The following is the privacy statement for MDA Access BC. Please read through it, and advise if there's anything that concerns you.
Introduction
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of the users of the services offered on BC OnLine and through MDA Access BC. The purpose of this privacy statement is to illustrate to you our firm commitment to uphold strict privacy obligations relative to the information accessible through BC OnLine and MDA AccessBC and to maintain the privacy of individuals using www.bconline.gov.bc.ca or www.accessbc.com. The operation of BC OnLine is in adherence with the provincial Privacy Act, RSBC Chapter 373 (or Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSBC, 1996, c.165 as amended), and we will not sell or otherwise distribute information regarding individuals using BC OnLine or MDA Access BC. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the www.bconline.gov.bc.ca and www.accessbc.com Web site. Please note that this policy applies only to the www.bconline.gov.bc.ca and www.accessbc.com Web sites, and not other companies' or organizations' web sites to which we link.
Information About Our Users
In general, our service automatically gathers certain usage information like the numbers and frequency of visitors to www.bconline.gov.bc.ca and www.accessbc.com. We only use such data in the aggregate. This collective data helps us determine how much our users use parts of the sites, so we can improve our sites. We do not combine this information with other personally identifiable information to tell us who you are or even what your screen name or email address is.
Information About You
We may specifically ask for information about you when you sign up to use our service, or when you order a product. We will need certain information, such as name, Internet address or screen name, billing address, type of computer, and credit card number in order to provide that service or product to you.
Ordering Products
Our site's ordering system requires users to give us contact information (such as their name and email address), and financial information (such as their credit card numbers). We use contact information from the shipping information form to send the ordered product to the user. The contact information is also used to contact the user when necessary. Financial information that is collected is used to bill users for products they have ordered.
IP Addresses
We use your Internet Protocol address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. The IP address is used to help identify users and their orders and to gather broad demographic information.
Security
For security of transactions, we use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, which encrypts information you send to us. This encryption process protects your personal information such as your name and credit card number. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot warrant the security of any transmission to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security in our systems.
Cookies
Our Web site may employ "cookies" to maintain proper process sequencing and customer information for the purposes of conducting a credit card transaction. If cookies are employed, they will be used solely for the purpose of successfully executing a credit card transaction and will not be used to surreptitiously gather information from your computer.
The DATAFILES Newsletter
We provide the DATAFILES email newsletter to inform Web site users of changes to and new services offered on our Web site. The email address you submit to the mailing list is kept confidential. We will not use your email address for any purpose other than sending you the newsletter. The mailing list in its aggregate will not be disclosed. You can at any time opt out of the subscription.
Disclosure
Other than the financial institutions that will process credit card transactions, we do not use or disclose information about you or your individual visits to the www.bconline.gov.bc.ca or www.accessbc.com Web sites, or information that you may give us, such as your name, address, email address or telephone number, to any outside companies or individuals.
Notwithstanding the above, we reserve the right to co-operate with law enforcement agencies in the investigation of improper or unlawful activities and this may require the disclosure of personal information in our possession. We may also report to other organizations about improper or unlawful activities on BC OnLine or MDA Access BC's site and this reporting may include disclosure of personal information related to those individuals conducting such improper or unlawful activities.
Privacy Statement Changes
If we decide to change our Privacy Statement for www.bconline.gov.bc.ca or www.accessbc.com, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If you have questions about this privacy statement, please contact us.
Privacy Agreement between MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates and the Province of British Columbia
1. All database information and all records used or otherwise generated in the operation of www.bconline.gov.bc.ca or www.accessbc.com are covered by the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act), R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165, as amended. See www.oipcbc.org
2. For purposes of compliance with the Act, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. is required to ensure that its employees who have access to BC OnLine records are trained concerning the meaning and application of the Act.
3. MDA has agreed to comply with current and future security and protection of privacy policies, procedures, standards, and technologies approved by the Province.
4. If you have questions about this privacy agreement, please contact us.
