The Personal Information Protection Act governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by private sector organizations in British Columbia and Alberta (BC PIPA; AB PIPA); Whitehorse falls under federal legislation PIPEDA)
Each community of faith in the Pacific Mountain Regional Council is responsible for:
- Implementing security measures and controlling use of any records containing personal information
- Preparing and publishing a privacy policy
- Designating a Privacy Officer – someone who will have oversight of the privacy program in your community of faith
To help you with this task, we have prepared the following documents:
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Privacy Issues: Recordkeeping and Archives
- Privacy Policy template (this is a Word doc download)