Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The RNomics Platform at the Universite de Sherbrooke ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard personal information when you visit our website.

This policy applies to all personal information collected through our website. It does not apply to information collected through other channels or by other departments of the Universite de Sherbrooke.

2. What Information We Collect

We collect minimal personal information. The only personal data we collect through this website comes from:

• Contact form: When you send us a message, we collect your email address, the subject of your inquiry, and the content of your message. If you select the "send me a copy" option, a copy of your message is also sent to your email address.
• Essential cookies: We use a small number of essential cookies that are required for the website to function properly and securely. See section 4 for details.

We do not collect personal information through analytics, tracking pixels, social media widgets, or any other monitoring technologies. No personal data is stored in our database from website visitors.

3. How We Use Your Information

Personal information collected through the contact form is used solely to respond to your inquiry. Your message is sent directly to our team via email (rnomics-fmss@usherbrooke.ca) and is not stored in any database on our servers.

We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses only essential cookies that are necessary for its proper functioning. We do not use advertising cookies, analytics cookies, or any third-party tracking cookies.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website loads certain resources from external servers. These services may log your IP address when your browser requests these resources:

• Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — font styling
• Tailwind CSS CDN (cdn.tailwindcss.com) — page styling
• Font Awesome via Cloudflare (cdnjs.cloudflare.com) — icons
• Alpine.js via jsDelivr (cdn.jsdelivr.net) — interactive features

These services operate under their own privacy policies. We do not control their data collection practices.

6. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are sent directly via email and are not stored in any database on our servers. Email retention follows the Universite de Sherbrooke's email management policies. Essential cookies are automatically deleted when they expire.

7. Your Rights

Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and Quebec's Law 25, you have the following rights:

• The right to access your personal information held by us
• The right to request correction of inaccurate information
• The right to withdraw your consent to the collection or use of your information
• The right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or the Commission d'acces a l'information du Quebec

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

8. Contact Information

For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us:

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.