General Information
This site is the property of Uniprix Inc. and is managed by it and its subsidiaries
(hereafter "Uniprix"). Visiting this site means that you agree to the terms and conditions
set out below. These terms and conditions may be changed at any time without notice.
Uniprix is the owner of the entire contents of the site and the material presented therein.
It is also the exclusive owner of certain names, logos, drawings, words, headings, and
slogans that may constitute commercial names or trademarks, whether registered or not,
including "UNIPRIX," "OPTION," "OPTION +," AND "UNI-CLINIQUE." Certain other commercial
names, trademarks, words, logos, and images are the property of their respective holders.
Copying, redistributing, reproducing, or republishing any information on this site
in any form whatsoever is strictly forbidden except for personal use.
Disclaimer
This site is provided "as is" and you access it at your own risk. The contents of this site are
provided for information purposes only and may in no way or at any time replace professional
advice. Information posted on this Website is for information purposes only. In no way is it
intended to serve as a substitute for the advice of a health professional. Always consult
your physician or a health professional for a diagnosis or for appropriate advice on a
given health issue. You should also talk to your pharmacist before taking any medications.
If the state of your health requires immediate attention, please contact your physician
as soon as possible.
Uniprix provides no guarantee as to the quality, accuracy, or completeness of the information provided.
Inaccuracies, typographical errors, or certain omissions may occur. Products mentioned on this
site may not be available. Uniprix cannot guarantee the confidentiality and security of personal
information transmitted via the site. Furthermore, it cannot be held liable for damage of
whatsoever nature that may result from using this site.
This agreement and this site are governed by the laws in effect in the Province of Quebec.
Any disputes concerning this site will be submitted to the appropriate court in the District of Montreal.
Privacy Policy
Uniprix Inc., its affiliated companies and franchises are committed to respecting the confidentiality
of your personal information and undertake to protect it and use it only for the purposes for
which it was collected. The goal of this policy is to provide information on our privacy
practices. We wish to inform you why and how we collect your personal information as well
as how we store and use it.
Scope and application
The policy covers all personal information collected by Uniprix, its affiliated companies and Uniprix,
Unipharm, Uniclinique and Clinique Santé sales locations in Quebec (hereinafter called: "Uniprix").
This personal information is collected from the Websites
www.uniprix.com and www.cliniquesante.com
(the "Sites" or "Websites") and during any other contact entered into with Uniprix by telephone, mail or
other means regarding Uniprix products and services. The policy also covers certain information we
collect from our partners for the provision of services or when you have consented to the sharing of
your personal data. The policy is subject to Quebec's Act Respecting the Protection of Personal
Information in the Private Sector, as well as other applicable legislation and regulations.
The personal information we collect and why we collect it
We collect certain personal information and create a file on our clients, Website users and
anyone else who communicates with us, in particular when they purchase our services, take advantage
of our offers, discounts or benefits, sign up to receive our newsletter or email notification about
our online flyer, request information or participate in a contest or promotional activity. This file
will normally comprise their name, address, telephone numbers, email address, age bracket, preferred
language of communication, Aeroplan card number if they are an Aeroplan member, information about the
products and services purchased or suggested as well as offers, discounts and benefits they are taking
advantage of and, in some cases, information on their preferences and purchasing habits.
We collect and use this information for the following general reasons:
- To provide you with the produces and services you need;
- To register you for a points card or other type of loyalty card;
- To process your photo development orders;
- To organize promotional activities and contact contest winners;
- To send you information about our products and services, our newsletters, email alerts for our online flyers and to answer your questions;
- To improve our Website content;
- For use in marketing studies and surveys;
- To design, improve or market products and services and provide you with information that might interest you.
We use your personal information solely for the purposes for which it was collected. Your consent to the
collection, use and disclosure of information for secondary marketing purposes (mailing or emailing
of promotions, registration for an e-newsletter) or for survey purposes is not a mandatory condition
for you to participate in contests we organize or to benefit from our services.
You can choose to receive information from Uniprix by keeping the appropriate box checked on the form or
in other documents, as the case may be. You can unsubscribe to this mailing list at any time and we
give you the opportunity to do so each time we send you a notice. Please consult the section below
entitled "Information" for more details on this.
If you have consented to receive these types of notices, Uniprix may occasionally, send you by email,
mail or other channels special offers, discounts or other benefits pertaining to its products and services
or those of its partners. These offers may at times be tailored to your interests, the products you
purchased, the services you use or any other information we have about you, in order to transmit
the offers that might be of special interest to you.
Please note that for some photo development services, certain specific rules apply to the collection, use,
communication and retention of your personal information. You will be notified of these specific
rules when such information is collected. When services are provided by an entity other than Uniprix,
it is your responsibility to find out about that organization's privacy policy. Although the services
may be provided by an entity other than Uniprix, certain information you provide may also be shared
with Uniprix in order to deliver services or to retain and process information.
Please note that promotional contests are always subject to specific rules, which are more fully
described in the contest rules available through our Website or other sources.
Computer data on our Website
We may sometimes collect information that is not of a personal nature, such as the type of Internet
browser or operating system you use or the domain name from which you were linked to our Website.
Furthermore, when you visit our Website, we can insert a data file on your computer, such as a
cookie or other file of similar nature. Cookies allow us to keep certain types of information
about the use you make of our Website, including the date of your most recent visit, the pages
you consulted and the files you downloaded. Cookies allow us to adapt our Website allow us to
tailor a Website to your interests and preferences.
When you sign on to our Website, Uniprix may link the information
thus obtained to your personal information.
Most Internet browsers allow you to erase these cookies from your computer's hard drive, to block
them or to receive a warning before they are downloaded. Please refer to your browser's instructions
to find out more about these functions. If you refuse the cookies, you will still have access to the
Site but your navigation may be affected and you may not be able to benefit from certain services
for which registration is required.
Aeroplan
Uniprix does not have access to your file or to the personal information contained in your Aeroplan file.
Uniprix has access solely to the member's card number and details of the transactions made at Uniprix
locations using the card. However, should you voluntarily give us your Aeroplan card number when
subscribing to a newsletter or otherwise, we may then link the personal information contained in
your Uniprix file with your Aeroplan card and the details of the transactions made. This would
help us to provide you with more personalized offers, for instance those exclusively for Aeroplan members.
At no time do we share your personal information with Aeroplan without your express consent.
Aeroplan has sole access to the transactions you make with your Aeroplan card so that it may allocate
the Aeroplan Miles related to your purchase.
How your personal information is stored and communicated
Uniprix will keep personal information for a reasonable period of time, until it fulfils the objectives
set forth or as required by law, whichever is longer. We establish retention criteria based
on the type of information collected.
When personal information is no longer required to reach the objectives set forth or if a
person has requested that we delete his or her information, it will be made anonymous or it
will be destroyed in a manner that will protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure.
We never divulge your personal information to anyone outside Uniprix without your consent,
with the exception of:
- Organizations in our group or those connected with Uniprix;
- Our suppliers of products and services, organizations or persons hired to perform certain duties
on our behalf (e.g. providers of photo development services, those that organize and manage
Uniprix promotions, data processing and electronic payment providers or record management
suppliers, etc.) Uniprix takes all necessary contractual or other measures to ensure that
third-party providers of goods and services use your personal information only for purposes
of providing you or Uniprix with these goods and services and that they provide the personal
information in their possession with a comparable level of protection to that provided by Uniprix.
- Any entity resulting from a merger or change in control of Uniprix, in whole or in part,
provided that the parties enter into an agreement that this information will only be collected,
used or communications as part of the identified commercial purposes.
- Any public authority as required by law.
We will not disclose your personal information to a promotional partner without your express consent to do so.
Information involving third parties
Email addresses of friends and their personal information provided by you to invite them to enter contests,
to take advantage of promotions or to forward a page from our Website is not collected or saved in
any form by Uniprix unless your friends have provided their own personal information and have
agreed to receive information from us.
Personal information on children under the age of 13
The information on our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. Uniprix will under
no circumstances collect information on such children without the express consent of
their parents or guardians.
Security
All data are stored on high security servers protected from unauthorized access and misuse.
Uniprix also protects personal information disclosed to third parties as specified in this policy,
so as to preserve the confidentiality of that information and its use for the intended purposes
only. Only persons (employees or their agents) who require this information in the performance of
their duties have access to it.
Outside links on our Website
Our Websites may include links to other Websites operated by other businesses. By clicking on these links,
you are exiting uniprix.com. Sites linked in this way are not under the control of Uniprix and their
being linked to our Website does not, in any way, make Uniprix responsible for them.
Any personal information you provide via these Websites is subject to the privacy
policies of these Websites.
Changes to our privacy policy
From time to time, Uniprix may change this policy. Please review it periodically. A
notice of change will be posted at the beginning of this policy when changes are made to it.
Information
If you have any questions regarding our policy on the protection of personal information,
including access to personal information, collection, use and disclosure of personal
information or regarding procedures for filing a complaint, or if you wish to have
your name removed from one or more of our mailing lists or have your personal information
updated, please contact our privacy officer using the information below: