Consent and Collection Notice
Collection, Use, and Disclosure of your Personal Information
The information included in your EducationPlannerBC (EPBC) account and any application to attend a post-secondary institution may be collected by EPBC, the Ministry of Education and Child Care, the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS), or the Institution identified in your application (the “Public Bodies”) under Sections 26(c), 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA). The purposes of this collection are limited to:
(i) collecting or confirming your Personal Education Number;
(ii) processing and supporting your application to a Post-Secondary Institution, including information provided from the time of account creation, when an application is started, when an application is submitted, and following the submission of an application;
(iii) policy research and program planning or evaluation by the Public Bodies, including information campaign evaluation; and
(iv) your possible future use of EPBC’s Transcript Exchange services.
By accepting the language in this Notice, you acknowledge this collection of your personal information and consent for the Public Bodies to use and disclose your personal information for the above purposes pursuant to FOIPPA s. 32(a), 32(b), 33(2)(c), 33(2)(d), and 33(2)(v). If you do not agree to this Notice you cannot use most EPBC services.
EPBC Login Information Sharing
You may use your EPBC account to access protected resources in participating Institutions, where applicable. By accepting the language in this Notice, you consent that your EPBC login information will be shared with the participating Institution to support your verified access to the Institution’s resources.
The EPBC Transcript Exchange Hub
EPBC also operates a Transcript Exchange Hub. You initiate and authorize transcript releases from whatever body holds those transcripts, to support your application to attend another post-secondary institution, inside or outside of Canada, wherever your desired institution is. When you initiate or authorize a transcript release, your Transcript information is collected, used, and disclosed by EPBC and the participating Institutions under FOIPPA s. 27(1)(a)(i), s. 32(a), s. 32(b), s. 33(2)(c) and s. 33(2)(d).
EPBC and PSFS may collect and aggregate data, including metadata, generated as a result of the transcript exchange process for the purpose of policy research and program planning or evaluation under FOIPPA s. 26(e) and 32(a).
If you have any questions regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set out in this Notice, contact:
Executive Director
EducationPlannerBC
info@educationplannerbc.ca