Privacy and personal data management policy

ACCEPTANCE AND APPLICATION

Mouvement des accélérateurs d’innovation du Québec (“MAIN” or “we” or “our”) provides you with this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to inform you (“User” or “Users” or “you”) of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, retention, and disclosure of personal data and information we receive from Users who use the MAIN website (the “Website”). "you") of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, retention, and disclosure of personal data and information we receive from Users who use MAIN's website (the "Site"), its products, and its services (the products and services collectively referred to as the "Services"). This Privacy Policy applies to anyone using the Services.

We reserve the right at any time, at our sole discretion and without liability, to update or modify the Privacy Policy without prior notice, and your continued access or use of the Services or our Site means that you accept the updated or modified Privacy Policy. If we modify it, we will update the "Last Updated Date" at the top of the Privacy Policy. By continuing to access the Site or use the Services, you indicate your agreement to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy. If the revised Privacy Policy is not acceptable to you, please do not use the Site or the Services. Be sure to check back here regularly to review the most current version of the Privacy Policy.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

In this privacy policy, the term "Personal Information" refers to any information that relates to a natural person and allows them to be identified, directly or indirectly.
We collect the information you provide to us, for example when you:

  • use our Services;
  • browse our Website;
  • submit a comment or question via our Site by any means of communication or
  • on our social media accounts;
    agree to receive marketing communications by any means of communication;
  • respond to a survey, poll, or participate in a contest on our Site or social media accounts;
  • would like to obtain services on demand;
  • you send us any document containing Personal Information;
  • apply for or hold a job at MAIN;
  • Contact customer support or get in touch with us.

On each of these occasions, you may, among other things, provide the following Personal Information:

  • your name;
  • your date and place of birth
  • your contact information such as your email address, address, and phone number;
  • financial or banking information such as your transit number, your check specimen, or any other banking or financial information;
  • your Social Security number;
  • any information about your professional or personal situation, including a biography;
  • any information relating to your use of our Site, including cookies, your IP address, your preferences, and your interests;
  • any document that allows your identity to be verified; and
  • any other Personal Information you choose to provide.

When you consent to third parties, we may obtain Personal Information about you from them, for example when you register with such a party to participate in one of that party's services, which are offered via that party's website or mobile application or through our Services. We may automatically import some of the Personal Information you provide to that third party into your account to use our Services when you consent to it.

PURPOSES OF THE COLLECTION

We collect your Information, including:

  • To provide, maintain, perform, and improve the Services;
  • For research and development and statistical purposes, in particular to improve the User experience and understand your needs;
  • To perform internal operations, including, for example, preventing fraud and abuse of our Services, troubleshooting software and operational issues, conducting data analysis, testing, and research, and monitoring and analyzing usage and activity trends;
  • To send you our newsletter or other communications that may be of interest to you, including information about products, Services, promotions, and news;

We expressly acknowledge that we will not use your Personal Information for any other purpose without your consent. Furthermore, we will only collect Personal Information to the extent necessary for the aforementioned purposes.

In addition, Personal Information may be used and disclosed to the extent that MAIN may reasonably deem necessary to enforce the terms of an agreement between you and MAIN, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of any person or entity, or if required by law, in particular in response to a request from the relevant government authorities.

INFORMATION ABOUT SHARING

We do not sell, rent, or disclose the information we collect and record to third parties. You can expect us to share the information we collect with other parties in the following ways:

  • Service Providers: We have agreements with various service providers to facilitate the provision of our Services, under which we may share the Personal Information we have collected. All administrative service providers we use are required to have the same level of protection for Personal Information as we do. Therefore, we expect your Personal Information to be treated with the same degree of care that we employ.
  • Statistical Analysis: We may share Personal Information and non-personal information that has been anonymously aggregated with third parties, including, but not limited to, for statistical, machine learning, advertising, or marketing purposes. No non-anonymized Personal Information will be shared in this manner.
  • Transactions: Transactions may occur in connection with or during negotiations for a merger, sale of company assets, any financing or acquisition, or in any other situation in which Personal Information may be disclosed or transferred as one of our business assets. However, under no circumstances will these transactions allow your Personal Information to be used for purposes other than those for which you have given us your consent.

RIGHT TO REVIEW INFORMATION

In accordance with applicable privacy laws, you have the following rights with respect to your Personal Information:

  • Right of access: You may ask whether we hold any Personal Information about you and, if so, request a copy of it. A fee may be charged for transcribing, reproducing, or transmitting this information.
  • Right of correction: If any Personal Information about you is inaccurate, incomplete, or ambiguous, or if its collection, disclosure, or retention is not in compliance with or authorized by the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, CQLR, c. P-39,1 (the "Act"), you may request that it be corrected.

If you wish to review, consult, or correct this information, please send us a written request to requetes-ti@mainqc.com.

WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT

You may decide at any time to withdraw your consent to the retention of your Personal Information by sending a written request to requetes-ti@mainqc.com. Upon receipt of your notice of withdrawal of consent, we will stop retaining your Personal Information within a reasonable period of time, which will vary depending on the Personal Information we have collected and the purpose for which we collected it. Please note that we will send you a confirmation email upon receipt of your request. Please note that if you choose to withdraw your consent, your experience using the Services and browsing our Site may no longer be optimal, and you may no longer have access to all of our Services and our entire Site.

PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

You may choose not to receive promotional messages from us by following the instructions at the bottom of those messages. If you unsubscribe, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those regarding the Services you have requested or our ongoing business relationship.

COMPLAINT

You may file a complaint regarding the collection, use, destruction, storage, or protection of your Personal Information at requetes-ti@mainqc.com. Please note that we will respond to your complaint within 7 business days.

SAFETY

Security measures have been implemented with respect to the Services to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of Personal Information under our control. Please note, however, that no data security measures can be guaranteed to be completely effective. Therefore, we cannot certify or guarantee the security of Personal Information or other information. You transmit Personal Information to us at your own risk.

EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS

MAIN employs other companies and/or individuals to perform functions on its behalf. For example, we may appoint third parties to develop software applications and/or database functions or to send communications on our behalf. Your Personal Information may be disclosed to these individuals in the course of MAIN's business operations. All MAIN employees, agents, affiliates, and independent contractors working for MAIN who have access to your Personal Information are required to protect that information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy. Your Personal Information will only be shared with them to the extent that such sharing is necessary for the performance of their duties.

EXTERNAL LINKS

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites that you may click on when using our Services or browsing our Site, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

SHELF LIFE

We will retain Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collect it or to comply with any legal or regulatory obligations. Once this period expires, we may anonymize your Personal Information to the extent permitted by law.

STORAGE LOCATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER

Your Personal Information is stored via a cloud service whose servers are located in the United States, where privacy laws may not provide protection similar or adequate to that in your jurisdiction. By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to the transfer and storage of your Personal Information in the United States.

In addition, your Personal Information may be transferred to and stored on other servers located outside your jurisdiction, where Personal Information protection laws may not guarantee protection similar or adequate to that in your jurisdiction. By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to such transfer.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please email us at requetes-ti@mainqc.com.

PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION OFFICER

Louis-Félix Binette is the company's Privacy Officer and ensures compliance with and implementation of the Act. You can contact the Privacy Officer at the following address:
requetes-ti@mainqc.com or 579-589-6246 ext. 335

ELIGIBILITY

The Services are not intended for persons under the age of 18. If MAIN realizes that Personal Information about persons under the age of 18 has been inadvertently collected, it will delete it without delay.