The Perley Rideau is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Perley Rideau Veteran's Health Centre's QHRnet Web site (called "the Perley Rideau web site") and governs data collection and usage. By using the Perley Rideau website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The Perley Rideau collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Perley Rideau also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your postal code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by The Perley Rideau . This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by the Perley Rideau for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Perley Rideau Web site.

The Perley Rideau encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from The Perley Rideau so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. The Perley Rideau is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Perley Rideau and The Perley Rideau family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

The Perley Rideau collects and uses your personal information to operate the Perley Rideau Web site and deliver the services you have requested. The Perley Rideau does not sell, rent or lease this information to third parties.

The Perley Rideau keeps track of the Web sites and pages our users visit within the Perley Rideau , in order to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within the Perley Rideau.

The Perley Rideau will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Perley Rideau or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Perley Rideau ; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Perley Rideau web site, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Perley Rideau Web site uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you register with the Perley Rideau site or services, a cookie helps the Perley Rideau to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. When you return to the Perley Rideau Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Perley Rideau features.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Perley Rideau services or other web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

The Perley Rideau secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Perley Rideau secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Your data is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

The Perley Rideau will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company feedback. The Perley Rideau encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how the Perley Rideau is protecting your information.

Contact Information

The Perley Rideau welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the Perley Rideau has not adhered to this Statement, please contact us. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.