Privacy Policy

Public Health Nursing Practice, Research and Education (PHN-PREP) Program Website, (the “Website”) is owned by McMaster University (“we”, “us”, or “our”).

This document explains how your personally identified information and other information obtained from you, will be collected, used, stored and protected in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy and any applicable legislation. By using the Website, you consent to the terms and conditions as set out in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

When you use this Website, information we collect may include, but is not limited to:

Diagnostics information with regards to use of the Website and its performance as well as basic web-analytic information about your interactions with the Website.

How we Use Your Information and Personal Data

We use your information  to:

  • Provide the Website that you request;
  • To monitor Website traffic and usage;
  • Report (e.g., usage data) to a third party, such as to the Website’s funder in the form of aggregated de-identified data; and
  • Improve and maintain the Website.

How we Store and Protect Your Data

Access to your information is limited, controlled, and managed to make sure that confidentiality is preserved. Your information is kept on the database which is physically located in a secure data centre at McMaster University, in Canada with appropriate physical, administrative and technical safeguards in place. These procedures protect your information from misuse, unauthorised access, interference, alteration, loss and/or disclosure. Despite our security measures, we cannot guarantee total confidentiality in the security of our databases.

Authorised staff at McMaster University can directly access your information. We may retain your information to comply with laws, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and take other actions otherwise permitted by law.

Disclosure to Other Third Parties

We may share de-identified data about usage of the Website for statistical purposes with authorized third parties under specific data transfer or data reporting agreements. In all cases, the information will be fully de-identified to prevent any access to personal information and/or identification of individual patients. Under no circumstances will your email address be provided to anyone.

We may also share de-identified data to third parties if requested or legally compelled to do so:

  • Government and Regulatory Authorities and or other provincial or federal government agencies.
  • Law enforcement or other third parties pursuant to valid legal process such as a subpoena, litigation or court order or issues of public importance, where disclosure is necessary or appropriate.
  • Others, in the event of a reorganization, merger, or sale we may transfer any and all personal information we collect to the relevant third party.

Users From Outside of Canada

If you are using the Website from a location outside of Canada where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. You consent to all your information and/or Personal Data you provide to us will be maintained within Canada. By providing us with any Personal Information through the Website, you consent to transfer of such Personal Information to Canada.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of March 20, 2021 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

McMaster University reserves the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. McMaster University is committed to assessing, reviewing and updating this Privacy Policy on a case by case basis to meet any changes in regulatory requirements in applicable jurisdictions. Your continued use of the Website after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected]