Terms of Use
Last updated: 27 September 2018
This is a legal agreement between you and B.C. Construction Safety Alliance (“BCCSA”) stating the terms and conditions that govern your access to and use of the websites available at www.bccsa.ca and www.silicacontroltool.com (the “BCCSA Websites").
Please read this Agreement and BCCSA’s Privacy Policy before proceeding to create your account or signing in to your account. By creating an account and signing in, you will be certifying that you have read and understand the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and agree to be bound by both. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions or the provisions in BCCSA’s Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the BCCSA Websites or any related services (collectively with the BCCSA Websites, the “BCCSA Services”).
In these Terms of Use, the term “you”, “your”, or other like terms mean the party agreeing to these Terms of Use and to any person or entity who uses any of the BCCSA Services. Accordingly, the person agreeing to these Terms of Use represents and warrants for himself or herself that he or she is duly authorised on his or her own behalf to enter into these Terms of Use and to comply with these Terms of Use. If you are agreeing to these Terms of Use for use of any of the BCCSA Services by an organization, you are agreeing to these Terms of Use on behalf of that organization. You must have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms of Use, otherwise you must not access or use any of the BCCSA Services. These Terms of Use affect your legal rights and obligations.
BCCSA provides the BCCSA Services primarily, but not limited to, as a service to the construction industry to assist employers in ensuring the health and safety of workers by reducing exposures to respirable crystalline silica (“RCS”) dust. It may also be used to assist in complying with the provisions of applicable occupational health and safety regulations (“OHSR”) relating to RCS exposures and related exposure control plans (“ECPs”).
The BCCSA Services should be used and completed by a qualified person with the requisite knowledge, expertise, and experience in occupational exposure assessment, control, and planning.
ARTICLE 1 – SERVICES
1.1 Scope of License
Subject to these Terms of Use, and unless otherwise agreed to in writing, BCCSA grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the BCCSA Services, worldwide, for your non-commercial use. If you access the BCCSA Services from outside of Canada, you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. You may only use the BCCSA Services to assist you in ensuring the health and safety of workers by reducing exposures to RCS dust. The BCCSA Services may also be used to assist you in complying with the provisions of OHSRs relating to silica exposures and related ECPs. You agree not to exploit any of the BCCSA Services in any way, including but not limited to, by trespass, or burdening network capacity, or using any of the BCCSA Services for commercial use. Unless expressly permitted herein or otherwise permitted in a separate agreement with BCCSA, you may not modify, publish, network, rent, lease, loan, transmit, sell, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, redistribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the BCCSA Services, in whole or in part, except:
(a) you may store any number of electronic copies of ECPs generated by the BCCSA Services;
(b) your computer and browser may temporarily store or cache copies of materials being accessed and viewed; and
(c) a reasonable number of copies may be printed keeping any proprietary notices thereon, which may only be used in connection with ensuring the health and safety of workers, meeting workplace occupation health and safety standards, and lawful personal use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution of any kind on any medium whatsoever.
Copyright, patent, and other intellectual property laws protect the BCCSA Services and you agree to abide by and maintain all notices, license information, and restrictions contained therein. BCCSA retains ownership of all its rights in the BCCSA Services, and except as expressly set forth herein, no other rights or licenses are granted or to be implied in respect of any intellectual property owned by BCCSA. If you print, copy, or download any part of the BCCSA Services in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use the BCCSA Services will cease immediately and you must, in BCCSA’s sole discretion, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. You have no right, title, or interest in or to the BCCSA Services or any of the content on the BCCSA Websites, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by BCCSA. Any use of the BCCSA Services not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
1.2 Accessing BCCSA Services
BCCSA reserves the right to modify or remove all or any part of the BCCSA Services in BCCSA’s sole discretion without notice. BCCSA will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the BCCSA Services are unavailable at any time or for any period.
1.3 Linking to BCCSA Websites
You may link to the BCCSA Websites homepages, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage BCCSA’s reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on BCCSA’s part where none exists. The BCCSA Websites must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of the BCCSA Websites other than the homepages. BCCSA reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with these Terms of Use. You agree to cooperate with BCCSA in causing any unauthorized framing or linking to immediately stop.
ARTICLE 2 – USER OBLIGATIONS
2.1 Accounts
To access and use any of the BCCSA Services you may need to register for a user account. You represent and warrant that: (a) all required registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; and (c) you are duly authorized to enter into these Terms of Use and to comply with these Terms of Use. If you are agreeing to these Terms of Use for use of any of the BCCSA Services by an organization, you are agreeing to these Terms of Use on behalf of that organization. You must have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms of Use, otherwise you must not access or use any of the BCCSA Services. You are responsible for keeping the credentials you create confidential and secure. You acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to your account. You are responsible for any activity that occurs through your account. The BCCSA Services, including content or pages of the BCCSA Websites, may require user registration. It is a condition of your use of the BCCSA Services that all the information you provide on the BCCSA Websites is correct, current, and complete.
2.2 Restricted Use
As a condition of your access and use of the BCCSA Services, you agree that you may use the BCCSA Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree that:
(a) you will not access content or data that is not intended for you;
(b) you will not attempt to breach or breach the security and/or authentication measures which are not authorized;
(c) you will not interfere or disrupt all or part of any of the BCCSA Services or servers or networks connected to the BCCSA Services, including by introducing or transmitting any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, spyware, malware, or other code or material of a destructive or disruptive nature
(d) you will not illicitly reproduce Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP) packet header;
(e) you will not disrupt network services and otherwise disrupt BCCSA's ability to monitor the BCCSA Websites;
(f) you will not use using any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access any of the BCCSA Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the BCCSA Websites;
(g) you will not attack any of the BCCSA Services via a denial-of-service attack, distributed denial-of-service attack, flooding, mail bombing or crashing;
(h) you will not decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code of any software or security components of any of the BCCSA Services (except as and only to the extent any foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law or to the extent as may be permitted by any licensing terms accompanying these Terms of Use);
(i) you will not use any of the BCCSA Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and
(j) you will not otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of any of the BCCSA Services.
You agree to comply with all laws, rules, and regulations (for example, federal, provincial, and local) applicable to your use of any of the BCCSA Services, including but not limited to, copyright laws
2.3 Use of BCCSA Trademarks
You agree not to use any of the marks “Silica Control ToolTM Site”, “BCCSA”, and “B.C. Construction Safety Alliance”, or any related names, logos, product and service names, designs, slogans, or any other marks belonging or licensed to BCCSA (collectively, the “BCCSA Marks”) in whole or in part in any way except as expressly authorized in writing by BCCSA in each instance. You agree that all goodwill arising out of your authorized use of the BCCSA Marks shall inure to the benefit of and belong to BCCSA.
ARTICLE 3 – USER SUBMISSIONS
3.1 User Submissions
The following content standards apply to any and all content, material, and information you submit, post, publish, display, or transmit to the BCCSA Websites or to other users or other persons (collectively, “User Submissions”), and any submissions you make to the BCCSA Websites through any functionality such as the BCCSA Services, other applications, chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, personal or interest group webpages, profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other such functions (collectively “Interactive Functions”). Without limiting the foregoing, you warrant and agree that your use of the BCCSA Services and any User Submissions and Interactive Functions shall not:
(a) in any manner violate any applicable federal, provincial, local, or international law or regulation including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property, legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy of others) or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and the BCCSA Privacy Policy.
(b) involve, provide, or contribute any false, inaccurate, or misleading information.
(c) include sending, knowingly receiving, uploading, downloading, using, or reusing any material that does not comply with these Terms of Use.
(d) impersonate or attempt to impersonate BCCSA, a BCCSA employee, another user of the BCCSA Services, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses, or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
(e) transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertisements or promotions, commercial activities or sales, including without limitation any "spam", "junk mail", "chain letter", contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising or any other similar solicitation to BCCSA, BCCSA employees, or another user of the BCCSA Services.
(f) engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the BCCSA Services, or which, as determined by BCCSA, may harm BCCSA or users of the BCCSA Services, or expose them to liability.
(g) cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, or alarm any other person.
(h) promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
(i) give the impression that your User Submissions and/or Interactive Functions originate from or are endorsed by BCCSA or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.
You understand and agree that you, not the BCCSA, are fully responsible for any User Submissions you submit or contribute, and you are fully responsible and legally liable, including to any third party, for such content and its accuracy. We are not responsible or legally liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Submissions submitted by you or any other user of the BCCSA Services.
3.2 Grant of License
None of the User Submissions you submit to the BCCSA Services will be subject to any confidentiality by BCCSA. By providing any User Submission to the BCCSA Services, you grant BCCSA and its affiliates and service providers, and each of their and BCCSA’s respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose and according to your account settings and/or incorporate such material into any form, medium, or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. You waive any moral rights or other rights of authorship as a condition of submitting any User Submission. By submitting any User Submissions you declare and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to submit the User Submissions and have the right to grant the license hereof to BCCSA and its affiliates and service providers, and each of their and BCCSA’s respective licensees, successors, and assigns to the User Submissions and comply with these Terms and Conditions. You represent and warrant that all User Submissions comply with applicable laws and these Terms of Use.
3.3 Monitoring, Enforcement, Suspension, and Termination
BCCSA has the right, without provision of notice to:
(a) remove any User Submissions for any or no reason in its sole discretion.
(b) At all times, to take such actions with respect to any User Submissions deemed necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion, including without limitation, for violating these Terms of Use.
(c) Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, regulatory authority, or harmed party for any illegal or unauthorized use of the BCCSA Services. Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the BCCSA Website.
(d) Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the BCCSA Services for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.
You waive and hold harmless BCCSA and its affiliates, licensees, and service providers from any and all claims resulting from any action taken by BCCSA and any of the foregoing parties relating to any investigations by either BCCSA or such parties or by law enforcement authorities. We have no obligation, or any responsibility to any party to monitor the BCCSA Websites or use, and do not and cannot undertake to review material that you or other users submit to the BCCSA Websites. We cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted and we have no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party.
3.4 Privacy
Your User Submissions and use of the BCCSA Services constitutes consent to the collection, use, reproduction, hosting, transmission, and disclosure of any such submissions in compliance with BCCSA’s Privacy Policy, as BCCSA deems necessary for use of the BCCSA Services.
ARTICLE 4 – PRIVACY
4.1 Privacy
To register for a user account and/or use the BCCSA Services, BCCSA may collect certain contact information such as your first and last name, your email address, your telephone number, and your billing information. Pursuant BCCSA’s Privacy Policy, BCCSA will not share this information with third parties unless such disclosure is necessary (as determined in BCCSA’s sole discretion) to comply with a court order or other legal process, protect the rights, property, and/or safety of BCCSA or any third party, or to enforce the terms of these Terms of Use. BCCSA may track the following categories of information when you access any of the BCCSA Services: IP address, domain servers, type of computer or device used to access any of the BCCSA Services, type of web browsers, pages visited, projects downloaded or uploaded, information about transactions carried out using the BCCSA Services, and any other information that you send to BCCSA. Such information is used for marketing purposes and to compile aggregate data about website and website interaction so that BCCSA can enhance the BCCSA Services and/or to administer the BCCSA Services and enable your access to and use of the BCCSA Services. BCCSA also uses cookies when you access the BCCSA Services to help BCCSA remember your preferences and gather information to optimize performance and improve customer experiences. Information that BCCSA collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which BCCSA operates to enable the use of the information in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal and third party information.
ARTICLE 5 – TERM
5.1 Term and Termination
BCCSA may terminate or suspend your account at BCCSA’s sole discretion at any time, for any reason at all, or for no reason. If your account is terminated or suspended, BCCSA reserves the right to deny your reapplication at any time in BCCSA’s sole discretion.
5.2 Effects of Termination
If BCCSA terminates or suspends your account, the following sections of these Terms of Use will survive: Article 3, Article 6, and Article 7.
ARTICLE 6 – WARRANTIES
6.1 Disclaimer of Warranties; Liability Limitation
BCCSA and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, and licensors (collectively, “Silica Control ToolTM” for the purposes of this Section 6.1 and the following Sections 6.2 and 6.3) do not promise that the BCCSA Services, or the information or materials that you receive as a user of any of the BCCSA Services (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Deliverables” for purposes of this Section 6.1 and the following Section 6.2) will be accurate, reliable, timely, secure, error-free, or uninterrupted, or that any defects will be corrected. The Deliverables are provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis and the Deliverables are subject to change without notice. Silica Control ToolTM cannot ensure that any of the content (including files, reports, information, or other data that you access, purchase, or download from or through any of the BCCSA Services) will be free of viruses, contamination, or destructive features. Further, Silica Control ToolTM does not guarantee any results or identification or correction of problems as part of the Deliverables and Silica Control ToolTM disclaims any liability related thereto. Silica Control ToolTM takes no responsibility for the proper functioning of any networks or servers, or any communications that occur over such networks and servers. Silica Control ToolTM makes no representations or warranties as to the interoperability of any of the BCCSA Services with any network or servers. You acknowledge that Silica Control ToolTM shall have no liability to you or to any third party arising as a result of any networks or servers failing to perform in the manner intended, failure of any of the BCCSA Services to properly operate with your network or servers, or from any errors occurring on your networks or servers as a result of your use of any of the BCCSA Services. Silica Control ToolTM makes no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, or accuracy of any networks or communications lines or functioning of any mobile phone or device necessary to use any of the BCCSA Services. Silica Control ToolTM disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose. Silica Control ToolTM disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions, and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the Deliverables. You acknowledge and agree that Silica Control ToolTM may make improvements and/or changes in any of the BCCSA Services at any time without notice or liability to you. You assume total responsibility and all risks for your use of the Deliverables, including, but not limited to, any information obtained thereon. Your sole remedy against Silica Control ToolTM for dissatisfaction with the Deliverables is to stop using the Deliverables. The BCCSA Services and any information produced through the use of any of the BCCSA Services are in no way meant to replace professional advice relating to measuring, controlling and ensuring that workers’ exposures are within safe and legally mandated limits. The BCCSA Services are not a replacement for air monitoring tests where circumstances warrant such testing and should not be construed as providing legal or other advice regarding any legal or other requirements relating to RCS dust exposures or otherwise, including in the user’s particular circumstances. This limitation of relief is a part of the bargain between the parties. To the extent that Silica Control ToolTM makes any pre-release or other products, services, or information related thereto available to you as a registered user of any of the BCCSA Services, you understand that Silica Control ToolTM is under no obligation to provide updates, enhancements, or corrections, or to notify you of any product or service changes that Silica Control ToolTM may make, or to publicly announce or introduce the products or services at any time in the future. Silica Control ToolTM shall use reasonable efforts to protect information submitted by you in connection with the BCCSA Services, but you agree that your submission of such information is at your sole risk, and you hereby release Silica Control ToolTM from any and all liability to you for any loss or liability relating to such information in any way.
The BCCSA Websites may include content provided by third parties, including from other users. All statements and/or opinions expressed in any such third party content, other than the content provided by Silica Control ToolTM, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing that content. Such content does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Silica Control ToolTM. Silica Control ToolTM is not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any third party materials.
To the extent not prohibited by law, under no circumstances shall Silica Control ToolTM be liable for damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the Deliverables including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, damages resulting from personal injury, property damage, wrongful death, pain and suffering, emotional distress, delay of delivery, or from loss of profits, data, business, or goodwill, on any theory of liability, whether arising under tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, whether or not Silica Control ToolTM has been advised or is aware of the possibility of such damages. If, notwithstanding any TMother provisions of these Terms of Use, Silica Control ToolTM is found to be liable to you for any damage or loss that arises out of or is in any way connected to your use of the Deliverables, Silica Control ToolTM’s entire liability for direct damages under these Terms of Use shall be limited to fifty dollars ($50.00).
6.2 Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Silica Control ToolTM from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) the use of any of the BCCSA Services by you or anyone using your account; or (b) the breach of these Terms of Use by you or anyone using your account. Silica Control ToolTM reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. If we do assume the defense of such a matter, you will reasonably cooperate with Silica Control ToolTM in such defense.
ARTICLE 7 – MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Changes of Terms
BCCSA reserves the right to revise these Terms of Use at any time in its sole discretion. Any and all such modifications are effective immediately upon posting and apply to all access to and continued use of any of the BCCSA Services. You agree to periodically review the Terms of Use in order to be aware of any such amendments and your continued use shall be your acceptance of these amendments.
7.2 Third Party Websites
The BCCSA Websites may contain links and/or pointers to third party websites. We make no representations about any third party websites that may be accessed from the BCCSA Websites. If you choose to access any such websites, you do so at your own risk. BCCSA has no control over the content of any third party websites and accepts no responsibility for such websites or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. You are subject to any terms and conditions of such third party websites.
7.3 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use will be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to its conflict of laws provision. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating these Terms of Use will be instituted in the courts of the province of British Columbia and/or the Federal Court of Canada, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to the venue of such courts.
7.4 Waiver
No waiver under these Terms of Use is effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the party waiving its right. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from these Terms of Use operates, or may be construed, as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder precludes any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver of any default is not a waiver of any subsequent default.
7.5 Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use will continue to be in full force and effect. The invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision will be replaced with a provision that is valid, legal, and enforceable and that is closest to the parties’ intention underlying the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision.
7.6 Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use constituted the entire agreement between you and BCCSA regarding the subject matter contained in these Terms of Use and supersedes all prior communications, negotiations, understandings, agreements, or representations, either written or oral, between you and BCCSA with respect to such subject matter.
7.7 Notices
All notices and other communications under these Terms of Use will be made in writing. Notices to BCCSA must be sent to 400-625 Agnes Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, V3M 5Y4 or silicatool@bccsa.ca and are deemed given when received. Notices to you may be sent to the applicable account email address and are deemed given when sent.
Should you become aware of misuse of the BCCSA Services, including libelous or defamatory conduct, you must report it to BCCSA.
All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the BCCSA Services should be directed to BCCSA.
Privacy Policy
Scope
This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) governs your access and use of the BCCSA websites www.bccsa.ca and www.silicacontroltool.com (the “BCCSA Websites”) and related services (collectively with the BCCA Websites, the “BCCSA Services”) and explains how B.C. Construction Safety Alliance (“BCCSA”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you access and use the BCCSA Services. BCCSA uses your personal information only for providing, improving, and protecting the BCCSA Services. By using or accessing the BCCSA Services you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy, and you hereby consent to BCCSA collecting, using, and sharing your information as discussed herein. Your access and use of the BCCSA Services is at all times subject to BCCSA’s Terms of Use which incorporates this Privacy Policy. Any terms we use in this Privacy Policy without defining them have the definitions given to them in the Terms of Use.
Information Collection & Use
The BCCSA Services collect information for the purpose of providing users with a service to help ensure the health and safety of workers who may be exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) dust. While using the BCCSA Services, you may be asked to provide BCCSA with personal information that can be used to identify you, including your name, email address, phone number, payment information, physical address, date of birth, account activity, and/or other personally identifiable information (the “Personal Information”).
Sharing
BCCSA protects your Personal Information and will not share this information with non-designated third parties without your permission or unless such disclosure is necessary (as determined in BCCSA’s sole discretion) to comply with court order or other legal process or to protect the rights, property, and/or safety of BCCSA or any third party.
Cookies, Aggregate Data and Other Technologies
BCCSA may track the following categories of information when you access any of the BCCSA Services: the BCCSA Websites Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses, domain servers, type of computer or device or operating system used to access any of the BCCSA Services, browser type, browser version, the pages the BCCSA Websites that you visit, the time spent on those pages, the time and date of your visit, and/or other statistics. Such information is used for marketing purposes and/or to compile aggregate data about website traffic and website interaction so that BCCSA can enhance the BCCSA Services and/or to administer the BCCSA Services and enable your access to and use of the BCCSA Services. BCCSA also uses cookies when you access the BCCSA Services to help BCCSA remember your preferences and gather information to optimize performance and improve customer experience. BCCSA also uses Google Analytics to help it understand how users engage with the BCCSA Services. The information collected and how it is used is described at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/.
Aggregate data is information BCCSA collects about a group or category of services or users from which individual user identities have been removed. In other words, no Personal Information is included in aggregate data. Aggregate data helps BCCSA understand trends in users’ needs so that BCCSA can better consider new features or otherwise tailor the BCCSA Services. This Privacy Policy in no way restricts or limits BCCSA’s collection and use of aggregate data, and BCCSA may share aggregate data about its users with third parties for various purposes, including to help BCCSA better understand user needs, improve the BCCSA Services, and/or advertising and/or marketing purposes.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer's hard drive. Most browsers automatically accept cookies as the default setting. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of the BCCSA Services may not function properly.
Links
The BCCSA Websites may contain links to third party websites. When clicking on a link, we encourage you to examine that website's privacy policy and make your own decision regarding the information provided. BCCSA is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third-party websites.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. The BCCSA Services use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, but you agree that your submission of such information is at your sole risk, and you hereby release BCCSA from any and all liability to you for any loss or liability relating to such information in any way.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
BCCSA reserves the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time, and will post the most current version on the BCCSA Websites. Your continued use of the BCCSA Services after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on the BCCSA Websites will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.