Privacy

Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) (being “we”, “our”, “Hospital” or “OSMH”) is committed to ensuring that the information included on the OSMH website does not contain any personal/personal health information of any individual without their express permission.


Policy:

OSMH places a high value on privacy. To learn more about OSMH’s commitment to protecting the personal information of our patients, please visit the Patient Privacy area of this site. For information on the Terms and Conditions for the use of information on our website, please see Terms and Conditions.

Protection of User’s Personal Information

No personal information is collected from users of this site without prior permission. OSMH does not sell, rent or lease personal information about its customers to third parties.

Server logs

We strive to improve the access, design and functionality of our Site so that you are able to find the information you are seeking easily and quickly. In order to do this, we need to determine what type of information is accessed more frequently, and we may do this by tracking statistics such as IP address, browser type, domain name, access times and referring website addresses. These statistics are used to improve our Site and ensure that it provides an optimal experience for visitors.

Personal Information sent via e-mail

Should you choose to provide personal information through e-mail or other means, the information will only be used for the specific purposes for which it has been provided (e.g. to respond to a specific request, share your story, complete a survey or for employment).

External Web Links

OSMH makes no guarantees as to the Privacy Policy of websites that we link to. You are encouraged to review the privacy statements of the websites you choose to link to from the OSMH Website so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information.

Privacy and Social Media

OSMH is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors, staff and patients. At no time will the Hospital post personal health, employment or financial information, contact information or any other information about family members. Only when consent has been obtained from individual or family, does the Hospital publishes select stories and profiles which include personal information about some of our donors, staff and patients.

You are responsible for protecting your privacy and the privacy of others when using and participating in our social media presence. Be respectful of the privacy of patients, families and staff by not using names when posting comments, or provide any identifying details. Posts that identify OSMH donors, staff, physicians or patients, may be removed.

Questions

If you have questions regarding the Privacy Policy for the OSMH website, or to raise a concern you have with our practices, contact 705-325-2201 ext. 3626