PRIVACY POLICY – eTick.ca and eTick mobile application

Data Privacy and Consent
By default, when you contribute to a tick submission to eTick.ca or the eTick Mobile application, you are providing consent for the following:

  1. Use of De-Identified Data for Future Research
    You agree to allow your de-identified data (data that has been stripped of any personally identifiable information) to be used in future research, which may be conducted as part of unspecified studies.
  2. Storage in an Open Science Repository
    You consent to having your de-identified data stored in an open science repository. This repository is a publicly accessible database where the data may be utilized for future, unspecified research purposes.
  3. Public Availability of Certain Data
    The following data will be made publicly available:

    4. These data will become part of the public domain and may be accessed by others for research purposes.

    • Photograph(s)
    • Collection location
    • Date of collection
    • Type of host (if applicable) on which the tick was collected

Please note that your username and any other identifying information you provided during the submission process will not be visible to the public or other users.

If you submit images and data linked to a tick found in/around your home but do not want the record to appear at your address on the eTick map, click on the map directly to select your location instead of using the “search address” tool during the location selection step of submission. In addition to public data, eTick.ca and the eTick mobile application also collects your username, name and e-mail address. That information, however, is only visible to eTick administrators and may be used to communicate with you and/or generate aggregate data about user numbers per province. No personal contact information is shared with a third party or made available to the public.

Rights to the Deletion and Editing of Personal Information
Users can edit or delete a submission at any time by signing in to their account on the website and then clicking “My Account” followed by “My submissions”, selecting the desired submission, and clicking on the edit or delete button. They can also have an account and/or submission(s) edited/deleted by sending a request to admin@etick.ca. Users can also delete their account through the “Delete account” option accessed by clicking “Delete my account” in the “More” menu on the app, or if on the website, by clicking “My Account” followed by “My Profile”.

Your Privacy and Internet
The nature of the Internet is such that Web servers automatically collect certain information about visits to Web sites and mobile applications, including the visitor’s Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses are unique numbers assigned by Internet Service Providers (ISP) to all devices used to access the Internet. Web servers automatically log the IP addresses of visitors to their sites and mobile applications. The IP address, on its own, does not identify an individual. However, in certain circumstances, such as with the co-operation of an ISP for example, it could be used to identify an individual using the site or mobile application. You therefore agree to use the eTick platform at your own risks.

By proceeding, you confirm that you fully understand these terms and consent to the use and sharing of your de-identified data as described above. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask for clarification.

Last update: June 6, 2025