Application
This Privacy Statement applies to the Overture website. Information collected through this website falls into two categories: aggregate information and personal information.
Collection and Use
Aggregate information is information from which individual user identities or characteristics have been removed. When a user accesses the Overture website, aggregate information is collected automatically in order to better understand website traffic patterns (e.g., total number of visitors, most visited sections, peak traffic times). None of this information is personally identifiable.
Personal information is any information about an identifiable individual. When we collect personal information about you through the website, we do so only if you consent to provide it to us. Specifically, If you send us an inquiry through our website, we only collect your email address in order to respond to you.
OICR will not disclose your personal information other than in the following two situations:
Aggregate information is information from which individual user identities or characteristics have been removed. When a user accesses the OICR website, aggregate information is collected automatically in order to better understand website traffic patterns (e.g., total number of visitors, most visited sections, peak traffic times). None of this information is personally identifiable.
Personal information is any information about an identifiable individual. When we collect personal information about you through the website, we do so only if you consent to provide it to us. Specifically, If you send us an inquiry through our website, we only collect your email address in order to respond to you.
Digital Markers
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) websites use sessional digital markers (“cookies”), which are small text files stored by your browser on your computer or phone. OICR uses cookies on its websites to allow for the integration of third-party services (e.g., Twitter), which require this information for their own analytics and measurement purposes. The cookies on OICR’s websites do not allow OICR or third parties to identify individuals and do not contain personal information and OICR does not have access to the information in such third-party cookies. The third-party service providers that place cookies have their own privacy policies.
If you wish to disable cookies you may adjust your browser settings to reject digital markers, including cookies. This may affect the performance of some services on the site(s).
Disclosure
Links
The Overture website may contain links to one or more third party websites. Please note that third party websites are not controlled by OICR, and this Privacy Statement does not apply in regard to any personal information that you provide to third party websites.
Additional Information
If you would like to learn more about OICR’s commitment to protecting privacy, please see our organizational Privacy Policy. You may also view our Information Practices Frequently Asked Questions.
If you have any questions or concerns about privacy at OICR, please send a written request to: