Privacy Policy

CONSENT FOR THE COLLECTION, USE & DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

INFORMATION

As governed by the laws of the professional regulatory bodies and the Province of Quebec, a donor’s consent is needed for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.  Des Collines Health Foundation  is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information,

  1. What is personal and personal health information?

Personal information includes any identifying information about you.  Des Collines Health Foundation collects personal information from you such as your name, date of birth, address, email and phone contact information.  

  1. Why does Des Collines Health Foundation need to collect, use and disclose your personal or personal health information?

To provide receipts for donations and to give regular updates via our e-news should you desire. 

  1. Giving your consent

Your consent must be freely given. You need to understand the purposes for which  Des Collines Health Foundation will collect, use or disclose your personal information before you give your consent and understand that you are able to withhold consent or may withdraw your consent, in whole or in part, after it has been given. 

Des Collines Health Foundation will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the purposes for which the information will be used are identified to you so that you can provide knowledgeable consent.           

Personal information will be protected and never released to a third party without a donor’s express consent. Storage, retention and destruction of personal information will comply with existing Quebec provincial legislation.  

  1. Withdrawing your consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal or personal health information in whole or in part, at any time upon providing reasonable written notice to the director of Operations of the Des Collines Health Foundation.   If you withdraw your consent it is not retroactive, and does not apply to personal information already collected, used or disclosed by the Des Collines Health Foundation. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us at dg@fsdc-dchf.ca 

  1. Safety and Accuracy of Personal or Personal Health Information

We strive to keep your personal information as accurate, complete and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used. 

Des Collines Health Foundation has established a variety of safeguards to protect personal and personal health information in its care, including organizational (for example: training personnel about privacy obligations), physical (for example: locking filing cabinets, central filing of active charts) and technological safeguards (for example: virus protection, computer backup, password entry to computer system).

Des Collines Health Foundation will retain your personal information for the time necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with its legal obligations and to meet regulatory requirements.

  1. Right of Access

You may request access to your personal information in writing addressed to the director of operations of the  Des Collines Health Foundation.    

 

DES COLLINES HEALTH FOUNDATION PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit fsdc-dchf.ca (the “Site”).

Personal Information

Personal information is defined as any information about an identifiable individual, including information that can be used to recognize, identify or contact a specific individual, such as an e-mail address, home address, interests and causes, and organizations with which the individual deals. 

The Des Collines Health Foundation observes the following personal information practices:

  1. The Des Collines Health Foundation collects information only for the purposes specified in this Policy;
  2. You will only be asked for personal information that is relevant to the use of our services, in accordance with the requirements of the law or the competent authorities;
  3. Additional information may be requested in order to provide you with personalized information or services. In such circumstances, there is no obligation on your part to provide us with such information;
  4. Personal information collected by the Des Collines Health Foundation is treated in the strictest confidence and is protected in accordance with industry best practices. The Des Collines Health Foundation limits the collection of personal information to that which is reasonably necessary for the purposes identified.

The information collected by the Des Collines Health Foundation can be summarized as follows:

  • Contact details (name, address, e-mail address and telephone number);
  • Donation history (number of donations and sectors/projects to which these donations are given);
  • Registration history (number of registrations and events for which these registrations are made);
  • Information for official receipts or invoices.

Financial Information

You will be asked for certain financial information if you make a credit card payment. This information is processed through a secure and PCI-compliant gateway to process the credit card payment.

Changes to This Policy

The Des Collines Health Foundation reserves the right to modify this policy as needed, for example to adapt it to legislative and regulatory changes. Consequently, we advise you to consult the Policy regularly to validate its content. In the event of modification, the modified version will be available on the website.

a) 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.

E-mail Newsletters 

The Des Collines Health Foundation sends occasional updates via our e-news should you desire. You may unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of the e-mail news or by sending an email to dg@fdsc-dchf.ca 

Links to Third-Party Sites

The Des Collines Health Foundation website is hosted by WordPress and may contain links to third-party websites. You should be aware that when you use these links, the operators of the linked sites may also collect your personal information (including information generated through the use of “cookies”).

You may refuse or disable cookies if your browser permits. To do so, please consult your browser’s configuration options. However, disabling cookies may prevent you from accessing certain websites.

The Des Collines Health Foundation is not responsible for how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information. In addition, it is important that you learn about their privacy and security policies before providing them with your personal information.

Privacy and Security Principles

The Des Collines Health Foundation is committed to the following privacy and security principles, in accordance with the PIPEDA:

Accountability

a) The Des Collines Health Foundation is responsible for personal information in its custody or control.

b) The Des Collines Health Foundation has put in place policies and procedures to implement and comply with this policy, including procedures relating to the collection, processing, disclosure, retention and destruction of personal information;

c) Third parties who enter into a business relationship with the Des Collines Health Foundation and who post content on the Foundation platforms are responsible for complying with the privacy principles set out in this Policy, PIPEDA and any other applicable privacy legislation. The Des Collines Health Foundation is not responsible for the personal information collected, used, shared or processed by these third parties.

 

Identifying Purposes of Information Collection

The Des Collines Health Foundation collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:

a) Provide official receipts or invoices when users make online donations or online registrations;

b) Administer one-time or programmed donations or payments;

c) Generate statistics and summary reports for internal and external use, the latter without reference to personal information;

d) Communicate directly with users for charitable purposes or other forms of communication in compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL);

e) Provide support and guidance to customers.

Consent for the Use of Your Personal Information

a) The Des Collines Health Foundation collects personal information about you only when you voluntarily provide it to us, or only with your consent, as required by PIPEDA or any other applicable law;

b) By visiting and using the Des Collines Health Foundation website, the visitor agrees to the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use linked to this policy. If you do not agree with the Privacy Policy, do not use this website or provide any personal information to the Des Collines Health Foundation;

c) As a condition of the provision of our services, we will not require you to consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of information beyond what is necessary to fulfill the explicitly specified legitimate purposes for which the information is provided;

d) A user may withdraw consent to the use of their personal information at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us at dg@fsdc-dchf.ca or ​​819-459-1112 poste/ext.  332900

e) If you do not wish to receive messages from us or more personalized information or services, you may contact us at  dg@fsdc-dchf.ca or ​​819-459-1112 poste/ext.  332900