The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi is committed to protecting the personal information and privacy of its community. It has adopted a Confidentiality Policy concerning personal information collected by technological means and is subject to the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information, RLRQ, chapter A-2.1.
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WHEN ACCESSING THE UNIVERSITY’S PROMOTIONAL WEBSITE
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files sent by a web server and stored on a web browser so that they can be consulted later from that browser. They are saved in the browser’s directory and stored in RAM while the browser is running. They may also be saved on the computer’s hard drive when a user disconnects from that website or server. Cookies last for varying periods of time, up to two years.
Cookies do not recognize you personally as an individual; they only recognize the device you are currently using. Cookies do not store any sensitive personal information, but simply provide information about your browsing experience so that your device can be recognized later.
What types of cookies are used on the site?
We classify cookies into the following categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies (site operation)
- Performance cookies (audience and traffic measurement)
- Functionality cookies (applications and site functions)
- Targeting cookies (targeted advertising)
How does the University use cookies?
The University collects, directly or through authorized third parties, information on the activities of visitors to its website by using certain tracking tools.
The University may use the information collected in this way (for example, IP addresses, demographic data, pages visited, etc.) to recognize current and new visitors to its website, better understand their areas of interest and direct them to a certain type of content, and thus improve its website in order to provide a better user experience. All information collected on this site is treated securely and confidentially and is not shared with third parties.
How can I manage cookies?
You can refuse cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser settings. This procedure must be repeated for each browser and computer used. Disabling or deleting cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of the University’s website.
Consent
By completing any form on a website of the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, you consent to the information provided in that form being used for the service requested and retained for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was requested.
Furthermore, when you use a credit card to pay for a transaction or make a donation through this site, no credit card information is collected by the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi on its servers. Your transaction is processed and administered by a third-party banking solution provider, directly on their secure site.
The University undertakes to use the information provided solely for the purposes for which it was collected and to retain it for the time required to provide the service requested.
Does consent apply to all University sites?
The consent notice posted on this site applies to this site only. Since the University cannot guarantee the confidentiality of data from all sites with a UQAC.ca domain, we encourage you to consult each site’s privacy page to understand how information is collected and used.
Acceptance
By using the University’s websites, you agree to the terms of use set forth herein, as updated from time to time.
Contact us
We invite you to contact us at secretariat_general@uqac.ca if you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Use.