Exclusions from privacy protection: Our Privacy Code does not impose any limits on the collection, use or disclosure of the following information by WCBCANADA: a) information that is publicly available, such as a Person's name, address, telephone number and electronic address, when listed in a directory or made available through directory assistance; b) business-contact information, such as the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization; c) information collected, used or disclosed in the course of journalistic, literary or artistic activities; or d) aggregate information that cannot be associated with a specific person, such as demographic statistics about WCBCANADA users, or number of visitors and average time spent on a website.
Internet Protocol Address (IP Address)
When the user's web browser requests a web page from another computer on
the Internet, it automatically gives that computer the address where it
should send the information. This address is called the computer's "IP
address." For most users accessing the Internet from a dial-up Internet
service provider (ISP), the IP address will be different every time the
user logs on.
WCBCANADA may use the user's IP Address to:
- facilitate the diagnosis and remedy of a technical problem reported by the user's or WCBCANADA's technical team.
- estimate user traffic from specific countries or organizations. Many IP addresses are commonly associated with Internet service providers, universities, or major corporations in specific regions or localities.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file, which often includes an anonymous unique
identifier, that is sent to the user's web browser from a website's
computers and is stored on the user's computer's hard drive. Cookies
cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to a user's computer.
WCBCANADA may use cookies to:
- improve the operation and performance of the WCBCANADA Services and to make WCBCANADA easier and more convenient to use. For example, cookies help WCBCANADA provide more personalized services by recalling user preferences on subsequent visits (e.g. language preference). Cookies also allow WCBCANADA to save passwords and preferences for a user so that the user will not have to re-enter them on the next visit to a WCBCANADA;
- measure aggregate user traffic and demographic statistics related to WCBCANADA and advertisements (e.g. number of users, average time spent, average age and similar statistics). This information helps WCBCANADA to better understand when to update, change or offer new services and provides WCBCANADA with details as to the performance of Third Party advertisements and content. This information may be reported, in aggregate form only, to WCBCANADA.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If a user prefers, the user can reset his/her browser either to notify the user when the user has received a cookie, or to refuse to accept cookies. The user should understand that while WCBCANADA do not require a user to use cookies, certain WCBCANADA pages will not function properly if a user sets his/her browser to not accept cookies.
