Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting the Workers' Compensation Board –
Alberta's web site and reviewing our privacy policy. We recognize
the importance of protecting your privacy while you visit
our site, or when using our online services.
Collection of information
In general, you can visit our web site without revealing any
personal information about yourself. Our web server does log
some generic information from you each time you visit our
page such as the average time spent on the site, pages viewed,
type of browser (eg. Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.) and
date and time visited, etc., in order to measure the use of
the various portions of our site and assist us in improving
its content.
If you choose to provide us with personal information (via
e-mail to us or by using one of our online services), we will
only use the information provided by you to respond to your
message or to help us perform the service you have initiated
Any personal information you provide via our web site is
collected under the authority of Section 33 of the Alberta
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act.
We retain the information only for the length of time necessary
to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, and use
that information only for the purpose for which you provided
it.
The Workers' Compensation Board – Alberta uses software,
and other programs/devices, to monitor unauthorized or illegal
attempts to access, upload, change information, or otherwise
damage our Internet based systems and services. Any personal
information gathered under these circumstances will only be
used for law enforcement purposes.
Use of cookies
General access to our website (www.wcb.ab.ca) does not involve
cookies. However,
to provide you with better service and security, some of our
online services, such as Electronic Reporting, do require
that we place a temporary session cookie on your computer
to collect certain information such as your Internet Protocol
(IP) address. An IP address is unique to you, and is established
by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). A cookie is also
used as a secure way to maintain your identity when you login,
assist us in tracking unauthorized access, and enables us
to properly link you to your account. For your convenience,
these session cookies are programmed to delete themselves
after 15 to 60 minutes of inactivity, depending on the application.
If you choose not to accept these session cookies you will
still be able to use our website. However, you will not be
able to access some of our online applications such as Electronic
Injury Reporting and Invoicing. The following online services
do not currently use session cookies: Direct Employer Clearance
Certificates (DECC), and Loss Control Reporting.
Security
All information submitted through our Electronic Reporting
and Invoicing system, Loss Control Reporting (LCR) and some
areas of DECC use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology
to enhance data privacy and help prevent loss, misuse or alteration
of the information that is provided to us through your use
of those systems.
The personal information you submit using Internet services
such as e-mail or by filling out a web-based form and submitting
it through our web site is not encrypted and may not be secure
while it is in transit to us.
The WCB is not responsible for the use or misuse of information
while it is in transit from your Internet server to ours.
If you have any questions about the security of the transmission
and storage of information from your server/system to ours,
you should read your user manual or contact your Internet
service provider.
Other ways to contact us
If you are concerned about sending your personal information
to us via the Internet, you can use another method such as
fax or mail. If you have any questions about our privacy policy
and practices, or the privacy/security of any of our online
services, please email the site administrator.
Your privacy on other web sites
This web site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible
for the content and the privacy practices of other web sites
and encourage you to take appropriate steps to ensure your
Internet activities are safe and secure.
If you have any questions about other sites, you should contact
that site’s administrator. The WCB does not use persistent
cookies, does not track your movements beyond our website,
and does not collect information that we are not authorized
by law to collect.
Privacy Policy changes
Our website privacy policy will be reviewed periodically to
make sure we continue to serve the privacy interests of our
customers. We reserve the right to change and update our privacy
policy without notice. We encourage you to visit this page
from time to time to ensure you are aware of any changes we
may have made.
WCB-Alberta's Directory of Records
This document explains the types of records collected
by WCB-Alberta and explains the purpose for collecting them.
It also provides an outline of the structure and function
of WCB departments and the records each department creates,
including those defined as personal information banks. Directory
of Records (pdf file, 2 MB)
Last reviewed May, 2005
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