Privacy Policy

1. PURPOSE OF THE POLICY

The Monitoring Committee of the Special Commission on the Rights of the Child and Youth Protection places great importance on the need to protect the confidentiality of personal information, whether provided or collected, and to ensure its security. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you of our commitment and the standards we have put in place to respect privacy and protect such personal information.

Accordingly, this policy aims to inform you about the following:

Information collected and its use
Information related to browsing cookies
Retention and destruction of personal information
Sharing and communication of information
Rights and access related to personal information

2. INFORMATION COLLECTED AND ITS USE

Some information may be used to identify and authenticate you when you contact us.

We may use the following categories of personal information, including but not limited to:

Identification: your first and last name.
Contact details: your email address.
Interactions: we collect information voluntarily shared with us, such as when filling out a contact form or through email.
Site usage: when browsing our website, we automatically collect certain personal information from your browser cookies, including your IP address, device type, preferred language, date and time of visits, and pages viewed.

Information automatically collected through the website is used for system administration and to provide a better user experience. It is used only for the purposes disclosed at the time of collection, such as while you browse or provide information on our website. We use your personal information in particular to:

Customize, enhance, or facilitate your experience on our website — for example, to store information so you don’t have to re-enter it on subsequent visits, enable access to features and services offered through the site, or to evaluate and improve our website content.
Any other use permitted or required by applicable laws.

3. INFORMATION RELATED TO BROWSING COOKIES

The Monitoring Committee uses cookie technology to enhance your experience and analyze site traffic. Cookies installed are saved in your browser. You can accept, refuse, or clear them from your browser’s cache at any time. Please note that refusing cookies may prevent you from using certain site features.

4. RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Monitoring Committee retains your personal information only as long as necessary to comply with legal obligations.

All necessary precautions are taken to ensure the confidentiality of personal information and data collected, which are stored on secure servers. The Committee takes reasonable technical measures to ensure a secure environment and protect your personal information, including firewalls, antivirus use, access management, intrusion detection, and regular backups. However, due to the public nature of the internet, you acknowledge and accept that data transmission security cannot be guaranteed. As a result, the Committee cannot guarantee or accept any responsibility for confidentiality breaches, hacking, viruses, or data loss or alteration transmitted over the internet.

5. SHARING AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

The Monitoring Committee will not share personal information with other individuals or organizations without your consent. We may disclose such personal information without your consent if required or permitted by law, in which case only the necessary information will be shared.

6. EXTERNAL LINKS

This policy does not apply to third-party websites accessible via links on this site. The Monitoring Committee makes no representation regarding any other site you may access through this website. If you click on such a link, it will have its own privacy policy which you should review before providing any personal information.

We strongly recommend that you read the privacy statements on those sites carefully to make an informed decision on whether or not to use them based on their privacy practices.

7. RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have several rights regarding your personal information, including:

The right to be informed about the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information;
The right to access the personal information we hold about you and to obtain a copy;
The right to correct any personal information about you;
The right to withdraw your consent to the use or disclosure of your personal information.

To exercise your rights or request access to your personal information, please submit a written request to: Coordination@suivi-csdepj.com

8. POLICY CHANGES

The Monitoring Committee reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy and is committed to making any such changes available on its website. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed of any updates.

Last updated: March 7, 2024