Cookie Policy

Privacy of Personal Information

Bishop’s University is subject to the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, chapter A-2.1. Personal information is defined in this law as any information that allows an individual to be identified, either directly or indirectly.

Bishop’s University is committed to providing websites that respect a visitor’s privacy. Websites do not gather personal information from you (that is, name, phone number or email address) unless you provide it voluntarily in an online form or email.

The Policy for the Protection of Personal Information Collected by Technological Means is intended to inform you of the practices adopted with respect to personal information transmitted through the University’s sites.

Privacy Officer

The protection of personal information is an important obligation for the university. The responsibility for protecting personal information and for access to information rests with the Secretary-General. The interim Secretary-General is Denise Lauzière, LL.B.

The Secretary-general is the University’s Privacy Officer as well as the person responsible for access under the Act. Questions and/or complaints about the use of personal information can be directed to secretary.general@ubishops.ca or denise.lauziere@ubishops.ca.

Terms of use of Websites and platforms (hereinafter called “sites”)

Browsing or using the sites operated by Bishop’s University is subject to these terms of use and applicable laws. By continuing to browse or use our sites, you expressly accept these Terms of Use. They constitute an agreement between you and Bishop’s University regarding access to and use of the sites.

Bishop’s University reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use without prior notice to you. It is your sole responsibility to check the content regularly. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you must immediately stop using the sites.

External sites

The sites contain hyperlinks to other websites (external sites). These hyperlinks are provided for your information.

The content of external sites, the links contained therein, and the products or services provided on these sites are in no way approved, controlled or authorized by Bishop’s University. Bishop’s University assumes no responsibility for these external sites and cannot be held liable for any damages arising from, among other things: any content, links, advertising, products, services or other materials available on external sites; or use of external sites.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a very small text document stored on your computer or other device (and maintained by your browser) when you visit a website. It often includes a randomized unique identifier so that a website can “recognize” this cookie again on your next visit. Cookies allow the functioning of websites, improve browsing, or provide certain information to website owners, particularly in terms of audience measurement.

Cookies do not cause any damage to your device, but they facilitate, for example, finding preferences, pre-filling certain fields or adapting the content of the services on the visited site. Such data allow us to improve the ergonomics of our site and our services according to your interests.

We use cookies and similar technologies to help operate and improve your experience on our sites, monitor our sites performance, and assist in our marketing efforts. For a complete list of the cookies our site uses and their respective expiry dates, please refer to the table below:

The categories of cookies that our sites may use are described below:

Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Social Media Cookies
These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.

Manage your cookie preferences

You will be required to set your cookie preference to our use of cookies on a regular basis. At any time, you can return to the cookie preference settings by clicking the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of our sites. Some cookies will be disabled by default, which means that we will seek your permission to activate them.