Privacy Protection Policy of CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse)
PRIVACY PROTECTION POLICY
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) is committed to protecting your confidential information and ensuring its protection online. Since we collect certain types of information from people who visit our site, we have developed a privacy statement to help you understand the terms that govern the collection and use of this information. This statement outlines the types of information we collect, how it is used, and how you can access and modify the data collected about you at any time.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) respects the privacy of individuals who visit its websites, send us emails, or participate in the services we offer online. Consequently, we have developed our privacy policy based on the following guiding principles:
- CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) adheres to a strict "no spam" policy. Subscribers to our email services or any other service advertised on one of CRIPCAS' (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) websites (www.cripcas.ca) may receive our newsletter and can easily unsubscribe from it.
- CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) gathers information online with the primary goal of enhancing the experience for its visitors. We are committed to making every effort to prevent excessive or irrelevant data collection.
- CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) will take physical, electronic, and managerial measures to protect all information you provide to us (e.g., data will be stored in secure databases on servers with controlled access).
- CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) will not share the information you provide with anyone without your consent, except to provide the service you have requested. When subscribing to such a service, you will be informed of the necessary disclosure of your information to any third party to provide the requested service, and your consent will be sought in this regard.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
Non-identifying information: Each time you visit the CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) websites, we may collect certain non-identifying information related to the means you use to access our websites. This may include your browser type, service provider, IP address, and any search engine you use to find our websites. This information allows us to diagnose server problems, administer the websites, and compile general statistical data. CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) also gathers certain browsing data about your movements on our websites. This helps us determine which parts of the websites are most visited in order to tailor them to the needs and interests of our online visitors. Additionally, this tracking data may be used to customize the information presented to you on our sites based on your previous use and interests in specific subjects.
Information provided voluntarily: Any information you have provided to us (i.e., name, email address, etc.) when registering for one of our email reminder services, requesting information, registering, participating in one of our contests, or using any other part of our websites is securely stored in our web server and internal systems. We may use it to provide you with the information you have requested about our organization and services or to give you special notices.
Some information we request on our websites is marked "mandatory" because you must enter it to participate in the requested program or service. You can choose at any time to no longer receive communications by following the link in the footer of our communications. This data may also be used to personalize your experience on our websites by providing content that corresponds to your interests and geographical region. Finally, we may aggregate the information you give us (such as demographic data) to update our sites. This data will not be disclosed to others except in accordance with the "Disclosure of Personal Information" and "Use of Cookies" sections.
Information collected from other sources: to better understand your needs and interests and respond to them, CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) may, in the future, receive information about you from other sources.
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) will require any provider of such information to declare and warrant that the information has been collected and retained in accordance with the laws on the protection of personal information. All such information, along with any other personal information you have provided to us, will be retained by CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) in accordance with the standards put forth in this privacy policy.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) understands the importance of protecting your personal information. We collect personal information from our visitors and retain it for our own purposes. We do not sell, rent, or market this information to third parties, except as described below, and never without your consent.
BUSINESS PARTNERS
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) may partner with certain companies at different times to provide expanded services to visitors of our websites. In the context of these relationships, CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) may share the use of certain interactive features of the websites with these companies. Information provided by visitors through such interactive features is accessible to CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) and its partners.
REPRESENTATIVES
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) may sollicit other companies and individuals to perform certain functions on its behalf. Examples include administering email services and implementing special promotions. These parties only have access to the personal information necessary to perform these functions and may not use or store the information for any other purpose. Subscribers or site visitors will never receive emails from representatives working for us.
COMMERCIAL ASSET TRANSFERS
If CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) were to sell or transfer a particular portion of its assets, visitor information could be part of the transferred assets in the transaction. If almost all of CRIPCAS's (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) assets are acquired, visitor information may be transferred as part of the acquisition.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW/SAFETY
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) may disclose certain personal information in good faith, relying on the assurance that such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or to protect users of our websites, the site itself, or the public.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW/SAFETY
Subject to the manner provided in this privacy policy, you will be informed when any personally identifiable information may be disclosed to third parties, and you may then refuse to disclose it.
USE OF COOKIES
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) may use a browsing feature called "cookie." Cookies are small files placed on your hard drive that allow CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) to provide you with a personalized browsing experience. With cookies, you do not have to enter certain data, such as your user IDs and passwords, multiple times during your visits to our websites. Cookies also allow CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) to offer you tailored information according to your browsing patterns on our websites. The "help" section of the toolbar in most browsers will tell you how you can prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to completely disable the use of cookies. Since CRIPCAS's (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) websites have been designed to take advantage of the use of cookies, if you configure your browser to reject their use, some features of our websites may not work properly, and you may be required to enter your user ID and password more often.
EXTERNAL LINKS
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) websites contain links to other sites. CRIPCAS Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) is not responsible for the privacy practices and content of these other sites. To protect your personal information, CRIPCAS recommends reviewing the privacy policy of all sites you visit.
PASSWORD
Only the unique password associated with the personal data file created at the time of your registration on one of our websites allows access to this file. To protect the confidentiality of this data, you must not disclose your password to anyone.
EXCLUSION PROCEDURE
You can always choose to stop receiving communications from CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse). Our email communications allow users to opt-out of receiving communications when personal information is requested, or in another manner which is provided in the footer.
CORRECTING, UPDATING AND DELETING INFORMATION
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) respects everyone's right to protect their privacy. As a result, you can review the personal information you provide to us. Moreover, you can update, modify, or delete them at any time by following these steps:
- Send your request via email to info@cripcas.ca
- Visit the following address: https://www.cripcas.ca/en/contact and use the form. You can also contact us by calling 514-343-6111, extension 5590
EXCEPTIONS
CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) may disclose the personal information of a visitor to the following individuals and organizations:
- law enforcement agencies and emergency services in emergency situations, or if required by law or following a court order;
- another person working on the development, improvement, marketing, or provision of CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse) products or services;
- one or more third parties when the client's consent to such disclosure is required by law.
NOTICE OF CHANGES
This privacy policy may be revised at any time to account for the addition of features to our websites and the evolution of standards governing personal information on the Internet. To ensure that you are always informed about the use of your personal information, our privacy policy will always be accessible on our websites. If we make significant changes to how we use your personal information, we will inform you by clearly displaying an announcement on our pages.
PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the practices of our sites, you can contact the person responsible for the protection of personal information at CRIPCAS (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Marital Issues and Sexual Abuse):
Sophie Bergeron
Scientific director
sophie.bergeron.2@umontreal.ca
