Last updated August 12, 2022

Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. website. 

Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. is particularly concerned to ensure the preservation of the confidentiality of personal information. This is why, in the conduct of site operations, security measures are taken to ensure, at all times, the confidentiality of personal information collected through the various features of the website.

This privacy policy aims to inform you about the practices adopted with regard to personal information transmitted through this site.

Policy Scope

This policy only applies to this site and takes into account the requirements of the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), hereinafter called the “Act respecting access”, and those of any other applicable law.

Data exchanged automatically

By accessing this site, an exchange of information is automatically carried out between your computer and the Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. server. No information allowing your identity to be known is directly associated with your IP address. However, identification is possible with the intervention of your supplier.

The IP address is considered personal information, since it is an identifier. The information exchanged is as follows:

The domain name of your internet provider and your IP address. As a general rule, an IP address is a unique number assigned to you by your access provider and which allows you to connect to the Internet network and to route the information intended for you. This unique number is automatically logged by web servers;
The type of browser and operating system you use;
The date and time you access our site;
The pages you consult and the duration of these consultations;
If you access our site from another site, the address of the latter (referring site).

This exchange of information is required due to the technological requirements inherent in browsing the Internet. Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. retains and shares with its booking portal partners, i.e. Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Hostaway, the information necessary for statistical purposes, in particular to count the number of visitors, the most frequented pages, technology used by visitors, referring sites and the country of origin of Internet users. This information is not used to collect, communicate or exchange user lists and may only be communicated in accordance with the Access Act. Additionally, the website contains links to other servers that are not hosted by Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc., especially when you make a request to download or view data sets. These links may be servers hosted by the website’s partners.

Cookies

Cookies are used to facilitate navigation through the pages of the website. Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to a visitor’s hard drive when visiting certain web pages. These cookies do not allow the collection of personal information about the visitor. The website operated by Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. uses cookies to personalize the display of web pages and to collect certain site usage statistics. The website does not place any permanent cookies on visitors’ hard drives. However, when a temporary cookie is required for browsing, this file is written to the RAM and is automatically deleted when the visitor interrupts his Internet session.

You can configure your browser at any time to block cookies. However, this action may deprive you of certain functions offered on the website.

If you use a computer in a public place or share a computer with other users, be sure to erase the traces of your navigation stored in the history before ending each session.

Use of tools such as Google Analytics

The website uses various technological tools, such as Google Analytics, a website analysis tool provided by Google.

Using cookies, Google Analytics collects information about your browsing on the website, such as the pages you visit, the date and time of your visit and the links you click on. It also collects the type of operating system of your computer, the language of your browser, the name of your Internet service provider and your geographic location. The data collected and your anonymized IP address (truncated address) are stored by Google on servers located, in particular, in the United States. Google uses this information only to produce statistics and reports on navigation on the site.

Google may communicate this data to third parties in case of legal obligation or when these third parties process the data on its behalf. Google will not combine your IP address with any other data it maintains.

You can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on on your computer. This module prevents Google Analytics from recording data about your visits.

Personal information

Public bodies, called upon to disseminate data on the website, are subject to the application of the Access Act.

Thus, public bodies must ensure the confidentiality of all personal information held in the exercise of their functions. They must also ensure that this information is used only by duly authorized personnel. The information obtained may be communicated to other persons or organizations, but only in the cases provided for in the Access Act .

This information may also be used for research, evaluation, investigation or survey purposes, insofar as the requirements set out in the Access Act or the Regulation respecting the dissemination of information and the protection personal information is respected.

The Access Act allows you to consult your personal information and have it corrected. Requests for rectification must be sent to the person in charge of access to documents and the protection of personal information of the organization concerned.

Personal Information Transmitted Through the Website

When you communicate through the website, you must provide your name, your email address and your municipality, and write your message in the spaces provided for this purpose. These digital messages are treated with the same concern for confidentiality accorded to paper correspondence. In addition, they may be transmitted to another organization, if your communication concerns one of its data sets, in order to allow it to ensure adequate follow-up.

No additional personal information should be included in your messages sent through the website. In the event that additional personal information is transmitted, it will not be reproduced in subsequent exchanges.

If you choose to voluntarily transmit additional personal information, or information of a confidential nature, without being personal, through the website, the protection, integrity or confidentiality of the information transmitted cannot be guaranteed.

If you voluntarily transmit additional personal information, it is kept only when it is necessary for the exercise of the attributions or the implementation of a program of a public body which assumes the management. Otherwise, the information transmitted may be used for the sole purpose of responding to your message and inviting you to use another mode of communication.

The information communicated in this way cannot be collated or used to draw up user profiles other than those concerning site visits.

Responsible for access to documents and the protection of personal information

The person responsible for the application of the Access Act is, as such, also responsible for ensuring compliance with this policy. To communicate with one or other of the persons responsible for the application of the Access Act of each of the organizations concerned, consult the list of persons responsible for access whose names appear on the Commission’s website. access to information.

Security

Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. ensures that security measures are in place to adequately protect confidential information. In addition, you are responsible for the personal information that you transmit through this site as well as for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, if applicable. Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. cannot be held responsible for any unauthorized use of this data. To learn about the different ways to protect your confidential information, consult the security instructions page.

external links

The Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc. website contains hyperlinks to other sites. When you follow these links, you leave the website. The information then exchanged is no longer subject to this privacy policy. In addition, the website contains links to other servers that are not hosted by Ungava Polar Eco Tours Inc., in particular when you make a request to download or view datasets. These links may be servers hosted by the website’s partners. We therefore invite you to read the privacy policy that applies to the websites you visit, if any. For more information, visit the Commission d’accès à l’information website.