The privacy policy was updated on March,11^th 2024.

Inno-centre shares its new privacy policy which aims to provide transparency regarding how it collects and uses your personal information. We invite you to consult our policy to understand how we ensure the security of your information.
Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.

Respecting the privacy and confidentiality of your data is an important concern for Inno-centre (hereinafter referred to as “Inno-centre,” “we” or “us”).

This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as “Policy”) describes how we collect, use, communicate and store your personal information provided directly by you, as part of your use of our website (https://www.inno-centre.com/) (hereinafter the “Site”), collected directly from you as part of our activities or obtained from all of our partners and collaborators.

By accessing or visiting our Site, by communicating with us (by any means) or agreeing to receive emails from us, you agree to the terms of this Policy.

Table of contents

• What Personal Information Do We Collect, Why and by Which Means?
• Under What Circumstances Do We Share Your Personal Information With Other Organizations?
• How Do We Store and Secure Your Personal Information?
• What Are Your Rights Related to Your Personal Information?
• Updates to this Policy
• Contact Us

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT, WHY AND BY WHICH MEANS?

We collect your personal information in a number of ways and for different reasons, depending on the type of information collected.

Identification information

Example of information: Full name, address, email address, postal code, phone number.

Means and purpose of collection and use: We collect this information in the course of interactions, registrations, requests and surveys, as well as when you request information. We also collect this information from other sources, such as governments, funds, companies that have referred you, public databases, social media platforms and other third parties. Collecting this information enables us to fulfil our role of helping innovative SMEs in various sectors and young technology companies in the marketing phase, in their pursuit of their growth and performance objectives. Collecting this information also enables us to provide you with services and to communicate with you.

Candidate information

Example of information: Full name, e-mail address, telephone number, professional experience, skills, career objectives, curriculum vitae, references, and criminal record.

Means and purpose of collection and use: We collect this information directly from you. We may also receive job applications from platforms that collect it on our behalf. We use this information to process your application for employment, including assessing your qualifications for a particular position, checking your references, and communicating with you about your application.
We also collect this information to determine appropriate compensation and to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Technological data

Example of information: Data on your browser type and operating system, the web pages you visit, the links you click on, your IP address, the duration of your visit on the Site and the referring URL, i.e., the web page that led you to our Site.

Means and purpose of collection and use: We collect this information when you visit our Site.

In general, we use this information for the following purposes:

• To ensure the day-to-day operation of our company;
• To contact you for business purposes;
• To send a newsletter summarizing the impact of our work with you to specific individuals;
• To communicate with you on special occasions.

Please note that we may also collect and use your personal information for any other purpose permitted or required by law.

We take steps to ensure that only those employees who need access to your personal information to perform their duties have access to it.

UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS?

We share your personal information with third parties where necessary to fulfil the purposes identified above, and more specifically, as set forth in the table below:

Service Providers or Partners

Purpose of communication: To perform functions on our behalf, such as data storage, hosting, maintenance and enhancement of our Site, management of our IT services, database management and data security, survey management, newsletter mailing, membership management and draw management. These suppliers are contractually bound to protect your personal information and to use it only for the specific purposes for which it was shared.

Professional Advisors

We share your personal information with our advisors so that they can provide you with personalized support in accelerating your business, to the extent necessary to perform their duties with you.
We may also disclose your personal information to our legal, financial, accounting or other consultants to the extent necessary to operate our business and comply with applicable laws.

Law enforcement & Other government Agencies

Purpose of communication: We may receive requests from the police or other government authorities to access your personal information. We verify that the request is legitimate before responding.

HOW DO WE STORE AND SECURE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Your personal information is hosted on the servers of our trusted provider. By using the Site, you consent to the transfer of information outside Québec. Privacy laws may differ from one jurisdiction to another and, when located outside Québec, such information is subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is located and may have to be disclosed to the governments, courts, law enforcement or regulatory agencies of that jurisdiction in accordance with the laws of that jurisdiction. Nevertheless, our practices with respect to your personal information will at all times continue to be governed by this Policy.

Please note that we have put in place physical, administrative and technical safeguards designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and security of the personal information under our control. However, no security measure is absolute nor fully guaranteed.

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for us to fulfil the relevant purposes specified in this Policy and to comply with our legal obligations. Once these purposes have been fulfilled, we will ensure that this personal information is destroyed in a secure manner. If you would like more information about how long we keep your personal information, please contact us using the details provided in Section 6–Contact us.

This Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their policies, procedures or practices relating to the protection of personal information.

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Upon written request and confirmation of your identity, you will be given access to the personal information we hold about you and will be able to request that any necessary corrections be made, if required, in accordance with applicable laws. To ensure that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and up-to-date, please inform us immediately of any changes to your personal information. Subject to applicable data protection laws, you may benefit from additional rights, including the right to be forgotten and the right to portability of data in a structured and commonly used format, under certain conditions.

If you have any questions or comments about the Policy or our privacy practices, including how we use your personal information, or to find out how to exercise your rights regarding the processing of your personal information, including making a complaint, you may contact or forward your complaint to our Privacy Officer using the following contact details: renseignementspersonnels@inno-centre.com. You also have the right to complain directly to a data protection authority about the collection, use or processing of your personal information.

UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

Please consult our Site regularly to stay informed of changes to this Policy, as we may update it from time to time. If we update this Policy, we will post a notice on the Site indicating the changes and their effective date. Your continued use of the Site following an update to this Policy indicates that you have read, understand and accept the current version of the Policy.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding our handling of your personal information or this Policy, please do not hesitate to contact our Privacy Officer by email at renseignementspersonnels@inno-centre.com or by mail at:

Inno-Centre
550, Sherbrooke West, Suite 200
Montréal (Québec) Canada H3A 1B9

To the attention of the Privacy Officer

Last update: March 11, 2024

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