On
behalf of my agency, I provide consent to TRU World to communicate with
all the above mentioned individuals, email addresses and phone numbers.
Protection of Personal Information
Thompson Rivers University and Protection of Personal Information
TRU complies with British Columbia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Personal information
In
carrying out its operations, TRU regularly acquires personal
information about individuals including students and employees. The
information is collected, used, and disclosed for the purposes of
enabling you to communicate with TRU, examine its website, register for
and participate in courses, study, conduct research and analysis, attend
social events at the campus, use TRU's facilities and computer systems
and allow TRU to recruit, offer and present courses and related services
to students, alumni and prospective students. Personal information is
retained for the time period required by law and to fulfill the purposes
for which it was collected.
Your Rights
Individuals have the right of access to and a right to request correction of their own personal information.
Limiting Access to Information
Personal
information about you is protected and will only be used or disclosed
in accordance with applicable legislation and this privacy statement.
Restrictions on Disclosing Information to Other Parties
Except
as described in this privacy statement, the University does not reveal
personally identifiable data to parties outside TRU unless you request
or authorize it, or the disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by
law.
Links to Other Sites
TRU's
website contains links to other websites. Please be aware that privacy
policies vary from site to site. TRU is not responsible for the privacy
practices of other websites to which our sites may link.
Notification regarding TRU's web sites
TRU's
Web servers automatically collect information that is essential to
operating and maintaining the site's security. The information collected
includes: Browser type, Internet service provider (ISP) name, IP
address, time of access, and pages accessed. Some portions of the TRU
Web site may distribute small pieces of information (called "cookies")
to Web browsers to assist you when you return to specific areas on the
site. If you have concerns about cookies, you can change your Web
browser settings not to accept this information, or display warning
messages.
Correspondence
When
you send information by post or electronic means to TRU or complete an
electronic or paper form that includes identifying information about
you, a record of this information is kept so that TRU can respond to
you. TRU may keep a copy of your letter and/or information which you
have supplied and a copy of TRU's response as a record of the
correspondence with you.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
TRU
may revise this Privacy Statement from time to time without notice to
reflect changes to law, institutional policy, or technology. As a
result, you should visit this page periodically to review the contents.