Privacy Policy

Revised: February 24, 2022

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

Collected personal data, processed personal data and data collection
In accordance with the dispositions of article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the collection and processing of your personal data are consistent with the following principles:

• Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: personal data may only be collected and processed with your consent. Every time personal data is collected you will be informed that personal data is collected and why is collected

• Limited purposes: personal data is collected and processed of data for achieving the objectives stated in Terms and Conditions

• Minimization of personal data collection and processing: only personal data necessary for achieving the objectives of this website is collected

• Storage of personal data limited in time personal data is stored for a limited period, of which you are informed

• Integrity and confidentiality of collected and processed personal data: the controller undertakes to guarantee the integrity and confidentiality of collected personal data

To be lawful in accordance with article 6 of the European Regulation 2016/679, collection and processing of personal data will respect at least of one the following:

• You have given your consent to the processing of your personal data

• Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation

• Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person

• Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority

• Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party

This Website collects the following personal data:

First and Last Name
Email Address

This personal data is collected when you perform one, or all, of the following actions:

When you subscribe to email list

The Business may employ the use of a third-party service for the purpose of facilitating payment and the completion of the purchases. By submitting your information, you grant the Business the right to provide the information to these third parties. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. Therefore, the Business has no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, the Business is committed to seek and protect the integrity of this Website and welcomes feedback about these third-party sites.

For Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies of third-party services, please visit their websites (including, but not limited to): chapters.indigo.ca, amazon.ca, liber.leslibraires.ca, booksamillion.com, barnesandnoble.com, squarespace.com.

Collection and data processing achieve the following purpose:

a) Data Hosting

This Website is hosted by: Squarespace

The host may be contacted at the following link: https://www.squarespace.com

b) Controller: The controller is: Julie Gauthier, Owner of juliegauthier.co

c) Data Protection Officer: The following person has been named Data Protection Officer: Julie Gauthier, owner of juliegauthier.co

The Data Protection Officer may be reached at the contact information below: by email at info@juliegauthier.co

d) Rights and procedures for the implementation of your rights

In accordance with the regulation regarding the processing of personal data, you have the rights listed below.

In order for the controller to grant your request, you have to provide your full name, your email address and, if relevant, your personal account number.

The controller shall answer you within thirty (30) days.

I. Right to restriction of processing and right to object

You may request to restrict processing of your personal data and you may object to processing of your personal data and the Website may not deny such requests without compelling legitimate grounds.

e) Obligations of the controller

The controller undertakes to protect collected personal data, not to transfer your personal data to third parties without informing you first and to respect the purposes for which personal data were collected.

This Website uses an SSL certificate to guarantee that information transfer transiting through this Website is secured.

In addition, the collector undertakes to notify you before the rectification or erasure of any of your personal data unless this requires disproportionate efforts. In the event that the integrity and confidentiality of your personal data is compromised, the controller undertakes to inform you by any means.

Through your use of this Website, you may provide us with certain information. By using the Website, you authorize us to use your information in Canada and any other country where we may operate.

When you register for the newsletter or purchase any goods, you provide the Business with a valid email address and may provide the Business with additional information, such as your name, address and/or billing information. Depending on how you use this Website, the Business may also receive information from external applications you use to access the Website, or the Business may receive information through various web technologies, such as cookies, log files, clear gifs, web beacons or others.

You have the right to opt-out of email communication at any time by unsubscribing. You understand that the removal process may take up to 14 days to come into effect.

The Business uses the information gathered from you to ensure your continued good experience on this website, including through email communication. The Business may also track certain of the passive information received to improve our marketing and analytics, and for this, the Business may work with third party providers.

If you would like to disable any access to any passive information the Business receives from the use of various technologies, you may choose to disable cookies in your web browser. Please be aware that the Business will still receive information about you that you have provided, such as your email address.

The security of your personal information is important, and juliegauhier.co strives to follow generally commercial industry standards to protect your personal information that you submit voluntarily and automatically. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure and cannot guarantee absolute security of your information. When you make a credit card purchase or purchase through any means on the website, you will be directed to a third-party vendor to complete the transaction.

a) Consent to use of cookies

This Website may use cookies, which allow the Business to process statistics and information on traffic, to make your experience of this Website smoother and more interactive. Use of cookies involving personal data storage or analysis, you will be asked for your consent.

b) Right to object to use of cookies by this Website

You may object to the use of cookies by altering the settings of your web browser. However, any loss of functionality may not be held against the Business.

In addition, this Website embeds social network links that allow you to share your activity on this Website. Cookies from these social networks therefore may be saved on your computer. These websites have privacy policies and terms and conditions that may differ from the Terms and Conditions of this Website. For more information, visit the terms and conditions of these individual websites.