Port of Iona · Pitu’paq / Bras d’Or Lake · Unama’ki / Cape Breton Island

Discovery Centre reopens in June 2027

Port of Iona, 2583 St. Columba Road, Iona, NS

Admission by donation · Open June to October

About this site

Privacy Policy

This policy explains what personal information the Àros na Mara website collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. · Last updated: November 3, 2026

Who we are

Àros na Mara is operated by Central Cape Breton Community Ventures Inc. (CCBCVI), a non-profit organization. The Discovery Centre is at the Port of Iona, 2583 St. Columba Road, Iona, Nova Scotia. You can reach us at [email protected].

Information we collect

When you contact us. The contact form asks for your name, your email address, the type of enquiry and your message. When you send it, it is delivered by email to [email protected] through Brevo, an email delivery service. The website itself does not keep a copy of your message.

When you donate. Online donations are made through PayPal. Your card or account details go directly to PayPal and are never seen by us. PayPal shares your name, email address and donation amount with us so we can keep a record of your gift. PayPal’s own privacy policy applies to the payment.

When you browse. Like most websites, our hosting and security providers record technical information such as your IP address and browser type to keep the site secure and working. We also use Google Analytics to count visits (see below).

How we use it

We use your information only to reply to your enquiry, keep a record of donations, and understand how the website is used so we can improve it. Messages are read by the people who look after the [email protected] inbox. We keep enquiry emails only as long as we need them to respond and follow up. We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information, and we do not add you to a mailing list unless you ask us to.

Cookies, analytics and embedded content

Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to see how many people visit, which pages they view and how they found the site. It uses cookies and gives us totals and trends, not names; we do not use it to identify you. You can block it in your browser’s cookie settings or with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Embedded content. Some pages include content from other services: a Google Map on Plan Your Visit, YouTube videos in some stories, and fonts from Google Fonts. These services may receive your IP address, and YouTube and Google Maps may set their own cookies, under their own privacy policies. Links to our Facebook and Instagram pages take you to those services, which also have their own policies.

Managing cookies. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. The site will still work if you do.

Your choices

You can ask to see the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email [email protected] and we will respond within 30 days. We aim to follow the fair information principles in Canada’s federal privacy law (PIPEDA).

Questions about privacy

If you have a question or concern about privacy, email [email protected]. If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page.