Technical Standards
Publishing Policies
 
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Publishing Policies
p r i v a c y
All BCIT Web site visitors have the right to privacy. This includes, but is not limited to, respecting the confidentiality of e-mail, files, data and transmissions.
TeamWeb and other Computer Resources staff who have access to information owned by system users will treat all such information as strictly confidential.
The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the BCIT Web site:
- Your IP address is used to gather broad demographic information.
- BCIT site's registration form requires users to give us:
- contact information (like their name and email
address)
- unique identifiers (like their social security number)
- financial information (like their
account or credit card numbers)
- demographic information (like their postal code or age)
The customer's contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary. Financial
information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services. Unique identifiers
(such as social security numbers) are collected to verify the user's identity. Demographic and profile
data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor the visitor's experience at our site,
showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according
to their preferences.
- BCIT Web site contains links to other sites. BCIT is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of
such Web sites.
- Public Forums: BCIT Web site makes news groups available to its users.
Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information
and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.
- Security: BCIT Web site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information
under our control.
- Choice/Opt-Out: BCIT Web site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point
where we request information about the visitor.
BCIT Web site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database to not
receive future communications or to no longer receive our service:
- Send email to rireland@bcit.bc.ca
- Correct/Update: BCIT Web site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously
provided:
- Send email to rireland@bcit.bc.ca
- Contact: Should you have any questions regarding the BCIT Web site's privacy statement and policy, please feel free to contact us:
Address:
TeamWeb, BCIT
3700 Willingdon Avenue,
Burnaby, BC
Canada V5G 3H2
Phone:
(604) 412-7550
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