Our Terms of Use sets forth the terms and conditions upon which a user may access and use Sinai Health Websites. Please note that we may update these Terms from time to time; the most current version will always be posted to this Website (sinaihealth.ca).
The information we collect about you during your online visit is summarized below. For information about patient privacy practices and policies. please visit our Patient Privacy page. For information on Sinai Health Foundation's Privacy Policy, please visit their website.
Data Collection, Use and Disclosure
Cookies
Like most websites, Sinai Health uses cookies to help enhance and optimize a user’s experience. Sinai Health and its vendor partners (such as Google Analytics) may place internet “cookies” or similar technologies on the devices of users that visit the Sinai Health Website. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored on the hard drive of your computer and may include unique identifiers. The data gathered helps us to identify how to make the experience on our Websites better and what improvements could be made to best serve the needs of visitors to our Websites. Data is collected and analyzed on an aggregate basis, which means information that could personally identify an individual is not being used for these purposes.
Your device may have the ability to decline, opt-out or deactivate internet cookies. As each web browser or application operates differently, it is best to use the browser-specific instructions to disable cookies.
Some examples of cookies are:
- Session cookies: Session cookies are temporary and expire after a website session is ended by closing a web or app browser. We might use this type of cookie to track a user’s click pattern to make sure that our Website is working efficiently and effectively.
- Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies remain on a visitor’s device storage after they’ve exited from a web or app browser. We may use this type of cookie to see if visitors are coming back to our Websites again.
- Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are used by third party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns.
- Forms related cookies: When you submit data to us through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
- Performance cookies: Performance cookies are used for gathering data on how visitors use a website, such as counting page views and traffic sources to the website. This data is used so we can continue to measure and improve the performance of our Website. The information collected from analytics is aggregated and is anonymous.
Online Forms
We collect personal information (including personal health information) that you may voluntarily submit in our online forms for specific purposes, such as scheduling an appointment or providing patient feedback. We will use your email address and any personal information that you submit to us only for the purpose of responding to your submission. We will not use your email address and personal information for other purposes unless you expressly consent.
The data you submit is temporarily stored within our content management system and is emailed to the respective form owner. Only those Sinai Health personnel who need to respond will have access to the personal information you provide.
Information about Your Website Visit
In order to improve the experience on our Websites and better serve our users’ needs, Sinai Health routinely gathers non-identifiable data on its web properties and mobile applications, such as the number of visits to web properties, how long the visits last, where the visitor came from, on what device and where visitors scrolled or clicked. Sinai Health does not sell, rent or trade personal information about the users of our Websites.
Sinai Health Foundation
Sinai Health may share website analytics data and cookie data with the Sinai Health Foundation. Personal information is not included in the analytics data that the Foundation has access to. Any information submitted through an online form is also not provided to the Foundation.
Third Party Websites
This Site may contain links to third-party websites or references to products or services other than those of Sinai Health. These links are for your convenience and do not imply Sinai Health’s endorsement or approval. Sinai Health is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any third-party website, and advises you to review the privacy policies of those websites when visiting them.
Privacy Office
Sinai Health is committed to protecting the privacy of the clients we serve, while maintaining our accountability to the public through openness and transparency. We accomplish this by complying with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) 2004, and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), which includes an individual’s legal rights relating to their personal information.
Questions/Comments?
For additional information about our privacy practices, including how to contact the Privacy Office, please visit the Patient Privacy page on our Websites.
