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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how www.sepsiscanda.ca (the “Site” or “we”) collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit the Site.

Collecting Personal Information

When you visit the Site, we may also collect additional information if you contact us via any of our contact forms. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”. See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.

User information

  • Examples of Personal Information collected: name, phone number, email address
  • Purpose of collection: by way of internal website forms such as contact us, patient advisor, request for support etc.
  • Source of collection: collected from you.

Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.

Sharing Personal Information

We do not share your Personal Information with anyone outside of our Sepsis Canada organization without your prior consent.

Using Personal Information

We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: Sepsis Canada Network opportunities. 

Retention

When you submit your information through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘Your rights’ section below.

Your rights

GDPR

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.

CCPA

If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.  If you would like to designate an authorized agent to submit these requests on your behalf, please contact us at the address below.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at: communications@sepsiscanada.ca or by mail using the details provided below:

Sepsis Canada, 237 Barlton Street East, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L2X2

Last updated: January 7, 2022

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection authority. You can contact your local data protection authority, or our supervisory authority here:

https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/report-a-concern/file-a-formal-privacy-complaint/