LE BON BAC PRIVACY POLICY
1. Introduction
This privacy policy (hereinafter the “Policy“) sets out how we, Le Bon Bac Inc. (hereinafter “Le Bon Bac“, “us“, “we or “our“), collect, use or communicate to third parties Personal Information of our clients, the users of our website www.lebonbac.com (the “Website”) or other individuals we interact with in the course of carrying our business (hereinafter individually referred to as “you”), other than our employees or contracted staff, which is dealt with separately.
We are treating any Personal Information we collect, hold, use or communicate with care, within the limits of this Policy and applicable law.
2. Types of Personal Information
This Policy applies to Personal Information regardless of the type of medium or the form in which it is accessible: written, graphic, sound, visual, taped, filmed, computerized, or others.
We define “Personal Information” as any information about an identifiable individual, or that taken alone or combined with other data, allows an individual to be identified. By way of illustration, Personal Information could consist of, but is not limited to:
- first and last name;
- date of birth;
- phone, home address and email address;
- financial, credit, billing, and account information;
- details about the use of our Website obtained by means of cookies or similar tools;
- Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, locale preferences, mobile carrier; and
- any other Personal Information provided.
3. The Purposes for which we Collect Personal Information
We collect Personal Information for the following purposes :
- to provide and maintain our services and our Website;
- to develop and manage our business, activities and operations;
- for marketing and advertising purposes;
- for statistical purposes relating to the use of our Website;
- to attend or manage requests to us;
- to evaluate a job candidate’s application and to determine whether to offer such job candidate a position at Le Bon Bac;
- to comply with our legal, regulatory and risk management;
- any purpose permitted or required by applicable laws; and
- any other purpose to which you have consented.
4. Means by which we Collect Personal Information
We generally collect Personal Information i) directly from the person concerned; or ii) from a number of independent sources, such as social networks, our service providers or other business partners.
We additionally collect, passively using cookies, a limited amount of Personal Information from our Website users. Cookies are small text files or strings that a website can send to your device to identify your web browser and the activities of your computer. This mainly consists of IP address, type of operating system, pages visited, requests made, dates and times of connections. Cookies help us improve our services and Website.
The use of cookies does not allow us or our analysis service providers to identify you specifically. Furthermore, it does not give us access to your device or any other information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. The use of cookies can be accepted through the cookie banner displayed when entering our Website for the first time. Please note that if you choose not to accept cookies, you may not be able to access or fully experience the interactive features of our Website.
5. Outsourcing, Storage and Transfers of Personal Information
We may disclose the Personal Information we have collected to third parties in the following circumstances :
- to third-party in connection with our services, Website and business;
- to comply with an applicable statute, regulation, rule of law, a subpoena, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, or other legal process;
- to allow us to enforce available recourses or limit the damages we may suffer;
- to protect the safety and/or security of the Website or the general public;
- in the event of a commercial transaction, namely the sale, transfer or assignment, in whole or in part, of shares or assets of Le Bon Bac; and
- any other circumstances to which you have consented.
Note that your Personal Information may be transferred to places outside of Quebec or Canada. Indeed, we may call upon service providers located outside Quebec or Canada to carry out specific mandates in the normal course of business. Furthermore, your Personal Information may be stored in data centers located outside of Quebec or Canada. For more information, please contact our Privacy Officer.
To protect your Personal information in all such cases, we use contractual and other means to provide a comparable level of protection to that used by us (as outlined in Section 9).
6. Your Consent under this Policy
We will not collect, hold, use or disclose your Personal Information without your consent unless it is authorized or required to do so by applicable law.
By submitting your Personal Information or using our Website or services, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information to the extent described in this Policy and as required or permitted by applicable law.
If you provide Personal Information concerning another individual to us, you represent that, prior to submitting such information, you have obtained the necessary consent or authority to permit us to collect, use and disclose such Personal Information for the purposes set out in this Policy, or the collection, use and disclosure is permitted by applicable law.
You may vary or withdraw your consent to the use and disclosure of your Personal Information, or opt-out of certain uses and disclosures, subject to legal and contractual restrictions as well as applicable law. Please note that the withdrawal of your consent may prevent us from providing or continuing to provide our services or access to our Website.
If you require any assistance in understanding the scope of the consent being sought or to vary or withdraw your consent, please contact our Privacy Officer using the contact information in Section 13.
7. Personal Information of Children under the age of 14
Our Services are not directed at or intended for use by children, nor do we knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 14. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information without your consent, please contact our Privacy Officer using the contact information in Section 13.
8. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:
- to access and request a physical copy (and, if you are a Quebec resident, an exported one) of the documents containing your Personal Information, subject to the exceptions provided by applicable law;
- to have the Personal Information we have about you rectified, amended and updated if it is incomplete, ambiguous, out of date or inaccurate;
- to request the deletion of your Personal Information when : i) the retention of the information is no longer justified for the purpose for which it was collected, or (if you are a Quebec resident) ii) the information was not collected in a lawful manner; and
- to withdraw or change your consent to our processing of your Personal Information, subject to applicable legal and contractual restrictions. In some instances, withdrawing your consent may result in us no longer being able to provide our services and/or Website.
We may request certain Personal Information for the purpose of verifying the identity of the person seeking to exercise his or her rights.
9. How we Safeguard Personal Information
In order to protect the Personal Information that is in our possession, we employ administrative, physical, and technological safeguards which are appropriate to the sensitivity of the Personal Information provided. These safeguards also prevent the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, unauthorized alteration or disclosure, access, or misuse of the Personal Information in our possession. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the information that is provided during its submission and once it has been received. These include measures to deal with any suspected data breach.
Once communicated, the Personal Information is kept in an electronic file within our document management system or third-party technologies used by us, or both. Only those personnel who reasonably require the Personal Information to perform their duties are granted access to the information and they are bound by a duty of confidentiality.
It is important to note that, despite our best efforts to protect your Personal Information, there is a risk associated with the communication, exchange and storage of information, as no form of electronic transmission or storage is perfectly secure. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LE BON BAC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESTRUCTION, LOSS, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DISCLOSURE, OR ALTERATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION, NOR FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERES AS A RESULT.
10. Links to Third-party Websites and Services
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. This Policy only applies to information collected by us for the purposes mentioned in Section 3 above. We have no control over these third-party websites, and your use of third-party websites and features are subject to privacy policies posted on those websites. We are not responsible or liable for the privacy or business practices of any third-party websites linked to our Website.
11. Retention and Destruction of Personal Information
The Personal Information we collect is retained for varying periods of time depending on the type of information in question and the purposes for which it is collected and used. Subject to a retention period provided for by applicable law, the Personal Information we hold is destroyed or anonymized to use for serious and legitimate purposes once the purpose(s) for which it was collected or used (or any subsequent and compatible purpose(s)) has been fulfilled.
12. Changes to this Policy
We may change this Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our privacy practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Changes will be effective immediately upon notifying you or posting on our Website. After these changes are notified or posted, as applicable, by submitting your Personal Information or by continuing to use our Website and services, you agree to any such revised policy.
13. How to Contact Us
In order to obtain more information on the Policy or the use of your Personal Information, to exercise your rights or to file a complaint, please contact our Privacy Officer at the following coordinates:
Le Bon Bac
ATTN : Privacy Officer