{"id":2353,"date":"2023-11-02T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masse.graphical-media.com\/politique-confidentialite\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:14:32","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pepiniereamasse.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy\u00a0Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Protecting your personal information is important to us. We invite you to take a moment to find out what our\u00a0Privacy Policy\u00a0is all about.\u00a0It applies to the use of the website www.pepiniereamasse.com and describes how we use and protect the personal information we collect\u00a0through\u00a0technological means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By browsing on our\u00a0website, you consent to the use of your personal information\u00a0in compliance with\u00a0this\u00a0Policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purpose of&nbsp;this&nbsp;Policy, the concept of personal information is defined by the&nbsp;<em>Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector<\/em>,&nbsp;CQLR chapter\u202fP-39.1 (the&nbsp;\u201cQu\u00e9bec Private Sector Privacy Act\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We abide by these rules to protect your privacy and&nbsp;to&nbsp;comply with&nbsp;our legal obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To Whom Does this&nbsp;Policy&nbsp;Apply?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules described in this&nbsp;Policy&nbsp;apply to you if we collect your personal information through technological means in the context of our activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your Consent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When we collect, use and&nbsp;transmit&nbsp;your personal information, we always do so for specific purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consent to the collecting, use and transmitting of personal information is obtained before or at the time the information is collected, except in other cases and conditions prescribed by law. Consent is valid only for the time&nbsp;required&nbsp;to fulfill the purposes for which it&nbsp;was&nbsp;requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the nature and sensitivity of the personal information, consent may be explicit (for example, it can be given verbally, in writing, or through electronic means) or implied (for example, when you voluntarily provide personal information).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We always ensure that we&nbsp;comply with&nbsp;the purposes for which we have collected your personal information. In the event we would consider using or transmitting this information for other purposes, we will seek your consent unless the law already authorizes us to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What&nbsp;Personal&nbsp;Information&nbsp;Do&nbsp;We&nbsp;Collect?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We consider&nbsp;\u201cpersonal information\u201d any information that concerns you and&nbsp;identifies&nbsp;you directly or indirectly (for example, by associating it to other information) and which is not public within the meaning of the&nbsp;<strong>Qu\u00e9bec Private Sector Privacy Act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We collect&nbsp;two&nbsp;categories of personal information about you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Information that&nbsp;You&nbsp;Provide&nbsp;Voluntarily<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal information which you provide to us either in person, by telephone, by email, or when filling out a form on our website in the following situations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Request for information, price quote or to register<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supply of services or sale of products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During a chat session, if our website includes this function during your visit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During an exchange of written correspondence, email, telephone calls or in person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The type of information collected may include, without limitation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your&nbsp;first and last names<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your telephone number and email address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your home or professional address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title and position<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language of correspondence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payment information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When You Browse on our web<\/strong>s<strong>ite<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Site Usage Data<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Usage data\u00a0is\u00a0collected during use of the website.\u00a0It\u00a0includes\u00a0notably:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your computer\u2019s IP (Internet Protocol) address when it accesses our site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web pages that are consulted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type of browser used to access the site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date&nbsp;and time of access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location data (approximate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tracking&nbsp;Technologies and&nbsp;Cookies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The website may use cookies (data files) that allow it to gather statistics and information about website traffic,\u00a0facilitate\u00a0browsing and improve service for the user\u2019s comfort. Some of these cookies are automatically\u00a0deleted\u00a0after your browsing session, but others may remain on your computer for up to 24 months or until\u00a0they are\u00a0deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart below explains what types of cookies are used and why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"gm-privacy-table\" style=\"max-width: 900px;\"> \n\n<tbody style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; border: 1px solid #acacac;\"> \n\n<tr style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;\"> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1; width: 180px;\"> Strictly Necessary<\/td> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; width:60%; flex-grow:1;\"> Necessary cookies do not store any data that identifies you personally and are essential for the proper functioning of the site. They cannot be disabled.<\/td> \n\n<\/tr> \n\n<tr style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;\"> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1; width: 180px;\"> Performance<\/td> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; width:60%; flex-grow:1;\"> Performance cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website and help provide information on the number of visitors, the traffic source, etc. This helps us refine the website\u2019s user experience.<\/td> \n\n<\/tr> \n\n<tr style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;\"> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1; width: 180px;\">Marketing<\/td> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; width:60%; flex-grow:1;\"> Marketing cookies are used to enhance the relevance of the ads presented to you. They also help us evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and prevent the same ads from reappearing repeatedly.<\/td> \n\n<\/tr> \n\n<tr style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;\"> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1; width: 180px;\"> Functionality<\/td> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; width:60%; flex-grow:1;\"> These cookies help improve website experience, but are not essential for its use. Without them, some features (such as language selection, video display) might become inaccessible.<\/td> \n\n<\/tr> \n\n<tr style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;\"> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1; width: 180px;\"> Unclassified<\/td> \n\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #acacac; border-radius: 0; padding: 0.5em; width:60%; flex-grow:1;\"> Unclassified cookies are cookies that do not belong to any other category or are in the process of categorization.<\/td> \n\n<\/tr> \n\n<\/tbody> \n\n<\/table>\n\n\n\nIt is possible to manage the use of cookie files on the website by <span style=\"cursor: pointer;\" class=\"csconsentlink\">clicking here<\/span>.\n\n\n\n<p>You have the\u00a0option\u00a0to install a browser extension to deactivate Google Analytics, which will prevent JavaScript code (ga.js., analytics.js and dc.js) from transmitting information to Google Analytics about your visits to the website. More information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/google-analytics-opt-out\/fllaojicojecljbmefodhfapmkghcbnh?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Use of Personal Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We use personal information for the following purposes, among others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In order to&nbsp;provide our services and conduct our business, to fulfill our obligations&nbsp;as a result of&nbsp;any agreement entered between you and our&nbsp;company;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In order to&nbsp;contact you. When required or reasonable, we will communicate with you by email, telephone, SMS or other to&nbsp;advise&nbsp;you of the functionalities, products,&nbsp;services&nbsp;or updates that might interest&nbsp;you;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In order to\u00a0make it easier to use our website and to ensure its content is relevant, as well as to ensure our website&#8217;s content is presented in the manner that is most efficient for you and your\u00a0device;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In order to&nbsp;ask for your&nbsp;opinion about&nbsp;the products or services received. If you share a testimonial about our company, our products, or our services, it may be used on this site or elsewhere on the&nbsp;Web;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the purpose of\u00a0acquiring\u00a0statistical data and performance analyses on our website, notably\u00a0through the use of\u00a0performance analytics cookies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For purposes of marketing and business development&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;improve our marketing efforts, such as the use of targeted advertising that is adapted to your individual needs and&nbsp;interests;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To create user&nbsp;accounts;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To process and collect payments which are owed to us and, as the need arises, to implement such collection proceedings&nbsp;through the use of&nbsp;debt collection&nbsp;agencies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To fulfill and&nbsp;comply with&nbsp;our legal obligations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our organization is allowed to use personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected unless you consent otherwise or if the use is otherwise&nbsp;permitted&nbsp;by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we may&nbsp;use personal information for another purpose without your consent, notably in the following cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When it is used for purposes which are compatible with those for which it was&nbsp;collected;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When its use is manifestly intended for the advantage and benefit of the person in&nbsp;question;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When its use is necessary for the application of a law of the province of Qu\u00e9bec whether this use is expressly provided by law or not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sharing Personal Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We limit the information we share with our partners or service providers to solely the information they&nbsp;reasonably require&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;perform their functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside suppliers:&nbsp;In order to&nbsp;conduct our business successfully, we&nbsp;may need to share some of your personal&nbsp;information with third parties&nbsp;belonging to the following categories, among others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technological services (applications, data centres, data storage and backup, computer&nbsp;maintenance&nbsp;and support services);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional&nbsp;services;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial and banking&nbsp;services;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communications and advertising&nbsp;services;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courier&nbsp;services;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data analytics and marketing services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As a general rule, the providers we work with will only collect,&nbsp;use&nbsp;or reveal your information to the extent this is needed for them to provide their&nbsp;services&nbsp;to&nbsp;us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all cases, our organization has implemented reasonable means to make sure the provider to whom the personal information is transmitted has measures in place&nbsp;so as to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;the confidentiality and security of personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<strong>Qu\u00e9bec Private Sector Privacy Act<\/strong>, your personal information may be shared by the organization without your consent to the following persons, among others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A person or an organization having the power to compel its communication and who&nbsp;requires&nbsp;it in the exercise of their&nbsp;functions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A person to whom such communication must imperatively be made because of an urgent situation endangering the life,&nbsp;health&nbsp;or safety of the person in&nbsp;question;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A person who is authorized by law to recover a third party\u2019s debt and who&nbsp;requires&nbsp;it for this purpose in the performance of their&nbsp;duties;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A person to whom it is necessary to&nbsp;transmit&nbsp;the information&nbsp;pursuant to&nbsp;an applicable&nbsp;law;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If this becomes indispensable&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;conclude a commercial transaction, we could also share personal information with the other party to the transaction, without the prior consent of the person concerned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this last case, an agreement will first be concluded with the other party, stipulating notably that the latter undertakes&nbsp;to:&nbsp;1\u00b0&nbsp;use the information solely for the purpose of concluding the commercial transaction;&nbsp;2\u00b0&nbsp;refrain from sharing the information without the consent of the person concerned, unless the present law allows it;&nbsp;3\u00b0&nbsp;take the necessary measures to ensure the information\u2019s confidential nature is protected;&nbsp;4\u00b0&nbsp;destroy the information if the commercial transaction is not concluded or if the use of the information is no longer required for the purpose of concluding the commercial transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your information may be transferred&nbsp;to\u2014and stored on\u2014computers or servers that are&nbsp;located&nbsp;outside your state, province,&nbsp;country&nbsp;or&nbsp;jurisdiction,&nbsp;and&nbsp;where data protection laws may differ from those that are in force where you live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we share your personal information, we take protective measures. We conduct an evaluation of the factors relating to your privacy, and during this process we examine all the elements that may have an impact on your privacy and assess whether this information will be sufficiently protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all cases, our organization implements reasonable measures to ensure that the supplier to whom the personal information is transmitted has implemented sufficient measures&nbsp;so as to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;the confidentiality and security of personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conservation&nbsp;and Destruction&nbsp;of Personal Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of the medium used to store the personal information collected, all such information is stored in a secured environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that effect, personal information is conserved&nbsp;for the amount of&nbsp;time needed to fulfill the purpose its collection was intended for, as well as to allow us to fulfill our duty of conservation described in the&nbsp;<strong>Qu\u00e9bec Private Sector Privacy Act&nbsp;<\/strong>and in our conservation calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information will then be destroyed&nbsp;in a secure manner. Physical media will be destroyed appropriately,&nbsp;whereas&nbsp;electronic media will be erased or anonymized so that it is not possible to retrieve the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Internal Access to Personal Information\u2014Roles and&nbsp;Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your personal information will only be accessible to our controlling companies, branches, affiliated companies, parent&nbsp;companies&nbsp;and\/or our associated agents, to the extent&nbsp;this is necessary for the&nbsp;fulfillment&nbsp;of their mandates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that effect, only the staff members requiring access to your personal information in the performance of their duties shall be authorized such access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff members whose functions require them to process personal information are trained&nbsp;so as to&nbsp;guarantee better protection of the personal information and the rights of their holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Security of Personal Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have implemented a series of physical,&nbsp;technical&nbsp;or administrative measures to prevent unauthorized or abusive access or use, disclosure,&nbsp;loss&nbsp;or alteration of the personal information that you have provided to us. The protection of your information is our priority. However, it is essential to recognize that no method of transmission on the Internet or of electronic storage is 100% secure.&nbsp;We undertake to apply commercially recognized solutions to preserve the security of your&nbsp;information, but&nbsp;are not able to&nbsp;guarantee its absolute security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any staff member having reason to believe that a confidentiality incident involving personal information held by our organization shall&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;inform the Person in Charge of the Protection of Personal Information (\u201c<strong>PCPPI<\/strong>\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PCPPI must take reasonable steps to reduce the risk of harm to the people&nbsp;concerned and to avoid the recurrence of further incidents of the same nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the event&nbsp;of&nbsp;a security incident involving the risk of serious harm, this event shall be promptly communicated to the Commission&nbsp;d\u2019acc\u00e8s&nbsp;\u00e0&nbsp;l\u2019information. We shall take all corrective and remedial measures&nbsp;required&nbsp;in such a situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not liable for the loss or deletion of data by users. Similarly, we accept no liability for eventual damages that may occur&nbsp;as a result of&nbsp;computer viruses, unauthorized&nbsp;intrusion&nbsp;or hacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Right of Access, Correction or Withdrawal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may, at any time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have access to your personal information or&nbsp;submit&nbsp;a request to correct or destroy&nbsp;them;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request the withdrawal of your consent to the use,&nbsp;communication&nbsp;and conservation of your personal&nbsp;information;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exercise these rights by&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;a written request by email to the&nbsp;<strong>PCPPI<\/strong>&nbsp;or by written correspondence sent to the postal address&nbsp;indicated&nbsp;at the end of this&nbsp;Policy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request a copy of your personal data and information in an accessible format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We may ask you to provide information&nbsp;required&nbsp;to&nbsp;validate&nbsp;your identity as the holder of the personal information in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take note that some personal information may not be&nbsp;deleted&nbsp;if this could harm the legitimate rights or interests of third parties, or if there is a legal obligation in force to keep the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Updates to this Privacy&nbsp;Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As laws on the protection of personal information and our manner of using cookies may be&nbsp;modified&nbsp;from time to time,&nbsp;our policy statement in this matter may likewise be&nbsp;modified&nbsp;without notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes shall come into effect on the date they are published on our website or when they are communicated to you by any other means. Consequently, we encourage you to examine them each time you consult the website\u00a0so as to\u00a0remain informed on how we process personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions,&nbsp;Complaints, or Comments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The present Privacy&nbsp;Policy&nbsp;is approved by the Person in Charge of the Protection of Personal Information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or wish to comment&nbsp;on the subject of this&nbsp;Policy, exercise your rights,&nbsp;submit&nbsp;a&nbsp;complaint&nbsp;or obtain information about our practices in relation to our service providers&nbsp;located&nbsp;outside Canada, it is possible to contact our PCPPI using the contact information below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Person in Charge of the Protection of Personal Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><strong>Justine Mass\u00e9<\/strong><br>\n<address>256, Rang du Haut de la Rivi\u00e8re Nord<br>\nSt-C\u00e9saire, QC  J0L 1T0<\/address><br>\n<a href=\"mailto:jmasse@pepiniereamasse.com\">jmasse@pepiniereamasse.com<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Privacy&nbsp;Policy&nbsp;comes&nbsp;into effect as of August 21, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting your personal information is important to us. 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