Privacy Policy

Dernière mise à jour : February 21st, 2024

Preamble  

At KOLOSTAT INC., we value your privacy and are committed to protecting the Personal  Information we collect.  

Purpose and Application  

This document is our Privacy Policy, Data Protection and Web Privacy Notice and describes  how we collect, use and disclose your Personal Information.  

This policy applies to all users of the website. By choosing to browse our site, you consent to  the collection and use of your Personal Information in accordance with this policy and  applicable privacy laws.  

Definitions 

The definitions below are intended to serve as a guide to ensure that everyone has a common  understanding of terms that might otherwise be open to interpretation:  

Website  

Means the company’s website that references this Policy.  

Privacy Incident  

The unauthorized access, use or disclosure of Personal Information or the loss of Personal  Information or any other breach of the protection of Personal Information.  

A privacy incident can therefore take many forms: intrusion by a third party into an  organization’s computer system, a ransomware attack, loss of data caused by a virus or a  computer flaw, extraction of data by an employee or an unauthorized person, etc. 

Profiling  

The collection and use of Personal Information to assess certain characteristics of an  individual, including for the purpose of analyzing the individual’s job performance, economic  status, health, personal preferences, interests or behaviour.  

Personal Information  

Any Information about an individual that directly or indirectly identifies that individual, such  as a name, geolocation data, an on line tracking identifier, or one or more specific  characteristics relating to the physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social  identity of that individual.  

Why we collect your Personal Information  

When you browse our website, we collect your Personal Information only for purposes for  which we have first obtained your consent, except where permitted or required by law. The  primary purposes for which we collect your Personal Information are as follows:  

  • To facilitate communication 
  • To comply with various company policies 
  • To protect our interests 
  • To meet our business objectives 
  • To send you marketing communications 
  • To improve our various services 
  • To prevent cyber security incidents and/or fraud 
  • To administer our databases 
  • To comply with any legal or contractual obligations of the company 
  • Etc. 

Types of Information We Collect  

We may collect the following Personal Information:  

  • Name, address, gender and telephone number 
  • Date of birth 
  • Social Insurance Number (SIN) 
  • Resume 
  • Banking information 
  • Identification 
  • Marital status 
  • Geolocation 
  • Information on spouse and dependents 
  • Biometric data 
  • Etc.

We may also obtain Personal Information through geolocation and/or profiling technologies.  However, these technologies are always disabled by default. If it is necessary to use any of  these methods, we will first obtain your consent.  

Use of Cookies  

On our website, we use Google Analytics. This is a tool for analyzing the traffic and use of our  website, allowing usto improve the experience offered on it and the toolsit contains. Google  Analytics uses cookiesto analyze your activities on the site.  

For more details on how the collected Information or data is used by Google, we invite you to  consult the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can also disable the sending of your activity data to Google Analytics by installing the browser add-on provided.  

Whom We Share Your Personal Information With  

We may share your Personal Information with third parties or service providers for the  purposes stated above or as otherwise described in this policy. We will not sell or rent your  Personal Information to third parties or trade Personal Information with third parties. However,  we may disclose Personal Information where permitted or required by law.  

Categories of service providers with access to your Personal Information include service  providers engaged for:  

  • Payroll and time management 
  • Security camera and building door access database management 
  • IT support 
  • Financial audits 
  • Human resources software or development 
  • Website hosting 
  • Website hosting 

If you would like more information about our service providers, please contact the Privacy Officer listed below.  

Protection of your Personal Information  

We ensure that we take all necessary security measures to protect the Information we collect  and we keep it for a period of time that respects our legal obligations and only for the  purposes necessary.

Some situations are beyond our control and a cybersecurity incident involving a data breach  could still occur. By using our website, you consent to such a possibility and acknowledge that  we will not be liable for any damages that may result from such an incident.  

Your Consent  

Your consent may be express or implied, depending on the circumstances and the sensitivity  of the Personal Information in question. Generally, we will seek your consent at the time of  collection and if we want to use your information for a purpose for which you did not consent  at the time of collection, we will obtain your consent before using your Personal Information.  

By accepting this Policy, you consent to the collection of your Personal Information by the  Company. You also understand that you may at any time, upon request, be informed of the  Personal Information collected about you, the categories of persons who have access to such  information within the company, the length of time such information is retained, and the  contact information of the Privacy Officer, if required.  

Your rights regarding your Personal Information

At any time, you may make a request to the Privacy Officer to:  

  • Access the Personal Information we have collected about you 
  • Withdraw your consent to the collection, disclosure and retention of your Personal Information 
  • Ask us how your Personal Information was collected by the company 

In some cases, we may refuse to provide you with the Personal Information requested or we  may redact (black out) certain information from the materials we provide to you a Privacy Officer.

For all access requests, questions, requests for information or to report an incident, we invite  you to contact the Privacy Officer, Director of Human Resources, at the following coordinates:

  • E-mail: vieprivee@kolostat.com
  • Mailing address: 2005, Le Chatelier Street, Laval, QC H7L 5B3, to the attention of the Privacy Officer 
  • Phone: 1-514-333-7333 Ext. 399 

Once your request has been sent, we will respond to you within 30 days of the date we receive  your request at the contact information provided above.  

Modifications  

We reserve the right to modify this policy when required. When we make modifications to this  policy, they are effective immediately.