Privacy Policy
At Aviron
Technical Institute of Montrιal (Aviron), we respect your privacy. Our privacy policy (Privacy Policy)
summarizes what personal information we may collect, and how we use and
disclose this information. This Privacy Policy also describes other important
topics relating to your privacy.
By using the
website at www.myaviron.com (the Site), or by choosing to submit personal information
to Aviron, you signify your consent to all of the terms of this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with any of the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not
use this Site or submit any personal information to Aviron.
Aviron has
the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will promptly reflect
any such modifications to this Privacy Policy on our Site and will indicate at
the top of this page the date this Privacy Policy was last amended. Your
continued access to and/or use of the Site after any such changes
constitutes your acceptance of, and agreement to be legally bound by,
this Privacy Policy, as revised. Please periodically review this Privacy Policy
so that you know what personal information we collect, how we use it, and with
whom we may share it.
What Personal Information We May Collect
Personal
information is information about an identifiable individual, such as your name,
address, telephone number or email address, or if you provide any payment on
the Site, your payment information (Personal Information). We collect Personal
Information when you voluntarily provide it through our Site, or when you
provide it to us through other means. For example, we may collect Personal
Information when you:
Register
to use the Site;
Use the Site to make a payment;
Contact us through e-mail, telephone, mail; or other
correspondence;
Complete a page or pop-up where you enter information;
Contact us using telephone, mail or other communication with the
Site;
Complete a survey; or
Otherwise provide us with Personal Information.
The Personal Information we may collect may include:
Your
full name;
Your country and date of birth;
Contact information, such as your address, telephone number,
and/or e-mail address;
If you choose to make a payment, your payment information; and
Any other Personal Information that you voluntarily choose to
submit to us.
Cookies and How Aviron Collects
Information Through Technological Means
When you
visit our Site, we may collect information that is automatically sent to us by
your web browser or your internet service provider. This information may
include your domain name and your numerical IP address. We may also collect
other general information (such as the type of browser you use, which pages you
view, and the files you request). We use this information to better understand
how visitors use our Site, to monitor the usage and performance of our Site,
and to determine aggregate information about our user base and usage patterns,
and to improve our Site to better meet your needs. We use this information in
the aggregate, and do not link it to your Personal Information. We also use
your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our
Site, and to communicate with you after you have sent us emails. If you send us
emails, from time to time we may use information about your preferences and
interests to send updates to you about Aviron, its services, programs, or
information that may be of interest to you. Some advertisers may
occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies
placed by advertisers. The amount of information that is sent by your web
browser depends on the browser and settings you use. Please refer to the
instructions provided by your browser if you want to learn more about what
information it sends to websites you visit, or how you may change or restrict
this.
We may use a
feature on your Internet browser called a cookie and/or other similar
devices. Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your
computers hard drive. They are used for a variety of reasons, such as tracking
click streams, and for load balancing. Information tracked through these
mechanisms may include, but is not limited to: (i)
your IP address; (ii) the type of web browser and operating system being used;
and (iii) the pages of the Site a user visits. Most browsers give you the
option to reject cookies.
How Aviron Uses and Discloses Personal
Information
The Personal
Information we collect may be used by Aviron for the purposes for which it was
collected, as provided in this Privacy Policy, or for other purposes that are
disclosed to you and to which you consent. For example, we may use your
Personal Information to:
Respond
to your questions or inquiries;
To personalize your Site experience and to allow us to deliver
the type of content and program offerings in which you are most interested;
To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other Site feature;
Supply you with requested information regarding programs and
services available on the Site;
To send you informational or promotional communications that you
have agreed to receive. Visitors who register or participate in other Site
features such as marketing programs will be given a choice whether they would
like to be on our e-mail list and receive e-mail communications from us. If you
would no longer like to receive promotional e-mails from us, you may opt-out
using the unsubscribe feature in any of our commercial emails;
To carry out other purposes that are disclosed to you and to
which you consent; and
To carry out any other purpose permitted or required by law.
If you have
provided us with your Personal Information, but later decide you no longer want
us to send you any commercial information, you may unsubscribe by using the
unsubscribe message in our commercial electronic communications.
We may
transfer your Personal Information to third party service providers that assist
us with carrying out these purposes. For example, we may use a data processing
contractor to operate computer systems on our behalf. When Personal Information
is transferred to a such a third party service provider, we use contractual
means to help ensure that the service provider uses the Personal Information
only as allowed under this Privacy Policy, and provides it with appropriate
security.
Aviron
reserves the right to transfer all its information in connection with the sale
of all or part of its business, capital stock or assets. We may also disclose
your Personal Information to third parties if we have reason to believe that
disclosing such information is necessary to: (i)
conduct investigations of possible breaches of law; (ii) identify, contact, or
bring legal action against someone who may be violating an agreement they have
with us; or (iii) to protect our rights, safety or property. We may disclose
your Personal Information for any other purpose to which you Consent, or for
any purpose which is permitted or required by applicable law.
We may also
use your Personal Information to investigate security breaches or cooperate
with government authorities pursuant to a legal matter.
Personal
Information collected online may also be combined with information you have
provided to Aviron through other sources such as over the telephone.
How we Protect Personal Information
The security
of your Personal Information is important to us. We protect your Personal
Information by maintaining physical, organizational and technological
safeguards (appropriate to the sensitivity of such Personal Information) and
designed to help protect against unauthorized use, disclosure or access.
Personal
Information may only be accessed by persons within our organization, or our
third party service providers, who require such access to carry out the
purposes indicated in this Privacy Policy, or such other purposes as may be
permitted or required by applicable law. Personal information we collect is
stored on servers located in Montreal, Quebec..
We retain
Personal Information that we collect only as long as reasonably necessary to
fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to meet any legal
requirements.
Although we
have taken reasonable and prudent measures to protect our Site, computer
systems and any Personal Information that we have collected from unauthorized
use, access, disclosure, misuse, alteration or destruction, no security measures
can provide absolute protection. As a result, while we are committed to
protecting your Personal Information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security
of any information you provide to us. All third parties that obtain
Personal Information from us (e.g. service providers that perform functions on
our behalf) are required to protect your confidentiality and Personal
Information in a manner consistent with this policy, and/or as required by law.
Access and Rectification
You have a
right to request access to your Personal Information and to request a
correction to it if you believe it is inaccurate. If you have submitted
Personal Information to Aviron and would like to have access to it, or if you
would like to have it removed or corrected, please contact us using the contact
information provided below. We will use reasonable efforts to comply with your
request; however, in some cases we may not be able to allow you to access
certain Personal Information in certain circumstances, for example if it contains
Personal Information of other persons, or for legal reasons. In such cases, we
will provide you with a reasonable explanation of why it is not possible to
grant access to your Personal Information.
Children and Parents
Aviron does
not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of
majority in their jurisdiction of residence. If a child has already provided us
with Personal Information, his or her parent or guardian may contact us for the
purpose of deleting this information.
Third Party Websites
The Site may
contain links to other third party websites. These other websites may have
their own privacy policies and terms and conditions that are not governed by
this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the
content of any website(s) owned and operated by any such third parties. Other
websites may collect and treat information collected differently, so we
encourage you to carefully read and review the privacy policy for each website
you visit. Any links from this Site to other websites, or references to
products, services or publications other than those of Aviron, do not imply the
endorsement or approval of such websites, products, services or publications by
Aviron.
How to Contact Us
If you have
any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, any Personal Information you have
submitted to us, or if you would like to:
access Personal Information that you have already provided
to us so that you can correct or update it, or request that it be deleted;
request the deletion of Personal Information regarding your minor child;
or
report any violation of this Privacy Policy;
please advise us by contacting us in writing at 5460 Royalmount,
Town of Mount-Royal, Quebec, Canada, H4P 1H7.