Privacy policy

Created in June 1992 as part of the national training plan for the crafts, école atelier is a training and research center, as well as a center for dissemination and support for the professional woodworking community.

A partner of Cégep Limoilou, and the Centre de formation et de consultation en métiers d’art (CFCMA), the Institut is the only school in Eastern Québec to teach specific courses in the Techniques de métiers d’art – option ébénisterie artisanale program, as part of the college curriculum (D.E.C.).

The Institut is supported by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications for the acquisition of cultural equipment, and for research, dissemination, professional support and operating activities.

It is associated with the Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec (CMAQ), the Conseil de la culture des régions de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches, the Table des métiers d’art, and the Corporation de développement économique communautaire de Québec (CDÉC),

Mission
To offer the highest level of training in artisanal woodworking in Quebec.

Vision
To be known and recognized as THE reference in Quebec for artisanal cabinetmaking. To be recognized as the institution that trains the best cabinetmakers in Quebec.

We may collect and process various types of personal information in the course of our business and provision of services, including:

Professional and/or personal contact information, such as a first name,
name, address(es), e-mail address(es), date of birth and telephone number(s);
Biographical information such as job title, employer, professional and/or personal background, photos and video or audio content;
Marketing and communication preferences, comments and survey responses;
Information relating to contribution history, participation in organizational events, billing and financial information, such as billing address, bank account information or payment data;
Service-related information, such as details of services we have rendered to you;
Information about your professional background, networks, social involvement, professional affiliations and family ties;
Recruitment information, such as curriculum vitae, education and employment history, details of professional affiliations and other information relevant to potential recruitment by WQI;
Website usage and other technical information, such as details about visits to our websites, our social media, your interaction with our advertising and online content, or information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies;
Information provided to us by or on behalf of our customers and partners or generated by us in the course of providing our services, which may, where relevant, include special categories of personal information;
Information such as your donation and community investment policy, your contributions, the recipient organizations and what, if anything, they are dedicated to, the recognition obtained, the decision-making process and the people involved in the organization and this process;
Any other personal information provided. Please note that if you provide us with personal information about other persons (such as your customers, directors, officers, shareholders or beneficial owners), you must ensure that you have duly notified them that you are providing us with their information and that you have obtained their consent to such disclosure;
Where applicable, evidence of consent given to us (date, time, means) in circumstances where such consent is necessary for the processing of personal information.
We do not collect information from the legal guardians of children or other persons under the age of 14, within the framework of the Arts and Studies Concentration, in order to be able to react quickly in the event of emergencies: allergies, ambulance transport, health problems that may have an impact on the school course, etc. We do not collect information from the legal guardians of children or other persons under the age of 14, in order to be able to react quickly in the event of emergencies: allergies, ambulance transport, health problems that may have an impact on the school course, etc.

We collect personal information from you and through our interactions with you.
our interactions with you, as follows:

When you register for events and newsletters;
When you register for benefit events;
When you make a donation to our organization, in any form;
When you register as a volunteer for our organization;
During correspondence by mail, e-mail or telephone;
When registering for the DEC – Techniques de métiers d’art;
When registering for an activity and course, via the Quidigo platform;
When registering for the Arts-Études concentration.
We also collect publicly accessible information, notably
on public platforms, including our website.

We may use personal information in any of the following ways, with your
with your consent or, where applicable, under another legal basis.
other legal basis. In each case, we indicate the purposes for which we use your personal information.
use your personal information:

In order to provide our services as well as for the conduct of our business, to administer and perform our services, including to perform our obligations arising from any agreement entered into between you and us;
To facilitate the use of our websites and to ensure that the content is relevant and to ensure that the content of our websites is presented in the most effective manner for you and your device
device;
For marketing and business development purposes – to provide details of new services, information on developments in our
and industry developments, and invitations to seminars and events where an individual has opted to receive such information;
For research and development purposes (including security) – to carry out analyses to help us better
service and marketing requirements of our customers and to better understand our organization and develop our
services and offers;
Recruitment purposes – to enable us to process job applications and assess
and to assess whether an individual meets the requirements of the position for which he or she may apply to the WQI;
To meet our legal, regulatory or risk management obligations;
To prevent fraud and/or conduct other background checks
required at any time by law or applicable regulation and/or best practice (if false or inaccurate information is provided, or if fraud is detected or suspected, from the
(If false or inaccurate information is provided, or if fraud is detected or suspected, information may be transmitted to fraud prevention organizations and may be recorded by us or by such organizations.) When processing special categories
special categories of personal information, we may also rely on important public interest considerations
(crime prevention or detection) or legal claims;
to enforce our rights, to comply with legal or regulatory reporting obligations or to protect the rights of third parties
protect the rights of third parties;
To ensure we get paid – to collect payments owed to us and, where appropriate, to enforce such collections by debt collection agencies or other legal means (including legal proceedings);
In order to reorganize or change our organization – if we undertake a reorganization (for example, by merging, consolidating or divesting part of our organization’s mission), we may be required to transfer some or all of the personal information to an applicable third party (or its advisors) as part of any due diligence process or transfer to such reorganized entity or third party for the purposes of such reorganization.
or to such third party for the same purposes as set out in this Privacy Policy or for the purposes of analyzing any proposed reorganization. In such a situation, we will
all possible means to ensure the protection and security of personal information.

The IQE is a duly incorporated not-for-profit organization.
personal information we collect may be transmitted to, and processed by
entity in the WQI network. We may also share personal information with certain third parties, including the following:

WQI volunteers and clients for the purposes of recruiting human resources, volunteers and soliciting financial or other contributions;
Third-party service providers and/or partners, including those who provide us with services such as donation solicitation, database analysis, Web site and application development,
hosting, maintenance and other services;
These third parties may access or process personal information in connection with the services they provide to us. We limit the information we provide to these service providers to that which is
information that is reasonably necessary for them to perform
We limit the information we provide to these service providers to that which is reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions, and our contracts with these service providers require them to maintain the confidentiality of such information;
Government authorities and law enforcement agencies
where required by applicable law. For greater clarity, we may disclose personal and other information if we are required to do so by tax or other laws, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is appropriate.
believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable laws, in response to a court order or government subpoena or search warrant, or otherwise to cooperate with such government authorities and law enforcement agencies;
Acquirer, successor or assignee in connection with any merger, acquisition, debt financing, asset sale or similar transaction, as well as in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership providing for the transfer of assets to a third party.
insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership involving the transfer of personal information as a business asset to one or more third parties;
We will only use personal information for the primary purpose and the applicable legitimate purpose for which it was collected, or for purposes consistent with that primary purpose.
The organization uses the services of third-party sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X), LinkedIn, YouTube, Google, to promote its content and offers.
When you visit our website, these third parties may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies on your hard drive to collect or receive information about your browsing on the website and elsewhere on the Internet. These technologies enable us to deliver relevant advertising targeted to your interests. You can consult cookies and delete them if you wish. You therefore have full control. We advise you to refer to your browser settings to make the appropriate changes.
appropriate modifications.
If you would like third-party sites to store cookies on your hard drive in order to offer you targeted advertising, you can activate this option. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy (below).

We will retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

The retention period for each of these categories has been established as follows:

Company employees: 7 years after termination of employment;
Board members: 7 years after end of mandate, except for items relating to minutes and constitutive documents;
Members: 3 years, except for items related to minutes and constitutive documents;
Clients of general public courses: 7 years after last course taken;
DEC – Techniques de métiers d’art students: 3 years after graduation;
Concentration arts-studies students: 3 years after graduation;
Professional artists with exhibition, cultural mediation or artistic residency contracts: 7 years after the end of the contract;
Donors and sponsors: 7 years after the last donation or sponsorship;
The organization’s founding documents, minutes and all documents produced for meetings of the Board of Directors are kept in perpetuity.

We have operations in Quebec, and personal information is transferred to, stored and processed in Quebec where we or our affiliates, partners, service providers or agents maintain facilities. By sending us personal information or by using our website, you agree and consent to the processing of such personal information in Quebec.

We rely on recognized legal grounds to lawfully make cross-border/international transfers of personal information, such as express consent, when the transfer is necessary for us to provide services pursuant to an agreement, or when the transfer is subject to safeguards that ensure the protection of personal information.

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect information submitted to us, both at the time of transmission and once we receive it. We maintain appropriate physical, technical or administrative safeguards to protect personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, misuse or other unlawful forms of processing of personal information in our possession. We have taken
measures to ensure that the only staff members who have access to your personal information are those who have a need to know or whose duties reasonably require them to know it.

Here are the main departments where your data is stored:

Accounting: invoicing, monitoring of payments receivable, monitoring of payments to be made, payment of salaries to employees and artists, employee HR files, insurance, etc.
employees, employee HR files, group insurance, payment for exhibition contracts, payment for cultural mediation activities, payment for artistic residencies and conferences, donations and sponsorships; and
sponsorships;
Communications: advertising, promotion, newsletter, press releases, invitations to events, donations and sponsorships;
Training (DEC, recreation, arts-study, summer camps): communications to ensure smooth running of activities, follow-up with teachers, follow-up on changes to course schedules, etc.
However, no Internet transmission method or electronic storage medium is 100% secure. We therefore cannot
ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us
and you do so at your own risk. We also cannot
Nor can we guarantee that such information will not be accessed, obtained, disclosed, modified or destroyed as a result of a breach of our physical, technical or administrative safeguards.

If you have reason to believe that your personal information has been compromised, please contact us as indicated in the “How to contact us” section (below). In the event of a privacy incident involving your personal information, we will notify you as soon as possible after we become aware of the incident. We will take reasonable steps to minimize the risk of harm and to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Please note :

For the accounting department, we use SAGE software, based in Quebec City. Only persons authorized by General Management have access to this software, which requires a user name and password.
and password. Here’s the link to their Privacy Policy: https://www.sage.com/fr-ca/informations-legales/protection-vie-privee-
cookies/
For the DEC – Techniques de métiers d’art, we partner with
Cégep Limoilou, based in Quebec City. Here’s the link to their Privacy Policy: https://www.cegeplimoilou.ca/politique-de-confidentialite/
For payment collection, we use Square. Here’s the link to
their Privacy Policy: https://squareup.com/ca/fr/legal/general/privacy

In certain circumstances and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, an individual has the following rights:

Access: the right to ask whether we are processing information and, if so, to request access to personal information. Subject to applicable law and, where applicable, the payment of a monetary sum
a copy of the personal information we hold and certain other information about the individual; and
information;
Accuracy: we are required to take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information in our possession is
is accurate, complete, not misleading and up-to-date;
Rectification: the right to request rectification of any incomplete or inaccurate personal information held by us;
De-indexing: the right to request that we cease disseminating their personal information or de-index any hyperlink attached to their name
name giving access to information if such dissemination causes them prejudice or contravenes the law or a court order (right to erasure or oblivion);
Anonymization: the fact that our organization may, instead of destroying it, anonymize personal information in order to use it, but only for serious and legitimate purposes (e.g., keeping information required for possible tax inspection purposes);
The right to be informed when you are the subject of a decision based exclusively on automated processing;
The right to be informed when identification, location or profiling technology is used, and of the means available to activate these functions.
Finally, it is also possible to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, more specifically in the country, province or state in which you normally reside (in Quebec, the
Commission d’accès à l’information), in which we are located or in which an alleged breach of data protection laws has occurred.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us as indicated in the “How to contact us” section.

For detailed information about the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy below, which forms part of this Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions, comments or complaints about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, or if you wish to exercise your rights, file a complaint or obtain information about our policies, please contact our Privacy Officer.
this Privacy Policy or with respect to personal information, exercise your rights, file a complaint or obtain information about our policies, please contact our Privacy Officer at the following coordinates:

Thierry Plante-Dubé
General Manager
Institut québécois d’ébénisterie (IQE)
14 rue Soumande
2-15
Québec (Qc) G1L 0A4
Renseignementspersonnels@mmaq.com
www.iqe.edu

We may change the content of our websites and the way we use cookies without notice and, therefore, our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy may change from time to time in the future. We therefore encourage you to
review them each time you visit the website to stay informed about how we handle personal information.

This policy was last updated on October 31, 2023.

By using our IQE.EDU website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this cookie policy. You will have seen an invitation to do so on your first visit to this website; although it is not usually displayed on subsequent visits, you may withdraw your consent at any time by following the instructions below.

Where the organization setting the cookie offers an automatic deactivation tool for that cookie or those cookies, we indicate the name of that organization, the category of cookies it is setting and a link to its automatic deactivation tool. In all other cases, we indicate the name of the cookies themselves and their source as of the date of this Cookie Policy so that you can easily identify them and disable them if you wish using your browser controls.
If you do not agree to the use of cookies, please disable them by following the instructions for your browser at the following site (All About Cookies) or use an automatic disabling tool, if available. However, some services will not function as well if cookies are disabled.
After your initial visit to this website, we may change the cookies we use. This Cookie Policy will always tell you who is setting cookies, for what purpose and how to disable them if you check back from time to time.

The cookies categories used by the Institut québécois d’ébénisterie, its collaborators (Centre Materia and Maison des métiers de Québec) and its suppliers are described below:

• These cookies are essential to enable you to navigate the Web site and access its functionalities.
  Without these cookies, the services you request (such as page navigation) cannot be provided.

• We use analytical cookies to analyze how our visitors use our websites and to monitor website performance. This allows us to ensure a high-quality experience by personalizing our offering and quickly identifying and correcting any problems. For example, we may use performance cookies to track which pages are most popular, to determine which method of linking between pages is most effective, and to
  to determine why certain pages are receiving error messages. We may also use these cookies to target items or services on the site according to their relevance to you based on your use of the website. We or our suppliers do not link the information collected by these cookies to your personal information.

• We use cookies to provide you with certain functionality. For example, to remember the choices you make (such as your username, language or region) or to recognize the platform from which you access the site and to provide you with enhanced and more personal functionality. These cookies are not used to track your browsing on other sites.

• Targeting cookies (or advertising cookies) collect information about your browsing habits and are used to better target advertising to you and your interests. They are used by services provided by third parties, such as the Like or Share buttons. The AddThis cookies mentioned above are also examples of targeting cookies. Third parties provide these services in exchange for acknowledging that you have visited our website.
  When you use the Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or other sharing buttons available, you are directed to a page controlled by these companies, which may place cookies (including
  targeting cookies), and you will be subject to the cookie policies of LinkedIn, Twitter or other relevant website, respectively.

• We may also use your IP address and browser type to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our Web site and to improve our service to you. An IP address is a numeric code that identifies your computer on the Internet. Your IP address may also be used to gather broad demographic information.
  We may perform IP address lookups to determine the domain you came from (e.g. google.com) in order to get a better picture of our users’ demographics. Information from these types of cookies and technologies is not combined with information about you from any other source and will not be used to identify you.

• Our marketing e-mails contain a unique campaign-specific “web beacon” that notifies us if our e-mails are opened and, combined with other technology, verifies clicks on links within the e-mail. We may use this information for a variety of purposes, including to determine which of our e-mails are of most interest to you, and to ask users who do not open our e-mails if they wish to continue receiving them. The pixel will be removed when you delete the e-mail. If you do not want the pixel to be downloaded to your device, you should choose not to click on the links we send you.
  links we send you. This information may be linked to your personal identity.

Please note that this Cookie Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of third party websites that may be linked to or from this website.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time and we encourage you to review the policy from time to time to stay informed about how we use cookies.

This Cookie Policy was last updated on October 31, 2023.