Privacy policy

Effective date: March 11, 2025

Last updated: March 11, 2025

At InnoSécur, we respect your right to privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. We are committed to protecting it and using it only for the purposes for which it was collected. We want to explain for what purposes and in what ways we collect personal information, and to inform you how it is retained, used and disclosed.

This privacy policy applies to all personal information collected by InnoSécur through the InnoSécur website (https://innosecur.ca/, hereinafter: the “Site”)(the “Policy”). The Policy is subject to Quebec law in this area, the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (the Private Sector Act / LPRPSP), as well as other applicable legislative and regulatory provisions.

Applicable laws

The Policy complies with the laws set out in the Private Sector Act (LPRPSP).

For residents of other Canadian provinces, the specific law of your province will apply or, failing a specific law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). If there are inconsistencies between the Policy, the law of your province or PIPEDA, the law of your province or PIPEDA will apply.

For residents of EU countries, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) governs all data protection policies, regardless of where the site is located. The Policy aims to comply with the GDPR. If there are inconsistencies between the Policy and the GDPR, the GDPR will apply.

For residents of the State of California, this Policy aims to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If there are inconsistencies between this document and the CCPA, state law will apply. If we identify inconsistencies, we will amend our policy to comply with the relevant law.

Consent

By accessing and using the Site, you consent to:

• the terms set out in the Policy;
• the collection, use and retention of the personal information listed in the Policy.

Person responsible for the protection of personal information

Carole Cardinal

cardinalc@nexdev.ca

450 359-9999 ext. 4238

100 Richelieu Street, Suite 250, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, J3B 6X3

Personal information collected

We only collect the personal information necessary to achieve the purpose defined in the Policy. We do not collect any other additional personal information without informing you in advance.

Personal information collected automatically

We do not automatically collect any personal information on our Site.

Personal information collected non-automatically

When visiting and using the Site, we may collect and store the information below when you perform certain actions:

• professional and/or personal contact details, such as a first name, last name, email address, telephone numbers and company name;
• information about Site use and other technical information, such as details about visits, your interaction with our advertising and online content, or information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies.

This personal information may be collected through the following methods:

• when you submit a project study request
• when you subscribe to the newsletter

Use of personal information

Personal information collected on our Site will be used only for the purposes specified in the Policy or indicated on important pages of our Site. We do not use your information beyond what we disclose.

The information collected is used by InnoSécur for the following reasons:

• To facilitate the use of our websites and ensure that content is relevant, and to ensure that the content of our websites is presented in the most effective way for you and your device
• For marketing and business development purposes to provide you with details about our upcoming training sessions, upcoming events, and new information about InnoSécur when a person has chosen to receive such information
• To allow us to communicate with you regarding your membership request
• To prevent and investigate possible breaches of the security of our Site or activities that may prove to be prohibited or illegal.

How personal information is used

We may disclose your personal information to any member of our organization who needs access to user data to achieve the objectives set out in the Policy.

Other disclosures

We undertake not to sell or disclose your personal information to third parties, except in the following cases:

• if required by law
• if required to comply with a legal order or similar legal action
• to establish and protect our legal rights
• any entity or potential purchaser in the event of a merger or change of control of the company, in whole or in part, and only if the parties enter into an agreement whereby the communication of personal information is limited to the commercial transaction.

Links to third-party sites

Our Site contains links to other sites whose privacy policies and procedures may differ from those of InnoSécur. We are not responsible for their policies and have no control over them. We invite you to carefully read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Retention period for personal information

We retain personal information for a reasonable period to achieve the purposes for which it was collected.

How we protect your personal information

To ensure the security of your personal information, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology. We follow recognized standards to protect the data communicated to us, during transmission and after receipt. Information is accessible only to our employees who are bound by strict confidentiality agreements.

Although we take all reasonable precautions to ensure the security of user data and the protection of your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Minors

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under the age of 14. Any minor must have received the consent of the holder of parental authority or guardian to provide us with personal information. If you are a parent or guardian and you know that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact our person responsible for the protection of personal information. We will take the necessary steps to delete all personal information from our server.

How to access, modify, delete or challenge collected personal information

If you wish to access, correct, update or delete your personal information, please contact our person responsible for the protection of personal information.

Cookie policy (commonly called “cookie”)

A “cookie” is a small text file saved in the “Cookies” folder on the user’s hard drive by the website. It makes it possible to collect information relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can be notified each time a cookie is transmitted or disable cookies entirely in your browser. However, this may reduce the quality of the user experience on the website.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies are crucial for the basic functions of the Site and it will not work as expected without them. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data, and therefore no personal information.

Functional cookies

Functional cookies make it possible to run certain features such as sharing Site content on social media platforms, collecting comments and other third-party features.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the Site. These cookies help provide information on the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Performance cookies

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze key performance indicators of the Site, which helps provide a better user experience to visitors.

Advertising cookies

Advertising cookies are used to provide visitors with personalized ads based on previously visited pages and to analyze the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.

Changes to the Policy

We may amend the Policy at any time without prior notice. We invite you to consult it regularly. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will inform you here, by email, or by posting a notice on our website before the changes take effect.

Information

If you have questions about our Policy, concerns or complaints, you may contact our person responsible for the protection of personal information.