Privacy Policy

Pyradia is committed to ensuring the protection and confidentiality of the personal information that you provide or that we collect when you visit our website or interact with us.

In this regard, this privacy policy (hereinafter the “Policy”) aims to inform you of the personal information that we collect as well as how this same information is saved, processed, used, shared, and communicated by us.

The Policy is designed to comply with applicable laws regarding the protection of personal information.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

When you visit our website, we may collect and use the following categories of personal information:

• Identification: your first name, your last name, and your email address in the forms.
• Contact details: your telephone number and email address.
• Interactions: when you communicate with us by email, or if you send us your resume when applying for an internship or job with us, we record your interaction and, where applicable, each attachment.
• Use of our site: when you browse our website, we may collect certain personal information on your browser’s cookie files, which may include your IP address, language of correspondence, date and time of your visits as well as the pages consulted. (See Terms and Conditions of Use).

FORMS AND INTERACTIVITY

Your personal information is collected through digital forms, namely:

• Contact form
• Application form

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The personal information we collect is only used for the purposes indicated at the time of collection, that is, when you browse or disclose your information on our website. We use your personal information primarily to:

• Personalize or improve your experience on our website;
• Improve our products and services;
• Process job applications, internship requests and resumes, if applicable;
• Periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think may be of interest to you if you have provided your consent when providing us with your email address;
• We may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes;
• Any other use permitted or required by applicable laws.

You can withdraw your consent, in whole or in part, at any time.

PRINCIPLE OF TRANSPARENCY

Implementing the principle of transparency is essential to protecting your privacy. Pyradia undertakes to tell you before collecting your personal information how your information will be used and circulated allowing you to exercise control.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as permitted or required by law.

COMMUNICATION

Pyradia will not communicate personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, unless you consent or the law permits or requires it.

Pyradia sometimes engages third parties to process personal information for the above purposes. To ensure quality and efficient service for our customers, certain third parties may be located outside Quebec or may host data outside Quebec. In this case, different protection measures are in place which may include: a strict non-disclosure agreement, the existence of security audit reports, the limitation of the information that is shared to a strict minimum, the implementation of additional technological security measures and a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is produced as necessary.

SECURITY

Pyradia is keen to ensure the confidentiality and protection of the personal information it holds.

To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we apply recognized physical, organizational, contractual, and technological security measures based on industry best practices to safeguard and secure the information collected online.

In addition, all employees, consultants, and service providers dealing with your personal information, if applicable, must also adhere to good security practices.

However, some risk is always present when using the Internet to transmit personal information.

DISCLAIMER

Pyradia takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information you provide on our website. Subject to applicable laws, you may review personal information held by us and request that appropriate corrections be made.

Our site may contain links to other sites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we have no control over these other sites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you may provide whilst visiting such sites which are not governed by this privacy statement. You should always exercise caution and read the privacy statement applicable to the sites in question.

REQUEST FOR CORRECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the address below. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Any request for rectification must be in writing, made by a person proving their identity and will be responded to within thirty (30) days following its receipt by Pyradia. If we are unable to respond within this time frame, we will notify you. You can use the forms available on the Commission d’access à l’information website to send us your request: For citizens | Quebec Information Access Commission (gouv.qc.ca)

Send your requests and questions related to the rectification of your personal information to the following address:

By mail: 5125, J-A Bombardier, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, J3Z 1G4

By email: vieprivee@pyradia.com

RIGHT OF OPPOSITION AND WITHDRAWAL

Pyradia undertakes to offer you a right of opposition and withdrawal regarding your personal information.

• You have the possibility to refuse that your personal information be used for certain purposes mentioned during collection.
• You have the possibility to request that your personal information no longer appears, for example, in a mailing list either by writing to us or by directly using the functions available to unsubscribe (Opt-out).

Contact us at: vieprivee@pyradia.com

REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, MAKING A COMPLAINT OR QUESTIONS

For any request to access your personal information, to make a complaint or for any questions relating to this Policy or your personal information, please contact our delegated data protection manager at the following email address: vieprivee@pyradia.com

EFFECTIVE DATE AND UPDATES

This policy is effective as of December 4, 2023. Pyradia reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time and to communicate updates on its website.

Privacy legislation is constantly evolving and, therefore, this Policy may be subject to modification by Pyradia, in its sole discretion and without notice or liability to any data subject or any other person. The collection, use and disclosure of subject’s personal information by Pyradia will be governed by the version of the Policy then in effect.

LEGAL NOTICE – WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to the Pyradia website (hereinafter named Pyradia). Pyradia wishes to process the data it collects in a lawful and transparent manner. By browsing the Pyradia website you agree to respect and be bound by the terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern the relationship that Pyradia will have with you in relation to this site.

The term “Pyradia” or “we” refers to the owner of the website whose head office is at 5125 J-A Bombardier, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, J3Z 1G4. The term “you” refers to the user of our website. Use of this site is subject to the following terms of use:

Scope

Pyradia has developed these terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) to describe Pyradia’s use of cookies and the information it collects and stores.

Definitions

“PRP Act” means the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector as amended by the Act to modernize legislative provisions regarding the protection of personal information (“Bill 25”).

“Relevant Person” means any identified or identifiable individual about whom Pyradia collects personal information, including, but not limited to, (i) former, current and prospective Employees, (ii) former, current or prospective Customers, current and potential, (iii) visitors to the Website and (iv) former, current and potential subcontractors and suppliers.

“Personal information” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, but excludes information which is not considered personal information under the PRP Act.

 “Cookies” is a small text file placed by the servers of the websites consulted or by third-party servers, in a dedicated space on the hard drive of your terminal (computer, tablet, mobile phone or any other device optimized for the Internet), when viewing online content or advertising. Once accepted, it records information relating to your internet browsing. This Cookie file allows, during its validity period, to recognize the terminal concerned each time this terminal access digital content containing Cookies from said issuer. The Cookie does not identify you personally, but only the browser on your terminal.

Guidelines for use of the website

The content of our site is for your general information and use. It is subject to change without notice.

This site uses cookies to track browsing preferences. If you allow the use of certain types of cookies, personal information may be recorded by us.

Pyradia nor any of its third parties can provide any warranty as to the accuracy, timeliness of performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this site for any particular purpose. We expressly exclude liability for any inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which Pyradia shall not be liable. It is therefore your responsibility to ensure that any products, services, or information available on this site will meet your specific requirements.

This site contains material that is owned by or licensed to Pyradia. The intellectual property belonging to Pyradia includes, without limitation, the design, layout, appearance, documents and graphics. Any reproduction is prohibited, except in connection with the rules governing copyright and trademarks.

All trademarks present on the site which are not the property of or licensed to Pyradia belong to their legal owners.

Unauthorized use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense.

This site may also include links to other sites. These are provided for your convenience to provide additional information. They do not mean that we approve these sites or their content for which Pyradia assumes no responsibility.

The use of this site and any dispute arising therefrom is subject to the laws of the province of Quebec, Canada. Pyradia and the user agree to submit any claim arising from these Terms and Conditions of Use to the courts of the province of Quebec. No other court or alternative dispute resolution mechanism has jurisdiction.

MANAGEMENT OF COOKIES

Why do we use cookies?

The Pyradia website uses cookies to better understand how you use our site and interact with its content. We may use cookies to adapt the operation of the site according to your needs and remember your preferences. Additionally, we may use your Usage Data to provide targeted advertisements on third-party websites. A more complete list of cookies and uses is described below.

How do we use cookies?

We use traffic cookies to identify which pages are used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our site to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and the data is then removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better site, by allowing us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not visit. A cookie does not give us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or refuse cookies. During your visit to the Pyradia website you can modify the settings to select the types of cookies that you accept or refuse.

In addition, you also have the option to directly modify your browser settings to refuse cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the site.

What types of cookies are used?

Pyradia uses internal and third-party cookies. To help you understand the usefulness of each cookie used for you, you will find below a presentation of the four different types of cookies used on our websites:

• Necessary – Always Active: Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
• Functional: Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
• Analytics: Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
• Performance: Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
• Advertisement: Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

How to manage Cookie references?

As a user, you have the right to refuse, delete or limit the use of all types of cookies during your visit to the Pyradia website.

You can modify your cookie preferences by adjusting your browser settings. However, refusing certain Cookies may cause the degradation of a certain number of functionalities necessary for browsing the website (difficulties in recording or display, etc.). We cannot, in such a case, be responsible for these malfunctions. Furthermore, deactivating advertising cookies does not mean that you will not receive advertising, but simply that it will no longer be adapted to your interests.

Contact details:

You can contact us:

By mail: 5125, J-A Bombardier, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, J3Z 1G4

By email: vieprivee@pyradia.com