Privacy Policy
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (formerly the Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority) respects your right to privacy as you visit our website. We
are committed to protecting privacy and confidentiality of your information by complying with our legal obligations under The Health Information Protection
Act.
Rqhealth.ca contains links to and from other website. This privacy policy only applies to this website. It does not cover the practices of other organizations
or their websites, including those you may access through the links provided on rqhealth.ca
We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all websites you visit, especially if you provide any personal information.
What information we collect
When you visit our website, we automatically collect some limited information. This is not personal information and cannot directly identify a specific
person. For example, we track the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or browser type of users who access our website. This is necessary for the operation
and security of our website.
At times, you may choose to give us your personal information. For example, we collect your email address when you ask questions through communications@rqhealth.ca.
This information is provided on a need-to-know basis only to Saskatchewan Health Authority employees who need it to respond to your request.
We may also use this website to conduct electronic consultations in which individuals or organizations are invited to provide comments. If you send
comments to us via the website, we will collect your comments and your contact details for the purposes of the consultation concerned. If you do
not wish us to collect and use your comments in this way, please do not forward them.
In addition, we analyze non-identifiable website traffic data and collect cookies to improve our services. A “cookie” is a piece of text that our webserver
can store on your computer. The cookies we use log your progress through the site and record how you accessed the site. They do not collect any
personal information about you or about any other use of your computer.
There are no persistent or third party site cookies such as banner ad tracking cookies on our website.
If you simply browse or download from our website, we do not collect any personal information.
How we use the information
We only use your personal information for the purposes for which you give it to us. We keep the information for only as long as necessary to fulfill
the purpose for which it is collected.
We do not share your personal information with other organizations or individuals unless:
- it is necessary to fulfill your request;
- it is required or authorized by law; and
- it will prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to somebody’s health or safety.
Looking to access your personal health information?
If you want to obtain a copy of your personal health information, please visit our Privacy and Health Records webpage.
More info
To better understand your rights please refer to the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Or visit our Privacy and Access Department’s webpage.
Disclaimer
Although we make every effort to ensure that all information posted on our website is accurate and complete, we do not represent that it is so, or
guarantee it, and accept no liability or obligation for accuracy or completeness. We reserve the right to update the information as necessary without
notice. You should check the website from time to time for changes. If there is any discrepancy between information posted on our website and the
original paper version, the original paper document prevails. As this website is for information purposes only, you should seek appropriate, qualified
advice before acting or omitting to act based upon any such information.
