Privacy Policy

This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for The Ontario Psychotherapy and Counseling Program & website (http://ontario.psychotherapyandcounseling.ca/). This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this web site and it will notify you of the following:

  • What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
  • What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
  • The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
  • How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email (or phone, if provided) in the future to inform you of OPC school events that may interest you.

The OPC website utilizes “cookies” and other tracking technologies. A “cookie” is a small text file that may be used, for example, to collect information about website activity. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser.

Tracking technologies may record information such as Internet domain and host names; Internet protocol (IP) addresses; browser software and operating system types; clickstream patterns; and dates and times that our site is accessed. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies allows us to improve our website and your web experience.

We may also analyze information that does not contain Personal Information for trends and statistics. Our web servers automatically collect some information about a visitor’s computer or other access device, such as its Internet protocol address or browser version, in their logs. This information is used in aggregate form for statistical purposes only.

Your Access to and Control-Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the phone number or contact form given on our website:

  • See what data we have about you, if any.
  • Change/correct any data we have about you.
  • Have us delete any data we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

The OPC Program securely stores your information (name, email and phone if provided) for a minimum of 2 years; at which point it will be securely destroyed.

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Sensitive information is encrypted and transmitted directly to our agents in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.

If you have contacted us through the website and provided your email as a form of communication OPC agents may contact you via email about your inquiry. We take every precaution to ensure the safety of your personal information, but cannot guarantee this form of communication. Therefore, you agree to assume the risks inherent in this form of communication by submitting through our website and providing email contact information.

While encryption is used to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Updates

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 416-920-9355 or amymcgrath@opcprogram.ca