TransLink Website Privacy Policy

Privacy on the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service Website

What type of information does South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service collect at its website?

How does South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service use this information?

Questions and Concerns

Privacy on the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service Website

Because we receive certain types of information from visitors to the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service web site, we want visitors to understand the terms and conditions regarding the use of that information. The following privacy statement discloses what information we receive and how we use it.

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What type of information does South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service collect at its website?

The information we collect depends upon what individuals do when visiting this site. In general, we collect two types of information:
1) personal information individuals supply voluntarily; and 2) aggregated information about web site users as a whole.
• Personal Information
We may collect personal information when individuals submit comments to South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service in request for community input of feedback. This personal information may include individuals' name, email address, phone number, street address, etc.
• Aggregated Information
We collect certain types of information about general activity at the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service web site. This does not include personal identifying information, but does include how many times South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service's web site has been visited, what pages or search terms have been requested most, what domain names (i.e., www.google.ca) visitors have arrived at our web site from as well as the date and time of each visit. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service gathers and compiles this information into an aggregate form for statistical analysis and reporting purposes. These reports track web site activity overall rather than on an individual level.
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service uses third party measurement software to gather and compile aggregated information. This software does not collect, track or have any access to personal information received at the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service web site.

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How does South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service use this information?

The personal information supplied by visitors to our web site is used for the purpose of fulfilling individuals' requests (i.e., seeking information, inquiring about employment opportunities, making a complaint etc.).

We may send to individuals, from time to time, email or other communications containing information about South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service which we believe will interest them. We may use individuals' personal information to contact and correspond with them, send them information we feel may be of use to them, to respond to their inquiries, and enhance and assist with their use of our web site. Individuals who prefer not to receive this type of information are asked to please let us know by contacting us at contactus@transitpolice.bc.ca or by regular mail to South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service, 307 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC V53L 1A7.

Aggregated information does not include personal identifying information and therefore such information will not identify individuals. We use aggregated information to assist in determining a number of things such as which areas of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service web site customers frequent based on traffic to those areas; peak traffic hours of use, etc. This helps us continue to build a better web site. We may include aggregated information in public records.

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Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that web sites commonly send to browsers. A cookie file contains information that can identify individuals anonymously in order to track traffic patterns and add functionality to the web site. Cookies don't identify people personally, but rather identify their computer when they visit our site. A cookie can't read data off hard disks or read cookie files created by other sites. A browser can be set to warn the computer user before accepting cookies. In this case, the computer user will receive the warning message with each cookie. The computer user may choose to refuse cookies by turning them off in their browser. One does not need to have cookies turned on to use the majority of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service web site, however one may need them in certain areas of the site to perform certain functions.

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Parents

South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service encourages parents and guardians to be aware of how their children spend their time online and to participate with them in their online activities.

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Updates

If we decide to update our privacy policy, we will update this page so that visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time.

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Consent

By using the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service web site, visitors consent to the collection and use of information as described above.

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Questions and Concerns

Personal information collected in accordance with this policy relates directly to South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service's recruiting, complaints and other research activities and is collected pursuant to section 26(c) of the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have any questions concerning the collection of this information, please contact South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service's Office Manager, 307 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 1A7, Telephone: (604) 515-8300.

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