1. Overview

The CDÉJ considers the protection of your personal information as being of utmost importance.

2. Objective

This Confidentiality policy outlines how the CDÉJ collects, uses and protects your personal information.

3. Scope  

This Privacy Statement governs the collection, use and protection of the personal information of the users, clients, partners, employees and other stakeholders of the CDÉJ in conjunction with the latter’s activities, among them:

• Matinées lanaudoises (www.matineeslanaudoises.com)
• Living Lab Lanaudière (www.livinglablanaudiere.com)
• The www.investirajoliette.com and www.investinjoliette.com Web sites.
  
  

4. Collection of personal information

The CDÉJ only collects the personal information required to enable it to carry out its activities in an efficient and lawful manner. The type of personal information that can be gathered by various means (such as forms) includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• First and last names;
• Date of birth;
• Contact information (address, telephone number, e-mail address).

A comprehensive list of the personal information that may be collected is available and can be obtained by submitting a request to the person in charge of the protection of personal information.

 

5. Use of personal information

The personal information collected is used for various purposes, notably to:

• Provide requested services;
• Manage relationships with CDÉJ clients, partners and employees;
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations;
• Improve the CDÉJ’s services and communications.
  

 

 6. Dissemination and disclosure 

The CDÉJ only shares personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• When providing requested services calls for doing so;
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations;
• When the person in question has provided their explicit consent.
  

 

7. Preservation, destruction and localization

The CDÉJ only preserves your personal information for the period during which it will be used according to the purposes for which it was obtained, and for the applicable legal timeframes, which can sometimes justify lengthy preservation periods. Personal information is destroyed in a secure manner.

The CDÉJ relies on technological systems and experienced service providers to enable the preservation of personal information in a way that is both secure and ensures the confidentiality of the data stored. 

Your personal information is stored in Québec.

 

8. Cookies 

Cookies, namely downloaded files that simplify and improve the browsing experience of Web site visitors, are not designed to collect personal information regarding users. 

Users can make changes to their browser’s privacy settings at any time, to block cookies or erase cookies that have already been downloaded. Making such changes will not prevent a visitor from accessing the site, but may have an impact on the overall browsing experience.

 

9. Google Analytics (or similar services) 

All of our Web site users’ activity is logged and analyzed by Google Analytics (or a similar service). These data are notably gathered in order to record:

• The number of site visitors;
• The pages visited most often;
• The technology adopted by site users;
• The referring Web page URLs;
• The country of origin of users.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Confidentiality policy at any time; all such modifications and the date on which they will come into force will be posted on our Web site.

 

 10. Data security

The CDÉJ has implemented technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal information it collects from all unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

Your personal information is only available to the organization’s employees who must access it to perform their duties.

 

11. Right of users

Individual users can at any time:

• Request access to their personal information;
• Have corrections brought to any inaccurate personal information;
• Ask that their personal information be erased;
• Limit the processing of their personal information;
• Obtain a copy of their personal information in a structured and legible format.

 

12. Consent

By accessing a Web site, you consent to the collection, use, communication and preservation of your personal information as per the conditions stipulated in this notice. If you do not consent to these conditions, please refrain from using the site in question.

It is typically hard to revoke one’s agreement or consent with regard to the use of personal information. In fact, using the collected information as indicated above is necessary for the management and operation of our services. Hence, while you are entitled to withdraw your consent as regards the use of your personal information, doing so may prevent you from accessing our services.

 

13. Policy changes 

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Statement at any time; all such modifications and the date on which they will come into force will be posted on our Web site.

 

14. Contact 

Should you have any questions regarding this Confidentiality policy or wish to exercise your rights in connection with your personal information, please communicate with our team member in charge of the protection of personal information:

Catherine Pelletier,
Directrice générale adjointe 

dga@cdej.ca   
450 752-5566 poste 3 

481, QC-131
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies (Québec)  J6E 0M1