PRIVACY POLICY 

OWNERSHIP:

The ownership of the Alliston Family Health Team Facebook/Website page rests with the Alliston Family Health Team (AFHT). By accessing and utilizing the AFHT Facebook/website page, you agree to abide by the provided terms and conditions.

Please note that the information and resources shared on the AFHT Facebook and website page are intended for general purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for professional

healthcare advice. In the event of a medical emergency or crisis, it is imperative to contact 911.

For non-urgent health concerns, we recommend consulting with your doctor.

PRIVACY:

In order to safeguard the privacy of everyone involved, we strongly recommend refraining from including personal names, pictures, phone numbers, or email addresses within your comments or posts on the AFHT Facebook page. Additionally, it is advisable to avoid sharing detailed information regarding your own or other’s healthcare or health conditions. Kindly note that the AFHT Facebook page is a public platform, where all comments and photos are visible to everyone. While posts containing identifiable information about individuals might be deleted, this is not guaranteed. By sharing personal information, including personal health information and any other details, on the AFHT Facebook page, you are granting consent for AFHT to collect and utilize the information. The purpose of collecting such information is to gather feedback on AFHT programs and policies, as well as to evaluate public perspectives on those programs, services, and other related matters.

The AFHT may utilize and disclose comments as necessary or allowed by applicable laws, such as the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Personal Health

Information Protection Act, 2004.

Embedded content from other websites:

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

TERMS OF USE:

During regular AFHT business hours, the AFHT will actively monitor the AFHT Facebook page in accordance with the AFHT’s Policies and Procedures. While efforts will be made to review posted comments, it cannot guarantee a response to all comments or the moderation of every discussion.  Please note that the views expressed by other users on the page may not necessarily align with the views of AFHT. Additionally, AFHT does not endorse any advertisements that may appear on the Facebook page or on linked pages. It assumes no responsibility for any content not generated by AFHT.

AFHT maintains the right to remove comments from the Facebook page for various reasons, including but not limited to the following:

  • Comments that contain personal information, including personal health information.
  • Comments that express racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insulting, intolerant, or life-threatening messages.
  • Comments that exhibit aggressive, coarse, violent, obscene, or pornographic language or tone.
  • Comments that are offensive towards individuals or organizations, or that display rudeness or other forms of abusive behavior.
  • Comments that are inconsistent with the purpose of the Facebook page.
  • Comments that are repetitive or spamming in nature.
  • Comments that provide or claim to provide medical or health care advice.
  • Comments that are irrelevant or off-topic.
  • Comments that advocate illegal activities.
  • Comments that promote specific services, products, or political organizations.
  • Comments that infringe upon copyrights or trademarks.

This list serves as a guideline for maintaining a respectful and appropriate discussion environment on the AFHT Facebook page. Users who violate these rules may face temporary or permanent exclusion from accessing the AFHT Facebook page.

It is important to acknowledge that your use of the AFHT Facebook page and its content is done at your own risk. AFHT, along with its employees, agents, and independent contractors, shall not be held responsible or liable for any damages, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or any other damages, arising from or in connection with the use of this Facebook page and its contents.

If you have any questions or concerns about the AFHT Facebook page or Website, please contact Erin at the Alliston Family Health Team at erosatoafht@gmail.com