Terms of Use

Introduction

MyAlberta Notify is the online notifications service offered by the Innovation and Digital Centre (IDC) Branch within Service Alberta that provides government entities the capability to send emails and text messages to their users. MyAlberta Notify is currently in a Beta testing stage.

A notification typically takes the form of status updates, requests for action, acknowledgement of receipt of applications or supporting information, and reminders. MyAlberta Notify makes it easier to keep people updated, by helping service teams across government send text messages and emails to their users.

Government entities will continue to collect, manage and control their users’ contact information and preferences. MyAlberta Notify simply processes the notification to users of the service at the request of the service team. MyAlberta Notify is not a contact database for Alberta citizens.

Terms

The purpose of these Terms of Use is to set out the terms on which service teams can subscribe and use MyAlberta Notify and will govern all access to and use of MyAlberta Notify. These terms apply to your service’s use of MyAlberta Notify. You must have the appropriate authorization to accept them.

By accessing MyAlberta Notify, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by all these Terms of Use, do not access or use MyAlberta Notify.

By accepting the Terms of Use, you must:

  • insure that your collection, use and disclosure of information is compliant with the FOIP Act and all other relevant Provincial Access to Information and Privacy legislation. You must also consider any other relevant provincial legislation as it may apply to your use of MyAlberta Notify.
  • inform IDC immediately of any security breaches
  • keep your API keys secure
  • check that the data you add to MyAlberta Notify is accurate and complies with relevant Alberta’s data protection and privacy legislation
  • not send unsolicited messages, only ones related to the transaction or relevant information the user has subscribed to (as per Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation).
  • include contact information in your SMS and/or email relevant to your service, to allow recipients of your messages to communicate directly with your service if needed. Your SMS and/or email must also provide an unsubscribe option.

If you don’t keep to these terms, we may cancel your subscription and your messages may not be sent.

MyAlberta Notify will:

  • send all the messages provided that they meet the terms of use
  • keep your data secure
  • give one month’s notice, by email, if we change our Terms of Use

The IDC may change these Terms of Use from time to time and will advise users of any changes by email or telephone.

If you have any questions or feedback about these Terms of Use, please contact us.