Privacy policy
Last updated: January 8, 2025
Welcome to the official website of the Grand Prix de Valcourt (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “our,” “the Site,” or “Grand Prix Skidoo de Valcourt”). We place great importance on protecting your personal data and your privacy. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you about the practices we apply regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of your personal information when you use our Site.
1. Collection of Personal Information
We may collect various types of personal information about you, including:
- Contact information: first name, last name, email address, postal address, telephone number.
- Browsing information: IP address, browser type, pages visited, duration of visit, etc.
- Information provided voluntarily: when you fill out contact forms, request information, leave comments, etc.
We only collect the information necessary for the purposes described below.
2. Use of Personal Information
We use your personal information to:
- Provide our services: respond to your inquiries, process your ticket orders (if applicable), manage your registrations for our events, etc.
- Communicate with you: send you information about our events, updates, newsletters, special offers, or other communications that may interest you.
- Improve our Site: understand how our users interact with our Site, analyze page performance, and optimize our content.
- Comply with our legal obligations: meet applicable laws and regulations, cooperate with competent authorities when necessary.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
According to the applicable laws (e.g., Law 25 in Quebec, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in Canada, the General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR] for EU users, etc.), we process your personal information only when:
- You have consented to the processing (for example, when subscribing to our newsletter);
- The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract (for instance, to send you tickets or purchase confirmations);
- The processing is required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
4. Disclosure of Personal Information
We are committed to not selling, renting, or trading your personal information. However, we may share your information with:
- Third-party service providers: companies or service providers that help us deliver or improve our services (web hosting, traffic analysis, email management, ticketing, etc.). We ensure these third parties agree to maintain the confidentiality of your data.
- Legal or administrative authorities: if required by law or if we believe, in good faith, that doing so is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, or ensure the safety of our users.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with our legal obligations. Once the data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
6. Information Security
We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information, although we make every effort to protect it.
7. Use of Cookies
Our Site uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, measure performance, remember certain preferences, and analyze traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies, but some features of our Site may then be limited or unavailable.
8. External Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or practices of these sites, including their privacy practices. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with your personal information.
9. User Rights
Depending on the laws applicable to you, you may exercise certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Right of access: you have the right to request access to your information.
- Right to rectification: you may request the correction of incorrect or incomplete information.
- Right to erasure (or right to be forgotten): you may request the deletion of your data when its processing is no longer necessary or justified.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data for legitimate reasons.
- Right to withdraw consent: for any processing based on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address provided in the “Contact Us” section.
10. Contact Us
For any questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us at:
- Email: info@grandprixvalcourt.com
- Postal address: 1111, boul. des Cyprès, Valcourt, Québec, CA J0E 2L0
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or to comply with new legal obligations. If we make a material change, we will post a clear notice on our Site or send you a notification. The most recent version of this Privacy Policy, indicating the “Last updated” date, prevails.
Thank you for your trust. We remain at your disposal for any additional information regarding our personal information management practices.