Privacy Policy

SALNBC RESPECTS ALL INDIVIDUALS’ RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

Policy overview:

•  SANLBC will follow the laws in British Columbia and Canada to keep personal information safe and protected.
• Personal information given to SANLBC by a stakeholder will only be used in ways that the stakeholder approves of.

What is personal information? Personal information is information such as your:

• Name
• Phone number
• Medical reports
• Relationships
• Address
• Any other private reports that identify who you are

Personal information can be given, used, and shared in ways such as:

• Writing
• Speaking
• Photographs
• Through a computer

People can give SANLBC their okay to collect, keep, use, or share personal information in writing or by speaking to SANLBC staff.

Who owns and controls personal information?

• Personal information belongs to each person.
• Adults have the power to make the decisions about how their personal information is collected, used, and shared with others.
• Sometimes, a family member or advocate of an adult has the power by law to make decisions about the person’s personal information.
• Children’s parents or legal guardians have the power to make the decisions about how their personal information is collected, used, and shared with others.
• The information that SANLBC has about a person will not be shared without that person’s or guardian’s approval.

What rights do I have with my personal information?

• People have the right to look at or check their personal information at any time to make sure it is correct.
• People can ask that information be changed if they believe the information is wrong.
• People have the right to take away SANLBC’s permission to use their personal information, and SANLBC will stop right away.
• SANLBC will clearly tell the stakeholder what the possible results would be for taking away their consent.

How does SALNBC use personal information?

• SANLBC will inform all stakeholders about how it will use personal information before or when the person gives the information to us.
• SANLBC will not use personal information for other reasons without asking for the person’s okay unless required by law, or if there was a large concern about the person’s health and safety.

How will my personal information be protected?

SANLBC will protect personal information in ways such as:

• Locked cabinets
• Password codes to computers
• Confidentiality statements signed by all SANLBC staff
• Putting files away as soon as they are finished being used

SANLBC has a Privacy Officer who makes sure all the British Columbia and Canada laws and SALNBC policies about keeping personal information safe and protected are followed.

If you have a question or concern or want to make a complaint about how personal information is collected, kept, used, or shared, please contact SANLBC’s Privacy Officer:

Phone:
Email:  J.Glennie@shsbc.ca