Privacy

Last Revised - December 27, 2024 (previous revision - February 2021)

This website privacy statement (further referred to as "WPS") is intended to provide transparency on British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists' (BCAK's), collection, use, sharing, retention and destruction of personal information of site Users.

A site "User" collectively includes those persons who visit and may use our website, including visitors, guests, applicants for membership, members and other persons transacting business on our website at the following URL/domain name: https://bcak.bc.ca/

Modification of Site: The BCAK may amend this WPS, modify or withdraw access to the Site, or content on the Site, at any time without notice. Please refer to the WPS regularly to confirm if any revisions have been made to the Site content. The BCAK has indicated above the effective date of the current version of the WPS for your reference.

Access & Consent: By accessing the BCAK Site at www.bcak.bc.ca (the "Site"), Users agree to the terms of the Privacy Statement (the “Statement”) indicated below. If for some reason you do not agree (consent) with this policy, you are asked to discontinue (cease) your use of the Site immediately.

Safety (use of mobile devices): Do not attempt to access our Site if you are simultaneously performing another activity that requires a high level of attention such as operating a motorized vehicle or other machinery or equipment. Use of the Site is distracting and requires your full attention and could lead to injury or death of yourself and/or others should you fail to use due diligence. Ensure that you obey the law(s) applicable in your region when it comes to operating any motorized vehicle simultaneously using a device that can access this Site.

Provision of Services: Our ability to provide services to Users who register with the Site requires that we collect personal information during registration and at other times when services are utilized or requested by you. We implement measures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the information you provide are maintained.

Login, Password and Two Factor Authentication (MFA) Security: For registered Users, your BCAK username and password allow you to access secure areas of the site, which provide and store personal and private user, applicant and member information, as may apply to each individual situation, in addition to permitting you to make online transactions for advertising, membership application, membership purchase, event registration, exam registration or other services available from time to time. To maintain account security, do not share your password with others and utilize the optional two factor authentication (2FA) service available. Persons you give your username and login password (and 2FA access when active) to could use them to access your account and the information stored with the BCAK. If you’re ever asked for or you consider offering your password to a third party, please refrain and consider utilizing alternative options which may provide increased safety and security for your account while sharing information, as you assume any and all liability for any loss or damages when you willfully provide your information to others and allow them to access your BCAK User account.

Links to the Site: BCAK does not endorse nor does it accept responsibility or liability for any other website which links to the BCAK site. The BCAK expressly states it does not own, control or otherwise operate any other sites besides www.bcak.bc.ca and has no control over the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information on any other site. We encourage you to read the privacy notices of any other websites linked to the BCAK Site to learn how they collect, use or disclose your personal information. Linking to the Site without the express written permission of the BCAK is prohibited.

Cookies: From time to time, the BCAK may place information on your computer to allow BCAK to identify you. This information is commonly referred to as a website "cookie" or “cookies”. Knowing how and when Users access or use the BCAK Site helps the BCAK continue to improve the Site experience for Users. The use of cookies is an industry standard and many websites use them. If you do not wish to receive cookies, or want to be notified of when they are placed, you may set your internet web browser to notify you and you have the option to decline any “cookies”, if your browser so permits. Please understand, however, that if cookies are turned off, you may be unable to view certain parts of the Site or experience reduced functionality of the Site, detracting from your experience.

GENERAL POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES

“Personal Information” is any factual or subjective personal information, recorded or not, about an identifiable individual. The BCAK does not engage in the practice of selling or trading personal information collected through the association’s website to third parties for promotional or any other purposes without the informed consent of the member or other client user. The BCAK is committed to providing high quality service and we respect the privacy of our registered and other Users.

• Accountability: The BCAK takes responsibility for personal information in its possession and holds all third parties with whom it shares information responsible for the personal information transferred to the third party for processing, including but not limited to member information transferred to:
  • Membership, event or other purchase
  • BCAK’s approved group insurance broker "Prolink" for members who choose to purchase their Professional and Commercial General Liability insurance through Prolink,
  • The Canadian Kinesiology Alliance (CKA) to maintain national affiliation status with the CKA,

And for Users who purchase job or event postings through our Site, for which payment is required and collected.

The BCAK has designated a Chief Privacy Officer who is accountable for the BCAK’s privacy compliance. Please refer to the Comments and Questions heading below for information on contacting the Chief Privacy Officer.

Identified Purposes:

1. The BCAK may collect, use and/or disclose personal information about you from time to time if you are a registered User of the Site. For example, the BCAK will collect information about you such as your name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, education, birth date and gender when you register for membership or register to become a Site user with a log-in and password access. Personal information collected by the BCAK is used for one or more of the following purpose(s). Professional (Practicing) members who consent can share information through the site to promote their professional services using the Find-a-Kinesiologist application which is publicly available;
2. To maintain a personal application or membership file, including;
   1. educational credentials, CV, proof of professional insurance coverage, education related transcripts and information such as a foreign credential evaluation, TOEFL and CRRP application, CRRP clearance letter. By submitting educational transcripts, CVs, foreign credential evaluation, TOEFL or CRRP documents, an applicant for membership provides implied consent to the collection, use and retention of the information for the purpose of assessing membership eligibility, maintaining membership and reestablishing future membership with the society for a minimum of 10 years after last being a member in good standing.
3. To verify your identity; to provide you with information respecting the BCAK’s services, payment for services and to improve the content of our Site and/or our services.
4. To compile non-identifying (anonymous) information to improve the Site services. This anonymous information (data) is used to formulate aggregate statistics for quality improvement initiatives, for example improving overall performance in different areas of the Site or services. This information includes your Internet protocol (IP) address, your computer’s operating system, your browser type and the address of any referring web sites. This information helps us to better provide serve your needs.

Consent:

1. By submitting personal information to the Site, you accept that the BCAK may collect, use, retain and disclose such personal information as described in, and in accordance with this WPS and as permitted or required by law. You may refuse or withdraw your consent to certain aspects of the identified purposes in this WPS by contacting our office in writing or request additional information from the Chief Privacy Officer on the handling of your information. If you decline to provide, or at any time withdraw your consent, either in whole or in part, we may not be able to establish or maintain a relationship with you or provide you with services or information that may be of value to you.
2. A consent form or “Pop up” will be utilized to explain the purposes for which any personal information is being collected, used or disclosed and identify the parties to whom information will be disclosed (when applicable). You must agree to the informed consent in order for information to be disclosed. If an individual is unable to read or otherwise understand this document, a verbal explanation can be provided by contacting the BCAK office by telephone to assist in such a manner that a person would be reasonably able to understand the consequences of providing consent and how their information will be used or disclosed and can subsequently decide to accept or decline to provide informed consent.

Affiliates, Third Parties and Related Organizations:

1. By using the Site, you accept that on occasion an external agency affiliated with the BCAK (such as the CKA or member group insurance broker) or a consultant (administrator, accountant, lawyer, IT developer) may have limited access to personal information held by the BCAK. In these circumstances, the BCAK limits access to only that which is reasonably necessary for the agency or consultant to provide the necessary services to the BCAK. Any third party agencies or consultants associated with the BCAK are contractually required to abide by the BCAK's privacy principles. Consultants under contract are required to sign a "Confidentiality Agreement”.

Limiting Collection, Use & Disclosure:

1. Personal information will not to be collected indiscriminately. The BCAK is obliged to limit the collection of personal information on the Site to that which is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is collected. The principle of identifying the purposes for which personal information is collected (see Section 2) is associated with limiting the collection to that information which is necessary. Again, the extent and type of personal information will vary depending on the type of service being requested. If the BCAK is compelled by law, court order or other judicial process to disclose any of your personal information to a court, administrative body, government agency or other third party, the BCAK will attempt to give you prior notice using the contact information you have provided. The BCAK works to ensure EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance for all residents of the European union.

Retention:

1. The BCAK will retain personal information only for so long as is necessary to fulfill its stated purposes and meet any legal obligations. As a registered Site User your information will be retained for a minimum period of time in accordance with your Site usage:
   1. For members - a minimum of 10 years following the expiry or lapsing of membership
   2. For applicants who do not become members - a minimum of 5 years after your most recent transaction/interaction
   3. For all other Users - a minimum of 1 year after your most recent transaction/interaction.

Accuracy:

1. Personal information collected through the website or by other means that is then stored on the website will be maintained in a form that is as accurate, complete and up-to-date as necessary for the purposes for which it was obtained. Members will be requested to update their contact information annually through the website at the time of membership renewal. Other Users are responsible maintaining up to date personal or business information. Updating of personal information is the responsibility of User and can be completed at any time by logging in to your account and amending the information or by informing the BCAK office in writing.

Safeguards:

1. BCAK will protect the personal information you provide through the Site using safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. The BCAK Site utilizes SSL encryption, is firewall and antivirus software protected, in addition to restricting internal access through required complex password protection and two factor authentication.

Access, Correction and Complaints:

1. Site Users wishing to request access to, copies of or corrections to their personal information or having complaints about the way in which their personal information has been handled should contact the BCAK’s “Chief Privacy Officer”. Failing a satisfactory resolution of any concerns, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia should be contacted for further follow up and to lodge a complaint if the government regulations are not being followed. The BCAK will respond in writing to all formal (written) privacy inquiries within 30 days of receipt.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Any comments or questions about this WPS or the information we have gathered about you may be directed to the BCAK’s Chief Privacy Officer.

BCAK Chief Privacy Officer
Attn: Daryl Reynolds
PO Box 64516
Coquitlam RPO Como Lake,
BC V3J 7V7
Tel: (604) 601-5100
Email address: office@bcak.bc.ca

Additional contact information

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC

In Victoria call: (250) 387.5629
In Vancouver call: (604) 660.2421
Elsewhere in BC call: 1800.663.7867

www.oipc.bc.ca
Email: info@oipc.bc.ca