WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE

 

THANKS FOR VISITING OUR PRIVACY NOTICE

This Website Privacy Notice informs of the BHB’s use of the personal information that we collect via our website (www.bermudahospitals.bm). Apart from the BHB Jobs Now portal, this website is intended to only provide visitors with information about the activities of the BHB.

If you are interested in applying to the BHB through our website and wish to learn more about how we use applicants’ personal information, please also see our Applicant Privacy Notice.  Our Applicant Privacy Notice informs individuals applying for jobs, service contracts, placements, volunteer opportunities, internships, or assignments of how the BHB uses personal information that it receives.

If you are interested in understanding more about the BHB’s use of patients’ personal information, please see our Patient Privacy Notice.

By using BHB’s website, you agree to the collection and use of personal information collected in accordance with this notice.

INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS

Capitalized words in this notice have the meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions apply regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural:

• “Account” means a unique account created for you to access our Website or parts of our Website.
• “BHB” (referred to as “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this Privacy Notice) refers to the Bermuda Hospitals Board, 7 Point Finger Road, Paget DV04, Bermuda.
• “Cookies” are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses. It may allow a website to ‘remember’ your actions or preferences over a period of time, or it may contain data related to the function or delivery of the website.
• “Country” refers to Bermuda.
• “Device” means any device that can access the Website, such as a computer, a cell phone, or a digital tablet.
• “Personal information” is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• “Service Provider” means any natural or legal person who processes personal information on behalf of the BHB. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the BHB to facilitate the Website, provide the Website on behalf of the BHB, perform services related to the Website, or assist the BHB in analysing how the Website is used.

“Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically which relates to your usage of the Website, either generated by the use of the Website or from the Website infrastructure itself.

• “Website” refers to BHB’s website, accessible at bermudahospitals.bm.
• “You” means the individual accessing or using the Website, or the company, or other legal entity on whose behalf such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.

COLLECTING AND USING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect the following types of personal information from you while you use our Website.

Personal information collected from you directly

While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your:

• Email address
• Name
• Phone number

Personal information collected automatically

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Website.

Usage Data may include information such as your Device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, unique device identifiers, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time you spend on our webpages, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Website by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s unique identification, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website or when you access the Website by or through a mobile device.

Personal information collected via tracking technologies and cookies

The Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor and store information.  These technologies may include web beacons, tags and scripts to track and enhance the performance of our service. Our tracking technologies include:

1. Cookies –BHB’s Website uses cookies for a variety of purposes including core functionality such as security, network management and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the BHB website functions on your device. For more details about the cookies that we use and to limit cookie usage please see our .
2. Web Beacons – Our service and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons or clear gifs that allow us to count users who visit certain pages or open emails. We use web beacons for related website statistics, including recording the popularity of specific sections and verifying system and server integrity.

In most cases, we will need your consent in order to use Cookies on our Website.  The exception is where the Cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a Website service that you have requested.

Personal information collected via social media

We may use social media management tools to help deliver elements of our service to Website users. If Website visitors choose to interact with BHB on social media platforms, we may receive some personally identifiable data about them, which is supplied by the platform they are using (for example, Facebook, X or YouTube).  This may include, without limitation: name, social media handles, location history, and/or images.

We will process and store the personal information of website visitors in accordance with the terms and conditions and privacy policy of the platform in question.  Visitors should be aware that their use of these platforms is governed by the terms and conditions agreed between them and the platform, rather than between them and the BHB.

YOUR CHOICES REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Bermuda’s Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA) sets out your statutory rights in relation to the BHB’s use of your personal information.

Under PIPA, you have several choices regarding the personal information we collect and use:

• Opt-out of electronic communications: You may opt-out of receiving promotional messages from us. Just follow the instructions in those messages or let us know. If you opt-out of promotional messages, we may still send you other messages, like those about your account and legal notices.
• Access and update your personal information: You may access and update your personal information at any time by submitting a Subject Access Request Form.
• Correct or delete your personal information: You may request that we correct or delete the personal information we hold in relation to you by submitting a Subject Access Request Form. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete transactions, to comply with our legal obligations, or due to systems limitations.

THIRD PARTY SERVICES

We may employ Service Providers  may receive access to your Personal Information only to perform specified tasks specified in the Interpretation and Definition section above on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

The Service Providers include:

• [list names of third-party service providers and purpose of services]

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Website. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its advertising network. You can opt out of having made your activity on the Website available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about your activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page.

OTHER DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BY THE BHB

The BHB may disclose your Personal Information collected under this policy where necessary for compliance with Bermuda law, regulatory requirements and/or accreditation standards (including compliance with requests made by members of the public under the Public Access to Information Act 2010, to which the BHB is subject as a public authority).

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Notice of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Website is not intended to be accessed by anyone under the age of 18 (“Children” and individually “Child”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a Child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP PERSONAL INFORMATION OF WEBSITE VISITORS?

We retain the personal information of BHB website visitors in accordance with Bermuda law and the purpose of use. Records are securely destroyed once they reach the end of their retention period.

CONTACT US

We have appointed a Privacy Officer who you can contact if you have any questions or concerns in relation to how we use personal information. The Privacy Officer’s name and contact information is as follows:

Garland Swan, Privacy Officer
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, 7 Point Finger Road, Paget DV 04
privacyofficer.bhb.bm

You can also contact us at info@bhb.bm.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated Privacy Notice on this webpage. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the change becoming effective and we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Notice. You are advised to review this Privacy Notice periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Notice are effective when they are posted on this webpage.

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