The Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network (“UHN,” “we,” “our” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of visitors to this website.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected and used when you visit the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery website.
This website is intended primarily to provide information about the Division, our faculty, education and fellowship programs, research, surgical education resources and related activities.
Information We Collect
You may browse most of this website without providing personal information.
Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address or other contact information when you contact us or submit an inquiry.
We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you visit the website, such as:
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IP address
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Browser type and version
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Device type
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Operating system
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Pages visited
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Date and time of your visit
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Referring website or page
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General information about how visitors use the website
This information may be used to operate, maintain, secure and improve the website and to understand how our educational resources are being accessed.
How We Use Personal Information
Personal information collected through this website may be used to:
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Respond to questions and inquiries;
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Provide information about educational and fellowship opportunities;
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Communicate with individuals who contact the Division;
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Maintain and improve the website and its resources;
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Monitor website performance and security; and
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Meet applicable legal, regulatory and administrative requirements.
We collect and use personal information only for purposes that are appropriate and permitted under applicable law.
Patient and Health Information
Please do not submit personal health information through this website, including through email, contact forms or other website communications.
This website is not intended to collect, receive or provide access to personal health information.
If you are seeking information about your care, appointments, referrals, medical records or other patient services, please visit the official UHN Cardiovascular Surgery website or contact UHN through the appropriate clinical channel.
UHN’s privacy policies govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information within UHN. More information is available through the UHN Privacy Office.
Cookies and Website Analytics
This website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, security and analytics.
Cookies may allow us to understand how visitors interact with the website, such as which pages are visited and how users navigate the site. Where applicable, analytics information is used in aggregate to improve the website and its content.
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
If third-party analytics or other technologies are implemented on this website, the applicable information and privacy practices of those providers may also apply.
Links to Other Websites
This website contains links to external websites, including UHN, the University of Toronto, educational organizations, conferences, publications, YouTube and other third-party resources.
When you follow a link to another website, that website’s privacy policy and terms of use apply. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites.
YouTube and Embedded Content
Our website may link to or display content hosted by third-party platforms such as YouTube.
When you interact with embedded or linked third-party content, those providers may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party services before using them.
Information Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration or loss.
However, no website or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
For this reason, please do not send confidential, sensitive or personal health information through website forms or ordinary email.
Retention of Personal Information
Personal information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law, policy or record-retention requirements.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights regarding personal information held by UHN, including rights to request access to information about you and, where appropriate, request correction of inaccurate information.
Requests relating to personal health information or other information held by UHN are subject to UHN’s applicable privacy policies and legal requirements.
For more information about your privacy rights, please visit the UHN Privacy Office.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not specifically directed toward children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, technology, applicable requirements or our practices.
The most current version will be posted on this page with the date of the latest update.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this website or this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
University Health Network
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
For privacy-related questions concerning UHN, including personal health information:
UHN Privacy Office
Email: privacy@uhn.ca
Phone: 416-340-4800 ext. 6937
For more information, visit the UHN Privacy Office.