Program Terms of Service

Last Updated: May 2020

Additional Terms to Review - Site Use Disclaimer and Terms & Conditions

Food for Queers

Food for Queers is an entirely volunteer run initiative meant to provide meals to those who are in need.

Section 1 - Access to Meals

Food quantities and varieties are based on donations and are subject to change frequently. While a vegetarian option is offered when available, it is your responsibility to ensure we are informed of any food allergies. If the meal available includes items that are on your allergy list, we may be unable to deliver a meal to you.

Section 2 - Delivery

Delivery times and dates are estimates and actuals may vary due to weather conditions and other factors, some of which may be outside of our control. If there are events beyond our control that interfere with our ability to deliver a meal to you on your scheduled delivery day, we will attempt to deliver your meal on the following day. In the event that we remain unable to deliver a meal to you, we will contact you and let you know.

Due to COVID-19 and health precautions, Queer Events volunteers will be taking all precautions recommended by the Health Unit and will be doing non-contact delivery. Meals will be dropped off on front doorsteps/ apartment lobbies and you will be notified of delivery. We request that you do not interact with or approach the volunteers for both yours and their safety.

Section 3 - Safety of Volunteers

If a volunteer encounters threatening or unsafe behavior at a drop off location, we reserve the right to refuse service for the safety of our team.

Section 4 - Liability

Queer Events is offering the Food for Queers program in good faith to ensure that no member of our community goes hungry.

As per the Donation of Food Act, 1994, SO 1994, c 19 in Ontario, a person who donates food or who distributes donated food to another person is not liable for damages resulting from injuries or death caused by the consumption of the food unless,

(a) the food was adulterated, rotten or otherwise unfit for human consumption; and

(b) in donating or distributing the food, the person intended to injure or to cause the death of the recipient of the food or acted with reckless disregard for the safety of others. 1994, c. 19, s. 1 (1).

Queer Events will strive to ensure that donated meals are prepared in safe commercial kitchens that are operated according to all health and safety recommendations.

Section 5 - Privacy

Personal information gathered by Queer Events shall be kept in confidence. We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to collect information that you voluntarily give us via email, online submission form or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.

Queer Events staff and volunteers shall be authorized to access personal information based only on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained.

Appropriate physical and electronic measures shall be used to ensure personal information is secure. Access personal information shall be limited to those who require such information to fulfil their job responsibilities. The confidentiality of those who have registered for ‘Food for Queers’ shall continue after the program has ceased.

Section 6 - Purposes for collecting information

to determine eligibility to participate in ‘Food for Queers’
to arrange and confirm food/meal deliveries

The information Queer Events collects for this program:

Your name and physical address
Your contact number and/or email address

Section 7 - Consent

By supplying the Queer Events with your personal information, you agree that Queer Events will only collect and use of this information in accordance with this policy. You may refuse or decide to remove your personal information from our lists at any time; however, by not accepting the terms in this policy, Queer Events can refuse service.

Section 8 - Limitation of use, disclosure and storing of your personal information

Queer Events will only store your personal information for a reasonable duration needed to achieve the specified purpose. Once your personal information is no longer of use, or if you ask that your personal information be removed from our client lists, Queer Events will destroy it to ensure it is no longer used or disclosed by means of deleting the information from our Food for Queers records and if any paper record has been kept, it will be shredded after 1 year.

If you would like to contact Queer Events about our Privacy Policy, you can do so by e-mailing info@queerevents.ca