Caledon Community Services (CCS) strives to ensure that the privacy of all CCS clients, staff, volunteers, program/student placements, donors and other stakeholders is respected and protected.
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
CCS is committed to developing, implementing and maintaining systems and procedures in order to protect the personal information of all of its stakeholders in accordance with provincial privacy legislation. All CCS staff, volunteers, and program/student placements shall be expected to strictly adhere to CCS privacy policies and procedures. CCS privacy policies and procedures shall serve to protect the privacy of personal information belonging to the following parties:
Clients, Student/Program Placements, Staff, Donors, Volunteers, CCS website users
CCS collects personal health information about the client directly from the client, or from the person acting on behalf of the client in compliance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). The personal health information that CCS may collect includes:
Client’s name, Date of birth, Address Phone number, E-mail address, Health history, Records of visits and other interactions with CCS, Emergency Contact Information.
If required, CCS collects personal health information about the client from other sources where we have obtained the client’s consent to do so or where the law permits.
CCS uses and discloses clients’ personal and/or personal health information to:
Under Ontario law clients have every right to:
CCS will inform its staff (or applicants for employment), volunteers, student and program placements of why and how we collect, use and disclose their personal information, obtain their consent where required, and only handle their personal information in a manner that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances.
Unless the purposes for collecting personal information are obvious and the applicant, staff, volunteer, student or program placement voluntarily provides their personal information for those purposes, CCS will communicate the purposes for which personal information is being collected, either orally or in writing, before or at the time of collection. We will only collect applicant/staff/volunteer/student/program placement information that is necessary to fulfill the following purposes;
In order for Caledon Community Services to employ (or continue to employ) staff members and to look after their well-being and to provide quality services, CCS collects and uses certain Staff Personal Information, that may include:
The privacy and security of donors’ personal information is important to Caledon Community Services. Caledon Community Services (CCS) respectsits donors’ right to privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information that donors provide to the agency.
The information collected is used:
CCS does not trade, license, rent or sell our donors’ personal information in any manner.
Individuals can browse our website without disclosing their personal data. Any personal information that site visitors voluntarily choose to provide in order to complete any of our online application forms, set up a profile with our Jobs Caledon on-line job board, make donations or request information, etc IS NOT shared with third parties unless stated otherwise. CCS will ensure all personal information is secured and remains confidential.
CCS’s Use of Cookies: A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer so that the website may identify separate visitors to the site and track users’ activities on the website. A cookie will not let a website know any personally identifiable information about website visitors, such as their real name and address. CCS uses cookies only to keep track of how many people visited the website and how frequently each page is visited. Each individual movement of any user cannot be tracked while on CCS’s site. Cookies are only used to track page popularity for statistical purposes and to improve the quality of the site and meet website user needs.
Links on our Website: CCS wants our website users’ experience to be informational and resourceful; therefore our website also provides a number of links to third party sites. CCS assumes no responsibility for the information practices of sites that our users are able to access through our site. We encourage our website users to review each site's privacy policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.
CCS employs a number of safeguards to protect your personal information against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. Such safeguards include physical measures, for example locked filing cabinets, restricted access to offices, and limiting access on a “need to know” basis, and use of passwords and encryption.
Caledon Community Services does not disclose any private information regarding individuals without informed consent, unless it is required or permitted by law.
If, for any reason, you are concerned about our compliance with our Privacy Policy, you may contact our Privacy Officer in writing, by mail or by email. CCS has policies and procedures to receive, investigate and respond to individuals’ complaints and questions. If you are not satisfied with the way CCS has responded to a complaint, you can contact the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time and will be posted on our website.
Nancy Kopriva, Manager, Human Resources
Privacy Officer
18 King Street East, Bolton, ON L7E 1E8
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CCS Policies and Forms:
Complaint/Satisfaction Form
Privacy and Confidentiality Agreement
Incident Investigation Report
Personnel Records Policy –Staff and Program Placements
Personnel Records Policy –Volunteers and Student Placements
CCS Donor Bill of Rights
Privacy Complaint Investigation Procedure
Legislation:
Employment Standards Act of Ontario
PIPEDA –Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act
PHIPA –Personal Health Information Protection Act
PIPA –Personal Information Protection Act
FIPPA-Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Health Services Operational Policies –Personal Health Information Privacy
Date Developed: February 26, 2016
Date Approved: March 2016
Date Reviewed: September 2017, September 2018, September 2019,
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Caledon Community Services’ web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Caledon Community Services at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
The materials on Caledon Community Services’ web site are provided “as is”. Caledon Community Services makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Caledon Community Services does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
In no event shall Caledon Community Services or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Caledon Community Services’ Internet site, even if Caledon Community Services or a Caledon Community Services authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
The materials appearing on Caledon Community Services’ web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Caledon Community Services does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Caledon Community Services may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Caledon Community Services does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
Caledon Community Services has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Caledon Community Services of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user’s own risk.
Caledon Community Services may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Any claim relating to Caledon Community Services’ web site shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.
Caledon Community Services (CCS) has a responsibility to respond promptly and effectively to any complaint made by persons served, their family member, member of the community. CCS commits to reviewing all complaints in a fair, transparent, confidential and timely manner. CCS recognizes that complainants have the right to appeal the results of CCS’ decision.
CCS’ complaints policy sets forth conditions that will be upheld, and outlines a procedure for dealing with complaints.
CCS recognizes that any effective conflict resolution process is based on principals and rights of administrative fairness. These include:
CCS’ clients will be informed of our procedures regarding complaints about our programs or services. Our Complaint Policy and Complaint Satisfaction Form will be posted on our website.
An informal complaint is a comment on an operational matter that can be readily resolved by a program coordinator or staff, volunteer, program/student placement.
All managers are to summarize the number of complaints on the first tab of the records document at the end of each month. Health Services will log their complaints on GoldCare but still report number of complaints at the end of each month on the records document.
A formal complaint is where the complainant wishes the issue to be referred to management and/or any complaint that relates to CCS’ policy, procedures or individual/public safety.
Formal complaints will be managed by the Program Manager, Division’s Director, CEO or the Chair of the Board as applicable.
Formal complaints regarding the actions or decisions of any CCS staff, volunteer, program/student placement, service or program shall be reported to the Program Manager who shall document the complaint in writing on the Complaint Satisfaction Form and submit it to their Division Director within 48 hours of the complaint being made.
Investigation of the allegations must include:
The Divisional Director, CEO or designate will investigate following the procedures set out in the Workplace Incident Investigation Policy.
CCS commits to informing the complainant of the outcome within twenty (20) business days. Complainants will be provided clear and understandable reasons for decisions relating to the complaint.
On an annual basis, the Senior Management Team will review all formal complaints to determine trends, areas needing performance improvement, and actions to be taken, if applicable.
References: Complaint/Satisfaction Form
Workplace Incident Investigation Policy
Date Developed: January 2016
Date Approved: February 2016
Date Reviewed: March 2017, March 2018, March 2019, March 2020, March 2021, March 2022