Privacy Policy

British Columbia Society of Orthodontists

P.I.P.E.D.A. Compliance
The British Columbia Society of Orthodontists respects your privacy. We also strive to protect the confidentiality of any personal information you may give us. We'd like you to know the kind of information we collect, the circumstances under which we collect information and how we may use that information.

a) Information Collected

The BCSO may collect some or all of the following personal information:

• Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, email address. This allows the BCSO to send out membership renewal information and update the Directory.

The Canadian Association of Orthodontist’s operating system may automatically record some general information about your visit, to the BCSO website such as:

• The Internet domain for your Internet service provider, such as "company.com" or "service.ca" and the IP address of the computer accessing the website, such as "ppp-55" or "123.123.123.123";
• The type of browser (such as "Netscape version x" or "Internet Explorer version x") you are using;
• The type of operating system you are using (such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows);
• The date and time you visit our site and the web pages that you visit on our site, along with the address of the previous website you were visiting, if you linked to us from another website.

b) How Collected

You may provide us with information on-line, in a telephone conversation, or through a completed printed form.

1. On the Internet

Currently, we don't collect anything from you on-line, but as above, some general information may automatically recorded by the CAO’s operating system

2. By E-mail

Upon annual renewal, we will ask you if you wish your contact information to be in the BCSO Membership Directory. Again, you would be free to opt in or out.

c) How We Use Information

The information you provide will be securely stored either on a computer or as part of a hard-copy filing system. All payments are by cheque and will be deposited directly to bank. Once again, they would be processed securely.

We use non personal information collected by the CAO’s operating system for statistical analysis, to help us make our site more useful to visitors. This tracking system does not record personal information about individuals or link this information to any personal data collected.

We may use "cookies" that identify you as a return visitor. A cookie is a piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard drive. So, when you come back to visit us again, we can tailor information to suit your individual preferences. The goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful visit and to measure website activity. Cookies do not contain any personally identifying information. Browsers such as Netscape allow you to disable cookie collection if you wish, or inform you when a cookie is being stored on your hard drive.

d) Currency of data collected

The British Columbia Society of Orthodontists may contact you requesting updates of data. This will normally be by regular mail or an e-mail directing you to the appropriate website. We do not use third parties to collect this data on our behalf, and you will never be directed to a third-party website for this purpose. If you receive any communication the authenticity of which is doubtful, please contact a BCSO Office immediately.

e) Privacy Concerns

The British Columbia Society of Orthodontists may be contacted for any concerns, clarifications or possible abuse of the privacy policy. Please direct your communications to:

President ,
British Columbia Society of Orthodontists
http://www.canadabraces.ca/BCSO/CONTACTUS/default.asp