ACTION Ontario

The ACTION Ontario group is committed to protecting and safeguarding the privacy and security of visitor's personal information ("Personal Information").

This policy (the "Privacy Policy") has been implemented to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the "Act").

Personal Information is defined as information about an identifiable individual including customer and member information that pertains to the use of ACTION Ontario website. Personal Information does not include information that is business contact information, is publicly available information, such as customer and member names, addresses, telephone numbers and electronic addresses when listed in a public directory or made available through directory assistance or other similar sources.

Where and Why We Collect Personal Information Online

Currently ACTION Ontario collects personal information from users when they register for access to any of our interactive web services or discussion forum

Email

When you send us an email, you provide us with your name and email address, along with any other information you provide in the body of your email. This information is shared with ACTION Ontario only when they are required to receive this information in order to respond effectively to your query. We retain all email correspondence indefinitely for purposes of improvement based on visitor feedback.

Information on website

All information provided on ACTION Ontario website is based on current "best informed" information, and should not be utilized or referenced for medical treatment or diagnosis. All medical inquiries should be consulted with your personal physician or specialist. ACTION Ontario is not liable for any mis-use or misinterpretation of information on the website.

Copyright

Some information provided on ACTION Ontario website is copyright protected by the creators of the information, and is clearly identified on the website. You are not allowed to copy and distribute the contents of the ACTION Ontario website unless you request consent from ACTION Ontario.

What about spam?

Members of the public will not receive information or promotional e-mail from this organization unless you explicitly request through our email address actionont@rogers.com.

Public submissions and contents of discussion forum

Any information such as remarks, suggestions, questions, correspondence, comments, creative ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to ACTION Ontario through this Site, (collectively, called the "Submission") shall be treated as non-confidential. You agree that you will not upload or transmit any Submission that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party.

Your Submission becomes the property of ACTION Ontario and ACTION Ontario shall be free to use the Submission on an unrestricted basis for any purpose whatsoever.

Use of Cookies

What is a cookie? A cookie is simply a text file that a website uses to recognize repeat users and eases access to the website and the use of the website. ACTION Ontario only uses a cookie when a website user answers a feedback survey, the user name is not stored but the response to the survey is.

When you leave this site

This policy discloses the privacy practices for ACTION Ontario website. However, our site contains links to other sites. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of the new site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all Web sites you visit, especially if you share any personal information.

Use of Interactive Areas

If you use the Site's registration to access Neuropathic pain information, participation in discussion forums and any other interactive areas (collectively referred to as "Interactive Areas"), you are solely responsible for your own communications and the consequences of submitting those communications. ACTION Ontario does not assume any responsibility for the consequences of any Interactive Area communications on or arising from use of the ACTION Ontario site.

Limitation of Liability

Complete confidentiality and security is not yet possible over the Internet. Internet use and communication is subject to interception, loss and alteration. On whichever site you provide personal information, it is possible for a third party to view that information. It is not surprising, for example, that messages to newsgroups have resulted in unsolicited email from spammers. You acknowledge and agree that ACTION Ontario shall not be responsible for any damages you may suffer as a result of the transmission of confidential or sensitive information over the Internet, and that all such communications will be at your own risk.