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This is the privacy policy (the "Policy") of Trades Training Consortium of British Columbia ("TTCBC"). TTCBC is committed to protecting your right to privacy when you provide us with personal information. This Policy sets out how we collect and manage personal information via our site tradestrainingbc.ca (the "Site"). In this Policy, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to TTCBC and the terms "you" and "your" refer to you, a visitor to or user of the Site.
Please read this Policy carefully before using our Site. We may update or modify this Policy at any time by posting our revised policy to our Site. We include a "Last Revised" date in the Policy displayed on our Site. We strongly encourage you to refer back to the Policy periodically to ensure that you stay up to date with our practices and procedures.
By submitting personal information to us and by using our Site, you agree that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by this Policy and hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy.
If you do not agree with some or all of this Policy, you must not use the Site or submit personal information to us.
1. Consent
It is important to us that we collect, use or disclose your personal information only where we have your consent to do so or as provided in this Policy. Depending on the sensitivity of the personal information, your consent may be express, implied or deemed. Express consent can be given orally, electronically or in writing. Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from your action or inaction. For example, when you use our Site, we will assume your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information for purposes related to the Site or for other purposes identified to you at the relevant time. Deemed consent is consent we assume in the event that you do not exercise an opt-out mechanism offered to you, provided that deemed consent is permitted under applicable laws.
By submitting your personal information to us, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner described in this Policy. To the extent that we are required by applicable laws to obtain your express consent for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy, such consent will be requested at the appropriate time. Further, if we plan to use or disclose your personal information for a purpose not previously identified (either in this Policy or separately), we will advise you of that purpose before such use or disclosure. However, we may collect, use or disclose your personal information without your knowledge or consent where we are permitted or required to do so by applicable law or regulatory requirements.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by contacting our Privacy Officer using the contact information set out below. However, if we have disclosed your personal information to a post-secondary educational institution with your consent, you will need to contact that institution directly to discuss your rights to withdraw your consent.
2. Collection of personal information
In the course of providing our Site, we may collect your personal information. In this Policy, "personal information" means any information that can identify an individual. This includes, for example, a person’s name, email address, phone number and SkilledTradesBC ID number.
We will only collect personal information as permitted under the applicable privacy legislation. We may collect information in a variety of ways, including where you:
By submitting information to us, you consent to us collecting your information.
We may also collect aggregate information which tells us about visitors to our Site, but not the identity of those visitors. For example, we may collect information about the date, time and duration of visits and which pages of our Site are most commonly accessed. The purpose of collecting this aggregate information is to help us administer and improve our Site. Data collected through our Site on an anonymous and aggregated basis helps us measure interest in and use of our Site. We reserve the right to provide our analyses based on such anonymous and aggregated data to third parties.
3. How we may use your personal information
Personal information collected by us is used only for the purposes described in this Policy, or for other purposes which are disclosed to you and to which you consent.
We generally use your personal information to:
4. How we share your personal information
We may disclose or share your personal information in the following circumstances:
5. Retention of personal information
If you provide us with your personal information, we will retain your personal information only as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as otherwise permitted by law. We will destroy personal information when it is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law.
6. Accuracy of personal information
We take reasonable steps to ensure that any personal information in our custody is accurate and up-to-date for the purposes for which the personal information is to be used by us. In most instances, we rely on users to notify us of any changes to their personal information provided by them. If you wish to correct any personal information that is provided to post-secondary educational institutions, you should make your request directly to that institution.
7. Links
Our Site contains links to other websites. Linked websites are operated by third parties who are responsible for their own privacy practices. You should check those websites and review their respective privacy policies before you provide any personal information.
8. Security
We use reasonable and appropriate measures designed to help you secure your personal information against accidental or unlawful loss, access or disclosure. Only staff and service providers who have a legitimate business purpose for accessing the personal information collected by us are authorized to do so. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as completely secure. While we strive to protect such information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us.
While the personal information collected by us or third parties referenced in this Policy is primarily stored in Canada, it may be stored and processed in another country. We will use reasonable measures to ensure all personal information is protected, but cannot ensure that the laws of other countries will offer the same level of protection as Canadian laws. By using the Site or submitting your personal information to us, you hereby consent to the transmission, processing and/or storage of personal information outside of Canada.
9. Cookies and similar technologies
In order to improve our Site on an ongoing basis, we may use cookies to track your visit.
A cookie is a small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a web server and can only be read by the Site that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card. It is not a program and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. Cookies can also customize the site to your particular interests or store your personal information – like passwords or user IDs.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie – this gives you the chance to decide whether to accept it. To learn more about cookies and how to change your settings, please use the help function in your browser. You can use the Site without cookies, but you may have to re-enter information each time you visit.
When you visit our Site, Google Analytics adds a cookie to distinguish you from other users and track your behaviour across our Site. We use this information to improve the user experience of the Site. The cookie lasts for up to 2 years. You can read about this in the Google Analytics Privacy Policy.
Similarly, we may also collect information regarding the type of device, your operating system, the browser you use, your internet service provider, your domain name, your internet protocol (IP) address, your language preferences, the location of your device, the date and time that you accessed our service, the Site that referred you to our Site, and the web pages you requested. We may use such information to evaluate service performance and service quality and to optimize the user experience of our Site. To collect this information, we use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies. We do not respond to or honour "do not track" signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
10. Your rights
Upon written request to support@tradestrainingbc.ca, you will be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of your personal information, and will be given access to that personal information. We provide an opportunity for individuals to confirm the accuracy and completeness of their personal information and have it amended as appropriate.
11. Contacting us
Accountability with respect to your personal information is important to us. If you have any questions (including how we manage your personal information), concerns about this Policy or if you have reason to believe that we may have failed to adhere to it, please contact us by sending an email. Questions regarding your rights and responsibilities under this Policy can be directed to our Privacy Officer at support@tradestrainingbc.ca.
Last Revised: November 15, 2025