Thank you for visiting the Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) website and reviewing our online Privacy Statement. OHQC is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information.

The handling of personal information by OHQC is governed by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).

We urge you to read this statement carefully as it applies to our site.

External Links Disclaimer

Our website links to sites created and maintained by other public and/or private sector organizations. We provide these links solely for your information and convenience. OHQC is not responsible for the content nor the privacy practices of other sites; we encourage you to examine each site's privacy policy and disclaimers and make your own decisions regarding the accuracy and reliability of material and information found.

The linking to or from this site does not imply on the part of the Ontario Health Quality Council any endorsement or guarantee of any of the organizations or information (including the right to display such information) found on their respective Web sites.

The Ontario Health Quality Council does not assume and is not responsible for any liability whatsoever for the linking of any of these linked Web sites, the operation or content (including the right to display such information) of any of the linked Web sites, nor for any of the information, interpretation, comments or opinions expressed in any of the linked Web sites. Any comments or inquiries regarding the linked Web sites are to be directed to the particular organization for whom the particular Web site is being operated.

What Kind of Information is Collected When I Visit Your Website?

When you browse or download information from our site, our servers automatically collect limited amounts of standard information for traffic monitoring and statistical purposes. The information is analyzed in aggregate by our communications staff to identify operational trends, performance issues and ways to improve our sites. Standard information captured could include:

• Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the computers being used to access our sites;
• the operating systems and the types and versions of browsers used to access our sites;
• the Internet Service Providers used by visitors to our sites;
• the dates and times users access our sites;
• the pages visited;
• the key words users enter into our search engine; and
• the names and sizes of files requested.

Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

If you choose to provide us with personal information in an email we use that information to: acknowledge and respond to your message; to send you information that you have requested; or to deal with your inquiry, complaint or concern. We treat emails the same way as we treat letters sent to the Ontario Health Quality Council and will not send you unsolicited electronic messages.

When you subscribe for Ontario Health Quality Council e-updates, we will use the information that you provide to deliver it or to inform you that it is available. To unsubscribe, please contact us at ohqc@ohqc.ca or 416-323-6868 or 1-866-623-6868.