PRIVACY POLICY
SAFER SCHOOLS TOGETHER
1. Definitions
This means information about an identifiable individual and includes employee or
volunteer personal information, subject to applicable exceptions. Personal
information does not include business contact information or work product
information.
2. Accountability
SST is responsible for the confidentiality of personal
information in its custody or under its control in compliance with the applicable
privacy legislation.
3. Consent
SST will collect, use or disclose personal information
only with knowledge and consent, except where required or permitted by law.
4. Identifying Purposes
SST will always endeavor to communicate the purposes
for which personal information is collected at or before the time the information
is collected, except as otherwise permitted under applicable privacy laws.
5. Limiting Collection, Use, Disclosure and Retention
SST will limit the collection of personal information
to what is necessary for the purposes for which it is collected.
6. Safeguards
STT protects personal information by ensuring security safeguards
appropriate to the sensitivity of the information are in place,
including through the use of the following measures:
Physical (i.e. locked filing cabinets, restricted access,
appropriate security measures when disposing of personal information).
7. Accuracy
SST will make reasonable efforts to ensure that personal
information is as accurate, complete and current as required for the purposes for
which it was collected. In some cases, SST relies on individuals to ensure that
certain information, such as an individual’s home telephone number, is
current, complete, and accurate.
8. Right Of Access
SST is open about the policies and procedures it uses to
protect personal information. Any inquiries may be made to our Privacy Officer.
9. Compliance and Contact Information
Requests for access to information, issues or complaints about SST’s compliance with this Policy regarding the handling of personal information, and questions or comments about this Policy may be addressed to the SST’s Privacy Officer:
Theresa Campbell President