Expedium Orthopaedics Digital Media Privacy Policy Notice
Who we are
Type of website: Healthcare
Effective date: 30th day of November, 2023
Our website address is: https://expediumsurgical.ca. (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Dr. Cory Cundal.
Dr. Cundal can be contacted at:
contact@expediumsurgical.ca
(403) 702-6832
19 Vantage Ridge Estate NW, Calgary, Alberta, T3Z 2S7
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of the following:
1. The personal data we will collect;
2. Use of collected data;
3. Who has access to the data collected; and
4. The rights of Site users.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media
Expedium Orthopaedics and Expedium Surgical (Expedium) are committed to maintaining your privacy and protecting your personal information when you visit the Expedium website, use Expedium mobile applications, or receive public health information from Expedium. Concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII), Expedium complies with the Health Information Act (HIA) and all applicable provincial and federal laws.
Our privacy policy is clear:
- Expedium does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) when you visit any of Expedium’s digital media channels unless you choose to provide that information to us.
- Any PII that you choose to provide is fully protected.
- Non-PII information related to your visit to our websites may be automatically collected and temporarily stored.
Here is how we handle information about your visit to our website and users who receive Expedium information through Expedium or other digital media channels:
Information Received and Retained by Expedium Digital Media channels
Expedium will not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about visitors to our websites unless required by law enforcement or by statute.
Your Privacy and Data Usage
You are not obligated to disclose any personal information when visiting Expedium digital media channels, except in specific cases such as external sites, special partnership collaboration sites, or data collection surveillance. Should you choose to provide personal information, such as by sending an email, completing a form on our website, or participating in a survey, we will use it to address your message or fulfill the intended purpose of communication. All information provided will be handled in compliance with the Health Information Act (HIA) and applicable provincial and federal laws. Expedium will not share, sell, or transfer any personal data about website visitors unless required by law enforcement or statute.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
1. If the law requires it;
2. If it is required for any legal proceeding;
3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company if we seek to sell the company.
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or
indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this.
Privacy Policy.
The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:
1. Communication.
Who We Share Personal Data With
- Employees
- Contracted Healthcare Providers
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Visits to Expediumsurgical.ca or Expedium Related Content
When you browse any website, certain information about your visit may be collected. Similarly, when you browse, read pages, or download information directly from the Expedium website or through APIs on other websites, specific data is automatically gathered and stored. This information does not personally identify you. We automatically collect and temporarily store only the following details about your visit:
- The Internet domain (e.g., “xcompany.com” for private Internet access accounts or “yourschool.edu” for university domain connections) and IP address (a number assigned to your computer when surfing the Web)
- Information about your computer or mobile device (such as web browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, and connection speed)
- Date and time of your visit
- Pages or screens accessed on Expedium’s digital media
- Number of times Expedium’s digital media was accessed
- Amount of data (in bytes) transmitted from https://expediumsurgical.ca. to your computer
- Designation of https://expediumsurgical.ca. as a home page (if enabled on your mobile device)
- Internet address or URL of the website visited immediately before Expedium’s digital media if you connected via a link from another page within that website
How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose of the data collected has been achieved.
You will be notified if your data is kept longer than the period described herein.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
All data is only accessible to Expedium. We will never share your data outside of our own company.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times, therefore, we can not guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal data from an individual under the age of 13, the personal data will be deleted immediately. If a child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.
How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your data and to whom we disclosed your data, or if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, please contact our privacy officer here:
Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended Occasionally to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our privacy officer, Dr. Cory Cundal,
contact@expediumsurgical.ca
(403) 801-7117
19 Vantage Ridge Estate NW, Calgary, Alberta, T3Z 2S7
Email Subscriptions
Email message subscription services are offered by Expedium as a convenience to users who choose to receive information via this channel. All information published via email subscription services is available on https://expediumsurgical.ca without the requirement to provide an email address.
To manage Expedium email subscription lists, we retain the email addresses of our email subscribers, logs of emails we send, and automatically generated email data used to improve our email communications. Third-party email subscription service providers may collect and provide non-identifying information about the number of messages sent, clicks and open rates.
The email subscriber information is secured and only available to Expedium managers, members of the Expedium’s communication and web teams, and other designated staff who require this information to perform their duties. If, at any time, you wish to stop receiving our messages, click on the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email message.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our website, you can opt-in to save the following information; your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are designed for convenience, so you won’t need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will remain valid for one year.
When you visit our login page, we’ll set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and will be discarded once you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we’ll establish several cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, while screen options cookies persist for a year. If you choose “Remember Me,” your login will be saved for two weeks. Logging out of your account will delete the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie doesn’t contain personal data and signifies the post ID of the article you’ve just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same manner as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who does Expedium share your data with?
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long does Expedium retain your data?
When you leave a comment, both the comment itself and its associated metadata are kept indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any subsequent comments, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights do you have over your data?
If you have an account on this website or have posted comments, you have the option to request an exported file containing the personal data we possess about you, including any information you have provided to us. Additionally, you can request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you. Please note that this does not apply to any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where is your data sent?
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
