The Peace River School Division is subject to the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, and is committed to providing websites that respect your privacy while you visit us online. This privacy statement summarizes the privacy practices of the PRSD with respect to our Division and School websites.
We do not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, phone number, or email address. This information is obtained only if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via email or by providing it on an online form.
Any personal information you do provide is managed according to the FOIP Act. This means that at the point of collection, you will be informed of the purpose for which your personal information is being collected, the legal authority for collection and the person who can answer your questions about the collection. The PRSD does not sell or otherwise distribute any information collected to third parties.
Information Collected in Emails and Online Forms
We do not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to you. The only personal information collected that is used to identify you is information you give voluntarily. When you submit a question or comment using any one of our contact forms, you may be asked for your name, email address, or other personal information. This information is used to process and respond to your question or comment and is only disclosed to those that your inquiry relates to, or to parties legislatively authorized to receive the information.
If you complete an online form and submit it to us through our website, we use that information for the purposes described on the form. Personal information collected from an online form will be treated in accordance with the privacy protection provisions of the FOIP Act.
Information Collected in Online Surveys
At the PRSD, online surveys are used to gather perspectives and help inform decision-making, as well as gathering data for research purposes. Information collected in online surveys is collected in alignment with Alberta's FOIP Act. Anonymity is always protected when sharing survey results.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you visit this web site, our web server automatically collects a limited amount of standard information essential to the operation, security and evaluation of the website. This information includes IP address from which you access the website, the type and version of browser used to access the website, the date and time you access the website, pages you visit, if you linked to a PRSD website from another website, the address of that site.
This information is collected in compliance with the FOIP Act. The information is primarily used to help us to assess our services in order to efficiently provide you with the information you require.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
This site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of text information that is sent to your browser when you access a web site. Your browser will return this cookie information to the domain where the cookie originated. Cookies may be created when you visit our site. The session cookie we incorporate allows us to determine common paths used by our viewers. This information allows us to streamline navigation to the most requested pages during future upgrades.
If you are concerned about the use of cookies, you can refer to the help information in your browser software for information on how to disable cookies. If you wish to delete cookies from your machine, consult your browser’s help files for instructions on how to do so.
Tools we use
We use Google Analytics, to better understand our users’ needs and improve our website. These tools use first and third-party cookies and other technologies to capture anonymous statistical information that includes device IP address, device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website.
This data is reflected in statistical reports, heatmaps and session recordings that help us to determine the popularity of services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization and for fraud detection/security purposes.
For further information about these tools, visit: How Google uses information
This website is powered by the Rally Content Management System (CMS) and is subject to Rally’s privacy policy which can be found here: https://www.rallyonline.ca/privacy-policy
Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that web services remain available to all users, the PRSD uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to the service we provide. No attempt is made to identify an individual user or their usage patterns except for law enforcement investigations.
Links to Other Websites
This website contains links to other sites. The PRSD is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of other web sites. You are encouraged to examine each site’s privacy policy and disclaimers and make your own decisions regarding the accuracy, reliability and correctness of material and information found.
More information
For questions or comments about this policy, or for more information about the administration of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, please contact the Peace River School Division.
Email: peaceriversd@prsd.ab.ca
Phone: 780-624-3601