Our Commitment
The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) maintains this website on behalf of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for the purpose of providing you with your COVID-19 vaccination information including a QR code of your vaccination information. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and NLCHI are committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit this website in compliance with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (ATIPPA, 2015) and the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).
Personal Information and Personal Health Information
Personal information means recorded information about you as an identifiable individual. Personal health information means oral or recorded identifiable information about an individual that is collected, used, disclosed, or processed for the provision of healthcare. This includes, but is not limited to, vaccination information, name, date of birth, and MCP number.
To the extent that information is collected or provided through this website and can be used to identify an individual, we will treat it as confidential in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Collection and Use of Information
When using this website, you will be asked to provide certain personal health information including name, date of birth, MCP number and MCP expiry date. We will use this information to verify your identity and provide you with your COVID-19 vaccination information.
Any other uses and disclosures of your information will occur only as required by law. Where possible, identifying information will be removed prior to any use or disclosure.
Compliance
Questions, concerns, or complaints relating to this website's treatment of your personal and personal health information should be directed to privacy@nlchi.nl.ca. If your complaint is not resolved to your satisfaction, the ATIPPA, 2015 and the PHIA provide a mechanism for independent review by contacting the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner: https://www.oipc.nl.ca/