Octogone collectif (« us », « our » or « our ») commits to protecting your privacy and preserving the confidentiality of your Personal Information (as defined below).
The purpose of this privacy policy (the « policy ») is to inform you about how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, store, share, and protect (collectively, the « processing ») your Personal Information, as described in more detail below.
This Policy applies to any individual visiting or accessing the web pages of the Octogone collective website. https://octogone.ai/ (the « website ») or to any individual using the application (the « plateform »). It also applies to individuals whose Personal Information (as defined below) has been uploaded to the Site or Platform by their employer, or by a person designated by such employer (hereinafter collectively referred to as (« Employeur »).
In order to provide you with quality services, we must have access to certain Personal Information. We ensure that our employees handle this information with the utmost discretion and rigor, in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
For the purposes of this Policy, we mean by « personal information "Personal Information" refers to any information about an identifiable person or that, taken separately or combined with other data, allows a person to be identified. Generally, Personal Information does not include business contact details, such as your name, title, work address, or work phone number.
Whenever possible, Octogone Collectif will collect Personal Information directly from you, with your consent, subject to exceptions provided by law. Your Personal Information may also be collected by your Employer, who, with your consent, will then communicate this information to Octogone Collectif.
By providing us with Personal Information through our Site or Platform, you consent to the processing of your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy.
Octogone Collectif will not process Personal Information without your consent unless authorized or required to do so under applicable regulations. When necessary, Octogone Collectif may transmit or disclose your Personal Information without your consent to regulatory bodies with which it must cooperate. For example, Octogone Collectif may need to do so for reasons of fraud detection or prevention where seeking your consent would counteract the purpose sought.
Refusal of Collection and Withdrawal of Your Consent
According to applicable laws, you have the right to refuse the processing of your Personal Information. You may also, at any time, subject to reasonable notice and applicable legal or contractual restrictions, withdraw your consent to the use of Personal Information in our possession by . Withdrawing your consent may prevent us from providing or continuing to provide certain services, as Personal Information is necessary for the delivery of these services.
When Personal Information that has been collected needs to be used for purposes not identified below, the new purpose will be identified and documented before processing. Octogone Collectif will provide you with information about this new purpose before this new processing occurs.
Based on your activity on our Site or Platform, we may collect the following Personal Information:
When you fill out a "New Employee" form or when your Employer fills out such a form for you:
Octogone Collectif will ask you, or your Employer for your full name, gender, date of birth, full address, phone number, email, and, depending on your employment situation, information such as your social insurance number, health insurance number, or driver's license number.
Directly from you
Generally, we collect the Personal Information we need directly from you, for example, when you contact us. We may also collect information generated by your mobile and/or computer devices (for example, mobile advertising identifiers, location information, and IP address).
From your Employer with your consent
Your Employer may also provide us with Personal Information about you, after you have consented to such disclosure.
Octogone Collectif does not rent or sell any of your Personal Information to third parties and will not share it with third parties without your consent, unless required by law or as necessary for the purposes described below.
For clarity, here are some examples of situations where it is necessary for us to share this information:
With our employees
As part of their duties, our employees may need to access your Personal Information, for example, when you contact us or request assistance. Their access is limited to what is necessary to perform their functions.
When applicable laws require it
Octogone Collectif may also share your Personal Information if required by law or if it believes in good faith that such action is necessary to: (i) comply with the law; (ii) comply with the order of a competent judicial authority in any jurisdiction; (iii) comply with a legal process served on Octogone Collectif; (iv) protect and defend the rights or property of Octogone Collectif; (v) enforce or verify your compliance with any part of agreements you have entered into with Octogone Collectif, if applicable; (vi) prevent fraud or any other illegal activity perpetrated through the service; or (vii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of our services or the public at large.
During a Business Transfer
We may share your Personal Information without your consent when our business activities require it (in the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or sale of assets, for example). In such an event, we may share all or part of your Personal Information with the relevant third party (or their advisors) as part of a due diligence process.
We may link to third-party sites or services that we do not control. If you click on one of these links, you will be directed to sites beyond our sphere of influence. Please read the privacy policies of these third-party sites, applications, or platforms that may collect Personal Information to understand their privacy policies and data collection practices. This Policy applies only to Personal Information processed by or on behalf of Octogone Collectif. We are not responsible for these third-party sites, their content, or their access. Therefore, any Personal Information you submit through these sites is subject to their privacy policies. It is your responsibility to read their privacy policies to ensure the protection of your Personal Information.
A cookie is a small text file that is stored in a dedicated location on your computer, mobile device, tablet, or other device when you use your browser to visit an online service. Other tracking technologies, such as web beacons and tracking pixels, may be used for similar purposes. For reference, web beacons and pixels are tiny images that we may place on our web pages, our Platform, or in our emails. They can be used, for example, to anonymously track the number of times a particular page has been visited by a user. As their name suggests, web beacons are invisible and any part of our Platform, including ads displayed on our Platform, may contain web beacons. Unlike cookies, web beacons are not placed on your computer. In this Policy, all these tracking technologies are collectively referred to as “ cookies ". Any Personal Information collected using cookies by or on behalf of Octogone Collectif is treated with the same level of confidentiality as any other Personal Information held by Octogone Collectif.
Our Site and Platform use first-party and third-party cookies for a number of reasons.
We primarily use first-party and third-party cookies to measure traffic on our web pages, understand the performance of our Site and Platform, understand how you interact with our Site and Platform, and provide you with an improved and better user experience in the future.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of the Site and cannot be disabled in our systems without impacting the functioning of the Site or Platform. Strictly necessary cookies must be present for the Site or Platform to provide basic functions, which may include logging into our Platform, maintaining your session, and preventing security threats. However, if you wish, you can block or delete them by changing your browser settings and forcing the blocking of all cookies on the Site.
Non-Essential Cookies
Non-essential cookies provide certain non-essential functionalities on our Site for functional, analytical, or advertising purposes. Octogone Collectif will seek your consent before using any non-essential cookies.
Functional Cookies : We use these cookies to facilitate non-essential functionalities of our Site, such as integrating content like videos or sharing Site content on social media platforms.
Analytical Cookies : These cookies store information such as the number of visitors to our Site or the page they visited. This helps us understand and analyze the performance of our Site and identify areas for improvement.
How to Manage Cookies
Cookies can be managed and/or disabled through your browser's cookie settings and your mobile device's advertising settings.
However, if you refuse cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of the Site or Platform, and you will still receive advertisements, but they will no longer be as tailored to you. If you would like more information on how to manage and/or disable non-essential cookies, please visit the following sites:
Do Not Track
Web browsers can transmit "Do Not Track" ("DNT") signals that indicate a user does not want their activity tracked over time and across multiple websites. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard on how to interpret these signals, although efforts to reach a consensus are ongoing. Therefore, we do not respond to these DNT signals.
Octogone Collectif will retain your Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or for as long as necessary to comply with applicable legal, tax, or regulatory requirements. After this period, any Personal Information held by Octogone Collectif will be destroyed, deleted, or anonymized.
Children's Privacy
Our Site and Platform are intended for individuals aged 14 and older. We do not knowingly process Personal Information of minors. If you believe that we have collected Personal Information directly from minors, or if you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that your minor child has provided us with Personal Information, you may contact us as described in the section " ? «.
Octogone Collectif has implemented security measures to protect your Personal Information. We strive to apply the necessary and appropriate security measures to ensure the confidentiality of the Personal Information in our possession. The standard security measures we use depend on the type of information collected.
However, Octogone Collectif uses physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your Personal Information. These appropriate physical, technical, and/or administrative safeguards and security measures have been implemented and are maintained to prevent:
Octogone Collectif will make its employees aware of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of Personal Information, and precautions will be taken when disposing of or destroying Personal Information to prevent unauthorized parties from accessing it. Additionally, we ensure restricted access to our offices and computer equipment, train our employees, and require our agents and service providers with access to Personal Information to sign confidentiality agreements and implement security measures deemed equivalent.
However, it should be noted that no method of transmission over the Internet, nor any method of electronic storage, is completely secure. We therefore encourage you to be cautious when using the Internet. This includes not sharing your passwords. If you believe that your Personal Information has been compromised, please contact us as indicated in the section « ».
Your Personal Informations are stored by Octogone Collectif in the province of Quebec, Canada.
According to applicable laws, you may have the right to access your Personal Information, rectify it, withdraw your consent (if applicable), be informed of a decision based solely on automated processing (if applicable), not be discriminated against, restrict and object to the use and processing of your Personal Information by Octogone Collectif, or the right to data portability, i.e., to receive a copy of all Personal Information that Octogone Collectif holds about you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights (to the extent they are available), please submit your request in writing to the Privacy Officer, as indicated in the section « ». Depending on the right exercised, we will inform you of the procedure to follow, the processing time (response time), and the necessary information.
You can contact us to exercise your rights, if you have questions about our privacy practices, or if you need assistance in exercising or understanding your privacy choices.
Pour toute demande d’information, veuillez contacter notre Responsable de la protection des renseignements personnels à l’adresse info@octogone.ai.
Octogone Collectif wants you to know that we are committed to promptly and accurately responding to all your questions and concerns regarding the privacy and security of your Personal Information and our related policies and procedures.
If you have a complaint regarding the exercise of your rights under this Policy, your case will be handled by the office of the Privacy Officer at Octogone Collectif, who will inform you of the procedures to follow. Each complaint will be investigated. If the complaint is justified, the specific situation will be corrected, and you will be informed.
Octogone Collectif frequently reviews this Policy to keep it up to date with applicable legislation and its operations. If significant changes are made to the Policy, update notices (such as online notices or emails) may be used to inform you of these changes. Otherwise, the posting of the revised Policy on the Site will be considered sufficient notice, and by continuing to use the Site or by submitting Personal Information to us, you accept the changes made to our Policy.