Privacy and Cookie Policy

Last Updated: April 7, 2025

INTRODUCTION

The Carnaval de Québec recognizes the importance of protecting your personal information. In compliance with the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25), we are committed to protecting your personal data and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share it on this website (carnaval.qc.ca).

We collect and use your personal information solely to improve your experience on our website, manage your registration for our services, process your purchases, and monitor our marketing campaigns.

By accessing our website and interacting with our services, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this policy.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by modifying your cookie preferences through our cookie management banner.

Various types of information may be collected when you visit our website.

The data collected may be used for the following purposes:

  • To enhance the user experience on our website
  • To provide the best possible customer service
  • To communicate for marketing, advertising, or order management purposes
  • To generate statistics to support business decisions
  • To track your purchases

 

Newsletter Subscription

During this process, we may collect the following information:

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address

We use this information to send you newsletters related to the Carnaval. You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time.
We use the services of Cyberimpact to manage our newsletters.


 

Communication with Customer Service

You may contact us by email for questions or issues. When necessary, we may collect information such as:

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • Mailing address (if required by the situation)

We use this information to identify you, respond to your inquiries, and ensure proper follow-up.


 

Ticket or Merchandise Purchases

The collection of personal information is required when purchasing tickets or merchandise.

The information provided is used strictly to communicate with you regarding your purchase. Our ticketing partner is Lepointdevente.com.

During this process, we may collect information such as:

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • Mailing or billing address (if required)
  • Payment information

We use this information to process your purchase and deliver your products, either electronically or by mail.


 

Website Analytics and Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect information about how users interact with our website.
This information is collected anonymously through cookies and may include:

  • Browser type and version used
  • IP address
  • Referring page
  • Geographical location based on IP address
  • Session duration and pages visited
  • Internet service provider

The data collected allows us to analyze how our website is used and accessed, helping us enhance its features and optimize it to better meet users’ needs.
This information also enables us to provide high-quality service and help you find the information you are looking for more efficiently.

Please note that the data collected through cookies does not allow us to personally identify you.
You may choose to refuse cookie collection:

  • Through your web browser, or
  • Via our cookie banner.

However, refusing cookies may limit access to certain parts or features of our website.

We may share your personal information with third-party partners and service providers to manage our services (e.g., ticketing, newsletters).
These third parties are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your data.
We never sell your data to third parties.

 

Third-party providers: In the course of our operations, we may need to share certain data with third parties.
Generally, these providers collect, use, and disclose your information only to the extent necessary to perform the services they provide to us.

List of our main IT providers and their policies

Le pointdevente (Ticketing – Québec): https://lepointdevente.com/conditions/
Cyberimpact (Newsletter): https://app.cyberimpact.com/privacy-policy?l=fr_ca
Meta (Advertising analytics – United States): https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
Google (Data analytics – United States): https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en
Shopify (Data analytics – Canada): https://www.shopify.com/ca-en/legal/privacy

Some third-party service providers have their own privacy policies governing the information we must share with them when using their services.

When you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party site or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy.

 


List of Our Main IT Providers and Their Policies

Lepointdevente (Ticketing – Québec): https://lepointdevente.com/conditions/