TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY

This website is the property of the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST). Access and use of this IRSST website are subjected to these terms and conditions.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS BY USING THIS SITE.

TERMS OF USE

This site’s content is protected by the Copyright Act and cannot be reproduced or changed without the IRSST's written permission. Access to and use of the documentation is permitted for personal but not for commercial use. You may print documentation from this website for personal or educational purposes only.

Any other use, alteration or reproduction of this website, in whole or in part, without the IRSST's prior written permission, is prohibited.

PRIVACY POLICY

When you access to the website, the IRSST get some information about users. The following describes this information, what we do with it.

INFORMATION COLLECTED BY IRSST

This IRSST website collects some information from users: personal data (such as name, contact information, data related to your profession, e.g., your experience, training courses); program specific data (such as results of slides analysis).

Any personal information collected through this website, will not be transmitted or sold to a third party. All information collected through this program will be treated as confidential and released as grouped data.

The data collected are stored in servers located in Canada.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal information is collected through the registration process. When you submit information, we clearly identified which are mandatory and which are optional.

Moreover, you can update at any time your personal information. To do so, please update your user profile on the site or contact us by mail, email, fax or phone using contact information below.

IRSST 505, De Maisonneuve Blvd West Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Telephone: (514) 288-1551, Fax: (514) 288-9632, Email : [email protected]

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC DATA

The data collected in this program are intended to improve analyst's asbestos fibers practices.

IRSST compiles data obtained through its online programs to produce reports for participating analysts and their laboratory representative as well as or IRSST professionals.

USE OF COOKIES

This IRSST website uses cookies in a limited manner to enhance the user experience.

Two types of cookies are used on this site:

Temporary cookies or session cookies are cookies that are stored only for the consultation session in progress and disappear when you leave the site.

Persistent cookies are stored in the cookie file of your browser until they expire. This is done anonymously and aggregated (these cookies do not contain personal data).

SECURITY

IRSST has implemented safeguards to protect your personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We use secure server equipped with firewalls and which are subject to ongoing monitoring. Controlled access, and encryption technology are also in place to protect your data. We also protect your information by requiring that all our employees and others who have access to, or are associated with the processing of your data, respect the confidentiality of information.

USERNAME & PASSWORD

We use security methods to determine the identity of this IRSST website's registered users so that appropriate rights and restrictions can be enforced for each user. We perform reliable verification called "Authentification", serving password and username to authentificate users. Users are responsible for protecting and maintaining their own passwords.

LOGOUT

When your browser is open and accessible, an unauthorized user could perform malicious actions on behalf of the person who was previously connected.

It is strongly recommended to logout when your workstation is left unattended.

COMMUNICATION BY EMAIL

The IRSST uses via this website communication by electronic means (e-mailing) to inform users and report something useful, such as the availability of reports for any series, analyst transferring, analyst activating, etc.

EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMER

This website and all its content are provided “as is” without any warranty. The IRSST makes no representation and gives no warranty, whether express or implied, relating to quality, use for a particular purpose, or to non-infringement. In addition, the IRSST makes no warranty relating to the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the content, publications, services, software, graphics, and various tools or links in this website.

In no event shall the IRSST be held liable for any damages, whether physical or psychological injury or material injury (including, and without limitation, any direct, indirect or punitive damages, any damages that are not an immediate and direct consequence of the fault alleged, one loss of profit or damage resulting from loss of data or business interruption) resulting from the use of information, methods or tools provided by the IRSST through this site or from the inability to use this website and its content, whether this damage is related to a legal or conventional warranty, contractual or extra-contractual liability, or any other legal provision, regardless of whether the IRSST has been previously advised of the possibility of such damages.

This disclaimer is not intended to conflict with the provisions of applicable Canadian legislation in this area, whether federal, provincial, or territorial legislation in Canada.

OTHER QUESTIONS

If you have any questions about these Terms of use and Privacy Policy, or about our practices with respect to Personal Information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

To ensure that compliance with industry standards, technologies and laws, the IRSST reserves the right to change its terms of use and privacy policy without notice to users of this website.

USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE IRSST TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY.