Automatic exchange of information

You should be aware that as soon as you access the site www.electionsquebec.qc.ca, information is automatically exchanged between your computer and our site’s server without your intervention. Only the following information is transmitted:

• the Internet domain name (e.g., "xcompany.com" if you are using a private Internet access account, or "university.edu".);
• the IP address with which you access our site (e.g., 123.45.67.890). An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet provider every time you use the Internet). The IP address can be used by an Internet services provider to reveal the identity of the person to whom it is assigned;
• the type of browser (Netscape, Explorer) and operating system (Windows, Mac OS) that you are using;
• the pages visited;
• the date and time when you visited the pages on our site;
• the address of the referring site from which you accessed our site.

The Directeur général des élections du Québec collects this information as a result of technological requirements that are inherent in browsing the Web. The server requires this information in order to transmit you files that are compatible with the computer equipment that you are using.

The Directeur général des élections du Québec keeps some information required for statistical purposes in order to keep track of the number of visitors, the pages visited most often, the technology used by these visitors, the referring sites and the country of origin of web surfers visited. However, we reserve the right to link these addresses to the identity of persons who visit our site if we detect any attempt to damage or hack our Website.