Data and Privacy Policy
SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA
Your personal data is protected by appropriate physical, electronic and procedural measures. Access to your personal data is limited to persons and entities that are carrying out activities authorized by the Quebec Cancer Foundation’s general online privacy policy. The use of the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol and other technologies makes it possible to protect all credit card data that you submit.
PERSONAL DATA GATHERED
We solely gather personal data that is voluntarily submitted, which can include first and last names, home or other physical address, e-mail address, telephone number, and credit card data. You may elect to submit personal data for a number of reasons, such as making a donation, registering for a fundraising activity, signing up for our newsletter or entering a contest.
Any individual using the Quebec Cancer Foundation telephone service agrees that their personal data be kept for file follow-up purposes. The individual can withdraw their consent at any time.
DATA PROVIDED
When you make a donation, register for one of our fundraising activities, subscribe to our newsletter or participate in a contest, we save the personal data you provide, such as your name, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, and credit card information associated with a transaction (donation or purchase). We also save a record of your donations in order to communicate with you for various reasons, including sending receipts for income tax purposes, transmitting data on how your donations were spent, or inviting you to continue generously supporting our cause.
DATA OBTAINED DURING YOUR VISIT TO OUR WEB SITE
During each visit to our Web site, certain non-personal data may be gathered by small text files known as cookies. These cookies exist for a number of reasons, including recognizing site visitors, determining the number of unique visitors to the site, and identifying the Web site pages visited. In these instances, the Quebec Cancer Foundation may find itself combining personal data obtained from cookies with personal data gathered online.
DATA OBTAINED FROM THIRD PARTIES
We may receive data and other public data about you from third-party applications such as Google Analytics, Google AdWords and Facebook, which we subsequently use to improve our processes and data messages.
USE OF PERSONAL DATA
Your personal data is only used as prescribed by the Privacy Act. Your data is primarily used in the following circumstances: (1) to send you official receipts (for income tax purposes); (2) to carry out internal reviews of our site (e.g., to identify the number of visitors); (3) to help us better understand how our site is used by visitors; (4) to meet specific visitor requests; (5) to ensure our site’s security or integrity; (6) to apprise you of the use of your donations or invite you to continue supporting the Quebec Cancer Foundation. We do not sell personal data to third parties, for any reason whatsoever.
SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Credit card or debit card data
When you use your credit or debit card to make a donation to the Quebec Cancer Foundation, we ensure that the associated operation is secure and complies with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS). We do not store any credit or debit card numbers, nor any 3- or 4-digit security or verification codes, in our systems.
ACCEPTATION OF THE GENERAL PROTECTION OF PRIVACY CONDITIONS
By visiting https://fqc.qc.ca/, you acknowledge and accept the practices described in this general online privacy policy. Should any one or more of the sites operated by third parties and available on our Web site have privacy practices that differ from those on the site https://fqc.qc.ca/, the personal data protection practices of these third parties with regard to the gathering and use of the data you provide when you visit the Quebec Cancer Foundation Web site will have precedence. The Quebec Cancer Foundation bears no responsibility for the policies, content and practices of other organizations.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Quebec Cancer Foundation reserves the right to amend certain conditions of its general online privacy policy. To ensure an ongoing and thorough understanding of our privacy practices, the Quebec Cancer Foundation recommends that you visit this site on a regular basis. Rest assured that any changes made will not be retroactive and that we will never modify how we use the data provided in the past without your explicit consent.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND PREFERENCES
Should you have any questions or concerns, or wish to avail yourself of your right to lodge a complaint regarding the Quebec Cancer Foundation’s protection of personal data, please communicate with the person in charge of protecting personal data, as indicated below:
Marco Décelles, CPA
General Manager
Quebec Cancer Foundation
Telephone (toll-free): 1-877-336-4443
E-mail: cancerquebec.mtl@fqc.qc.ca