Ottawa Salus Privacy Policy

Ottawa Salus is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the personal information of its employees, clients, and other stakeholders. We are committed to collecting, using, and disclosing personal information responsibly and only to the extent necessary for our services. We also are open and transparent in how we treat the information that you choose to share with us.

Defining Personal Information

Personal information is information about an identifiable individual. It includes information that relates to:

Personal characteristics (e.g., gender, age, income, home address or phone number, ethnic background, and/or family status)

Health (e.g., health history, health conditions, and/or health services received by them)

Activities and views (e.g., religion, politics, opinions expressed by an individual, and/or an opinion or evaluation of an individual).

Personal information is contrasted with business information (e.g., an individual’s business address and telephone number), which is not protected by privacy legislation.

Where an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information, Ottawa Salus considers that the contact information provided is the business contact information and is not, therefore, subject to protection as personal information.

Privacy Practices

During our various programs and activities, Ottawa Salus frequently gathers and uses personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in light of the circumstances. Anyone from whom we collect such information should expect that it will be carefully protected and that any use of or other dealing with it is subject to consent.

Personal information gathered by Salus is kept in confidence. Ottawa Salus personnel are authorized to access personal information based only on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) it was obtained. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared more widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was gathered. We also take measures to maintain this information is integrity and prevent its being lost or destroyed. We collect, use and disclose personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in light of the circumstances. We routinely offer individuals we deal with the opportunity to opt not to have their information shared for purposes beyond those for which it was explicitly collected.

Website

For users of our website, per‐session cookies are stored while a user is visiting the database to support the dynamic functionality of the site. Cookies allow a website to store information on your computer and later retrieve it. No personally identifying information about you is contained in these cookies. If your browser is set to reject cookies, you can still use the website, but some of the functionality will be reduced.

Updating of Privacy Policy

We regularly review our privacy practices for our various activities and update our policy.

Contact Information

Ottawa Salus Corporation

2000 Scott StreetOttawa, ON  K1Z 6T2

Phone: 613-729-0123

Receipt of your complaint will be acknowledged. We will ensure it is investigated promptly and provide a formal decision and reasons in writing. For further information on privacy and your rights about your personal information, you may contact:

Privacy Commissioner of Canada

30 Victoria StreetGatineau, Quebec  K1A 1H3

Phone: 819-994-5444,

1 (800) 282‐1376