Privacy Policy
Michaël Desjardins Gestion et Design 's policy is to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or that you may provide to us, in the circumstances described below.
Accordingly, we have developed this Privacy Policy in order for you to understand how the website https://www.mdgestiondesign.com (hereinafter the “Website”) collects, uses, communicates, discloses, protects and otherwise makes use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).
Your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of this privacy policy and your consent to the practices it describes. If you do not agree, you simply cannot use this website. Continued use of the website means you accept the policy and any periodic amendments.
We will only collect and use your personal data when:
• we have legal grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
• we perform a contract with you for our services; and
• we have legitimate interests to use your personal data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Michaël Desjardins Gestion et Design , are the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or how we use your personal data, please contact us using our contact details at the end of this policy.
This policy is effective as of January 30, 2025. We regularly review our privacy practices and, as such, may modify this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current contents.
1. Personal data that we collect through our website www.mdgestiondesign.com (the “Website”)
Personal data you provide to us
We only collect personal data when you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:
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When you sign up for our mailing list, we collect your email address and first name. You can unsubscribe from the mailing list by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with our email marketing provider so they can send these emails on our behalf.
Data we collect automatically
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, such as the type of browser and operating system you use, as well as the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link this information to any personal data.
We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website. Please see our Cookie Policy to learn more about the types of cookies we set and why, and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.
2. Use of your personal data
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your personal data to:
• process and manage your use of our website;
• respond to your questions, comments and requests;
• where you have opted in to receive marketing communications from us, send you communications that match your preferences/may be of interest to you;
• improve our services and website through information analysis.
3. Sharing your personal data
We take your privacy seriously and will not share your personal data with third parties except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:
We share personal data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google Adwords for the purpose of generating a custom audience and developing targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note that we have implemented appropriate data privacy safeguards with the third parties with whom we share personal data as described above and who provide services or functions on our behalf.
Your personal information may be shared in the following circumstances:
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Service providers: We may share your personal data and information with companies that provide services to us. These services include, but are not limited to, sending emails, analyzing business data, investigating fraudulent activity, and providing customer service.
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Social Media, Widgets and Plug-ins: Use of any links and features operated by a third party and available on our website may result in the collection of data by that third party or the sharing of information with that third party.
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Security and Legal Process: Your personal data and information may be shared to protect the legal rights of our company, partners, officers, directors, employees, interns, and agents. In addition, your personal data and information may be shared (1) when required by law, (2) to protect the safety of our visitors, or (3) for fraud detection and/or protection purposes.
4. Protection of your personal data
We have implemented security policies and technical measures to protect the personal data we collect. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to protect personal data from accidental loss, destruction, or damage, and from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure.
The files containing your personal data and information are stored on our servers or those of our service providers and are accessible to our employees, agents, and authorized representatives who need access to them to perform their duties. We recognize that our users trust us to protect their personal information, and we take reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure the protection of this personal information. However, no security system is foolproof, and we cannot promise that your information will remain secure under all circumstances.
5. Duration of storage of your personal data
We will use and retain your personal data only for as long as necessary, taking into account the uses of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy and as otherwise disclosed. We review the personal data we hold at regular intervals and permanently delete or anonymize any personal data that is no longer required.
6. Children
This website and our services are intended for adults and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 18. If you are under 18, please do not provide us with your personal data, including your email address.
7. Access and control of your personal data
You have legal rights under applicable law regarding your personal data. You can ask the following questions or take the following actions at any time by contacting us by email at info@mdgestiondesign.com:
see what personal data we hold about you (if any), including why we hold it and who it might be disclosed to;
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ask us to modify/correct your personal data;
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ask us to delete your personal data;
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object to the processing of your personal data;
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ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data;
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withdraw any consent you have given us to the processing of your personal data; and
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express any concerns you may have regarding the use of your personal data by third parties.
8. Change of purpose
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you would like an explanation as to how processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
9. Contact us
Our full contact details are as follows:
Michaël Desjardins, Michaël Desjardins Management and Design
Sept-Iles, QC
Email for privacy questions: info@mdgestiondesign.com