![]() Policy on privacyThank you for visiting our site and for your interest in our policy on privacy. The Québec government's portal does not create a cookie on a visitor's hard disk. Furthermore, no personal information is collected without the prior consent of the visitor to a Québec government Web site You cannot be identified personally from the information transmitted automatically between computers. This information is gathered solely to meet the technological requirements of using the Internet and is used for statistical purposes. Information transmitted automaticallyYou should be aware that, as soon as you access the site www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca, information is automatically exchanged between your computer and the Ministère's server, without your intervention. The information does not identify you personally. It consists of:
This exchange of information is necessary if the server is to transmit to you a file compatible with the computer equipment you are using. The Ministère keeps the required information in order to have a record of the number of visitors, the pages visited most often, the technology used by the portal's clientele, the referral sites and the countries of origin of visitors to the site. If you transmit personal information to usIn accordance with the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, a department or agency requesting you to provide personal information must be sure that it needs the information (section 64), must identify itself and must inform you (excerpt of section 65) :
If you decide to send us personal information – by e-mail or by filling in a form and submitting it through our site – we will use only the information we require to answer your message and to follow up on it. Electronic messages are treated as confidentially as regular mail. The personal information transmitted is not disclosed to any other government body unless your request is addressed to it or disclosure is required by law. In no case is the information transmitted used to draw up a profile of users or communicated to a private organization. |