Privacy Policy:

Mec-Inov Inc, hereinafter referred to as “Mec-Inov” or “we”, is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of your personal information.

This Privacy Policy governs the policies and practices of our website located at mec-inov.com. Please read our privacy policy carefully, as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

What information is collected?

In order to provide our services, we collect information. You provide us with some information directly, while other information is collected automatically.

All data collected is securely stored on Mec-Inov servers and is only accessible to authorized personnel.

The information you provide us:

Mec-Inov collects your personal information when you fill out a form on our website, participate in a survey or promotion, request a service, information, or apply for a job offer.

The types of personal data you may provide include:

• Your contact details (name, email, and phone number).
• Information about the company (such as the company name).
• Attached files in a specific format (such as the CV).
• Account login credentials (such as username and password), which remain confidential.

Automatically collected information:

When users visit our website, Mec-Inov may collect technical information using electronic means such as cookies. This information may include details about website visits, including the user’s computer IP address, the browser used to visit the website, the user’s operating system, screen resolution, location, browser language settings, the site from which the user came, keywords searched (if the user came from a search engine), the number of pages visited, information entered, advertisements viewed, etc. This information is used to assess and improve the effectiveness of the website or enhance user experience.

While this information is generally anonymized, if it pertains to an identifiable individual, Mec-Inov will treat it as personal information. We use analytical tools provided by Google Inc. (Google Analytics, App + Web, Google Tag Manager) to collect and analyze the aforementioned technical information. You can obtain more information about the different Google tools and the use of data in Google Analytics.

The information collected on the Mec-Inov website will be used for:

• Providing you with Mec-Inov services.
• Responding to your requests, inquiries, concerns, comments, and any other form of communication.
• Providing technical support, product support, and assisting in maintaining functional, secure, and safe services provided by Mec-Inov.
• Informing visitors about important updates, special offers, and any other information about our products and services.
• Communicating with our customers for marketing purposes.
• Evaluating and improving the content of our website and offering new services.
• Displaying and measuring advertisements and services.
• Complying with other legal obligations.
• Any use of your personal information for purposes other than those described in this privacy policy will require your explicit consent.
• When you submit a job application, we may use your personal information to process your job application through our website and communicate with you regarding your application.

By using our website, you consent to comply with our privacy policy as described in this document. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of your consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before your withdrawal, nor the processing of your personal information based on lawful processing grounds other than consent. To withdraw your consent, please contact us directly.

Retention of personal information:

We will only retain personally identifiable information for as long as necessary for internal processing and to meet various administrative and legal requirements. When we no longer need this information, we will ensure that it is destroyed or that any identifying elements are removed.

Children under 14 years of age:

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 14. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 14 years of age. If you are under 14 years old, please do not provide any information on this site.

Sharing of personal information:

Mec-Inov will not sell, rent, trade, or authorize any third party to use your email address or any other personal information you provide to us without your permission.

Business transaction: Mec-Inov may disclose personal information to a third party in connection with a sale or transfer of the business or assets, merger, reorganization, or financing of the company. However, if a transaction is completed, personal information will remain protected by applicable data protection laws. If the transaction is not completed, Mec-Inov will require the other party not to use or disclose the personal information received in any way and to delete it.

Consent:

By using our website and clicking “Accept All” or clicking “Customize” in our cookie management banner, you give your consent to Mec-Inov to collect and use personal information.

You can withdraw or modify your consent regarding cookies at any time by deselecting or blocking cookies from your browser. However, you cannot delete technical cookies that are essential for the functioning of the website.

By submitting personal information to Mec-Inov through the forms on our websites, you consent to us collecting, using, and disclosing that personal information in accordance with this policy.

What are your rights regarding your data?

To the extent that Mec-Inov retains personal information about you, you have the right to:

• Verify the personal information held by Mec-Inov about you.
• Request the correction or updating of your personal information.
• Withdraw your consent to Mec-Inov’s use of your personal information and request the complete and permanent deletion of your information from our records.
• Request a digital copy of all collected personal information.

If you wish to know or verify the personal information held by Mec-Inov about you, correct it, or have it permanently deleted from our records, please contact us using the contact information provided in the “Privacy Officer – Contact Us” section below.

We invite you to reach out to us if you have any further concerns or additional questions regarding the privacy of your personal information.

Privacy Officer – Contact Us:

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how Mec-Inov collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information, or if you wish to exercise your rights regarding your personal information, such as access, correction, or deletion, please contact our Privacy Officer by email or at the following mailing address:

By mail:
Attention: Privacy Officer
Mec-inov.inc.
8880 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture,
Lévis, QC, Canada, G6V 9h2.

By email:
Info@Mec-Inov.com
Phone: 418-833-8815
Fax: 418-833-4601

Our Privacy Officer will make every effort to respond to all written requests within thirty (30) days. If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you of the new timeframe required under the circumstances.

If you are not satisfied with the response from the Privacy Officer, you have the option to engage in a mediation process to resolve the dispute. Mediation is a method of dispute resolution where a mediator is appointed to assist the parties in finding an acceptable solution.

If you remain dissatisfied after mediation, you may contact the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec if you reside in Quebec, or the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns or additional questions regarding the protection of your personal information.

Security:

The personal information we collect is stored in a secure environment. All our employees are required to respect the confidentiality of your information.

To ensure the security of your personal information, we implement the following measures: the use of TLS (Transport Layer Security/https) security protocol to encrypt data transmitted over the Internet.

We are committed to maintaining a high level of confidentiality by integrating the latest technological innovations to protect your personal information. However, it is important to note that no mechanism can provide absolute security, and there is always some risk when transmitting personal information over the Internet.

Future Changes to the Privacy Policy:

We regularly make changes and updates to this Policy to comply with applicable laws and accurately reflect our privacy practices. Mec-Inov reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time, based on the evolution of our business, laws, the introduction of new technologies, or the introduction of new products, services, programs, or features, without prior notice.

Any changes to the Policy will be posted on our website. When changes are made, the date of the last update is revised and displayed at the end of the document. We encourage you to regularly review this policy to stay informed of any potential changes. If there are significant changes or substantial modifications to the Policy that have a significant impact on how we process your personal information, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to inform you by posting a notice on our website and sending you an email if we have your email address.

Updates:

This Privacy Policy is the most recent version and was last updated in June 2023.

Revision history:
April 2019: Publication of the policy.
July 2023: Revision of the previous policy.