{"id":3,"date":"2025-10-13T01:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valve-atlas.com\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-11-19T02:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T02:42:37","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valve-atlas.com\/fr_CA\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Politique de confidentialit\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45eeef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a45eeef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8d5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa8d5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"415\"><strong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"415\">Effective Date: January 1, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"719\">This Privacy Policy (\u201cPolicy\u201d) outlines how <strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"476\">Valve-Atlas<\/strong> (\u201cValve-Atlas\u201d, \u201cwe\u201d, \u201cour\u201d, \u201cus\u201d) collects, processes, stores, and protects Personal Information in the course of operating our business and providing products throughout Canada, the United States, and applicable international jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"838\">We are committed to full compliance with <strong data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"772\">PIPEDA<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"782\">GDPR<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"797\">CCPA\/CPRA<\/strong>, and other relevant privacy legislation.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"843\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"860\"><strong data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"860\">1. Scope<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"993\">This Policy applies to all individuals interacting with Valve-Atlas, including customers, suppliers, website visitors, and partners.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"998\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1021\"><strong data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1021\">2. Definitions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1295\">\n<li data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1096\">\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1096\"><strong data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1049\">Personal Information:<\/strong> Data relating to an identifiable individual.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1165\">\n<p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1165\"><strong data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1114\">Processing:<\/strong> Any operation performed on Personal Information.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1233\">\n<p data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1233\"><strong data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1190\">Service Providers:<\/strong> Third parties contracted by Valve-Atlas.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1295\">\n<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1295\"><strong data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1248\">Website:<\/strong> Valve-atlas.com and associated web properties.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1300\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1334\"><strong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1334\">3. Information We Collect<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1367\"><strong data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1367\">3.1 Voluntarily Provided<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1509\">\n<li data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1395\">\n<p data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1395\">Name, company, position<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1421\">\n<p data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1421\">Email, phone, address<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1474\">\n<p data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1474\">Technical drawings, product specifications, RFQs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1509\">\n<p data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1509\">Invoices, commercial documents<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1546\"><strong data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1546\">3.2 Automatically Collected<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1633\">\n<li data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1581\">\n<p data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1581\">IP address, device identifiers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1607\">\n<p data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1607\">Usage logs, analytics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1633\">\n<p data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1633\">Cookies (see Section 8)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1665\"><strong data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1665\">3.3 Transactional Data<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1748\">\n<li data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1716\">\n<p data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1716\">Quotes, orders, customer service communication<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1748\">\n<p data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1748\">Shipping and logistics data<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1750\" data-end=\"1753\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1787\"><strong data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"1787\">4. Purposes of Processing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"2038\">\n<li data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1841\">\n<p data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1841\">Fulfilling orders and providing products\/services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1892\">\n<p data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1892\">Preparing quotations and commercial agreements<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1931\">\n<p data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1931\">Customer communication and support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"1957\">\n<p data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1957\">Regulatory compliance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1996\">\n<p data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1996\">Website optimization and analytics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2038\">\n<p data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2038\">Marketing communications (with consent)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2043\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2073\"><strong data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2073\">5. Legal Basis (GDPR)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2158\">\n<li data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2101\">\n<p data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2101\">Performance of contract<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2125\">\n<p data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2125\">Legitimate interest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2146\">\n<p data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2146\">Legal obligation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2158\">\n<p data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2158\">Consent<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2163\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2200\"><strong data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2200\">6. Disclosure of Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2263\">We do <strong data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2214\">not<\/strong> sell Personal Information.<br data-start=\"2241\" data-end=\"2244\" \/>We may disclose to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2437\">\n<li data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2286\">\n<p data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2286\">Logistics partners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2321\">\n<p data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2321\">IT and cybersecurity providers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2344\">\n<p data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2344\">Payment processors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2437\">\n<p data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2437\">Legal\/regulatory authorities<br data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2378\" \/>All third parties are bound by confidentiality obligations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2442\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2477\"><strong data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2477\">7. International Transfers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2478\" data-end=\"2599\">Data may be transferred to Canada, the United States, or other regions with approved safeguards (SCCs, DPAs, encryption).<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2604\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2623\"><strong data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2623\">8. Cookies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2624\" data-end=\"2724\">Used for analytics, performance, and functionality.<br data-start=\"2675\" data-end=\"2678\" \/>Users may disable cookies in browser settings.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2729\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2731\" data-end=\"2749\"><strong data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2749\">9. Security<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"2750\" data-end=\"2841\">\n<li data-start=\"2750\" data-end=\"2768\">\n<p data-start=\"2752\" data-end=\"2768\">TLS encryption<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"2788\">\n<p data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2788\">Access controls<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2789\" data-end=\"2817\">\n<p data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2817\">Firewalls and monitoring<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2841\">\n<p data-start=\"2820\" data-end=\"2841\">Secure data storage<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"2882\">No system can ensure absolute security.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"2887\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2909\"><strong data-start=\"2892\" data-end=\"2909\">10. Retention<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"3006\">Data is retained only as long as necessary to meet business, legal, and regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3011\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3013\" data-end=\"3043\"><strong data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3043\">11. Data Subject Rights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"3044\" data-end=\"3149\">\n<li data-start=\"3044\" data-end=\"3054\">\n<p data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3054\">Access<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3069\">\n<p data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3069\">Correction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3070\" data-end=\"3082\">\n<p data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3082\">Deletion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3096\">\n<p data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3096\">Objection<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3097\" data-end=\"3112\">\n<p data-start=\"3099\" data-end=\"3112\">Restriction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3113\" data-end=\"3128\">\n<p data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3128\">Portability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3129\" data-end=\"3149\">\n<p data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3149\">Withdraw consent<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3151\" data-end=\"3184\">Contact: <strong data-start=\"3160\" data-end=\"3184\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3182\">info@valve-atlas.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3186\" data-end=\"3189\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3191\" data-end=\"3219\"><strong data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3219\">12. Third-Party Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3262\">We are not responsible for external sites.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3264\" data-end=\"3267\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3287\"><strong data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3287\">13. Updates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3387\">This Policy may be revised periodically. Updated versions will be posted with a new effective date.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3392\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3412\"><strong data-start=\"3397\" data-end=\"3412\">14. Contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3510\"><strong data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3458\">Valve-Atlas \u2013 Corporate Compliance Office<\/strong><br data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3461\" \/>Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3488\" \/><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3488\" data-end=\"3508\">info@valve-atlas.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective Date: January 1, 2025 This Privacy Policy (\u201cPolicy\u201d) outlines how Valve-Atlas (\u201cValve-Atlas\u201d, \u201cwe\u201d, \u201cour\u201d, \u201cus\u201d) collects, processes, stores, and protects Personal Information in the course of operating our business and providing products throughout Canada, the United States, and applicable international jurisdictions. 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