Privacy Statement
Locums for Rural BC is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to the Locums for Rural BC web site whose information is held by Locums for Rural BC through responsible information management practices.
Information Automatically Collected:
If you visit Locums for Rural BC’s web site to browse, read pages, or download information,
we will gather and store certain information about the visit.
This information includes, but is not limited to, such things as:
The name of the user.
The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used. The Internet Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet 3. service provider or directly to your computer. This address can be translated to determine the domain name of your service provider (e.g. gov.bc.ca, xcompany.com or yourschool.edu);
The type of browser and operating system;
The date and time of the visit; and
The web pages or services accessed.
Information collected automatically is used for purposes such as administering the website, assessing system performance,
improving web services and web site security and management.
Personal information may also be collected when you provide it on a voluntary basis,
e.g. when you register for an event or seminar, request information via e-mail or access a protected portion of the website
using a Locums for Rural BC password. We may use your personal information to respond to you,
contact you or as otherwise permitted by law. At all times we reserve the right to disclose your
personal information as may be required by law or to comply with a subpoena, summons, warrant or order of a court or
statutory tribunal or to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of our members.
We will take appropriate measures to safeguard the personal information provided, taking into account the
sensitivity of the information. However, due to the nature of the technologies involved, there may still exist
security or privacy risks and we cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be collected, used or
disclosed in ways not conforming with this policy.
Visitors should be aware that the Locums for Rural BC website may include links to websites operated by other agencies,
organizations and businesses. When you link to another site, this privacy policy will not apply.
Locums for Rural BC is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
If you believe that your personal information is being used for a purpose other than what was intended please
direct your inquiries to this contact.
What safeguards are in place?
Locums for Rural BC is obligated to protect your personal information by making reasonable security arrangements against
such risks as unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure or disposal. Security measures have been integrated
into the design, implementation and day-to-day operating practices as part of Locums for Rural BC's continuing
commitment to the protection of personal information it holds.
Cookies
A Cookie is a small file stored on your computer by your web browser when using some internet sites. Cookies can also
store personal information such as your name, e-mail address, home or work address, or telephone number.
Persistent Cookies can use this type of personal information to identify you whenever you access a web site.
Sessional Cookies are used to help you move around our web site and do not store personal information.
Sessional cookies are valid only during the time you are actually using the web site.
Locums for Rural BC does not use Persistent Cookies (which may store personal information) but may use Sessional
Cookies (which do not store personal information).
Any questions regarding this privacy policy can be directed to this contact.