Privacy Policy



This Privacy Policy applies solely to Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HiREB) (the “Website”).

The software and web services are provided by Infonetica Ltd (“Infonetica”).

Reference to "we" are to the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board and/or Infonetica.

By accessing the Website the user consents to the collection, use and transfer of the information that you provide in accordance with terms of this Privacy Policy and the Website's Terms and Conditions.

By accessing the Website you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Website's Terms and Conditions and consent to the collection, use and transfer of the information that you provide in the use of the Website.

HiREB and Infonetica are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our Website visitors and this policy sets out the basis on which any personal information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”), the data controller is the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board  of 293 Wellington St. N., Suite 102, Hamilton, ON. L8L 8E7.


Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data from you:

Your contact information, e.g., first and last name, address, phone, fax (if applicable), and email address (to set up your user account);

Your operating system, browser, IP address (a number assigned to your computer to identify it on the network);
The pages you browse;
The referring page that led you to the current page; and
Your software and aspects of its configuration.

Furthermore, if you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.  If you choose to provide HiREB with additional information about yourself, e.g., through an email message, any identifying information that you provide may be retained.

This information is available to the Website’s administrators and is used for audit purposes.