Privacy is important to Julien Beaudoin Ltée, operating under the Geli brand (hereinafter “Beaudoin,” “we,” “our”). For this reason, we have implemented protective measures and sound management practices regarding your personal information in accordance with applicable laws.
This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”)—which should be read in conjunction with our Geli website Terms and Conditions of Use and any Service agreements entered into with Beaudoin (where applicable to the Geli brand)—describes our practices regarding the collection, use, processing, disclosure, and retention of personal information belonging to our customers, visitors, and users.
By using our Geli website https://gelisleepcanada.com/ (the “Website”) or any of our Services, you agree that we may collect, use, process, disclose, and retain your personal information in accordance with the terms described herein. If you do not agree to abide by and be bound by this Policy, you are not authorized to visit, access, or use our Website or Services, nor to share your personal information with us.
This Policy does not apply to the personal information of Beaudoin’s employees, representatives, and consultants, or any other person affiliated with Beaudoin, nor does it apply to any information that does not constitute personal information as defined by applicable law.
Questions, comments, and complaints regarding Beaudoin’s privacy policy and practices may be directed to our Privacy Officer at the following contact details:
Officer: Christian Deshaies, Administrative Director
Email: vieprivee@beaudoinbeds.com
Address: 320 6e Rue, Daveluyville, QC G0Z 1C0, Canada
The following words and expressions, when capitalized in the Policy, have the meanings assigned to them below, unless the text implies or states otherwise:
“Service Provider”: any natural person or legal entity that processes data on behalf of Beaudoin. This refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by Beaudoin to facilitate the Services, provide the Services on Beaudoin’s behalf, perform services related to the Services, or assist Beaudoin in analyzing the use of the Services associated, in particular, with the Geli brand.
“Personal Information”: any information concerning a natural person that allows for their identification—that is, information that directly or indirectly reveals something about the identity, characteristics (e.g., skills, preferences, psychological tendencies, predispositions, mental capacities, character, and behavior of the person concerned), or activities of that person—regardless of the nature of the medium or the form in which the information is accessible (written, graphic, audio, visual, computerized, or otherwise).
“Personal Information Protection Officer”: the person responsible for the implementation of this Policy, whose contact details are listed in Section 1 of this Policy.
“Services”: refers to the Geli website and all related services offered by Beaudoin under the Geli brand, including professional services and, where applicable, associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation.
As part of our activities, we may process various types of Personal Information, including the information listed below:
contact details, such as your first and last name, address, email address, and telephone number;
professional or employment-related information, such as your résumé, criminal background information, and other details you provide when applying for a job at Beaudoin;
information regarding products or services, such as details concerning the Geli products or services we have provided to you;
transaction and payment information, such as the payment method used, date and time, payment amount, billing postal code, your address, and other related information;
information you choose to provide or send to us—for example, when you fill out a form, respond to surveys, or communicate with one of our employees or representatives;
information collected automatically during your use of the Website and our Services, including:
connection details and other information regarding your activity on the Website, such as your IP address, pages viewed, time and date of visits, browser type, device operating system, and other hardware and software information;
geolocation data, such as your IP address and precise or approximate location determined via your IP address or your mobile device’s GPS (depending on your device settings);
In each case, this Personal Information is processed in accordance with the legitimate and necessary purposes listed in Section 3.2 below.
We may use your Personal Information for the legitimate purposes described below:
to operate, maintain, oversee, develop, improve, and provide all features of our Website;
to provide you with Services;
to develop new Services and improve our Website and Services;
to send you messages, updates, and security alerts;
for marketing and business development purposes, if you have previously consented to the processing of your personal information for these purposes;
to answer your questions and provide assistance as needed;
to administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other feature of the Website or our Services;
to gather feedback and comments regarding our Services;
to conduct research and analysis related to our business and Services;
to detect and prevent fraud, errors, spam, abuse, security incidents, and other harmful activities;
to send you communications as required by law;
for any other purpose permitted or required by law.
Please note that we do not use the information we collect to draw inferences or make any interpretations whatsoever.
We may disclose your Personal Information to our employees, contractors, consultants, agents, service providers, and other trusted third parties who require such information to assist us in operating our website, conducting and protecting our business activities, or serving you, provided that such service providers have previously agreed in writing to maintain the confidentiality of your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and our Information Governance Program.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties, subject to exceptions provided by law.
While we aim to avoid sharing your Personal Information with third parties, we may engage Service Providers to perform various services on our behalf, such as IT management and security, marketing, and data analysis, hosting, and storage. We have outlined below the circumstances under which such sharing may occur:
We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic to the Geli website and Google Drive to store our documents. Please consult their privacy policies.
When we share your Personal Information with Service Providers, we enter into written agreements with them prior to the transfer and provide only the Personal Information necessary for them to carry out their mandate. Under these agreements, we ensure that the principles set out in this Policy are upheld; Service Providers are required to use Personal Information in accordance with our instructions and solely for the purposes for which it was provided. Furthermore, these Service Providers provide us with sufficient guarantees regarding the implementation of adequate safeguards that are proportionate to the sensitivity of the Personal Information being processed or shared. When our Service Providers no longer require your Personal Information, we require them to destroy the data appropriately.
We may disclose your Personal Information when we believe such disclosure is authorized, necessary, or appropriate, including:
to respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence;
to protect our operations;
to comply with legal proceedings;
to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or those of you or third parties;
to enable us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages we may sustain; and
in accordance with applicable laws, including laws outside your country of residence;
We may share, transfer, or disclose your Personal Information, in strict compliance with this Policy, in the event of a sale, transfer, or assignment—in whole or in part—of Beaudoin or the Geli brand, or of our assets (for example, following a merger, consolidation, change of control, reorganization, bankruptcy, liquidation, or any other business transaction, including during the negotiation of such transactions). In such an event, we will notify you before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Whenever possible, Beaudoin obtains consent directly from the individual concerned for the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information. However, if you provide us with personal information about other individuals, you must ensure that you have duly notified them that you are providing their information to us and have obtained their consent to such disclosure.
We will seek your explicit consent before using or disclosing your personal information for purposes other than those set out herein.
Subject to applicable laws, we retain your Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless you consent to its use or processing for another purpose. By way of example, the retention period for certain information may extend up to seven years following the conclusion of the Services provided to you by Beaudoin (including under the Geli brand). Furthermore, our retention periods may be adjusted from time to time based on legitimate interests (for instance, to ensure the security of Personal Information, prevent abuse and violations, or prosecute offenders).
For more information regarding the periods during which your Personal Information is retained, please contact our Privacy Officer.
As the data subject, you may exercise the rights set out below by completing the form available here and submitting it via email or mail to the attention of our Privacy Officer:
You have the right to be informed of the Personal Information we hold about you and to request a hard copy of documents containing your Personal Information, subject to exceptions provided by applicable law;
You have the right to have the Personal Information we hold about you rectified, modified, and updated if it is incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or inaccurate;
You have the right to withdraw or modify your consent regarding Beaudoin’s collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your Personal Information at any time, subject to applicable legal and contractual restrictions;
You have the right to ask us to stop disseminating your Personal Information and to de-index any link associated with your name that provides access to such information if the dissemination violates the law or a court order;
You have the right to request that your Personal Information be disclosed to you or transferred to another organization in a structured, commonly used technological format;
You have the right to file a complaint with the *Commission d’accès à l’information*, subject to the conditions set out in applicable law;
To process your request, you may be asked to provide appropriate identification or otherwise verify your identity.
We use cookies and similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) to help us operate, protect, and optimize the Website and the services we offer. Cookies are small text files stored on your device or in your browser. They collect certain information during your visit to the Website, such as your language preference, browser type and version, the type of device you are using, and your device’s unique identifier. While some Cookies are deleted after your browser session ends, others remain on your device or in your browser, allowing us to recognize your browser during your next visit to the Website. The data collected via these Cookies is not intended to identify you personally. They serve to ensure the Website functions correctly, improve the user browsing experience, and provide data that helps us better understand traffic and interactions on our Website, as well as detect certain types of fraud. Cookies do not damage your device and cannot be used to extract your personal information.
You can configure your browser to notify you when Cookies are set during your visit to the Website, allowing you to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or refuse the use of some or all Cookies. Please note that disabling Cookies in your browser may impair your browsing experience on the Website and prevent you from using certain features.
To learn more about how we use Cookies, please consult our “Cookie Policy.”
Beaudoin has implemented physical, technological, and organizational security measures designed to adequately protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information against loss, theft, or unauthorized access, disclosure, reproduction, communication, use, or modification. These measures include, among others, encryption, access controls, segregation of duties, and internal audits.
Despite the measures described above, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information. If you have reason to believe that your personal information is no longer secure, please contact our Privacy Officer immediately.
We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time in accordance with applicable law. In the event of a modification, we will publish the revised version of the Privacy Policy and update the “last updated” date in the footer. We will also notify you via email at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the new version of our Policy. If you do not agree to the new terms of the Privacy Policy, we ask that you discontinue use of our Website and Services. If you continue to use our Website or Services after the new version of our Policy takes effect, your use of our Website and Services will be governed by that new version of the Policy.
We may occasionally include references or links on our website to websites, products, or services provided by third parties (“Third-Party Services”). These Third-Party Services, which are neither operated nor controlled by Beaudoin or Geli, are governed by privacy policies that are entirely separate and independent from our own. We therefore assume no responsibility for the content or activities of these sites. This Policy applies solely to the Geli website and the services we offer. The Policy does not extend to Third-Party Services.
We do not knowingly collect or use personal information from individuals under the age of 14. If you are under the age of 14, you must not provide us with your personal information without the consent of your parent or guardian. If you are a parent or guardian and learn that your child has provided us with personal information without consent, please contact us using the contact details provided above to request that we delete that child’s personal information from our systems.
Any questions, comments, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to our Privacy Officer using the contact details provided above.