By logging in to the BC Family Doctors website, bcfamilydocs.ca, you are accepting the practices described in the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy.
BC Family Doctors reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Our privacy policy will be kept up to date and available upon request.
Privacy commitment
BC Family Doctors is committed to ensuring the privacy of our Members’ personal information and it is never released to third parties or for commercial use.
Passwords not to be shared
If you are a BC Family Doctors member and registered user of the member’s section of this website, you are not permitted to share your user name and password with anyone else.
Security
The BC Family Doctors web site has physical and technical measures in place to ensure the security of information. Servers reside in a secure offsite host location and are accessible only to a limited group of authorized personnel.
Safeguards
BC Family Doctors strictly protects the confidentiality of your personal information and honors your choices for its intended use. We carefully protect your information from misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure.
Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operating practices of the web site as part of our continuing commitment to the protection of personal information it holds.
Cookies
BC Family Doctors uses “cookie” technology to enhance and facilitate your visit to the BC Family Doctors website. “Cookies” do not themselves contain or reveal any personal information. “Cookie” files are sent to users’ computers for the purposes of storing personal preferences and technical information. We also use cookies to monitor trends in site usage and page views so that we can adapt the site based on an understanding of how it is used.
We use mostly temporary “cookies” (i.e. the cookies last until you close your browser). Permanent “cookies” are used, for example if you choose the “remember me” option at the time of log in. If you do not accept the BC Family Doctors’ use of cookies you may change your browser settings so that the browser does not accept cookies (instructions on how to change your browser’s cookie settings should be found in the help section in your web browser.)
Site tracking
BC Family Doctors does not track patterns of usage by any visitor, we do however track aggregate usage patterns to assess which pages are popular and which are not. This gives us the opportunity to monitor and enhance the value of the site to our users.
BC Family Doctors does collect information in log files. This information, such as browser type, operating system, time of access, etc., gives us the opportunity to improve service and identify any problems. This information is not released to any third party.
The only exception to this is if we are legally compelled to provide this information. There is an obligation for BC Family Doctors to be able to track any unauthorized usage.
Links to other sites
BC Family Doctors has links to other web sites that are not under its control. BC Family Doctors is not responsible for the contents of any linked web site, any link contained in a linked web site, or any changes or updates to such web sites. The inclusion of any link does not mean that the BC Family Doctors endorses that web site.
Please be aware that BC Family Doctors is not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites that we link to. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of every web site that requests personal information from you.
BC Family Doctors Privacy Policy and Principles
1. Accountability For Personal Information
BC Family Doctors is responsible for personal information under its control and has a privacy officer who is accountable for our organization’s compliance with established privacy principles.
2. Identifying Purposes For Personal Information
The purposes for which personal information is collected will be identified by BC Family Doctors before or at the time the information is collected.
3. Consent For The Collection, Use, Or Disclosure Of Personal Information
BC Family Doctors will ensure that the knowledge and consent of the individual are required for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, except where inappropriate.
4. Limiting Collection Of Personal Information
The collection of personal information will be limited to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by BC Family Doctors. Information will be collected by fair and lawful means.
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure, And Retention Of Personal Information
BC Family Doctors will not use or disclose personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the informed consent of the individual or as required by law. Personal information will be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
6. Accuracy Of Personal Information
BC Family Doctors is responsible for ensuring that personal information is as accurate, complete, and up to date as necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.
7. Safeguards For Personal Information
BC Family Doctors ensures personal information is protected by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
8. Openness About The Management Of Personal Information
BC Family Doctors makes information available about its policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
9. Individual Access To Personal Information
Upon request, BC Family Doctors informs an individual of the existence, use, and disclosure of his or her personal information and the individual has access to that information. An individual has the ability to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate.
10. Challenging Compliance
An individual has the ability to challenge BC Family Doctors’ compliance with these principles by contacting the BC Family Doctors’ privacy officer.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
BC Family Doctors
115 – 1665 W. Broadway Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4
Phone: (604) 638-2943
Email: sgp.feedback@doctorsofbc.ca