This Cookie Policy was last updated on October 31st, 2024, and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of Canada. 

1. Introduction

When you open our website https://consortium-cybersecurite.tech (hereinafter: “the website”), a cookie window offers you the choice to reject all cookies, accept them or set your preferences.  

This Cookie Policy is complementary to our applicable Privacy Policy under Act 25. 

It defines what a cookie is, which ones we use and for what purposes and presents the cookie management options available to you so that you can make the right decision regarding the information you wish to share with us when you browse our site. 

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file that a website attributes to your device (computer, phone, tablet etc.) when you visit the site. They are very useful for navigation on the site, to authorize the automatic activation of certain features and to remember your preferences. 

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device. 

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. To do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons. 

5. Cookies

What types of cookies do we use and for what purpose? 

The Security Consortium website uses the following 2 types of cookies: 

–  Internal cookies, placed on the site’s domain, are used for the proper functioning of the site. 

–  Third-party cookies, placed on another domain that manages the content of the page consulted for statistical analysis of your accesses. 

6. Placed cookies

Please refer to the Privacy Policy of the page in French for an updated list of Cookies placed on our website https://consortium-cybersecurite.tech/fr/politique-de-cookie/ 

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save Preferences”, you consent using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly. 

7.1 Manage your consent settings 

Please click on the window at the bottom of the home page to modify your preferences at any time. 

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser. 

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again. 

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data: 

• You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for. 

• Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us. 

• Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish. 

• If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted. 

• Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller. 

• Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing. 

To exercise these rights, feel free to contact us. Please refer to the contact details available in the Privacy Policy.