Thank you for your interest in the Old Port of Montréal Corporation’s privacy policy. This policy is designed to protect your personal information. We suggest that you read it carefully and refer to it regularly to stay abreast of any changes or updates.
The Old Port of Montréal Corporation, manager of the Quays of the Old Port of Montréal and of the Montréal Science Centre, takes the protection of your personal information very seriously. Please contact us at any time if you have any questions or complaints about your personal information or our handling of it.
Links to other sites
By clicking on some of the links on this website, you may be transferred to sites outside those of the Old Port of Montréal Corporation.
The Old Port of Montréal Corporation cannot be held responsible for the use of your personal information by those independent sites. To be safe, we suggest that you read those independent sites’ privacy policies.
Moreover, the Old Port of Montréal Corporation is not responsible for those independent sites’ policies regarding prices, administration or credit card fees, or the delivery of goods and services. Once again, we suggest that you read those independent sites’ privacy policies carefully.
Use of cookies
Like most websites, we use cookies to make our site easier to use. These “cookies” are alphanumeric identifiers transferred by our site to your computer’s hard disk. They automatically send back information like your IP address (indicating your position on the Internet) and the pages you have visited on our site. Cookies remain on your computer only temporarily. They are useful in different ways, as they help us keep track of information relating to visitors’ use of the site, personalize content, improve our website, etc.
If you prefer not to have such cookies on your computer, you can block them and deactivate those already received by following the instructions that are generally found in the “Help” menu on your toolbar. This may prevent you from using some online services, however.
What information do we collect?
We collect personal information on users of our site, only in certain circumstances and always on a voluntary basis. This information is limited to a user’s name, e-mail address and postal code.
We also collect some electronic information generated by your computer, which is transferred automatically when you interact with our Website. This information is necessary to meet technological requirements inherent in browsing the Internet.
How do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information on a voluntary basis. You authorize us to do so by completing an on-screen form – this means that you will always be warned before we collect any of your information. You complete these forms whenever you sign up for our newsletters, enter contests, take part in forums, blogs or surveys, purchase tickets online or send us an e-mail.
Why do we collect personal information?
The Old Port of Montréal Corporation collects personal information mainly in order to:
• Improve our website and keep it relevant;
• Offer you top-quality products and services that meet your needs;
• Notify you when you have won a prize;
• Send you information by e-mail when you have asked us to do so;
• Send you tickets you have purchased online and notify you if any goods or services you have purchased have been cancelled.
How do we use and store your personal information?
Only the Old Port of Montréal Corporation has access to the information you send us and no such information will ever be disclosed to any third party.
The Old Port of Montréal Corporation has established security measures to ensure that your personal information remains confidential and inaccessible to the public. This means that only certain Old Port of Montréal Corporation employees, with previous authorization from the Corporation, will have access to your personal information.
These security measures also ensure that none of your information is lost, stolen or altered. Nonetheless, you may ask us to correct or stop using your personal information at any time by contacting us.We keep your personal information only as long as it is necessary and useful for us to do so. You may also unsubscribe at any time from our services that use some of your personal information, such as our Newsletter. Once you unsubscribe, your information will be erased from our databases.
It’s the law!
Our policies regarding the collection, use, conservation and destruction of personal information comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.