PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION AND USE POLICY

Who are we?

The address of our website is: www.lithologiq.ca. The company is registered under the Canadian Business Register with the name LithologIQ Inc. located at 400 rue Montfort, Montréal, Québec, H3C4J9, Canada

Media

If you upload images to the site, we advise you to avoid uploading images that contain EXIF data from GPS coordinates. People visiting your site can download and extract location data from these images.

Content embedded from other sites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Content embedded from other sites behaves in the same way as if the visitor were going to that other site. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, track your interactions with this embedded content if you have a connected account on their website.

Use and disclosure of your personal data

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long your data is stored

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows you to automatically recognize and approve subsequent comments instead of leaving them in the moderation queue. For accounts that register on our site (if any), we also store the personal data indicated in their profile. All accounts can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their login). Site managers can also view and edit this information.

The rights you have over your data

If you have an account or have left comments on the site, you may request to receive a file containing all the personal data we have about you, including the personal data you have provided to us. You can also request the deletion of personal data about you. This does not take into account data stored for administrative, legal or security purposes.

Disclosure of your personal data

Visitor comments can be checked using an automated spam detection service.

Collection of Personal Information

In the course of our business, we collect the following information:
  • Name
  • Forename
  • Mailing address and postal code
  • Email
  • Phone Number
  • Country, province or state of residence
  • Your company name
  • Any information related to your company (e.g. number of employees, sector of activity, etc.)
The personal information we collect is collected through forms and through the interactivity established between you and our website. We also use, as described in the next section, cookies and/or log files to gather information about you.

Information Collected Automatically

We collect certain information automatically as you browse the Website. This information includes:
  • Your computer’s IP address
  • Configuring your browser and operating system
  • Setting up your mobile device, when you access the Website from a mobile device
  • Geographic Location
  • The pages visited, the content viewed, the path taken on the Website

Information related to cookies

We use cookies to improve the performance of the Website and your experience. Cookies are small files that are stored on your hard drive by the server on which the Website is located or by third-party servers that allow us to recognize you when you visit the Website and to personalize the content of the Website. Some cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others are stored indefinitely (permanent cookies). Unless you have provided us with information about yourself from your device or computer, cookies do not identify you. Some information collected automatically may be associated with you as a result of cookies

Cookies used for advertising targeting and website performance

  • Google
  • Facebook
  • ( example Mailerlite )
  • ( example Cloudflare )

Forms and interactivity

Your personal information is collected through forms, namely:
  • Website Registration Form
  • Order Form
  • Opinion poll
We use the information collected in this way for the following purposes:
  • Order Tracking Information / Promotional Offers
  • Statistics
  • Contact
  • Website management (presentation, organization)
We use the information collected in this way for the following purposes:
  • Correspondence
  • Information or for promotional offers

Right to object and withdraw

We are committed to providing you with the right to object to and withdraw your personal information. The right to object is understood as the possibility offered to Internet users to refuse that their personal information be used for certain purposes mentioned at the time of collection. The right of withdrawal is understood as the possibility offered to Internet users to request that their personal information no longer appear, for example, in a mailing list.

Privacy Officer

The Privacy Officer is Simon Lessard, CEO, slessard@lithologiq.ca.

Security

The personal information we collect is kept in a secure environment. People working for us are required to respect the confidentiality of your information. To ensure the security of your personal information, we use the following measures:
  • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol
  • Access management – authorised person Access management – data subject
  • Network Monitoring Software
  • Computer backup
  • Digital Certificate Development
  • Username / Password
  • Firewall
We are committed to maintaining a high degree of confidentiality by incorporating the latest technological innovations to ensure the confidentiality of your transactions. However, since there is no mechanism that offers maximum security, there is always an element of risk when using the Internet to transmit personal information. We are committed to complying with the legislative provisions set out in the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector.

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