Vancouver Costal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is committed to maintaining confidentiality, respecting personal privacy and protecting personal information as outlined in the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using this site or providing personal information to us, you acknowledge reading this Privacy Policy and confirm your agreement with these terms and conditions. VCHRI reserves the right to update this policy at any time. Users are responsible for reviewing this Policy periodically for changes.
Personal Information
Personal information is any recorded information on an identifiable individual. This may include, but is not limited to, an individual’s name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, age or birth date.
Personal information is not collected on this site without your consent. However, there may be situations where we request personal information and you provide it voluntarily for a specific purpose. For example, where you provide feedback, complete and submit forms or log into a secure section of the site. We have privacy and security measures in place to protect all personal information collected from you.
Unless authorized by law, any personal information that you provide will not be disclosed beyond the organization and will only be shared internally to fulfil the specific purpose for which you provided the information.
Website Analytics
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VCHRI uses IP masking within Google Analytics to anonymize personal information collected by Google. IP masking is a customization which removes the last octet of the visitor's IP address prior to its use and storage by Google.
Website visitors who do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics can download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to indicate that information about the website visit should not be sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not prevent information from being sent to the website itself or to other web analytics services.
Cookies
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Website Links
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Disclaimer
While VCHRI undertakes reasonable efforts to provide current information on this website, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information or the availability of this website. The information on this website is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. We make no representation regarding the content on this website or its suitability for any purpose. We disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties related to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
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Contact
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
6/F, 2635 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
Email: research@vch.ca