TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE

Please read the following terms and conditions of use ("Terms and Conditions of Use") for the Vityl Kidney Canada ("Vityl Kidney Canada Site" or the "Site") carefully. By using this Site, you are agreeing to accept these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not use this Site. Vityl Kidney Canada may revise and update these Terms and Conditions without notice at any time. Your continued use of the Vityl Kidney Canada Site will mean you accept those changes.

RIGHT TO USE THIS SITE

This is a Canadian Website. Its content is intended for Canadian residents only. Provided that you comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use, you have the right to use this Site to view various materials, including all information, documents, and other content on the Site (collectively, the "Material"). If you violate any of the Terms and Conditions of Use, your permission to use the material automatically terminates and you must destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the material.

OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS AND COPYRIGHT

The Material on the Site is owned by Vityl Kidney Canada and is subject to copyright protection. Vityl Kidney Canada authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the Material on the Vityl Kidney Canada Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright © (Year) Vityl Kidney Canada. All rights reserved." Any other use of the Material is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of Vityl Kidney Canada and the permission of the applicable rights-holder(s). The trademarks of Vityl Kidney Canada and others used on the Site are the property of Vityl Kidney Canada or their respective owners. You may not use any trademark displayed on the Site without the written permission of Vityl Kidney Canada or the respective owner.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES LINKED FROM VITYL KIDNEY CANADA SITE

Any Websites linked from the Vityl Kidney Canada Site are created by organizations outside Vityl Kidney Canada. Those organizations are responsible for the information contained within their sites and any comments regarding these sites should be directed to that individual organization. Vityl Kidney Canada does not approve or endorse the content on any third-party websites. These links are strictly provided as a convenience to you for additional information. Vityl Kidney Canada is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites or third-party advertisements and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party Web sites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites.

PRIVACY/PERSONAL INFORMATION

Vityl Kidney Canada may collect certain personal information about you, including your name and e-mail address, in the course of your use of the Vityl Kidney Canada Site and our relationship with you. This information will be processed for the purposes of providing information to you and otherwise as is appropriate in the context of your relationship with Vityl Kidney Canada. You may have a right of access to, and correction of, information that Vityl Kidney Canada holds about you. You hereby expressly consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information described in these Terms and Conditions of Use. You hereby expressly consent to Vityl Kidney Canada 's use of your personal information for the purpose of informing you of our services. You may at any time request in writing that we stop using your personal information for the purposes described herein.

GENERAL INFORMATION

This Site is operated and controlled by Vityl Kidney Canada from its offices in Ontario, Canada, but can be accessed from jurisdictions whose laws may differ from those of the Province of Ontario. By accessing the Site you agree that the laws of the Province of Ontario shall govern your use of this Site, the Terms, and Conditions of Use, and any dispute or claim based on your use of the Site or the Material. You agree that any action or proceeding related to your use of the Site shall only be brought by you in the courts of the Province of Ontario located in Toronto, Ontario. You agree that if you choose to access this Site from other locations you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

If any provision of the Terms and Conditions of Use is found to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, then such provision is deemed severable and will not affect the validity or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions. The failure of Vityl Kidney Canada to act with respect to a breach by you or others of these Terms and Conditions of Use does not waive Vityl Kidney Canada's right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. These Terms and Conditions of Use set forth the entire understanding and agreement between MGH and you with respect to the Site, its uses, and services.

PRIVACY POLICY

At Vityl Kidney Canada, we take your privacy seriously. We are committed to ensuring that staff and patients understand the importance of privacy rights and obligations. The Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) balances an individual’s right to privacy with the need of health care providers to access and share this information. PHIPA gives an individual the ability to control how his/her own personal health information is collected, used, and disclosed.

PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION

At Vityl Kidney Canada we collect personal health information about you directly from you or from the person acting on your behalf. The personal health information we collect may include your name, date of birth, address, health card number and extended health insurance numbers, health history, records of your visits to Vityl Kidney Canada and the care that you received during those visits. Occasionally, we collect personal health information about you from other sources, if we have obtained your consent to do so or if the law permits.

OW PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION IS USED AND SHARED

We use and disclose your personal health information to:

• Provide you with quality health care and follow-up care
• Conduct quality improvement activities (such as patient satisfaction surveys)
• Get paid for your treatment and care (from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP), Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), or others)
• Plan, administer, and manage our internal operations
• Teach new health care providers and for the education of current providers
• Conduct research (chart review)
• Compile statistics
• Conduct risk management activities
• Fundraise to improve our healthcare services and programs (only your name and address are given)
• Comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and fulfill other purposes permitted or required by law

HOW PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION IS PROTECTED

• We take steps to protect your personal health information from theft, loss, and unauthorized access, copying, modification, use, disclosure, and disposal.
• We conduct audits and complete investigations to monitor and manage our privacy compliance.
• We take steps to ensure that everyone who performs services for us protects your privacy and only uses your personal health information for the purposes you have consented to.

LIMITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION

Personal health information is disclosed as necessary for the purpose for which it is collected, with consent, and as required or permitted by law. This includes disclosure to your care providers to ensure continuity and coordination of care. If a patient has provided the doctor’s name, they will be notified if the patient is admitted to the hospital and when they are discharged. Copies of reports and diagnostics are also sent to the family doctor. Please tell us if you do not want your family doctor to be notified or provided information about your hospital visit.

Disclosure is also permitted or required to the following:

• You, your legal guardian or substitute decision-maker
• To care providers to determine suitability for transfer to another facility and to provide for ongoing care
• To care providers to improve/maintain the quality of your care and of those provided similar care
• Registries and entities prescribed in regulation such as Cancer Care Ontario, the Cardiac Care Network, Canadian Stroke Network, INSCYTE, Paediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, the Institute for Clinical Evaluation Services, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ontario Institute for Health Research and health regulatory agencies
• Health Information Networks such as the electronic Child Health Network (eCHN), Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Repository Services (HDIRS), Ontario Laboratory Information System (OLIS), Integrated Assessment Record (IAR), Patient Results on line (PRO), Connecting Ontario (cON)
• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care e-health projects such as the Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) Wait Time Information System and Diabetes Testing Report
• Researchers if the research has been approved by our Research Ethics Board or authorized Board of Review such as the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board
• The Medical Officer of Health to report communicable diseases
• The Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
• Law enforcement officers who present a warrant or subpoena, or to aid in an investigation
• The Children's Aid Society where child abuse is suspected; the Children's Lawyer
• The Public Guardian and Trustee
• The Coroner