Privacy policy | Bourassa Boyer

Purpose of the Policy

This privacy policy is intended to inform everyone of BOURASSA BOYER’s practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of personal information, in accordance with the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, as amended by Bill 25.

It applies to personal information collected through BOURASSA BOYER’s website, contact forms, recruitment processes, and in the course of providing professional services, including accounting, tax, and legal services to its clients.

Definition of Personal Information

Personal information is any information that relates to a natural person and allows them to be identified directly or indirectly. Professional contact details used in the context of professional duties (name, title, work phone number) are not generally considered personal information within the meaning of the law.

Personal Information Collected

BOURASSA BOYER may collect various types of personal information, depending on the context in which it is provided.

In the course of interactions through its website, BOURASSA BOYER may collect the following categories of personal information:

first and last name;
email address;
phone number;
resume and information related to a job application;
browsing data, such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and duration of visits.

In addition, in the course of providing accounting, tax, and legal services, BOURASSA BOYER may collect and process personal information of a financial or professional nature, including financial and accounting information, tax information, and information contained in client files.

Some of this information, particularly that related to client files, may be considered sensitive and is subject to enhanced protection measures.

Purposes of Collection

Personal information is collected solely for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes, including:

Responding to requests submitted via the website;
Providing and managing professional services;
Managing relationships with customers and business partners;
Conducting business development and marketing activities, where permitted by law;
Managing recruitment and hiring processes;
Complying with legal and contractual obligations;
Providing accounting, tax, and legal services in connection with the mandates entrusted to us;
Preparing required returns, reports, notices, and other professional deliverables;
Complying with applicable professional, legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations.

Consent

Except where otherwise permitted by law, BOURASSA BOYER collects personal information with the consent of the individual concerned. This consent must be clear, free, informed, and given for specific purposes.

You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to applicable legal or contractual obligations.

Cookies

The BOURASSA BOYER website uses cookies, particularly for statistical analysis purposes (e.g., Google Analytics).

Cookies can be classified as follows:

Témoins essentiels au fonctionnement du site;
Témoins analytiques et de performance.

You can accept, refuse, or change your cookie preferences at any time using the consent management tool provided for this purpose.

Disclosure of Personal Information

BOURASSA BOYER does not sell or rent your personal information. It may only be disclosed when necessary, including:

To service providers (e.g., cloud services, information technology);
To business partners, when required for the provision of services;
To government or regulatory authorities, when required by law;
To authorized Bourassa Boyer staff members, only to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties and subject to confidentiality and professional secrecy obligations.

Security Measures

BOURASSA BOYER implements reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect personal information from loss, theft, unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, or alteration.

These measures include administrative, technical, and physical controls.

Enhanced protection measures are applied to financial, tax, and legal information, given its sensitive nature.

Retention of Personal Information

Personal information is retained only for, as long as necessary, to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or to comply with legal, regulatory, professional, and ethical obligations applicable to BOURASSA BOYER.

As a guide, retention periods vary depending on the nature of the information and the purposes for which it is used:

Data related to contact requests: retained for the period necessary to follow up and process the request;
Application files: retained in accordance with legal requirements and human resources practices;
Analytical data: retained according to the parameters and periods defined by the tools used.

Personal information of a financial, fiscal, accounting, or legal nature collected in connection with the professional services offered by BOURASSA BOYER is retained for the period necessary to carry out the mandates entrusted to us, to comply with legal, regulatory, professional, and ethical obligations, and to manage client files, including the limitation periods and retention periods provided for by the relevant laws and professional orders.

Once the purposes have been achieved and the applicable time limits have expired, personal information is securely destroyed or anonymized, except where its retention is required by law or necessary to protect the rights of BOURASSA BOYER.

Automated Decision-Making

No automated decision-making processes producing legal or significant effects are exclusively used.

Rights of Individuals

In accordance with Law 25, any person whose personal information is held by BOURASSA BOYER has the following rights:

To be informed;
Right of access to personal information;
Right of rectification;
Right to portability of computerized information;
Right to withdraw consent;
Right to object to use;
Right to cessation of dissemination or deindexing, where applicable.

All requests must be sent to the person responsible for the protection of personal information at the contact information provided below.

Complaints

Complaints regarding personal information protection may be submitted to the designated person responsible and will be handled within statutory timelines.

Person Responsible for the Protection of Personal Information

In accordance with Law 25, BOURASSA BOYER has appointed a privacy officer:

Contact: Mrs. Laurence Langlois Parent
Address: 3323, boulevard de la Gare, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Québec J7V 8W5
Email: cybersecurite@bourassaboyer.com
Phone: 450-424-7000

Policy Updates

This policy may be amended to remain compliant with legal requirements and organizational practices.

Last update: July 2025