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BC Transplant is part
of the Provincial Health Services Authority. We are committed to maintaining
confidentiality and personal privacy. Collection, use, disclosure and retention
of personal information must comply with the provisions of the BC Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
What
is Personal Information
Personal information means recorded information about an identifiable individual
other than contact information and would include, but is not limited to, such
things as an individual's name, address, birth date, e-mail address, phone
number, blood type and health care history.
What
Kind of Information is being collected
Unless you provide additional information, we collect only the following information
as you browse through our website:
We collect this information
for statistical purposes and for evaluating our website to make it more useful
to visitors. Our software records the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of
computers that contact our web site. We use these addresses to generate geographic-related
statistics, and to help administer the site, in general. We make no attempt
to link addresses with the identities of individuals visiting our site.
If you send an email message to us or complete a questionnaire, form, or other
on-line survey found on our website, we only use your personal information
for responding to and processing your requests for information. Personal information
collected will only be used for the specific purpose for which you provided
the information and will not be made available to others for any other purpose.
Information provided by you becomes a record of the organization under the
control of the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
We do not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information about our website visitors unless required for law enforcement or otherwise provided for by law.
Some of our web pages use "cookies" which are small amounts of information stored by your web browser software on your work station. In most cases this information is temporary in nature (called "session cookies") and is deleted as soon as you leave our website. The use of temporary cookies is solely for the purpose of allowing the user to interact with our website in an effective manner. In a few cases our website uses cookies to store information for longer periods than the current session. In those cases the web page is clearly noted and the user can choose not to use that web page feature.
Related Links
BC Transplant web site contains links to other websites. BC Transplant is
not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites.
Email
Information sent to our website over the Internet is not secure. This means
that if the visitor uses the Contact Us page, or other e-mail addresses published
on this site, to send an e-mail, the information provided may be intercepted
as it travels to our website. We will not be responsible for any damages suffered
by individuals as a result of the transmission and information that is sent
to us or for any errors or changes made to transmitted information.
Updated: May 19, 2010
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