Foodie Life with Chris Pinto

Privacy of personal information is an important principle to Chris Pinto, Registered Dietitian.

The trust placed in us by our clients is absolutely essential to our success. We understand that and do all we can to earn and protect that trust.

 

We are committed to collecting, using and disclosing personal information responsibly and only to the extent necessary for the products and services we provide.      We try to be open and transparent about how we handle personal information. This document describes our privacy policies.

 

WHAT IS PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION?

Personal health information is information about an identifiable individual. Personal health information includes information that relates to:

• the physical or mental health of the individual (including family health history).

• the provision of health care to the individual (including identifying the individual’s health care provider).

• payments or eligibility for health care or coverage for health care

                                                       

WHY WE COLLECT PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION

We collect, use and disclose personal information in order to serve our clients. For our clients, the primary purpose for collecting personal health information is to provide nutritional counselling service. 

 

For example, we collect information about clients’ health history, including their family history, physical condition and function and social situation in order to help us assess what their nutrition care needs are, to advise them of their options and then to provide the nutrition care they choose to have.

 

A second primary purpose is to obtain a baseline of health and social information so that in providing ongoing health services we can identify changes that are occurring over time. 

We also collect, use and disclose personal health information for other purposes.

The most common examples of these purposes are as follows:

• To provide you with care and assistance based on your needs

• To make sure your service providers have the most up-to-date and complete record of your health history and needs

• To help us see where there might be gaps or overlaps so we can ensure you are getting the proper support and services

• For general administration and management of our programs and services

• To comply with our regulatory obligations to The College of Dietitians of Ontario

• To obtain payment for services provided

• To advise clients about special events or opportunities (e.g., email newsletter)

GATHERING, USE AND RETENTION OF INFORMATION

Chris Pinto, Registered Dietitian does not disclose, give, or sell any personal information about site visitors and, or clients. Chris Pinto Registered Dietitian can provide personal information to outside health care providers (such as a client’s family doctor, psychotherapist or naturopathic doctor) and, or external individuals (such as family members, caregivers) only if requested by the client and written, formal consent is obtained. 

The dietitian practicing at Chris Pinto, Registered Dietitian is an active member of the College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO) and as such may occasionally be subject to external audits as a part of its regulatory activities in the public interest. The CDO has it’s own strict confidentiality and privacy obligations.

Information submitted by clients or site-users on a voluntary basis is used for the purpose of providing you with information about Chris Pinto, Registered Dietitian products and services and, or to formulate an individual nutrition care plan. Information from users is only maintained as needed to fulfill the aforementioned stated purpose.

SECURITY

Chris Pinto, Registered Dietitian has taken steps to make sure all information received from our online visitors is as secure as possible against unauthorized access and use.

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TRACKING IP ADRESSES

An IP address (Internet Protocol Address) is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are using the Internet. Web servers - the computers that "serve up" Web pages - identify your computer by its IP address. Our website platform collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information on the use of our site. When you request pages from our site, our servers log your IP address. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when it is deemed necessary to enforce compliance with our Privacy Policy or to protect our service, site, customers, or others' privacy from those that might abuse such.

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TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

Chris Pinto Registered Dietitian is the registered owner of the intellectual properties displayed on this website; and has exclusive right to use these trademarks and copyrighted designs and content.

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CHRIS PINTO REGISTERED DIETITIAN PUBLIC WEBSITE DISCLAIMER

Information on this website is intended for educational and informational purposes only; it is not meant to replace medical advice or to apply to individuals with special medical needs. Those that need more personal nutrition and, or health advice, or who are following a specific diet that affects food choices, are encouraged to seek the advice of a Registered Dietitian and, or an appropriate healthcare provider. 

While every effort is made to ensure that the information presented on this site is accurate and up-to-date, errors may occasionally occur. Chris Pinto Registered Dietitian assumes no responsibility or liability arising from any error in, or omission of information, or from the use of any information or advice contained within this website. Chris Pinto Registered Dietitian web site may contain links to other external web sites which do not fall under the leighmerotto.com domain. Chris Pinto Registered Dietitian is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such external websites.

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UPDATES

Chris Pinto Registered Dietitian reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time. Any changes to the privacy policy will be posted on this website. If you have questions or concerns with regards to our privacy policy, please contact foodieslifebychris@gmail.com

Last updated December 29th, 2020.

The preceding privacy policy borrows from the Dietitians of Canada (DC) privacy policy in the areas in which their privacy policy reflected that of Chris Pinto Registered Dietitian.