Last updated: October 22, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The Laurentides (thelaurentides.com, “we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website. By using this site, you agree to the practices described below.

Information we collect

• Information you provide: when you contact us through our form or by email, we receive your name, email address and the content of your message.
• Automatically collected information: like most websites, we and our service providers collect technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, referring pages and the date and time of your visit.
• Cookies: small files stored on your device that help the site work, measure audience and display advertising.

How we use information

• To respond to your messages and requests.
• To operate, maintain, secure and improve the website.
• To understand how visitors use the site, using analytics tools such as Google Analytics.
• To display advertising that helps keep our content free.

Advertising and Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its partners use cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this and other sites on the internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.

Analytics

We may use Google Analytics and Google Site Kit to understand traffic and improve our content. These services collect information about your use of the site through cookies. See Google’s Privacy Policy for details.

Managing cookies

Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies through their settings. If you disable cookies, some parts of the site may not work properly, and ads may be less relevant to you.

Links to other websites

Our articles may link to other websites, including partner sites in our network. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their policies.

Sharing of information

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with service providers that help us run the site (such as hosting, analytics and advertising partners), or when required by law.

Data retention and security

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described above, and we take reasonable measures to protect it. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, including under Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, you may have the right to access, correct or request deletion of your personal information, and to withdraw consent. To make a request, contact us at the address below.

Children

This website is not directed to children under 14, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Contact

For any privacy question or request, email contact@thelaurentides.com or use our contact page.