Terms & conditions

The Web site www.degaspebeaubienfoundation.org (the “Site”) is owned and operated by the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation (hereinafter “DGBF”). Access to our Site and use of its content are subject to the legal terms and conditions outlined below (hereinafter, the “Terms and Conditions”). Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our Site. By using our Site you acknowledge and accept all Terms and Conditions included in this document. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, you may not use our Site.

Exclusion of Liability

The viewpoints, comments and other content published on or disseminated via the Site are solely intended to provide information to visitors. The DGBF seeks to maintain full independence with regard to the Site’s content. Although the DGBF rigorously and carefully selects this content, it cannot guarantee its accuracy—or that of the viewpoints, comments and external content to which the site refers.

Neither the DGBF, nor its employees, directors nor administrators, assume any responsibility for consequences that may result from the use of information provided on the site.

Limited reproduction rights

The DGBF grants visitors the non-exclusive right to reproduce elements on which the Foundation holds copyright. This reproduction must be solely for personal use - in all cases, for non-profit-making purposes. Reproductions must always identify the DGBF website as the source of the original material, and must not be used on another website. This non-exclusive reproduction right may be withdrawn through a simple notification of the same on the DGBF website. Any other use of granted rights requires prior written authorization from the DGBF.

Privacy policy

The DGBF is concerned about privacy protection. To ensure that the privacy and rights of visitors to its site are protected, the DGBF has implemented this Privacy Policy, which we invite you to read. 

All information regarding services and donors is kept in the strictest confidence by the Foundation. It will not be sold or traded, and will not be disclosed to anyone except the Foundation, and its employees, authorized agents, officers and directors, and affiliates. The information will only be used to further enhance the mission of the Foundation in our development efforts.

This site does not allow users to reveal their personal information. The site does, however, use visitor analysis software to gather and store certain information generated by visitors’ computers, in order to improve the site and its services. More specifically, when a visitor browses the Site, the Web server sends a cookie to his/her browser. A cookie is an alphanumeric text file that is temporarily stored on the visitor’s hard drive, allowing the Site to recognize the user during a subsequent visit. When you visit our website, the DGBF uses cookies to gather electronic information for purely statistical purposes, such as counting the number of visitors during a given period (day, week, month, year) and analyzing how visitors navigate the site in order to make it more user-friendly.

Our web site may contain links to other web sites. Upon entering other sites, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of those sites. This policy identifies the privacy practices of DGBF web site only.