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A resident of a strata building complained that the strata corporation was in violation of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) by inappropriately collecting and using personal information that it obtained through its video surveillance system and its key fob system. The adjudicator concluded the strata corporation was authorized under PIPA to collect and use personal information ...

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BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) applies to the collection, use and disclosure of “personal information” by strata corporations (stratas). The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) oversees stratas’ compliance with PIPA and these guidelines are intended to assist them.

The complainants alleged that the council of their strata plan (organization) improperly disclosed their personal information to other strata owners. The adjudicator found that the Personal Information Protection Act did not authorize the organization’s disclosure of the complainants’ personal information.

Strata complexes deal with an enormous amount of people’s personal information, often without a clear understanding of applicable laws or the simple steps they can take to comply with them. A newly released podcast from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) tackles some of the most pressing issues relating to the personal information rights of the more ...

The applicant made a request to the strata corporation for copies of correspondence complaining about her dog. The strata corporation refused to disclose the parts of the correspondence that identified other individuals. The adjudicator found that s. 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) did not apply because the applicant’s request was not for access to her own personal ...

B.C.’s Privacy Commissioner’s office today released ‘Privacy Guidelines for Strata Corporations and Strata Agents’. These new guidelines support B.C.’s strata corporations in meeting their privacy obligations under the Personal Information Protection Act and the Strata Property Act.

Residents of a strata condominium complained about aspects of the use of video surveillance in the building. Section 14 of PIPA permits the use of video surveillance on exterior doors and in the parkade for the purposes of preventing unauthorized entry, theft or the threat to personal safety or damage to property, but not for bylaw enforcement. Section 14 does not permit the use of video ...

There has been a remarkable consistency in the number of requests for review and complaints made to our office in recent years under the two laws we oversee, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). In fact, the total number of FIPPA and PIPA requests and complaints we received during the fiscal year covered by this ...