With the development of new communication tools, particular attention must be paid to protecting privacy. That is why La Vitrine, the cultural hub of Montréal, is committed to respecting the confidentiality of the personal information it collects through its website and through the Passeport MTL étudiant international application.
Collection of personal information
We collect the following information when you register for the Passeport MTL étudiant international program:
- Last name
- First name
- Address
- Postal code
- email address
- Native country
- Language
- Education (university, proof of being an international student, date of end of studies in Montréal, field and level of study)
The personal information we collect is obtained through the registration form currently available in the Passeport MTL étudiant international application and will soon be available on the passportmtletudiant.com website.
Use of data collected and interactivity
Your personal information is collected through:
- The DMP developed by Agyl for the Passeport MTL étudiant international
We use the information collected for the following purposes: to validate your international student status and to send targeted offers.
Your personal information is stored on the following platforms:
- The DMP developed by Agyl for the Passeport MTL étudiant international
- Hello Strategy
- Mailchimp
We retain personal information as long as it is necessary or relevant for the Passeport MTL étudiant international project.
Right to object and withdraw
We are committed to offering you the right to object and to withdraw your personal information. The right to object is understood as the opportunity offered to students to refuse to have their personal information used for certain purposes mentioned during the collection. The right of withdrawal is understood as the opportunity for students to request that their personal information no longer appear on mailing lists or in the list of registered students.
To exercise these rights, you can write us an email at [email protected] .
Right of access
We undertake to recognize the right to access and rectify information on the part of persons concerned who wish to consult, modify or delete information concerning them. To exercise this right, you must inform us of your request by emailing us at [email protected] .
Security
The personal information we collect is kept in a secure environment. People who work for us as well as our business partners are required to respect the confidentiality of your information. We use the following security measures to protect your personal information:
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol
- Access Management – authorized person
- Access management – person concerned
- Backup on secure servers
- Firewalls
We are committed to maintaining a high level of security to ensure that your data remains confidential. However, since no mechanism guarantees maximum security, there is always a risk involved when using the internet to transmit personal information.
Updating our privacy policy
We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy when it becomes necessary to further protect our users and to comply with a changing environment. We recommend that you check our website regularly for updates. In the event that we make any major changes to this policy, or to how we use and collect your personal information, we will post such changes prominently before we implement them.
Last updated: August 20, 2018