{"id":376,"date":"2025-04-02T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soudurecbf.com\/declaration-de-confidentialite-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:57:05","slug":"declaration-de-confidentialite-ca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soudurecbf.com\/en\/declaration-de-confidentialite-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00e9claration de confidentialit\u00e9 (CA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"moelleux-policy\"><div class=\"moelleux-policy\">\n    <article class=\"moelleux-policy\" lang=\"en\">\n\n<section id=\"section-1\">\n<h2>1. Person Responsible for the Protection of Personal Information<\/h2>\n<p>This privacy policy is published by <strong>Soudure CBF<\/strong>, a company operating in the construction and welding sector, subject to the <em>Act to modernize legislative provisions relating to the protection of personal information<\/em> (S.Q. 2021, c. 25), commonly known as <strong>Quebec Law 25<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As a Quebec company, Soudure CBF is committed to collecting, using and retaining your personal information in compliance with the obligations set out in Quebec Law 25 and any other applicable law.<\/p>\n<p>This policy applies to any person who visits our website, submits a request for a quote, applies for employment or communicates with us by any other means.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-2\">\n<h2>2. Personal Information Collected<\/h2>\n<p>We collect the following personal information, organized by category:<\/p>\n\n<h3>2.1 Identification and Contact Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First and last name<\/li>\n<li>Email address<\/li>\n<li>Phone number<\/li>\n<li>Mailing address (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>2.2 Information Related to Website Navigation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>IP address (Internet Protocol)<\/li>\n<li>Pages visited and session duration<\/li>\n<li>Navigation behavior (clicks, scrolling)<\/li>\n<li>Approximate location (region or city, derived from IP address)<\/li>\n<li>Device identifiers (browser type, operating system)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>2.3 Information Related to Human Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Since we accept job applications, we also collect:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resume and cover letter<\/li>\n<li>Professional experience and training<\/li>\n<li>Professional references<\/li>\n<li>Any other information you choose to provide to us in connection with a job application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>2.4 Consent Preferences<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Your choices regarding cookies, stored by our Moelleux consent management platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>We collect only the information necessary for the purposes described in section 3. We do not collect sensitive information such as health data, biometric data or social insurance numbers, unless you voluntarily provide it to us in connection with a job application.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-3\">\n<h2>3. Purposes of Processing<\/h2>\n<p>Your personal information is used for the following purposes:<\/p>\n\n<h3>3.1 Responding to Your Inquiries or Quote Requests<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Data Concerned:<\/strong> identification and contact information.<br>\n<strong>Legal Basis:<\/strong> consent you express by submitting a form to us, and legitimate interest in responding to your business requests.<\/p>\n\n<h3>3.2 Processing Job Applications<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Data Concerned:<\/strong> information related to human resources.<br>\n<strong>Legal Basis:<\/strong> consent you express by submitting your application to us. This information is used exclusively for recruitment purposes.<\/p>\n\n<h3>3.3 Audience Measurement and Website Improvement<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Data Concerned:<\/strong> navigation information (IP address, pages visited, session duration, behavior, approximate location, device identifiers).<br>\n<strong>Service Used:<\/strong> Google Analytics 4 (United States).<br>\n<strong>Legal Basis:<\/strong> consent collected via our Moelleux platform before activating this service.<\/p>\n\n<h3>3.4 Security and Prevention of Form Abuse<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Data Concerned:<\/strong> device identifiers.<br>\n<strong>Service Used:<\/strong> Google reCAPTCHA, integrated into our forms to distinguish human users from automated robots.<br>\n<strong>Legal Basis:<\/strong> legitimate interest in protecting the integrity of our website and preventing fraudulent submissions. This service is considered essential to the functioning of the website.<\/p>\n\n<h3>3.5 Optimal Display of Text Content<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Data Concerned:<\/strong> IP address.<br>\n<strong>Service Used:<\/strong> Google Fonts, to load the fonts used on the website.<br>\n<strong>Legal Basis:<\/strong> legitimate interest in providing a consistent visual experience. This service is functional and can be disabled via your cookie preferences.<\/p>\n\n<h3>3.6 Storing Your Consent Preferences<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Data Concerned:<\/strong> consent preferences and IP address.<br>\n<strong>Service Used:<\/strong> Moelleux (by Horizon-Cumulus, Joliette, Quebec), hosted in Quebec.<br>\n<strong>Legal Basis:<\/strong> legal obligation arising from Quebec Law 25 to document and respect your choices regarding cookies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-4\">\n<h2>4. Third Parties and Subcontractors<\/h2>\n<p>We use the following third-party service providers in connection with the operation of our website. Each is bound by contractual obligations to protect personal information.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Service Name<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Purpose<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Category<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Transfer Outside Quebec<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Moelleux (by Horizon-Cumulus)<\/td>\n<td>Cookie consent management and privacy policy hosting<\/td>\n<td>Essential<\/td>\n<td>No \u2014 hosted in Quebec (OVH Beauharnois)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Google reCAPTCHA<\/td>\n<td>Protection of forms against automated robots<\/td>\n<td>Essential<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Google LLC (United States)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Google Analytics 4<\/td>\n<td>Audience measurement and analysis of visitor behavior<\/td>\n<td>Analytics<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Google LLC (United States)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Google Fonts<\/td>\n<td>Loading web fonts for website display<\/td>\n<td>Functional<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Google LLC (United States)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Our website is hosted by Horizon-Cumulus (Joliette, Quebec). Data related to website hosting remains in Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>For the management of our business emails, we use Microsoft 365 (United States). Communications you send to us by email may therefore transit through servers located in the United States. See section 5 for more details on transfers outside Quebec.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-5\">\n<h2>5. Transfers Outside Quebec<\/h2>\n<p>In accordance with article 17 of Quebec Law 25, we inform you that certain of your personal information may be communicated to subcontractors established outside Quebec, in particular in the <strong>United States<\/strong>. Here are the situations concerned:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Google Analytics 4<\/strong> (Google LLC, United States): your navigation data (IP address, behavior on the website, approximate location) are transmitted to Google for the production of statistical reports. This transfer only takes place with your prior consent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google reCAPTCHA<\/strong> (Google LLC, United States): device identifiers are transmitted to Google to validate that form submissions come from a human being. This service is essential to the functioning of the website.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Fonts<\/strong> (Google LLC, United States): your IP address is transmitted to Google when loading the website fonts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft 365<\/strong> (Microsoft Corporation, United States): emails you send to us at <a href=\"mailto:info@soudurecbf.com\">info@soudurecbf.com<\/a> transit through Microsoft's infrastructure, whose servers are primarily located in the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Before any transfer outside Quebec, we ensure that the level of protection afforded to your personal information is equivalent to that provided for by Quebec Law 25, in particular through the conclusion of appropriate contractual agreements with these providers (standard contractual clauses, data processing policies, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>When required, a privacy impact assessment is conducted before the transfer, in accordance with article 17 of Quebec Law 25.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-6\">\n<h2>6. Retention Period<\/h2>\n<p>We retain your personal information only for the duration necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or to satisfy our legal obligations.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Type of Information<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Retention Period<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Reason<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Inquiries and quote requests<\/td>\n<td>3 years<\/td>\n<td>Business follow-up and potential contractual obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Job applications (not selected)<\/td>\n<td>1 year<\/td>\n<td>Possibility of reconsideration for future positions, then secure destruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Job applications (hired employees)<\/td>\n<td>Duration of employment + 5 years<\/td>\n<td>Legal obligations regarding labor law and human resources management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navigation data (Google Analytics 4)<\/td>\n<td>14 months (Google Analytics parameter)<\/td>\n<td>Analysis of traffic trends over a rolling period<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Consent preferences (Moelleux cookie)<\/td>\n<td>13 months<\/td>\n<td>Storage of your choices in accordance with Quebec Law 25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business emails (Microsoft 365)<\/td>\n<td>3 years<\/td>\n<td>Tracking of business communications and legal obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Upon expiration of these periods, your personal information is destroyed securely or anonymized in such a way that you can no longer be identified.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-7\">\n<h2>7. Rights of Individuals<\/h2>\n<p>Quebec Law 25 grants you several rights with respect to your personal information that we hold. You can exercise these rights by contacting our Person Responsible for the Protection of Personal Information (see section 8).<\/p>\n\n<h3>7.1 Right of Access<\/h3>\n<p>You have the right to know whether we hold personal information about you and, if so, to obtain a copy of it, as well as information about its source, the purposes for which it is used and the third parties to whom it has been communicated.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7.2 Right of Rectification<\/h3>\n<p>If personal information about you is inaccurate, incomplete or ambiguous, you may request that it be corrected. You may also request that outdated or unjustified information be deleted based on the purposes of processing.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7.3 Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)<\/h3>\n<p>You may request the deletion of your personal information when its retention is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, subject to our legal retention obligations.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7.4 Right to Portability<\/h3>\n<p>You have the right to receive, in a structured and commonly used technological format, the personal information you have provided to us, so that you can transmit it to another person responsible for the protection of personal information.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7.5 Right to Withdraw Consent<\/h3>\n<p>When the processing of your personal information is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not compromise the legality of processing carried out before such withdrawal. For analytical and functional cookies, you can modify your preferences at any time via our Moelleux consent management banner.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7.6 Processing Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>We undertake to respond to any request to exercise rights within <strong>30 days<\/strong> of receipt, in accordance with Quebec Law 25.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7.7 Right to File a Complaint<\/h3>\n<p>If you believe your rights have not been respected, you may file a complaint with the <strong>Quebec Information Access Commission (CAI)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cai.gouv.qc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.cai.gouv.qc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-8\">\n<h2>8. Person Responsible for the Protection of Personal Information<\/h2>\n<p>In accordance with article 8.1 of Quebec Law 25, Soudure CBF has designated a Person Responsible for the Protection of Personal Information. Any question, request or concern relating to this policy or the processing of your personal information may be addressed to:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> David Blais<\/li>\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong> --<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:info@soudurecbf.com\">info@soudurecbf.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:418 248-1438\">418 248-1438<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>We undertake to acknowledge receipt of your request as soon as possible and to respond to it within a maximum of <strong>30 days<\/strong>, as provided for by Quebec Law 25.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"section-9\">\n<h2>9. Effective Date and Versioning<\/h2>\n<p>This privacy policy becomes effective on <strong>15 juillet 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Version:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n<p>We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, applicable legislation or the services we use. In the event of a significant modification, we will inform you by means of a notice displayed on our website. The most recent version is always the one published at this address.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to consult this policy periodically to stay informed of how we protect your personal information.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. 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