Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 26, 2022

Respect of your privacy is important to The CMDO Research Network (hereinafter “we”) and this Privacy Policy (hereinafter “the Policy”) is intended to inform you about:

How we collect, use, and disclose your personal information and the purposes for which it is used;
Your rights regarding this information;
Site policy regarding the use of cookies;
The person responsible for personal information for this site.

Data collected on this site

Definition of personal information: Any information that can identify you, including first and last name, age, telephone number, mailing address, e-mail address, IP address, etc.

On this site, we may collect your data through:

Miscellaneous forms, e.g. contact forms, job application forms, registration forms, purchase forms, etc.;
Third-party tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook, etc.

When filling out a form on this site, you are agreeing that we can communicate with you by e-mail and other means to provide you with information that we deem relevant.

On this site, we may collect the following data about you:

Personal information that you voluntarily provide by filling out a form on our website, such as first and last name, telephone, e-mail, company name, etc.;
Personal information included in any document related to sending attachments;
Data collected through contests, surveys, chat tool, newsletter registration, etc.;
Data collected by tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook, etc.

We use information collected through this site for the following purposes:

To follow up on information requests;
To follow up on job applications;
To improve our services;
For marketing and market analysis purposes;
To target needs and preferences.

This data may also be used for other purposes with your consent.

Security of your personal information

The personal information collected on this site shall not be transmitted to third parties and shall only be processed by us.
The personal information shall be stored on this site’s IT systems under proper security conditions.
The personal information collected and processed shall remain hosted solely in Canada.

We are committed to maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality of your personal information by integrating the latest technological innovations in security.
Should there be a security breach, we will take the necessary steps to limit all potential impacts.

Rights of access, rectification, and deletion of your personal information

You may read, update, modify, or request the deletion of your personal information through written request to the person responsible for personal information.

Use of cookies and other technologies to collect personal information

This website uses cookies to provide the services and features that it offers and to improve the user experience. By visiting this website and using its services, you understand that personal information is processed and you accept this in accordance with our privacy policy, namely the deposit of third party cookies intended to offer you personalized search, videos, sharing buttons, content feeds from social platforms, etc. We respect your privacy and your right to control your personal information. We are transparent about the data we collect and the reasons for doing so.

This website uses cookies for the following purposes:

Website use: Recognize your browser as a previous visitor and save preferences you made during previous visits to this site.
Social media: Verify if you are connected to third-party services (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.).
Targeting: Allow targeting (e-mail, data enrichment) a posteriori or in real time of the user navigating on this site.
Audience measurement: Track statistical data on use of this site (i.e. use of this site by users to improve its services) to help measure and study the effectiveness of interactive online content, its characteristics, advertisements, and other communications.

Definition of cookies

Cookies are data stored in files within the browser on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Cookies are used to recognize a browser as they are accessible to and recorded by the websites that you visit and by third parties who display advertisements on websites.

Websites can only access cookies that have been stored on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. These cookies can be disabled at any time (method depending on browser and version). If you delete or disable the cookies from this website, you may experience interruptions or issues accessing the site.

Configuration for cookies and web tags

You may configure your browser for the following actions:

Accept all cookies;
Reject all cookies;
Be informed when cookies are issued, including their validity period and content, and allow for refusal of them being saved on your computer, tablet, or smartphone;
Delete cookies periodically.

Contact details for the person responsible for this Privacy Policy and personal information management

For questions or comments about this policy or to make a request regarding personal information collected through our website, you may contact the person responsible for this file by telephone, e-mail, or mail:

Lucien Junior Bergeron, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer of the CMDO network,The CMDO Research Network
Tel. : 819 346-1110 # 12703
E-mail : lucien.junior.bergeron@rrcmdo.ca
Mail : The CMDO Research Network
Lucien Junior Bergeron, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer of the CMDO network
Département de médecine – Service d’endocrinologie
Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé
Université de Sherbrooke
3001, 12ème avenue nord
Sherbrooke, Qc
J1H 5N4