Protecting Your Privacy

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We collect, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with the BC Personal Information and Protection Act (PIPA).

Our web servers are located in Canada. Third-party services in use on our sites / web properties (web analytics tracking, photo galleries, blogging services, etc.) may be located in the United States.

Information Collected

Unless the purposes for collecting personal information is obvious and you voluntarily provide your personal information for those purposes, we will communicate the purposes for which personal information is being collected, either orally or in writing, before or at the time of collection.

When visiting our website, our web server automatically logs (records) your Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name and standard information about the operating system and web browser you are using, as provided by your web browser. This information is used for statistical purposes to help us manage our site, but it does not identify you.

We use cookies and / or session variables to record session information, such as items browsed during a visit. A cookie is a small file stored on your computer by your web browser when using some websites. Some cookies will remain on your computer for only as long as your browser remains open, or until you delete them off your computer. Other cookies will remain on your computer so that you may be recognized when you return to the website.

We may also collect personal information (email address, postal address, telephone number, fax number, or payment / credit card information) but only if you consent to this by providing this personal information through an online form or email.

How We Use This Information

We may use this information to:

• provide you with general information[KA1.1] about health and wellness
• including links to articles and other resources
• contact you about retreats, workshops or other products or services that we offer
  collect and process payments

All information is kept confidential and only retained as long as is required to fulfil the purposes for which it is collected. We do not share your personal information with other companies without your prior consent.

We occasionally send mailings (email or postal) on new products or services to clients and site visitors who have provided us with their email or postal address.

From time to time, we may use information collected for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our Privacy Policy. If our information practices change we will post any such changes to our website to notify you of these changes, and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses.

Security

We make every attempt to maintain appropriate security measures within the physical facilities we operate from to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information. These measures include a combination of physical, technological and administrative security measures that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. These safeguards are aimed at protecting personal information against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

While we take the security of your personal information seriously, and take reasonable precautions to protect our communications, we cannot guarantee the security of your information as any information sent or received over the Internet is generally not secure. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free, as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late, incomplete, or contain viruses. There are certain precautions you should take to maximize the security of your information. For example, you should regularly apply available security and application/system updates to your browser and operating system software, and protect your computers with up-to-date anti-virus and firewall software.

Reviewing Your Information

Upon written request we provide site visitors with access to a description of information that we maintain about them, and users can request that any erroneous information be corrected.

Removal from Mailing Lists

If you do not wish to receive mailings (email or postal) from us in the future, please let us know by writing to us. You can also click the subscription management link at the bottom of any automated email we send you.

This website may include links to external websites. Once you leave this website, this Privacy Policy does not apply and we are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.

Contact Us Regarding Your Privacy Concerns

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the collection and use of your personal information , please contact kelly@drkellybarnett.com.

You may also contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner:

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
P.O. Box 9038, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8V 9A4
Phone: (250) 387-5629
E-mail: info@opic.bc.ca