Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC ("OHSAH") respects the privacy of every person visiting our website. OHSAH has created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy, and the high value we place on your quality feedback. OHSAH attempts to take every precaution to protect the privacy of every person visiting our website.

This Privacy Policy explains generally OHSAH’s Personal Information privacy practices, but in all respects this Privacy Policy and the application of privacy practices will be subject to and in accordance with the provisions of applicable privacy protection laws.
“Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual, and includes things such as name, contact information, gender, age, birth date, health information, user profiles and ID numbers.
When you do provide us with Personal Information, we will only use that information for the following purposes: (a) to administer your OHSAH account, (b) to communicate with you for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the services we provide on our website, (c) to track and analyze user logs internally, (d) or to contact you (on an opt-in basis) regarding occupational health and safety issues in which we believe you may be interested, (e) to enforce the Terms of Use for the services, and (f) to respond to your requests for customer service. In some cases we may disclose your Personal Information: (a) when you have explicitly consented to the disclosure, (b) to fulfill the purpose for which the Personal Information was collected, (c) if we engage a third party to provide services to us (like computer back up or archival file storage) and the third party is bound by confidentiality obligations, (d) or as may be required by law.
Any feedback you provide to us, may be used by us for any purpose, as we deem appropriate, provided that any disclosure of your feedback will not include your Personal Information. All comments and feedback are dealt with confidentially and are incorporated into our research and development process so that we can continually improve on what you most appreciate from the OHSAH website, its information and our services. In some cases, we may collect information about you that is not personally-identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site or advertisement. We may also use your Personal Information to generate Summarized Data for internal use. “Summarized Data” means records which have been stripped of information potentially identifying individuals, and which have been manipulated or combined to provide generalized, anonymous information. Your identity and Personal Information will be kept anonymous in Summarized Data. By providing Personal Information to us, you voluntarily consent to the collection, use and disclosure of the Personal Information as specified in this Privacy Policy. Without limiting the foregoing, we may on occasion ask you to consent when we collect, use, or disclose your Personal Information in specific circumstances. Sometimes your consent will be implied through your conduct with us if the purpose of the collection, use or disclosure is obvious and you voluntarily provide the information. When you visit the OHSAH website we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "Cookie". This information helps us to improve the service we offer to you in a number of ways. The Cookies which we use do not allow us to identify individuals. If you do not wish us to place "Cookie" files on your hard drive, you can adjust your browser's setting to either exclude cookies or to inform you every time we attempt to send you a cookie. If you have already received an OHSAH cookie you may delete it from your hard drive in the same way that you would delete any file.

OHSAH employs software programs that monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our website, the date and time of the visit, and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.

OHSAH takes reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. However, due to the nature of the services we provide from our web site, we cannot ensure the security or privacy of information you submit to us through the services available on our website, including Personal Information. Please remember that you ultimately control what Personal Information you provide to us. Ultimately, you are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your ID, passwords and/or any Personal Information in your possession. We cannot assume any responsibility for the content of any Personal Information or other information which you may receive from other users through the services we provide from our web site, and you release us from any and all liability in connection with the contents of any Personal Information or other information which you may receive from other users. We cannot guarantee, or assume any responsibility for verifying, the accuracy of the Personal Information or other information provided by other users of the services. You release us from any and all liability in connection with the use of such Personal Information or other information of others. The length of retention will vary in relation to the nature of the service. If OHSAH uses your personal information to make a decision that directly affects you, we must retain that information for at least one year so that you have a reasonable opportunity to obtain access to it. Information collected or created by OHSAH is maintained in accordance with legislative requirements. Visitors should be aware that this website includes links to websites operated by other agencies, non-profit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, this Privacy Policy will not apply, however, you may be subject to the privacy notification of that new site, if one exists. OHSAH is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. You may opt out of receiving certain information and communications from OHSAH. You may do so by contacting us at the addresses at the end of this Privacy Policy. Should you have any further questions or concerns about the privacy of information your provide to OHSAH, please feel free to contact our Privacy Officer at: 778-328-8000