Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
May 21, 2014

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report P-2014-001 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report P-2014-001 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

To view the Report in its entirety, please go to //www.oipc.nl.ca/privacyreports.htm

Report: P-2014-001
Report Date: May 20, 2014
Public Body: Eastern School District (now Newfoundland and Labrador English School District)

Summary: The Complainant submitted a privacy complaint alleging that Eastern School District (now Newfoundland and Labrador English School District) had inappropriately collected and disclosed her personal information and had failed to adequately protect her personal information. The Complainant also expressed concerns about how her personal information was being protected and used by ESD. The complaint stems from the manner in which ESD handled several harassment complaints that were filed with ESD by the Complainant. The Commissioner found that that ESD failed to comply with sections 33(2), 34, 36, 38, 39 and 40 of the ATIPPA, and made several recommendations as to how to avoid these breaches in the future.

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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
(709) 729-6309
 

2014 05 21                            2:50 p.m.