Privacy Policy

1. Introduction and Scope

CHAGALL GROUP Inc. and its affiliated companies (CHAGALL CONSTRUCTION, CHAGALL DESIGN, CHAGALL DEVELOPMENT), without limitation, (“we”) are committed to protecting privacy in accordance with Canadian and Quebec laws relating to the protection of personal information (as defined below).

As a result, we have adopted this privacy policy (the “Policy”) which addresses the protection of personal information collected from users of the website https://chagall.ca/ (the “Website”) as well as from individuals who communicate with us through either the contact page or via emails (“you”). It demonstrates the importance we place on transparency regarding how we collect, use, and disclose this information.

2. What We Collect, How, and Why

“Personal Information” refers to any information concerning an individual that directly or indirectly identifies them. For the purposes of this Policy, Personal Information corresponds to “personal data” as defined by the GDPR. We collect only the Personal Information necessary to establish, manage, and maintain our business relationship with you.

To process your job application, we collect, through the careers page of the Website (Chagall | Join our team!), the following Personal Information:

  • Full name 
  • Email address 
  • Phone number 
  • Information contained in your Curriculum Vitae such as employment history and references  
  • Where applicable, your comments 

    To respond to your inquiries and process your messages, we collect, through the Contact page of the Website (Chagall Design | Contact Us), the following information:  
  • Name 
  • Email address 
  • Where applicable, phone number 
  • Name of the company you work for 
  • Content of your message 

    To facilitate navigation on the Website, we may collect information using cookies. Please refer to section 8 for more details. We use your Personal Information only for the purposes outlined above, unless the law allows us, in very limited circumstances, to do so without your consent.   

    3. Your Consent

    BY VISITING, USING THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE COMMUNICATING WITH US, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS POLICY AND CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE, RETENTION, DISCLOSURE, AND DESTRUCTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS DESCRIBED HEREIN. IF OTHER CONDITIONS APPLY, WE WILL DESCRIBE THEM AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION.

    If you do not want your Personal Information to be collected, used, or disclosed in this manner, please either refrain from providing it or exercise your right to withdraw your consent.

    YOU UNDERSTAND THAT CERTAIN FEATURES OF OUR WEBSITE MAY NO LONGER BE ACCESSIBLE OR MAY BE LIMITED AS A RESULT OF YOUR REFUSAL TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OR, WHERE APPLICABLE, WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT.

    4. Security and Governance

    Information security is a priority for us. As such, we have adopted policies and practices to guide our governance regarding the protection of Personal Information. These include:

  • The guidelines applicable to the use, disclosure, retention, and destruction of Personal Information 
  • The roles and responsibilities of our employees throughout the lifecycle of this information 
  • A process for handling complaints regarding the protection of this information 

    Each employee who uses Personal Information is bound by confidentiality obligations and has received appropriate training. Additionally, the employee can only access the Personal Information necessary for the performance of their duties. In case of a violation, our governance policies and practices provide for sanctions.  

    5. Disclosure of Your Personal Iformation

    We may disclose Personal Information to third parties with your consent or in certain specific circumstances permitted by law.

    The following table summarizes some of these circumstances and the measures we take to protect this information.

    Recipient Description and Purpose Measures
    Service providers, agents, subcontractors (“Subcontractors”) We may contract with Subcontractors to provide a service to our Clients, such as a feature of the Website. The contract requires Subcontractors to:
  • Use Personal Information only to the extent necessary to provide the service.
  • Refrain from disclosing or communicating Personal Information without our consent.
  • Implement strict security measures.
  • Allow us to audit these measures.
  • Immediately notify us in the event of a confidentiality incident.
  • Destroy Personal Information at the end of a contract.
    • Another party in a Commercial Transaction We may enter into a contract with a third party for the purpose of concluding a Commercial Transaction. Such a transaction is defined as the sale or lease of all or part of our business or assets, a change in our legal structure through merger or otherwise, the obtaining of a loan or any other form of financing, or a security interest taken to secure one of our obligations (“Commercial Transaction”). The contract requires the other party to:
  • Use Personal Information only for the sole purpose of concluding the Commercial Transaction.
  • Implement strict security measures.
  • Refrain from disclosing or communicating Personal Information without our consent.
  • Immediately notify us in the event of a confidentiality inciden
  • Destroy Personal Information if the Transaction is not concluded or if it is no longer necessary for its conclusion
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    Legitimate authorities In order to comply with an order or decision of a court, including a valid search warrant, or a regulatory authority, we may be required to provide Personal Information. The laws governing these authorities require them to implement measures to respect and protect the confidentiality of your Personal Information.
    We inform Clients of any request for access by legitimate authorities to Personal Information concerning their Authorized Users. We refuse to grant access if the request is not legally binding.
    Our lawyers or prosecutors To ensure our defense or to assert our rights, we may, in certain cases, disclose your Personal Information. Both the law and the retainer letters we sign require our lawyers to protect the confidentiality of all our communications with them.

    6. Storage of Personal Information

    We store Personal Information about you only for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected or, in some cases, to comply with legal data storage requirements.

    We reserve the right to establish policies for the destruction of Personal Information from time to time. If you request the destruction of your Personal Information, we will make reasonable efforts to comply with your request, unless we are authorized or required by law to store it.

    7. Your Rights

    You have the following rights:

  • The right to modify or withdraw your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information. The withdrawal of your consent will not have a retroactive effect and may affect your ability to access our services, offers, and content.  
  • he right to access your Personal Information. 
  • The right to rectify your Personal Information if it is inaccurate or ambiguous and to complete it if it is incomplete.  
  • The right to obtain your Personal Information in a commonly used digital format. 
  • The right to be informed of a confidentiality incident involving your Personal Information that may cause you serious harm.  

    You can exercise these rights at any time by sending a written notice to the Data Protection Officer whose contact details are provided at the end of this document 

    We will respond to any request within 30 days of receipt, unless the law allows for an extension of this period. If we refuse to provide or correct the information, we will provide you with the reasons for the refusal, the applicable sections of the law, and information about your remedies, subject to the limitations of the law.  

    If we refuse to rectify it, we will allow you to place comments in your file regarding the Personal Information for which rectification has been refused. We will also retain the Personal Information that has been subject to an access request for as long as necessary to allow you to exhaust all legal remedies.  

    8. Cookies

    Definition
    A cookie is a small text sent by a server to your browser, which will send it back the next time it connects to servers sharing the same domain name.

    [When you first visit the website, a pop-up window will allow you to accept or reject certain categories of cookies.] 

    If you wish, you can configure your browser to notify you when you receive cookies or to refuse them. You do not need to accept non-essential cookies to visit our website. However, if you refuse them, you may not be able to use some of its features. 

    Types of cookies: 

    Technical cookies: Technical cookies are used throughout the browsing experience to facilitate the use of the website. For example, a technical cookie may be used to remember your username to facilitate your login, to remember your preferences, or options you have chosen. 

    Analytical cookies: These cookies are anonymous and are used to collect statistics on the use of the Applications. 

    Advertising cookies: These cookies may be added by the website or by other advertising sites. These cookies collect information anonymously and create your visitor profile. 

    9. Data Protection Officer

    If you have any questions or requests regarding the policy, you can send an email to the Data Protection Officer at the following address: [email protected].

    10. Changes

    We reserve the right to modify the content of this policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on our Website and brought to your attention when you log in. We recommend that you print a copy of this policy for your records and periodically review this section of our Website.

    Last revised: July 15, 2024.