Terms of use
personal information protection policy
Protecting your private life is very important to us. For this reason, those involved in managing the Edmundston.ca Web site apply the following principles in relation to personal information which concerns you.
The Edmundston.ca Web site does not automatically gather personal information from you, such as your name, telephone number or civic or electronic address. Personal information gathered on the Edmundston.ca Web site is submitted by users on a voluntary basis. This information is always considered confidential and only those responsible for the management of the Edmundston.ca Web site are authorized to access it.
In no circumstance is personal information transmitted to a third party without having beforehand obtained the consent of the user in question. However, if a user should abuse the services offered, those responsible for the management of the Edmundston.ca Web site reserve the right to transmit the user’s personal information to the appropriate authorities.
Edmundston.ca Web site managers may aggregate users’ personal information for the purpose of producing visitor frequency analysis and ensuring the evaluation and management of the services offered.
use of cookies
On each session of services offered on the Edmundston.ca Web site, cookies are used for the sole purpose of showing personalized content. Cookies are applied on your computer and not on the server that houses the Edmundston.ca Web site.
These cookies do not gather personal information on the user. They exclusively store information during your visit to the Web site. They are placed on the user’s computer during the extent of the visit only and are deleted by the browser (depending on the configuration) or by the user. Following is the information gathered in this manner:
- your Internet provider’s name, IP address and server name. Site managers at Edmundston.ca are not trying to establish a connection between these addresses and the identity of the person(s) visiting the site;
- the duration of your visit;
- the number of requests per visit;
- the type of operating system (Window, MacIntosh, Unix, etc.);
- your browser type (Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.).
This data will allow Edmundston.ca Web site managers to make appropriate improvements to the site based on the trends of user activity.
hyperlinks
The Edmundston.ca Web site may contain reference hyperlinks which transport users to external sites. The Edmundston.ca Web site cannot be held responsible for personal information protection policies on these sites.
email transmission
During email exchanges with the Edmundston.ca Web site managers, the name and email address of clients will be used for correspondence purposes between the user and site managers. The Edmundston.ca Web site managers may also transfer the user’s email address to persons who are able to provide a rapid and adequate answer to questions that may have been submitted.
updating the policy
Edmundston.ca Web site managers reserve the right to modify or upgrade its personal information protection policy at all times. All questions concerning the personal information protection policy should be sent to the following address: communication@edmundston.ca.
