Privacy Statement

The Canadian Association of Pathologists is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. In general, personal information includes, but is not limited to, your name, age, residential address and phone number, email address, and identification number. Personal information does not include job titles, business addresses and business phone/fax numbers.

The handling of all personal information by the Canadian Association of Pathologists is guided by the ten principles of the Canadian Standards Association Model Code. We are committed to protecting your privacy whether you are browsing our website for information, or interacting with us directly. You have the right to know the types of personal information collected by us, as well as how and why it is used. It is also your right to choose whether or not you wish to provide us with this personal information.

Please read this Privacy Statement carefully so that you may understand how your personal information is managed. The Canadian Association of Pathologists will notify you of any significant changes and will obtain your consent before using your personal information for purposes other than the reasons it was originally collected.

What information does the Canadian Association of Pathologists collect through MyPathologist.ca?

If you ask a question on MyPathologist.ca, we receive personal information such as your name, and email address. The personal information we collect will only be used for the purposes originally stated, unless additional consent is obtained.

How does the Canadian Association of Pathologists use the information collected through MyPathologist.ca?

Internal Use:

The Canadian Association of Pathologists will only use this information to respond to your question. It may also be used for internal statistical purposes.

Disclosure to third parties

The Canadian Association of Pathologists will not release personal information collected on MyPathologist.ca unless required to do so by law, or in situations where we need to protect Canadian Association of Pathologists’ rights or property. We reserve the right to contact the appropriate authorities at our discretion when activities appear to be illegal or inconsistent with our policies.

The Canadian Association of Pathologists does not sell or rent personal information to telemarketers, mailing list brokers, or pharmaceutical or medical device companies.

How does the Canadian Association of Pathologists obtain your consent to collect personal information on MyPathologist.ca?

The Canadian Association of Pathologists respects your right to privacy. For this reason, we obtain your consent whenever your personal information is collected. Your consent is collected on submission of an email to [askapathologist@MyPathologist.ca]. You have the right to withhold your consent if you do not wish the Canadian Association of Pathologists to collect your personal information.

How does the Canadian Association of Pathologists protect your personal information?

The Canadian Association of Pathologists is committed to ensuring the protection of your personal information. Security measures are in place to protect our building, the computer systems, and your files from unauthorized access and use. The safeguards used vary, and depend on the sensitivity of the information being protected; that is, a higher level of protection is used to safeguard more sensitive information.

Physical measures include building alarm systems, perimeter fences and supervised or restricted access to the building.

Organizational measures include security clearances and restricting access to data.

Technological measures include passwords for all users in order to gain access to computers, separate passwords for access to the database, firewalls, and software programs that detect intrusion attempts and viruses.

Do you have any questions/concerns about your privacy?

You have the right to challenge our personal information practices. If an error or omission in your personal information has occurred, the Canadian Association of Pathologists will amend the information as required.

If you have any questions, concerns, or problems regarding privacy, confidentiality or the handling of a request for information, please contact the Secretariat at: info@cap-acp.org.

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