OPA Privacy Policy

RESPECTING YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US

The Ontario Paramedic Association is committed to maintaining your trust and confidence. The following privacy policy is designed to protect personal information you provide on our website. Please take the time to read this policy. Your right to privacy is very important to us.

Collecting Personal Information

The purpose of our website is to educate and inform our members & the public about issues relating to the profession of Paramedicine. When you visit this site and access information, you are anonymous. We do not require you to provide personal information to view it.

However, when you register for membership or purchase OPA Gear, we will ask for additional information. We do this to keep in touch with you through newsletters or email and provide you with services that may be valuable to you. We also need to be able to send you payment receipts.

Use of Information:

Email addresses

The Ontario Paramedic Association never trades or sells email addresses. We use them only to provide you with information.

Credit Card Data and Security

Purchases & Membership payments made through our website are secured through 128-bit encryption to maintain your privacy. This encryption process is currently the most secure available.

Membership registrations may also be made by printing out the online form and mailing or faxing it to:

Ontario Paramedic Association
P.O. Box 245
Whitby, ON
L1N 5S1

Fax: (905) 668-2837


Links

To provide users with more information on various issues, we often provide links to third-party websites. However, we do not control those websites or necessarily endorse their viewpoints.

Cookies

"Cookies" are bits of information sent to your computer from a website through your browser program. Cookies help you access pages faster and allow our server to recognize you as you move from page to page. If you choose not to accept cookies, some sections of our site may take longer to load.

The Ontario Paramedic Association only reads cookies specifically written for our site and does not use cookies to track a user's internet history on other sites.

Newsletters and Mailings

Our newsletter is published bi-monthly in Canadian Emergency News. If you wish to stop receiving our mailings, please call Member Services at (888) 672-5463 or write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Policy Updates and Changes

Because of the fast-changing nature of the online medium and the world around us, the Ontario Paramedic Association may change this policy from time to time. Changes may occur without warning and they will be reflected on this page.