Privacy Policy
Our Promise to Canadians
As a company conducting business operations in Canada, Simetra Recruitment builds connections with citizens and reflects the diversity of communities spread from coast to coast. This relationship translates digitally through an exchange of data between you (the user) and us (the company). Data is managed with care to provide Canadians with a secure and engaging experience when they share information with us.
To preserve the trust relationship between you and us, Simetra Recruitment is committed to:
- Being transparent with you about the data collected and its use;
- Protecting data concerning you;
- Ensuring safe navigation on its digital products.
We have implemented measures to protect the personal information we collect in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act and our Privacy and Data Protection Policy, such as password encryption or the use of secure communications (HTTPS) for any communication containing personal information.
What is the purpose of your data?
The collected data is analyzed to develop products and content that match your preferences and interests. This data is used to optimize and improve digital products and enhance your usage. It may also be used to recommend content based on your interests.
“In other words: we want to know what interests you, not who you are.”
Presence of Artemis Recruitment on third-party platforms
Our company is present on various third-party platforms, such as social media. When you interact with us on these platforms or use your social media credentials to log in to our services, their policies and terms of use apply, and we encourage you to read them.
We may use information you provide to us on third-party platforms, as well as limited information drawn from your social media accounts (if you choose to share this information by using your social media credentials to log in to our services), to interact with you and answer your questions, as well as for audience insights and reporting purposes.”
Your Data and Your Privacy
On the internet, every interaction with a digital product generates data. Thus, when you visit a page on https://simetrarecruitment.com, you generate data. Through your choices and actions, Simetra Recruitment may transmit the necessary information to your device to display the requested content.
This exchange of data is fundamental to the functioning of the internet. Without this exchange, there is no network, hence no internet.
For example, certain data, like your IP address, is essential for us to know where to send the requested information. It’s very similar to the physical world. When you request a letter or a package to be delivered to your home, you must provide your postal address; otherwise, the sender won’t know where to send it. It’s the same on the internet; without a destination address, no data can be sent to you.
What data do we collect?
We group the data we collect into three main categories:
Your actions on our products (analytical data)
For example:
- The pages of our website you visit;
- Your interactions with our web pages (elements you click on, etc.);
- The written content you consult;
- The video content you watch;
Your context when browsing our products (analytical data)
For example:
- Your geographical location — derived from your IP address or provided by the GPS of your mobile device — when you access our content;
- The type of device and web browser you use;
- Your IP address and data contained in the browsing cookies of Artemis Recruitment and its partners;
- The time of day when you interact with us.
How do we use this data?
The preferences and needs of Canadians are varied. The collected data is analyzed to allow us to develop products and services that match your preferences.
Analytical data (your actions, your context).
Analytical data is obtained when you use our websites. The data we analyze regarding consulted content and viewing methods can be used, among other things, to:
Determine the performance of our various products;
Analyze your behaviors to reduce friction points on our products;
Present relevant content through our content recommendation engines;
Offer targeted advertising.
The actions taken on our products cannot be linked to an individual. Analytical data is anonymized to prevent the establishment of the identity of a given person.
Advertising targeting
The collected data is also used to present you with advertisements corresponding to your interests. It allows grouping user profiles of our products by audience segments sharing common interests.
For example, if we notice that a group of people has a marked interest in automobiles,
we can present this audience segment with content or advertising about automobiles. Subsequently, we will be able to evaluate the number of people in this segment who have seen the advertisement or content, without identifying them personally.
Advertising targeting data is anonymized to prevent the establishment of the identity of a given person. The actions taken on our products cannot be associated with an individual.
If you do not wish us to use advertising targeting to present advertisements based on your interests, you can disable this feature by deactivating advertising targeting cookies in your browser. Visit this section to learn more about managing data concerning you.
How do we ensure the protection of your privacy?
Your data is always protected. We implement strict measures to safeguard the personal data to which you grant us access. These measures comply with legislation regarding the protection of personal information as well as with Simetra Recruitment’s standards on this matter.
Data anonymization
Analytical data is anonymized to prevent the identification of specific individuals. Actions taken on our products cannot be associated with a person. Data anonymization involves modifying the content or structure of data to make the “re-identification” of individuals very difficult or impossible.
Secure connections
Simetra Recruitment encrypts all communication containing personal information. This means that transmitted data is encoded to ensure its confidentiality during the exchange of data between your devices and Simetra Recruitment’s various products and services.
Security audits
Furthermore, your data is stored on protected and monitored infrastructures to detect and prevent leaks or intrusion attempts. We regularly conduct checks to ensure the robustness of these measures.
Are these data transmitted to third parties?
The data to which you grant access to Simetra Recruitment may be transmitted to third parties in certain specific contexts. Simetra Recruitment ensures that data transfer is carried out securely.
The collected data is not used for any purposes other than those authorized by Simetra Recruitment.
Analytical data (your actions, your context)
Simetra Recruitment may use the services of partners to facilitate data analysis. In such cases, we ensure that partners follow strict data protection rules equivalent to those of Simetra Recruitment.
Your data and security
Protection of your data
The data you choose to disclose, the people to whom you disclose it, and your reasons for doing so form the basis of the protection of your privacy and rights. If you do not want us to know your IP address, you should refrain from visiting the Simetra Recruitment website.
If you do not wish for us to collect personal data about you, you should not register on the Simetra Recruitment website or log in.
If you wish to access our site that displays local, personalized, or more relevant content for you, we need information to identify you.
How Simetra Recruitment protects the information you provide?
The personal information we collect is protected in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act of Canada and Simetra Recruitment’s Privacy and Data Protection Policy.
We will only use them for the agreed purposes when you have provided them to us. If we wish to use your information for another purpose, we will first seek your consent.
Personalization and Filter Bubbles
Personalization without Polarization
As a company operating in Canada, we aim to foster a sense of national belonging and greater social cohesion by creating a platform:
- With content tailored to Canadians;
- To showcase and amplify our values.
- Use of Algorithms by Simetra Recruitment
We sometimes use algorithms to personalize your online navigation. Our algorithms do not replace competent individuals who design the range of content you view on our website. However, algorithms form the basis of certain tools such as the most popular content according to your region or widgets related to time or weather.
What is a Browser Cookie? How do we use them?
What is a Browser Cookie?
A browser cookie is a small text file placed on your browsing device that allows data to be stored about your internet habits. For example, a browser cookie may contain a unique number assigned to you. This number allows your browser to be recognized without being able to establish your identity.
How Browser Cookies Work
When you visit a web page that uses cookies, a cookie is saved by your browser on your device. When you return to this site, the cookie recognizes you; using your unique identification number. Cookies are the cornerstone of your browser’s memory.
Over the years, the Internet has evolved, and so have cookies. Cookies now remember items you placed in your cart on shopping sites or your preferences. Cookies also enable automatic login to websites you visit or the resumption of a video where you left off.
Use of Cookies by Simetra Recruitment
Every time you interact with Simetra Recruitment online, you generate data and we send it to you. These fundamental data exchanges are the very basis of the operation of the Internet. Without information exchange, there is no Internet.
Cookies can tell us:
- Which digital properties of Simetra Recruitment you visit (websites or applications) and how frequently;
- What text, video, and audio content you read, watch, or listen to;
- Your browsing habits on our site (the links you click on and the content you share);
- Where you are located;
- The type of device or browser you use;
- Your IP address.
The data you choose to share with us helps us design better digital products and focus on what interests you.
The vast majority of the data you create does not allow you to be identified in any way. And when you really need to identify yourself to log in to our site or app, we believe it’s important that you understand how we use that data.
Managing Your Browser Cookies
Managing Your Online Experience through Cookie Management
Your data is valuable, and we believe it’s up to you to decide which ones you want to share with us. You can use the links below to enable or disable some of our cookies. However, cookies that are essential for the proper functioning of our digital products cannot be disabled.
Before downloading cookie-blocking software, you should know that these tools may prevent some Simetra Recruitment products from working as intended or even from working at all. If you block cookies, audio or video content may not display, and you may block certain functions such as location, searches, registration, login, and comment submission.
If you still decide to use cookie-blocking software, we kindly ask you to include Chartbeat, Google, Viafoura, and comScore (ScoreCard Research Beacon) on the list of allowed cookies so that we can continue to receive minimal information about how you use our website.
We invite you to learn about how your data helps us improve our content and products.
Disable Cookies
Most browsers allow you to manage cookies that are stored on your computer. Please follow the steps to disable cookies on your device through your browser.
Visit the page corresponding to the browser you are using to learn more:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Apple Safari
If your browser is not listed, we invite you to visit its website.
Updates
The list of cookies presented on this page is subject to change. As our products are constantly evolving, it is possible that new cookies may be added to this list or that certain cookies may be removed. We ask you to visit this section periodically to stay up to date.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our personalized services. For example, if you have an account on our website and wish to leave comments on our pages, our system needs to use a cookie to recognize you.
Cookie name |
File name |
Description |
Notification des témoins de navigation |
fcc_notification_vie_privee |
Enables disabling the display of the cookie notification on all visited pages. |
Témoin de session |
phpsessid |
Enables our platforms. |
Témoin de sécurité |
AEC |
Used by Google to ensure that requests made within a session come from the user and not from another website. |
Functionality and Personalization Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the use of specific functions. Some, for example, record the region in which you live so that we can provide you with more local content when you visit our site. If you do not wish to use this function, you do not need the corresponding cookie.
Cookie name |
File name |
Description |
WPML |
wp-wpml_current_language |
Records the current language. This cookie is enabled by default on sites that use the language filtering function for AJAX operations. |
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information on how users navigate our websites. The data is used to study and improve the functionality of our products.
Cookie name |
File name |
Description |
Google Analytics |
t_ga* _gid _gac_* __utm* _gat_UA |
Enables us to assess the performance of our various contents and understand the behaviors of our users. Visit this page to opt out of Google Analytics cookies. |
Google Tag Manager / Conversion Linker |
_gcl_dc _gcl_aw _gcl_au |
Enables us to understand the performance of our various contents and to comprehend the behaviors of our users. Visit this page to opt out of using Google Tag Manager / Conversion Linker cookies. |
Targeting Cookies
Targeting cookies collect information about your content consumption habits so that we can offer you personalized advertisements tailored to your interests. You need these cookies to view personalized pages or ads more likely to interest you, or to avoid constantly seeing the same content.
Cookie name |
File name |
Description |
Google Ad Manager |
__gads ged_playlist_activity googleadservingtest __gpi 1P_JAR |
Enables targeted advertising. Google Ad Manager adheres to the principles of self-regulation for online behavioral advertising by the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada. Click the following links to: opt out of using Google Ad Manager cookies stop receiving advertising or personalized content from participating entities in the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada. |
Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager |
ssm_au_c NID OTZ |
Enables the analysis of our users’ behaviors and provides them with targeted advertising. |
Bing Ads |
SRM_B SRM_I |
Enables the analysis of our users’ behaviors and provides targeted advertising to them. |
Resource Person
For any questions or inquiries regarding this policy, you can contact our resource person:
Filipe Carvalho
514 290-0474
f.carvalho@simetrarecrutement.com
204, boul. Curé-Labelle, bureau 208
Sainte-Thérèse, Qc