Privacy

Thank you for visiting the Southwestern Ontario (SWO) Stroke Strategy's website (the "Website"). The SWO Stroke Strategy places a high value on privacy and is committed to respecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Statement sets forth the online data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to the Website. By visiting or using this Website, you consent to the policies and practices described in this Statement.

The SWO Stroke Strategy does not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, phone number, e-mail or address. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via e-mail. Any personal information you do provide is protected under applicable privacy law. This means that, at the point of collection, you will be informed that your personal information is being collected, the purpose for which it is being collected and that you have a right of access to the information.

In order to evaluate the Website, and for site security and law enforcement purposes, the SWO Stroke Strategy may gather certain information about your use of the Website, such as what areas you visit and what services you access, and collect certain anonymous, non-personal information from your computer, including, without limitation, your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring web site addresses (your "technical information"). To obtain your technical information, the SWO Stroke Strategy may use various kinds of software devices, including "cookies". "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored on the hard drive of your computer that identify your browser and save information such as passwords so that web sites can recognize you. You can set your browser to disable cookies, but this Website (and other web sites) may not function properly if you do this.

Your technical information is not disclosed to anyone outside of the SWO Stroke Strategy, except in accordance with applicable law.

This Website also contains links to external websites. The SWO Stroke Strategy is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other third-party web site.

The SWO Stroke Strategy may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. The most current version will always be posted to this Website.

For questions or comments regarding this Privacy Statement, contact us at swostrokestrategy@lhsc.on.ca