Personal information protection policy

1. INTRODUCTION

Terms and expressions beginning with a capital letter and which are not otherwise defined have the meaning given to them at section 2.

GTI Canada Inc. (« GTI », « we » ou « our ») seeks to process the information it collects in a lawful and transparent manner.

GTI has developed this Cookie Notice (the « Notice »)to describe our use of Cookies and the Personal Information we collect and store when you visit our website https://www.gticanada.com/ (the « Website »).

2.  DEFINITIONS

« Cookies » means files containing an identifier (a series of letters and numbers) sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies are designated as “persistent” when stored by a web browser and remain valid until their scheduled expiration date, unless deleted by the user before that date. Cookies are designated as “temporary” when they expire at the end of the user’s browsing session. Although Cookies generally do not contain information personally identifying a user, Personal Information that GTI maintains about you may be linked to or obtained from the information included in Cookies.

« Person Concerned » ou « you » means any identified or identifiable person about whom GTI collects Personal Information through the Service.

« Personal Information » means any information concerning a natural person and allowing such person to be identified directly or indirectly, but excludes information which is not considered Personal Information under the Privacy Laws. For greater clarity, “identifiable natural person” means a natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or indirectly identifies a person through the combination of several unique elements specific to one’s physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.

« Privacy Laws »means the applicable laws governing the processing of Personal Information, including the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, C.Q.L.R. c. P-39.1 and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5 and other similar provincial laws, as well as the regulations, interpretation bulletins, notices and decisions of the public bodies responsible for their execution.

3. COOKIES WE USE

3.1  Type of Cookies

Nous utilisons des Témoins aux fins suivantes : 

a) Content Management  – We use Cookies to facilitate content management by the website editor. These Cookies are advertising Cookies. These Cookies are essential Cookies.

b)  Infrastructure  – We use Cookies to allow the cloud infrastructure to determine appropriate server behaviour. These Cookies are functionality Cookies.

c)  Personnalisation – We use Cookies to store information about your preferences and allow us to personalize the Service according to your needs. These Cookies are essential Cookies.

d)  Security  – We use Cookies as part of the security measures implemented to protect the accounts of users of the Website, including to prevent the fraudulent use of login credentials. These Cookies are advertising Cookies. These Cookies are essential Cookies.

e)  Advertising  – We use Cookies to manage the visibility of the GTI brand, to make advertising more attractive, targeted, and more effective. Some Cookies allow us to present you with relevant advertising and promotional offers. These Cookies are Advertising Cookies. These Cookies are essential Cookies.

f)   Analytics  – We use Cookies to help us analyze the use and performance of our Website and services and their performance. These Cookies are analytics Cookies.

4. COOKIES USED BY OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS

Our service providers use Cookies that may be stored on your computer or device when you use our Website.

4.1   Advertising Service Providers.

Google and LinkedIn collect information about Website usage using Cookies. The information collected is used to analyse user behavior and improve the visitor experience on our website. The policy relating to the protection of personal information of Google can be consulted at the following address:  https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=fr-CA. Linkedin’s privacy policy can be consulted at the following address:  https://fr.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy .

4.2   Analytics Service Providers.

We use Google Analytics as a tool to analyze the use of the Website. Google Analytics collects information about Website usage using Cookies. The information collected is used to create reports on the use of our Website. The policy relating to the protection of personal information of Google Analytics can be consulted at the following address: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

4.3  Specific information in the case of Google

Google Analytics and its advertising features use Cookies to analyze usage patterns and may collect information about your use of the website, including your IP address. You can find more information about Google Analytics here: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and information about the use of Cookies by Google Analytics here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=fr-CA&ref_topic=6089781&visit_id=637025130290950161-2203276537&rd=1.

Among the features of Google Analytics Advertising Features, we have implemented the following features:

a) [Remarketing with Google Analytics: to create audiences of visitors for our Website and share them with our advertising accounts and propose to them, as part of our campaigns on the Google Search and Display Networks, relevant advertisements based on the actions they made throughout their previous visits.]

b) [Generating reports relating to impressions on the Google Display Network: to measure the correlation between non-click ad impressions, user behaviour on our Website, and conversion rates.]

c) [Google Analytics demographics and interests reporting: in order to: a) determine the demographic of our Website audience by age, gender, and interests, b) improve the targeting of our advertising expenses, c) to create segments for our reports, and d) to create remarketing lists.]

d) [Integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data for advertising purposes, including the collection of data through advertising Cookies and identifiers: to optimize the benefits of these products by combining them and then sharing the data in each associated account.]

We refer you to paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3 of this Notice regarding how you can opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features. We also encourage you to use the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on for websites, which you can download here:  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.

5. COOKIE MANAGEMENT

5.1 On our Website.

You can configure the types of Cookies you wish to accept by clicking here.

5.2 External sources of information relating to Cookies.

You can block the receipt of third-party Cookies used to provide you with personalized advertisements based on your interests by visiting the following websitess www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.

5.3 On your browser.

Most browsers allow you to opt out of receiving Cookies and to delete them. The procedure to follow is specific to each browser and each version. However, you can obtain up-to-date information on how to block and delete Cookies through these links:

a)   https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en (Chrome);

b)   https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies-preferences; (Firefox)

c)   https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);

d)    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

e)    https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and

f)     https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

5.4 Effects.

Blocking access to all Cookies will negatively impact the usability of many websites. If you refuse the use of all Cookies, you will not be able to use all the features of the Service.

6. OUR CONTACT INFORMATION

The Service is owned and operated by GTI.

GTI has appointed a person in charge of the protection of Personal Information (the “PCPPI” ) who ensures that GTIC complies with the Privacy Laws.

a)     Contact information of GTI as person in charge of processing Personal Information:

If you have questions about our use of Cookies through the Website, please contact GTI’s PCPPI whose contact information appears above.

7. UPDATES AND MODIFICATIONS

7.1 Applicable version.

The Notice takes effect on the last update date mentioned at the very beginning of the Notice and replaces all previous versions. The previous versions of this Notice can be obtained upon request from the PCPPI. GTI’s collection, use, disclosure, and other processing of the Personal Information of a Person Concerned will be governed by the version of the Notice then in effect.

7.2 Modifications to Notice.

Privacy Laws are constantly evolving and, therefore, this Notice may be subject to change from time to time by GTI, at its entire discretion. When we make changes to the Notice, we will publish the modifications that have been made on this page for a certain period to bring the new modifications to your attention as well as issue a notice on the home page of the Website to the effect that this Notice is subject to a modification. When the modifications are substantial or require your consent, we will also notify you by email, if we have your email address.