal Energy, Highridge Exploration and Atlantis Resources. He has worked in Oil and Gas, Coal, Commercial Real Estate, Portfolio Management, Recreation, Retail and Water and Wastewater Treatment. His experience is also geographically diverse having overseen operations in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Additionally, he has been on the board of companies with operations in Argentina, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Kazakhstan, and Russia. He has served on numerous Public, Private and Not for Profit Boards across a number of industries.

Ross has been active on several industry Boards and committees including the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and The Schulich School of Engineering Industry Advisory Council at the Schulich School of Engineering.

Photograph of WaterPortal Board Member Brian Mergelas

Brian Mergelas, PhD, ICD.D

Board Member

Brian is a seasoned Cleantech entrepreneur with a proven history of successfully bringing complex water technologies to the market.   With over 25 years of experience, he has led various organizations to achieve significant milestones in the industry. 

Having started as the founding CEO of the Pressure Pipe Inspection Company (PPIC) and later taking the helm at the Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP), Brian’s entrepreneurial spirit has been instrumental in driving innovation and growth within the sector. 

He is an active investor in the cleantech sector and has served on many boards including the Ontario Clean Water Agency. 

Actively engaged in industry associations like AWWA, WEF, IWA, and ASCE, Brian enjoys collaborating with fellow professionals to promote advancements in the field. 

Brian holds an undergraduate degree and a PhD in Physics from Queen’s University, which has provided him with a solid technical foundation.   As a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, he brings valuable insights to corporate governance.