Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
The following is an important notice regarding the process for submitting course
assignments, quizzes and other evaluative material in your courses in the Faculty of Social
Science and Humanities.
As you may know, Ontario Tech University is governed by the Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”). In addition to providing a mechanism for requesting
records held by the university, this legislation also requires that the University not disclose
the personal information of its students without their consent.
FIPPA’s definition of “personal information” includes, among other things, documents that
contain both your name and your Banner (student) ID. For example, this could include
graded test papers or assignments. To ensure that your rights to privacy are protected, the
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities encourages you to use only your Banner ID on
assignments or test papers being submitted for grading. This policy is intended to prevent
the inadvertent disclosure of your information where graded papers are returned to groups
of students at the same time. If you still wish to write both your name and your Banner ID on
your tests and assignments, please be advised that Ontario Tech University will interpret this
as an implied consent to the disclosure of your personal information in the normal course of
returning graded materials to students.
If you have any questions or concerns relating to the new policy or the issue of implied
consent addressed above, please contact accessandprivacy@uoit.ca