Privacy Policy

The Association of Compounding Pharmacists of Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of individuals and recognizes the need appropriately manage and protect any personal information that users of this site agree to share with ACPC. Personal Information may include, information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.

By providing Personal Information to ACPC you agree and consent that we may collect, use and disclose your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy. In addition, where appropriate, specific authorizations or consents may be obtained from time to time.

In most cases and subject to legal and contractual restrictions, you are free to refuse or withdraw your consent at any time upon reasonable, advance notice. It should be noted that in certain circumstances, such as Membership, services can only be offered if you provide Personal Information to ACPC. Consequently, if you choose not to provide us with any required Personal Information, we may not be able to offer you the services requested. We will inform you of the consequences of the withdrawal of consent.

Collection, Use and Disclosure of Information

ACPC collects personally identifiable information i.e. names, postal address, email address, etc., when voluntarily submitted by visitors to the Site. The information provided is used to fulfill your specific request unless you give us permission to use it in another manner, for example to add you to one of our mailing lists.  It may also be used to provide programs and services to the user.  We will limit the collection and use of Personal Information to that required for valid business purposes of ACPC or to comply with legislation. All emails and newsletters from this site allow you to opt out of further mailings.

We share your Personal Information only with employees for the purposes described above.  We may also disclose your Personal Information to third party service providers for such purposes, who will be obligated to protect your Personal Information.  We may also disclose your Personal Information where required by law.

In order to improve the Site, we may use “cookies” to track your visit.  We also use “cookies” to provide certain convenient features on the Site.  You can use the Site without “cookies” but you may have to re-enter information when you visit the Site.

Accuracy

We will make every reasonable effort to ensure that the Personal Information we collect and use is accurate and complete. Individuals providing Personal Information will on written request have the opportunity to review and correct their Personal Information, and on written request by an individual to whom the information relates, the organization will modify the information as required.

Commitment to Data Security and Retention

The Association of Compounding Pharmacists of Canada takes reasonable steps to make sure that your personally identifiable information is kept secure. Only authorized persons, agents and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information. We will keep your Personal Information only as long as it is necessary for the purposes for which it is collected.

Privacy Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our privacy policy you may contact us by email at info@acpcrx.org.  

We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Any changes to this policy will be posted. This Privacy Policy was last updated October 6, 2016.