Your Privacy, Our Priority
The protection of your private data is of the utmost importance to Cirque Hors Piste, and we are committed to ensuring this protection online. As we collect information about our website users, we have elaborated a privacy statement to help you understand the conditions governing the collection and use of this information. This policy states what kind of data is collected, how we use it, and how you may access and modify any personal data collected about you at any time.
Guiding Principles
Cirque Hors Piste respects the privacy of its website users, those who send us emails, and participants in our online services. It is with this in mind that we have elaborated a Privacy Policy based on the following principles:
- Cirque Hors Piste has a strict “zero spam” policy. When subscribing to our mailing list or any other services offered online, you will be able to sign up to receive our newsletter and unsubscribe with minimal effort.
- Cirque Hors Piste collects online information with the sole purpose of rendering the experience of its website more relevant to users. We will do everything we can not to collect excessive or irrelevant data.
- Cirque Hors Piste will take reasonable physical, virtual and management measures to protect all information provided to us (for example, data will be stored in protected databases on secure servers with controlled access).
- Cirque Hors Piste will not share without consent any of the information given to us except when required to provide you with a service that you have requested. When subscribing to any such service, you will be informed of the necessary disclosure of your data to any third parties in order to provide you with the requested service, and we will ask you for your consent to this effect.
Collected Data
Data that doesn’t identify the user (anonymous data): Each time you visit Cirque Hors Piste’s website, we may collect data that does not allow us to identify you. This type of data relates to the way you access our website. It includes information on your browser version, internet provider, IP address and any search engine you may have used to find us online. This information allows us to diagnose server problems, manage our website and compile general statistical data. Cirque Hors Piste also gathers website navigation data in order to determine which areas of our website are most visited and tailor them to the needs and interests of users on our website. In addition, the data can be used to tailor the information provided to you on our website based on your previous visits and your interest in specific topics.
Information provided voluntarily: Any information that you have provided (such as name, email address, etc.) when doing any of the following: subscribing to one of our email notification services, requesting information, subscribing to our website, participating in one of our contests or using any other part of our website, is securely stored on our web server and internal systems. We may use that data to provide you with information you may request about our organization or our services or send you special notifications.
Some information we ask you to share on our website is marked as “required” as you must provide it to participate in a particular program or service you have requested. You may opt out of our mailing list anytime (see procedure below). The data may also be used to personalize your experience on our website by offering content aligned with your interests and geographic location. Finally, we may gather your information (like demographic data) to update our website. Data will not be disclosed to others except according to this policy’s “Disclosure of Personal Information” and “Use of Cookies” sections.
Information collected from other sources: To help us better understand and respond to your needs and interests, Cirque Hors Piste may receive information about you from other sources in the future.
Cirque Hors Piste will request all providers of this information to certify and warrant that the information was collected and stored in accordance with privacy legislation. All this information, as well as any other personal information that you provide us, will be stored by Cirque Hors Piste following the standards set out in this Privacy Policy.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Cirque Hors Piste understands the importance of your privacy. We collect and store the personal data of users of our website only for our own purposes. We do not sell, rent or market this information to third parties, except by the means described below, and never without your consent.
Our Business Partners
Cirque Hors Piste may sometimes partner with other companies to provide expanded services to users of our website. In the context of these partnerships, Cirque Hors Piste may share with these companies the use of certain interactive website functions. The information users provide on our website through these interactive functions is accessible to Cirque Hors Piste and its partners.
Companies and Representatives
Cirque Hors Piste may ask other companies or individuals to perform certain functions on its behalf. These may include, for example, newsletter management or event registration. These parties will only have access to personal data necessary to perform these functions. Subscribers or users of our website will never receive emails from companies or individuals working for us.
Compliance With the Law and Security
It is only under legal constraints (for legal testimony, interrogation, document request, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or other such proceedings following a court order from a competent jurisdiction or to comply with applicable conditions imposed by a government agency or other regulatory authority, or any other legal obligation) that Cirque Hors Piste would disclose your information to third parties.
Use of Cookies
Cirque Hors Piste may use a navigation function called “cookies.” Cookies are small blocks of data placed on your hard drive, allowing Cirque Hors Piste to provide a more personalized browsing experience. Cookies also allow Cirque Hors Piste to provide you with information tailored to your needs based on how you have been browsing our organization’s website. The “help” section on most browsers’ toolbars will indicate how you can stop your browser from accepting new cookies or block cookies entirely from your browser. As Cirque Hors Piste’s website has been designed to work better with the use of cookies, if you were to configure your browser to block cookies, some website features may not function properly, and you might have to enter your username and password more often.
External Links
Cirque Hors Piste’s website contains links to other websites. Cirque Hors Piste is not responsible for these websites’ privacy practices and content. To protect your private data, Cirque Hors Piste recommends that you read the privacy policies of all the websites you visit.
Opting Out
You may always opt out of Cirque Hors Piste’s mailing list. Our website allows users to choose not to receive messages when they are initially signing up and asked to provide their personal information or any other form to be determined later.
Correcting, Updating or Deleting Information
Cirque Hors Piste respects the right to protect one’s privacy. To this end, you may review the personal information you provide. Furthermore, you may update it, modify it or delete it at any time as follows:
Send your request by email to info@cirquehorspiste.com
Exceptions
Cirque Hors Piste may disclose personal information about a user of our website to the following people or organizations:
- Law enforcement agencies and emergency services in case of an emergency, or if required by law or court order.
- Any other person working on developing, improving, marketing, or supplying Cirque Hors Piste products or services.
- Third party or parties, where required by law.
Notice of Changes to the Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised anytime to adapt to new website features or changes in the standards ruling personal data online. To keep you informed at all times of the use of your personal data, our Privacy Policy will always be available on our website. If important changes were to be made in how we use your personal data, a prominent announcement would be made on our website to keep you informed.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and conditions.
Person Responsible for Personal Data Protection
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the functions of our website, you can contact the person responsible for personal data protection at Cirque Hors Piste:
- Karine Lavoie,
Executive Director
karine.lavoie@cirquehorspiste.com