www.sexualityandu.ca understands your right to privacy, particularly in matters relating to your sexual health. Our Privacy Policy outlines what information we may collect about you and how you are using our web site, how we protect this information and the choices you have in how the information is used. Please read our Policy carefully so that you understand our commitment to your privacy.

Personal information is collected if you register for one of our e-newsletters, or send an e-postcard to a friend or a colleague. These two areas of our web site require you to provide your name and e-mail address in order to subscribe to these services. Non-personal information is also collected through the use of “cookies”.

Our web site is designed for your use, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is not necessary to register your name or submit any personal information should you choose not to access services like our newsletters. If this is the case, only non-personal information will be retrieved when you are using the site. As stated, this is done with cookies.

Cookies are simply small computer files transferred to your computer while you are using www.sexualityandu.ca or any other web site, which help us to know how often someone visits our site and what kinds of activities they participate in (polls and quizzes, for example) while visiting the site. You can configure your browser so that it rejects these cookies, although certain features of the web site may not function properly should you do so. We will not link the cookie information to any other personal information you may provide us with when using our site.

Please keep in mind that our legal and privacy statement applies only to www.sexualityandu.ca. Our site contains links to other sites of interest to our users, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any other web site. Be sure to review all other sites’ privacy policies before you proceed, and make sure you understand and agree with their policies concerning privacy.

If at any time after entering personal information on our web site you wish to have it deleted, you may contact us at sexualityandU.

Disclaimer
In accordance with the recommendations of Health Canada, the Society of Obstetricans and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) recognizes that sexual health education should be accessible to all people and address all subject areas relevant to sexual health. As noted by Health Canada, “Effective sexual health education recognizes that responsible individuals may choose a variety of paths to achieve sexual health. They should have a right to accurate information that is relevant to those choices.” The sexualityandu web site reflects this basic right by presenting a broad spectrum of information in order to facilitate the ability of users to make knowledgeable choices. Users are able to link from sexualityandu to many other sites that present information on sexual and reproductive health. Although these links have been carefully selected, the SOGC does not necessarily endorse the content of these sites and it should be noted that the content of linked sites may change periodically and without notice. Issues related to sexuality and reproductive health can be complex and subject to differences of opinion. The purpose of sexualityandu is educational and we, therefore, urge users to consider the information presented on this site and linked sites in the context of their own values and circumstances and to make personal choices that are well informed and appropriate for each individual.

Disclaimer for Responsibility of Content
Health information on this site is intended as general information only.  It is not intended to replace an in-person consultation with a healthcare professional, nor is it intended to provide medical advice. Individual circumstances vary and information contained in this e-mail will not apply to everyone.  The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada assumes no liability or responsibility for the use of any information contained on the site, nor for the reliance on this information in place of proper medical consultation.

Disclaimer for Responsibility Regarding Links to Other Sites
www.sexualityandu.ca provides links to other sites created by other organizations and individuals. These organizations and individuals have full and sole responsibility for the content of their sites. A link to any such site does not imply our endorsement of the materials available on these sites, nor does it assume any liability for any of the information on these sites.

Hyperlinking Policy
This policy is meant to provide the reasons for inclusion of content, specifically the appropriate linking practices for links that appear on this site.

Links to this site will be allowed subject to the following criteria:

• the pages on this site will not be loaded into frames on other sites; entire pages will load into the users’ window so that users know they are viewing content from this site;
• content from this site will be used “as is” and no fees will be charged for access to it; and
• no logos, trademarks or other sexualityandu.ca marks will be used in the link you post without the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada’s permission

Decisions to post links on this site will be subject to the following criteria:

• content of sites to be linked must not be offensive, lewd or malicious; and,
• sites to be linked must allow users to navigate back to the present site; they cannot block the user’s return to this site by imbedding code within the linked page that will prevent the use of the browser “back” button.

Also note that:

• posting of links may be refused or following periodic review, terminated without notice, for failure to comply with these criteria or for any other appropriate reason including:
• site navigation problems;
• frequent complaints; or
• lack of resources to maintain and monitor content;
• links are provided for convenience purposes only and are not an endorsement or rating of the content of sites to which they are made; and
• links may not work as we do not control the availability of linked pages.

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