Privacy Policy

The Professional Employees Association, the organization running Professionals For BC and all accompanying websites/social media pages, is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, accuracy, and security of members' and website visitors’ personal information.

The Association is committed to complying with the British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). The purpose of the Act is to govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by organizations in a manner that recognizes both the right of individuals to protect their personal information and the need of organizations to collect, use or disclose personal information for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances.

Personal Information

Personal information is any information that would identify a member as an individual; it does not include information that is commonly seen on a business card that would enable an individual to be contacted at a place of business.
Personal information defined under PIPA includes, for example:

• Home address and phone number
• Medical and health information
• Social insurance number
• Birth date

Use of Personal Information – Professionals For BC

Personal information is not collected by Professionals For BC when a user visits our site or any social media pages.

If Professionals For BC is to contact an individual, it will be either through:

1. contact information supplied to the organization through a direct communication to the PEA or Professionals For BC (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, or email message)
2. information entered into the PEA’s pre-existing membership database

Protection of Personal Information

The PEA is committed to protecting personal information from unauthorized use or disclosure. This commitment means:

1. Members will be advised of the purposes for the collection of information;
2. Members' personal information will be used only for the purposes identified;
3. Members' personal information will not be disclosed without permission unless required by law;
4. Appropriate security measures are employed to ensure only authorized individuals have access to members' personal information;
5. Personal information will be kept only as long as required;
6. When personal information is no longer required it will be destroyed in a confidential and secure fashion.

Third Party Access

There may be instances where the Association provides certain personal information to a third party.

Where personal information is provided to a third party, the Association will require that the third party undertake to abide by the Association's privacy policy and secure any personal information from unauthorized or unintended use.

The PEA and Professionals For BC will not sell or supply personal information to any firms not fulfilling PEA business.

Privacy Officer

The Privacy Officer is responsible for ensuring the PEA's compliance with this policy and PIPA.

Members may direct any questions, concerns or complaints to the Privacy Officer. Requests for access or correction to personal information must be made in writing and provide sufficient detail to identify the personal information in question. Response to such requests will be within thirty (30) days. If, for some reason, the Association is unable to respond within this timeline, the member will be advised.

If the Privacy Officer is unable to resolve the concern, members may also write to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia.

Contact information for the PEA's Privacy Officer:

Privacy Officer
Professional Employees Association
201-1001 Wharf Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1T6
Phone: (250) 385-8791 or 1-800-779-7736
Fax: (250) 385-6629
Email: execdir@pea.org