Notice of Collection

Your personal information is collected by PHSA for the purposes of resource evaluation and research under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) section 26 (c ) and 35. For questions regarding the collection of your information contact Kimberley Korf-Uzan, Project Manager, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services by email at kkorfuzan@bcmhs.bc.ca.

The BalancedView Resource was developed by BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services, an Agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. By accessing and using this website, you agree to be bound by the terms of use, disclaimer and limitation of liability (“terms of use”) set out below. If you do not agree to be bound by any of these terms of use immediately exit this website and do not access any other pages. These terms of use may change from time to time without notice and it is your responsibility to check for up-dates. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the current version of these terms of use. The last revision date for these terms of use is set forth below.

Information

Information on this secure website is provided for educational and information purposes only.

BalancedView is designed to enhance the awareness, knowledge and skills of health professionals in the area of weight bias and stigma, including:

• Describing some of the consequences of weight bias and stigma
• Learning about challenges experienced by people who are overweight or obese when accessing the health care system
• Exploring commonly-held beliefs about individuals who are overweight or obese and reflecting on personal attitudes about weight and shape
• Describing strategies for implementing a health-centred approach in practice

Use of this website

You accept that this website and the information available on it may be unavailable from time to time due to routine maintenance, upgrades, hardware or software malfunctions, repairs, outages or other unforeseen circumstances beyond the reasonable control of BC Children’s Hospital or Provincial Health Services Authority.

You are prohibited from posting malicious or unauthorized code (e.g., viruses, bots, worms, spyware, Trojan horses, etc.) or other potentially harmful material to this website that may interrupt, damage or limit the functionality of this website or the use of this website by others. You are prohibited from using this website for spamming, phishing or other similar schemes.

Intellectual property

Provincial Health Services Authority owns or has authority to use all information and content on this website, including any icons, images, text, illustrations, computer software and code. You are granted a limited licence to use this website for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided the information on this website is not modified and all copyright and other proprietary notices are retained. Any other use is strictly prohibited without permission from Provincial Health Services Authority. None of the information on this website, in whole or in part, may be reproduced, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form without prior written consent from Provincial Health Services Authority. Nothing contained in these Terms of Use shall be construed as conferring copyright in any information provided on this website.

Any names, words, titles, phrases, logos, designs, graphics or icons appearing on this website may be registered or unregistered trade-marks, official marks, service marks or trade-names and may be the property of Provincial Health Services Authority or third parties. Though third party marks may be used by Provincial Health Services Authority subject to a licence agreement, the display of a third-party's trade-marks does not indicate or imply any relationship between Provincial Health Services Authority or BC Children’s Hospital and that third party, or indicate that Provincial Health Services Authority or BC Children’s Hospital approve of any of the products or services used in association with that trade-mark. Nothing contained herein implies that a licence has been granted to you in respect of any official marks, trade-marks, service marks or trade names displayed on this website.

Entire Agreement

If any part of these Terms of Use is found void and unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of the remaining Terms of Use, which will remain valid and enforceable. These Terms of Use set forth the entire understanding and agreement between Provincial Health Services Authority and BC Children’s Hospital and you with respect to your use of this website and the information contained on this website.