The website https://pevc.org/ is owned by the PEVC Institute, which is the controller of your personal data collected on the site.
We have adopted this privacy policy, which outlines how we process information collected by https://pevc.org/ and explains why we need to collect certain personal data about you. Therefore, you should read this privacy policy before using our website. This policy is governed by regulations, including those related to the protection of personal information and the rules of research funding agencies.
We take care of your personal data and are committed to ensuring its confidentiality and security.
When you visit https://pevc.org/, we automatically collect certain information about your device in the form of cookies, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the site, and how you interact with the site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “device information.” This data helps us understand trends, optimize our site, and provide you with personalized content.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies using our consent banner. You can also enable and disable cookies by changing your preferences in your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may limit certain features of our website.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They are usually set in response to actions you have taken on the website, such as saving your privacy preferences or filling out forms. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
These cookies collect information about how you use the website, the pages you visit, and the links you click. This data allows us to measure and improve website performance. The data is anonymized and cannot be used to identify you.
These cookies may be placed on the website by our advertising partners or through the integration of social media sharing features. They may be used by these companies to build a profile of your interests in order to show you personalized ads on other websites.
We encourage you to regularly review the privacy policies of these social networks, as they may be subject to change, to understand how your data is used through these cookies. It is important to note that most of these social networks are based outside of Canada.
To prevent fraud and protect our systems, website forms may be protected by Google reCAPTCHA technology. This tool, which uses cookies, collects data about how a user interacts with the website. Examples of the data collected include how the user navigates the site with their mouse, how they click between content, the time taken to complete tasks, and the device they use. Analyzing this data allows the tool to determine the likelihood that the user is a bot or not. This data may be shared with other Google products and services.
Our top priority is the security of customer data, and as such, we only process minimal user data to the extent absolutely necessary to maintain the website. Information collected automatically is used solely to identify potential cases of abuse and to compile statistical information regarding website usage. This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in a way that would identify any particular user of the system.
You can visit the website without telling us who you are or revealing any information that could identify you as a specific and identifiable individual. However, if you wish to use certain website features, receive our newsletter, or provide other details by filling out a form, you may provide us with personal data, such as your email address, first name, last name, city of residence, organization, and phone number. You can choose not to provide us with your personal data, but you may then be unable to use certain website features. For example, you may not be able to receive our newsletter or contact us directly through the website.
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for these other websites or the privacy practices of third parties. We encourage you to be vigilant when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each website that may collect personal information.
We secure the information you provide on computer servers in a controlled and secure environment, protected against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure of personal data under our control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed.
We will disclose any information we collect, use or receive if required or permitted by law, for example to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud or respond to a government request.
You may request access to your personal information or information regarding the existence of such information, or obtain information on how we collect, use, store, and/or disclose your personal information, or to which categories of third parties we share your personal information. You may also request that the information we hold be corrected if it is inaccurate, ambiguous, or incomplete.
If you wish to obtain copies of your personal information, we may have to charge you a small fee, which would be disclosed to you beforehand, simply to cover the costs of transcription, reproduction or transmission.
When we collect, use, and disclose your personal information, we always do so for specific purposes. Your consent is valid for the duration necessary to achieve those purposes. We may then retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill our retention obligations as described in the law and our retention schedule.
We always respect the purposes for which we collected your personal information. If we wish to use or disclose your personal information for other purposes, we will ask for your consent, except where permitted by law.
This site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address above to request its removal.
We are committed to providing you with the right to object to and withdraw your personal information. The right to object means that users can refuse to allow their personal information to be used for certain purposes specified at the time of collection.
The right to withdraw consent means the ability for internet users to request that their personal information no longer appear, for example, on a mailing list. Furthermore, once the purposes for which the personal information was collected have been fulfilled, this information is destroyed or anonymized, according to the retention periods specified in the retention schedule.
All privacy incidents are handled in accordance with the PEVC Institute’s Privacy Incident Management Procedure. The PEVC Institute then takes reasonable steps to mitigate the risk of harm and prevent similar incidents from occurring. It updates the PEVC Institute’s Privacy Protection Program as needed.
Any privacy incident is reported to the person responsible for the protection of personal information and is recorded in the privacy incident log.
If the Confidentiality Incident presents a risk of serious harm to the Persons concerned, the PEVC Institute will promptly notify them, as well as the Quebec Access to Information Commission.
For any questions, concerns or requests regarding this policy, please contact the Privacy Officer: Nathalie Drouin, Administrative Assistant (adjointe@migration.pevc.org)
In order to keep pace with changes in the applicable regulatory framework for the protection of personal information and to improve the PEVC Institute’s personal information protection program, this Policy may be updated as needed. Changes will be posted on our website and will take effect immediately. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed of any updates.
