Privacy Policy

THANK YOU FOR READING THE FOLLOWING

The purpose of our privacy policy is to inform users of our site about these topics:

  • Personal data collected
  • Use of collected data
  • Access to the data collected
  • Site user rights
  • Policy regarding witnesses

PFor residents of European Union countries, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) governs all data protection policies, regardless of where the site is located. This privacy policy aims to comply with the GDPR. For residents of the State of California, it aims to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If we find any inconsistencies between the CCPA and our policy, we will change it to comply.

Consent

Users agree that by using our site, they consent to the terms set out in this privacy policy and to the collection, use and retention of the data listed here.

Personal data collected

Data collected automatically

No data is automatically collected on our site.

Data collected in a non-automatic way

We may also collect the following data when you complete a form on our site: 

  • First and last name
  • Email
  • Address
  • Phone
  • Written comments, questions asked, information requested.

Use of personal data

Personal data collected on our site will be used only for the purposes specified in this policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our site. We will never use your data in any other context.

Access to personal data

Employees

Certain employees of the departments concerned by the subject of your communication will be able to access the data collected to process your request or your proposal, to respond to you or for strictly statistical purposes. All of these employees are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement.

Third parties

Third parties will not be able to access user data beyond what is reasonably necessary to achieve a specific purpose, such as obtaining referrals against a person or company.

Other disclosures

In addition to what was specified in the previous chapter, we add that we undertake to never sell or share data with third parties, except in the following cases:

  • if required by law;
  • whether it is required for any legal proceedings;
  • to prove or protect our legal rights.

If you follow hyperlinks from our site to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

Data storage period

We never store user data beyond what is necessary to achieve the purposes for which it is collected.

Protection of personal data

In order to protect your security, we use the transport layer security protocol to transmit personal information through our system.

All stored data is therefore well secured and is only accessible to some of our employees, as mentioned in the section on access to personal data. That said, despite all reasonable precautions we take to ensure that our user data is secure and that users are protected, there is always a risk of harm. Globally, the Internet can be insecure at times, not least because hackers use increasingly sophisticated methods to achieve their ends. Also, despite all our efforts and investments, like all other companies present on the web, we will never be able to guarantee the absolute security of user data.

Privacy Officer

Karl Mc Lellan reachable through protection@bernieres.ca

ABOUT THE COOKIES

A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by the website. Its sole purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. We use the following types of cookies on our site.

Functional cookies

We use them to remember any selections you make on our site so that they are saved for future visits.

Analytical cookies

These allow us to improve the design and functionality of our site by collecting data on the content viewed and user behavior in terms of browsing.

Targeting cookies

These cookies collect data about how you use the site and your content preferences, which allows us to optimize it.

Minors

For EU residents, the GDPR specifies that persons under the age of 15 are considered minors for the purposes of data collection. Minors must have the consent of a legal representative for their data to be collected, processed and used.

YOUR RIGHTS AS A USER

You always have the right to access all of your personal data that we have collected. In addition, you have the right to update or correct any personal data in our possession provided it is acceptable under the law.

You can choose to withdraw or modify your consent to the collection and use of data at any time, provided it is legally acceptable to do so and you notify us within a reasonable time.

TO MODIFY, DELETE OR CONTEST THE DATA COLLECTED

If you would like your information to be removed or changed in any way, please contact us by writing to us at the head office address.