This policy applies to the site: www.cygnusstrategies.com
Date of last update: August 1, 2023
Your privacy is of the utmost importance to Cygnus Strategies Inc. who is responsible for this site.
The purpose of this privacy policy is to explain to you:
- How your personal information is collected and processed. Personal information is any information that can be used to identify you. This includes your first and last name, your age, your postal address, your e-mail address, your location and your IP address;
- What rights you have regarding this information;
- Who is responsible for processing the personal information collected and processed?
- To whom this information is transmitted;
- The site’s policy on cookies.
1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect the following personal information:
- First name
- First name
- e-mail address
- Phone number
- Company name
The personal information we collect is gathered through the collection methods described below, in the “Forms and collection methods” and following sections.
2. FORMS AND METHODS OF COLLECTION
Your personal information is collected through the following methods:
- Website registration form
- We use the information collected for the following purposes:
- Information/promotional offers
- Statistics
- Contact us
- Website management
3. INTERACTIVITY
Your personal information is also collected through the interactivity that may be established between you and our Web site. This information is collected in the following ways:
Google analytics
We use the information collected in this way for the following purposes:
- Statistics
- Contact us
- Website management
4. LOG FILES AND COOKIES
We collect certain information through log files and cookies. These files enable us to process statistics and traffic information, facilitate navigation and improve service for your convenience.
a) Description of cookies used by the site
Google Analytics uses “cookies” to collect information about your use of some or all of the website’s pages. This information is used for statistical purposes in order to improve your experience.
This information includes:
- your computer’s truncated IP address (your IP address is changed, making it impossible to link you to it),
- your Internet service provider,
- operating system (e.g. Mac OS, Windows),
- device type and model (e.g. iPhone 11),
- device screen resolution,
- browser type, language, version and other data (e.g. Chrome, Safari),
- region or municipality, determined by IP address,
- the domain of the previous site visited (e.g. lapresse.ca),
- point of origin (e.g. banner, e-mail, social network, etc.)
- pages consulted (sequence of consultation, interactions on the page, date, time, duration and frequency of your visits and activities (clicks, screen scrolling, etc.).
It is possible to configure your browser to block cookies, but this may affect your browsing experience.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Service improvement and personalized welcome
- Statistics on pages visited and other statistical studies, in particular via Google Analytics
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analysis service that provides basic statistics and analytical tools. This data helps with search engine optimization (SEO).
The information is stored mainly in the USA. Google may share this information with third parties if required to do so by law, or when processing it on their behalf. Information is also shared on Google Ads accounts.
Google’s advertising cookies are also used to collect demographic information and information on the interests of Internet users. This information cannot be associated with an individual. Google will never link the information collected with any other data or information it holds.
If you wish, you can prevent Google from recording information relating to your browsing by installing the Google Analytics deactivation browser add-on on your computer. On mobile devices, you can use a private browser or “incognito” mode.
b) Opposition to the use of cookies by the site
You may refuse the use of cookies by configuring your browser.
If you decide to deactivate cookies, you will then be able to continue browsing the site. However, we cannot be held responsible for any malfunctioning of the site caused by this manipulation.
5. SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information collected by the Site is not transmitted to any third party and is processed solely by us.
6. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The person responsible for processing personal information will keep all personal information collected in the site’s computer systems under reasonable security conditions for a period of : 2 years.
7. HOSTING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Our site is hosted by : Octantis, whose head office is located at the following address
5325 Brise des bois Val-Morin, Quebec, J0T 2R0
The host can be contacted at the following telephone number: (450) 821-8612.
The information we collect and process is exclusively hosted and processed in Canada.
8. PERSONNAL DATA CONTROLLER
a) Data controller
The person responsible for processing personal data is: Mr.Daniel Mc Innis. He can be contacted as follows:
By telephone at (579) 236-0274 or by e-mail at info@cygnusstrategies.com
The data controller is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal information.
b) Obligations of the data controller
The data controller undertakes to protect the personal data collected, not to pass it on to third parties without your knowledge, and to respect the purposes for which the data was collected.
In addition, the party responsible for processing personal information undertakes to notify you in the event of rectification or deletion of personal information, unless this would entail disproportionate formalities, costs or steps.
In the event that the integrity, confidentiality or security of your personal information is compromised, the data controller undertakes to inform you by any means necessary.
9. RIGHT OF OBJECTION AND WITHDRAWAL
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data by the site (“right to object”). You also have the right to request that your personal data no longer appear, for example, on a mailing list (“right of withdrawal”).
In order to object to the processing of your personal information or request the withdrawal of your personal information, you must follow the following procedure:
The user must make a request to the data controller to restrict the processing of his or her personal data by sending an e-mail to the following address: info@cygnusstrategies.com
10. RIGHT OF ACCESS, RECTIFICATION AND DELETION
You may access, update, modify or request the deletion of your personal information by following the procedure set out below:
The user must make a request by e-mail to the person responsible for processing your information, specifying that he or she wishes to have his or her personal data deleted. This request must be made by e-mail to the person responsible for processing your information, specifying the purpose of the request.
11. SECURITY
The personal information we collect is kept in a secure environment. The people working for us are required to respect the confidentiality of your information.
To ensure the security of your personal information, we use the following measures:
- SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol
- SET (Secure Electronic Transaction) protocol
- Access management – authorized person
- Access management – person concerned
- Automatic backup
- Digital certificate development
- Identifier/password
- Firewalls
We are committed to maintaining a high level of confidentiality by integrating the latest technological innovations to ensure the confidentiality of your transactions. However, as no mechanism offers maximum security, there is always a degree of risk involved when using the Internet to transmit personal information.
12. CONDITIONS FOR MODIFYING THE PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be consulted at any time at the address below:
http://www.cygnustrategies.com/politique-de-confidentialité
We reserve the right to modify it in order to ensure its compliance with current legislation.
You are therefore invited to consult this privacy policy regularly to keep up to date with any changes.
However, in the event of substantial modifications to this policy, you will be informed by e-mail.
13. ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVACY POLICY
By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms, particularly as they relate to the collection and processing of your personal information and the use of cookies.
14. LEGISLATION
We undertake to comply with the legislative provisions set out in:
Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, RLRQ c P-39.1; and/or
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, LC 2000, c 5.