Legal Notice

We attach great importance to the right to privacy of all. That is why we have put in place this privacy policy to ensure the protection of your integrity and your right to protect your personal information.

This policy is intended to govern the collection and use of information 1) on our website (https://www.chicoine.ca) and / or (2) that you provide to us on a voluntary basis as part of your participation in any service offered by the Chicoine Group, subject to any refusal that you may duly express to us in this regard.

 

  1. Application of this policy

We reserve the right to change our policy at any time without notice. You can consult the applicable policy on this site at any time. The date of the last update of this privacy policy is listed at the bottom of this page.

 

  1. Your consent

The fact of 1) accessing our website and / or 2) providing us with certain personal information on a voluntary basis by having agreed to submit to this privacy policy, means that you agree to the collection , the use and communication of your information as defined in this privacy policy regarding personal information.

 

  1. Collection and processing of information collected by the Chicoine Group

 a) Collection

No personal information about you is collected when you access or simply browse the Chicoine Group website. However, it should be noted that when accessing the Chicoine Group website, certain information is collected automatically by our computer network. This information does not allow the Chicoine Group to identify you personally, but includes information relating to your domain name as well as the IP address through which you access this website. This information may be used by Groupe Chicoine for statistical purposes, in particular for the purpose of enabling it to evaluate and analyze the frequency of access to its website and the related traffic.

Your personal information is only collected when you provide it to us voluntarily, in particular as part of the participation in any service that requires you to provide such information, and that you have not expressed a refusal in this regard. In all cases where you voluntarily provide the Chicoine Group with personal information, the latter undertakes to collect, use and / or communicate it in accordance with this policy and applicable legislation.

b) Treatment

Personal information concerning you, when collected in electronic form by Groupe Chicoine in accordance with this policy, will be stored on Groupe Chicoine’s server.

Personal information concerning you, when collected in physical form by Groupe Chicoine in accordance with this policy, will be kept at the premises of Groupe Chicoine.

 

  1. Purposes for which Groupe Chicoine may use the personal information duly provided to it

 a) Survey, contest or promotion

As part of the administration of a survey, contest and / or promotion, Groupe Chicoine may use, subject to any expressed refusal on your part, the personal information as it will be provided to it on a voluntary basis by the sending message (s) or following participation in a survey, contest or promotion. The information collected for any such purpose will be used primarily to communicate with you if you win. The contests and / or promotions offered by Groupe Chicoine may be subject to specific rules which will be more fully described in the context of the launch of any such contest or promotion.

b) Other purposes

Groupe Chicoine undertakes not to use the personal information collected in accordance with this policy or the applicable legislation for other purposes, unless you obtain your prior consent for this purpose or in certain exceptional circumstances, when Le Groupe Chicoine believes in good faith that the law allows or requires it.

 

  1. Communication to third parties

Groupe Chicoine undertakes not to disclose to third parties the personal information collected in accordance with this policy or the applicable legislation, unless you obtain your prior consent for this purpose or in certain exceptional circumstances, when Groupe Chicoine believes it is good. as permitted or required by law.

 

  1. Minor 

The authorization of a parent or guardian is required for a child or young person under the age of eighteen (18) (a “Minor”) to participate in an activity organized by Groupe Chicoine, in particular any survey, contest or promotion. In the event that any such activity is aimed particularly at a Minor, the authorization of the parent or guardian will be expressly required.

Groupe Chicoine will not collect or use any personal information about Minors without the consent of a parent or guardian.

 

  1. Use of cookies

The use of a cookie is not linked to personally identifiable information while you are on our website. You can deactivate these cookies at any time by modifying your browser settings, but this action may deprive you of access to certain parts of our website. chicoine.ca collects personal data on the online behavior of users on the website through Google Analytics (GA). GA is used as an anonymous and aggregated website traffic analysis tool. GA installs a cookie on your browser which generates a ClientID randomly and which does not include any information that can identify an individual, such as name, email address, phone number, etc. Using GA, we need to send your IP address to Google. We collect data such as time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. We use this information for marketing purposes to improve users’ online experience. If you wish, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On for more protection.

 

  1. Links to other sites

This website may contain links that allow users to visit other sites operated by other companies. Groupe Chicoine assumes no responsibility for the information privacy practices or the content of such sites.

 

  1. To join us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please write to us at: admin@chicoine.ca

Last updated on August 27, 2020