Why A Privacy Policy?
British Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals (referred to
as "we" or "us" in this policy) respects your
individual privacy. This Privacy Policy embodies our commitment to
the protection of your privacy through adherence to fair and reasonable
information practices. This Privacy Policy puts you, the individual,
in control of how your personal information is processed, and you
have our commitment that we will not process your personal information
in any way that is incompatible with this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Statement protects your privacy by:
informing you about
- the types of personal information British Columbia Council of
Administrative Tribunals collects about you;
- how the information is collected;
- the general purposes for which the information is collected;
- the types of organizations to which the information is disclosed;
- the means by which individuals may limit the use and disclosure
of information collected.
assuring you that British Columbia Council of Administrative
Tribunals
- has reasonable precautions and procedures in place to protect
personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure,
alteration or destruction;
- has reasonable policies and procedures in place to ensure that
your personal information is kept only for the purposes for which
it has been gathered;
- has reasonable procedures and measures in place to ensure that
we have accurately and completely recorded the personal information
you have provided;
- provides you reasonable access to your personal information as
well as procedures for correcting or modifying that information
where appropriate; and
- ensures accountability to individuals who believe that British
Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals has not complied with
these privacy principles.
empowering you to choose
- whether and how certain personal information you provide is used
(where such use is unrelated to the uses for which you originally
disclosed it); and
- whether and the manner in which a third party uses certain personal
information you provide (where such use is unrelated to the uses
for which you originally disclosed it).
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this
Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer by the following
methods:
" By email - privacyofficer@bccat.net
" By mail - P.O. Box 2016, 349 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver,
B.C. V6B 3P8
Definitions
BCCAT - means British Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals
Personal Information means any information about you except
your name, business title, business address, business e-mail address,
business telephone number or business facsimile number. It also does
not include your home address and telephone number if these are published
in a telephone or other directory.
Privacy Officer - means the person designated by BCCAT to handle
any inquiries, concerns, and complaints regarding the BCCAT Privacy
Policy.
Third Party Contractors - means our trusted vendors and partners
who are responsible for handing some of the personal information we
receive, such as the providers of products or services relating to your
membership or participation in a course or conference.
Your Personal Information
Purpose of Collecting Your Personal Information
Your personal information may be used by us to provide you with the
following services:
- membership;
- providing information about current and future services of BCCAT
and its member tribunals;
- to provide you with updates and information regarding services that
we and our member tribunals have to offer and which we think will
be of interest to you.
- to assist us with collection or litigation in the event of non-payment
or other form of default by you.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
When you apply for membership, register for a conference, register
for a course, or if you participate in one of our surveys, we may collect
some or all of the following personal information:
- your name, address and telephone number
- e-mail address and facsimile number
- your occupation
- financial and credit information about you
Sometimes We Have To Share Your Personal Information With Others
We do not sell your information to third parties. We may disclose your
personal information where we are required or permitted by law to do
so.
How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Information?
If there are legal requirements relating to the period of time which
we must retain your personal information, we comply with those requirements.
In the event the personal information we collect is not used by us,
or if a year has passed since that information will have reasonably
last been required or used by us to make a decision, then we are required
to destroy, or otherwise delete, such personal information.
Other than as stated in the preceding sentence, we shall retain your
personal information as long as we believe that such retention is necessary
for legal or business purposes.
Security of Your Personal Information
Your personal information is used by us only for the purposes
identified above and access to your personal information
is limited to those service providers of BCCAT who need
to have access to it.
We are responsible for the personal information under our
control and we have designated a Privacy Officer who is
responsible for our compliance with this policy and with
privacy legislation.
In addition to the privacy protections that we provide, our agents
and business partners are independently responsible for ensuring compliance
with this Privacy Policy, as described below.
Accountability of BCCAT Agents and Business Partners
Our trusted vendors and business partners are responsible for processing
or handling some of the information that we receive. These vendors
and business partners are not authorized by us to use such information
for purposes beyond those specified by us to you and are required
to preserve the confidentiality with which we treat such information.
If you feel that BCCAT, any of our agents, representatives
or service providers, is violating this Privacy Policy,
please contact us via e-mail at privacyofficer@bccat.net,
or by postal mail at P.O. Box 97196, Richmond Main Post
Office, Richmond, BC V6Y 4H4.
Your Access to Your Personal Information
You have a right to see the personal information which we have about
you.
Most of the personal information which we collect is necessary for
us to provide you with membership in BCCAT or to register you for a
course or conference. Similarly, we may disclose your personal information
as described above in order to provide any services related to your
membership or enrolment in a course or conference.
At any time, subject to legal and contractual restrictions, you may
request that personal information which you believe to be inaccurate
be corrected, withdraw or change your consent to our use of your personally
identifiable information, or request us to delete it from our files
by contacting our Privacy Officer as described above.
You have the ability to correct or change certain information
in our records, such as your address and contact information.
You may change this information at any time and as often
as necessary. If you need assistance or have questions about
correcting information, you may contact our Privacy Officer
via e-mail at privacyofficer@bccat.net, or by postal mail
at P.O. Box 97196, Richmond Main Post Office, Richmond,
B.C. V6Y 4H4.
Questions? Concerns? Complaints
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about
this Privacy Policy or about the collection, use and disclosure
of your personal information by BCCAT please contact our
Privacy Officer via e-mail at privacyofficer@bccat.net or
by postal mail at P.O. Box 97196, Richmond Main Post Office,
Richmond, BC V6Y 4H4 and we will address your concerns.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy may change to reflect developments in the law and/or
for other reasons. In the event that occurs, an up-to-date version of
this policy will be posted on our website and in our place(s) of business.
