INFORMATION THAT IS AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED
When you visit our Web site, we collect information that is required for the operation of this Web site. We collect this data for statistical research and analysis of trends so that we know how many people visit our site and when, the geographical region they are from and which pages they view on our site. We also use “cookies”, or small pieces of information that we store on the use of our site to recognize returning visitors and monitor their activity through our site. Cookies identify your computer or electronic device as a unique visitor to our site enabling us to effectively aggregate site usage statistics to improve our website and make it more user friendly.
COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE REQUESTED SERVICES
If you contact BHF by email or in writing, you will be providing us with some personal information including your name, email address, and perhaps some information about your personal circumstances. We will use this personal information only to reply to your question or comment and in order to keep statistics about requests for information for statistical research and planning purposes. It will not be disclosed to any other office or individual outside of BHF for any other purpose, except to investigate a crime, an offence or unauthorized, excessive or improper use of this website or to comply with an order of a court or other person or entity with authority to order disclosure or where disclosure is required by law.
LINKING TO OTHER SITES
There are links to other sites from the BHF website pages. The BHF website privacy policy does not extend to any sites that are not maintained by us and beyond our control.
AUTHORITY TO COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
Our authority to collect this information is section 15(1)(a)(b) of The Personal Health Information Act.