PRIVACY POLICY

OSP is staffed by a professional association management firm committed to serving members in a courteous and professional manner. OSP and its management firm are committed to protecting the privacy of its members.

All personal information collected by OSP is done so in accordance with the following privacy policy.

What is personal information?
For the purposes of the privacy legislation, Bill C6, "personal information" is defined as any information that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual. This information can include an individual's opinions or beliefs (e.g. religion or political affiliation), as well as facts about, or related to, the individual.

There are exceptions: business contact information and certain publicly available information-such as names, addresses and telephone numbers (as published in telephone directories)-are not considered personal information. Where an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information, the contact information provided is regarded as business contact information and is not subject to protection as personal information.

Protecting Your Personal Information
Certain processes exist where we may collect personal information such as application forms, membership renewals and event registrations. OSP collects no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. Any personally identifiable data is stored securely and used only for the purpose for which it is provided to us.

The information you provide to OSP allows the association to fulfil your benefits of membership and inform you about association programs and initiatives. By becoming a member you are giving OSP permission to contact you by way of the information you provide.

Aggregate Data
OSP may share aggregate data about the composition of our membership but not individual data. This information is used to better understand the association's membership.

Web site
The operating system for the OSP Web site (www.psychotherapyontario.org) may automatically record some general information about your visit, such as:

• The Internet domain for your Internet service provider, such as "company.com" or "service.ca" and the IP address of the computer accessing the Web site, such as "ppp-55";
• The type of browser (such as "Netscape version x" or "Internet Explorer version x") you are using;
• The type of operating system you are using (such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows);
• The date and time you visit our site and the web pages that you visit on our site, along with the address of the previous Web site you were visiting, if you linked to us from another Web site.
• If you are logged into this site, your user name may be recorded along with the date and time of your visit, which pages you viewed, etc.

OSP uses this information for statistical analysis, to help us make our site more useful to visitors. We may disclose this information-in aggregate only-to third parties such as sponsors, clients or advertisers and/or use it for auditing purposes.

The OSP Web site may use "cookies" that identify you as a return visitor. A cookie is a piece of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard drive. So, when you come back to visit OSP's Web site again, information can be tailored to suit your individual preferences. The goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful visit and to measure Web site activity. Browsers such as Netscape allow you to disable cookie collection if you wish, or inform you when a cookie is being stored on your hard drive.

For more information about OSP's privacy policy please contact
Anthony Laycock
Ontario Society of Psychotherapists
296 Jarvis St., Unit 7
Toronto, ON  M5B 2C5
Phone: 416-923-4050
Fax: 416-968-6818
mail@psychotherapyontario.org