Learn what you're agreeing to when you enter your personal health information and contact information into the COVID-19 self-assessment.
The online COVID-19 self-assessment tool allows you to enter certain identifying and personal health information related to your potential COVID-19 symptoms. It is not intended to provide medical advice. Consult a health practitioner or your local public health unit if you have medical questions.
Your information is provided to the Ministry of Health. The ministry maintains the tool and all information that is put into the tool. Ontario Health, a provincial agency, acts on behalf of the ministry to facilitate the management of your information.
The ministry will only use or disclose the information you provide in the tool to investigate, eliminate or reduce the current COVID-19 outbreak risk. It will not be used for any other purposes.
Someone from the ministry and/or the local public health unit may contact you if you choose to provide your contact details in the tool. The purpose of contacting you is to provide information to you regarding your COVID-19 personal response, and to collect additional information from you for the purpose of investigating, eliminating or reducing the current COVID-19 outbreak.
The collection, use and disclosure of your information, with your permission, is authorized or permitted under the Health Protection and Promotion Act and the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004.
By inputting your personal information and personal health information into the tool, you are agreeing to the ministry's collection, use, and disclosure of this information for the purpose of investigating, eliminating or reducing the current COVID-19 outbreak.
You must be authorized to enter someone else's information into the tool or when giving information to the ministry and/or the public health unit who contacts you for a follow-up. For example, you are the parent or guardian of a child who is under the age of 16 years and can consent on behalf of the child.
You must be authorized under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 to provide this consent on behalf of someone else.
Do not enter information into the tool that may infringe the rights of any other person or entity.
You must not:
The ministry may terminate or refuse to let you use the tool. This can be for any reason and without notice.
You agree that even if the ministry does not insist on or enforce an item in this agreement, they still have the right to insist on and enforce that item.
You are responsible for the security of the device, browser, and network that you are using to access the tool. You are also responsible for the security and privacy of your email account if you provide your email address using the tool and consent to receiving email messages.
The government's security practices are continually evolving to ensure that the integrity and confidentiality of information and systems are maintained. The government uses up-to-date security safeguards to protect its networks and websites from misuse, alteration, copying, disclosure, destruction, monitoring or unauthorized sharing of information and damage. The government's safeguards include the use of security software and encryption protocols and involve physical, technical and procedural controls to protect information behind the government firewall.
Your access to and use of the tool may be recorded and audited to respond to an inquiry from you, and to investigate any privacy breach incidents.
The ministry is providing the tool on an "as is", "as available" basis. The ministry does not make any express or implied warranties, representations or promises with respect to tool including, but not limited to warranties as to usefulness, completeness, accuracy, reliability, or lack of virus.
The ministry is not responsible, and will not be liable to you or anyone else, for your ability or inability to use the tool. This is even if the ministry has been advised of the possibility of damages.
This includes any:
You may also make a privacy complaint to the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC). Get information on how to file a privacy complaint
Please refer to the Ministry of Health Privacy Statement for more information on privacy.
Call 416-212-0822 for more information about the management, use, or disclosure of your Personal Health Information (PHI).
Email the Ministry of Health's Access and Privacy Office at generalapo@ontario.ca to make:
Call ServiceOntario to withdraw your consent to the further use or disclosure of the information you provided to the Ministry of Health: