PRIVACY POLICY – SADC CÔTE-NORD
These general terms and conditions govern your relationship with our website https://www.sadccotenord.org operated by SADC Côte-Nord. Our privacy policy is in place to explain how SADC Côte-Nord collects, uses, communicates, and protects your personal information when using the website.
USE OF COLLECTED PERSONAL DATA
Our website does not collect any personal data other than general statistics related to site usage. The collected statistics are anonymized and accessible only to certain employees of our organization, who have been specifically authorized and have signed a confidentiality agreement to ensure the protection of your information. No identifiable personal data is recorded, processed, or shared as part of this data collection.
COMPLIANCE
SADC Côte-Nord is committed to complying with the provisions of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Quebec, c. P-39.1) regarding the collection, retention, use, and communication of your personal information.
COOKIES
This website uses cookies to enhance your experience when browsing our website. Among these, cookies categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the functioning of the basic features of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this site. You have the option to opt out of these cookies. However, disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience.
STATISTICS AND AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT
In order to gain a better understanding of user behavior on our site, we use the visitor analytics and audience measurement tool, Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users interact with it.
Google may share this information with third parties when required by law or when these third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of your data by Google for the purposes outlined above and in the manner described below.
This tool allows us to collect the following information:
Demographic data: We may collect general information such as the user’s language, geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude), and city to better understand our audience.
Browsing activity: We analyze visited pages, times and days of access, duration of each visit, clicked links, and other interactions performed on our site. This helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our content and improve the user experience.
Traffic sources: We identify the traffic sources that bring users to our website, such as search engines, social networks, or external links. This allows us to better target our marketing efforts and optimize our traffic acquisition strategies.
Data collection for improving the browsing experience: When you visit our site, we collect information such as the browser used, the brand and model of your device, the version of your operating system, screen resolution, and your semi-anonymized IP address. This data helps us assess the effectiveness of our content and improve your browsing experience.
La SADC de la Côte-Nord se réserve le droit, en tout temps et à son entière discrétion, de modifier la présente politique. La dernière mise à jour de cette présente politique a été faite le 20 juin 2023.
TIPS | COOKIES
You can opt out of cookies by clearing the cache and deleting them from your browser frequently.
- On Chrome (PC, Android, iOS): open your browser, go to the main menu, select History, and then “clear browsing data”. If you log in with the same account as your Android smartphone, note that your search history may be used as part of the Google Now feature.
- On Internet Explorer: press ctrl + shift + del and check the items you wish to delete.
- On Mozilla: go to the Menu tab, “history”, and then “clear recent history”.
- On Safari: open the browser, click on “Safari”, and then “reset Safari”.
- On Safari on iPhone: go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. On iOS 7 or earlier, choose Clear History, then Clear Cookies and Data.
You can also visit the WebChoices website powered by the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada. https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=3&lang=en. The FREE Webchoices tool allows you to opt out of targeted advertising from over 124 digital companies (e.g. Facebook, Amazon, Google, several insurance companies, etc.).
*Make sure to relaunch the WebChoices tool when you delete your browsing data / cookies.
** Your preferences are only set for one browser at a time. You will therefore need to set your preferences separately for other browsers or devices you use, for example: Google Chrome on PC + Google Chrome on Mobile + Safari for Mobile.
NEWSLETTER
The SADC Côte-Nord maintains a mailing list operated by us with the help of a third-party service called Mailchimp, allowing us to inform you about the latest news and events related to our organization. When you sign up for our mailing list, we ask you to provide personal information such as your first and last name, company name, and email address.
We would like to emphasize that this data is stored on Mailchimp’s secure servers and we use this data exclusively for statistical purposes and in connection with our newsletter without sharing it with any other third party.
If you decide to unsubscribe from our newsletter, you can do so at any time by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” button located at the bottom of each Mailchimp email we send you. We send between 2 to 5 emails per year.
Upon unsubscribing, the platform retains your personal information to prevent you from being re-added to our mailing list as a subscribed contact in the future.
If you also wish to have your information removed from this section, you can contact us at any time, and we will be happy to fulfill your request.
TRANSMISSION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We want to inform you that we do not share personal information collected from any individual visiting our website, except in specific cases involving Google Analytics for our website and Mailchimp for our newsletter. We do not commercialize, do not sell, and do not share your personal information with third parties for profiling, order processing, partnerships, or advertising purposes, unless we have obtained your prior consent.
Your personal information is treated confidentially and securely, in accordance with our privacy policy. We take all necessary measures to protect your data and ensure its integrity.
If you have any concerns regarding the use of data by Google Analytics or Mailchimp, please contact us using the details provided in the following section.
THE RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA
We are committed to acknowledging the right of access and rectification to individuals who wish to review, modify, or even delete information concerning them, or to raise any concerns in this regard.
The exercise of this right can be made through:
Annick Thibouthot
Personal Data Protection Officer
vieprivee@sadccote-nord.org
418 962-7233 extension 101
SADC Côte-Nord reserves the right, at any time and at its sole discretion, to modify this policy. The most recent update to this policy was made on June 20, 2023.
