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In some cases, it may be quick and easy to access records held by provincial government ministries or other public bodies, or to access your personal information held by a private organization. An email or a phone call may be enough to get the information. | In some cases, it may be quick and easy to access records held by provincial government ministries or other public bodies, or to access your personal information held by a private organization. An email or a phone call may be enough to get the information. | ||
But if there’s no other way of getting the information you want, you can send a '''written request''' to the | But if there’s no other way of getting the information you want, you can send a '''written request''' to the organization. The organization might have a department or person that handles information requests. If they do, you can address your request to them. If not, you can just send your request to the organization. It is the responsibility of the organization to have procedures and training in place to handle information requests. | ||
For example, if you want to see records on an ICBC claim, you could send a written request to the information and privacy branch of ICBC. If you want access to information about your gym’s privacy policy, or your personal information it has on file, you could send a written request to the gym’s privacy officer, or just to the gym’s general contact address. | |||
===How long does a public body or an organization have to respond?=== | ===How long does a public body or an organization have to respond?=== | ||
