Detailed Privacy Policy


The following privacy statement includes details pertaining to British Columbia Magazine’s use and disclosure of personal information it collects. Please refer to Tourism BC’s corporate privacy policy for information on how Tourism BC manages its websites, including the British Columbia Magazine site, in accordance with the provisions of the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

What Personal Information We Collect

At British Columbia Magazine, we collect personal information when a customer purchases a subscription to our magazine, or enters any of our promotions or sweepstakes. Business partners of British Columbia Magazine also provide us with the personal information of their customers (e.g. name, address, e-mail address) so that we can offer them information about our magazine. This personal information is only provided to us with the consent of our partner’s customers. Hence, if you receive any email messages or material from British Columbia Magazine, it is because you requested it or consented to this use of your personal information. When British Columbia Magazine collects or receives personal information on customers, we endeavour to protect the confidentiality of the information in accordance with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and act in strict accordance with the instructions of the list owner.

How We Use the Personal Information We Collect

British Columbia Magazine uses the personal information we collect or receive for the following general purposes:

  1. to fulfill customer requests for specific products and services;
  2. to enable British Columbia Magazine to contact you about our magazine; and
  3. to enable an authorized third party to contact you about specials, fund-raising and products or services that may be of interest. Authorized third parties consist of companies or organizations that have been carefully screened by British Columbia Magazine, and have received our approval to contact you by mail.

Before any personal information of our customers is disclosed, all recipient authorized third parties must agree to protect personal information in a manner that is consistent with our policy. If you prefer not to receive mailings by third parties, please send us your request in writing along with a copy of your subscription label to:

British Columbia Magazine
Subscription Department
P.O. Box 2682, Vancouver, BC
V6B 3W8 Canada

Your Ability to Edit and Delete Your Account Information and Preferences

The British Columbia Magazine website gives you the ability to view your online account information and request, at any time, correction of the personal information that you have provided us.

If you have submitted personal information through this site and would like to amend that information or opt-out of any request to receive information about renewing your subscription, please notify us of this by email or contact us by phone at (604) 660-3702.