Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 2, 2025

PreVenture is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website: https://preventureprogram.com.

Who We Are

PreVenture is an evidence-based prevention program that uses personality-targeted interventions to promote mental health and delay substance use among teens. The program was developed by Dr. Patricia Conrod, a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal.

Contact Information:

Email: info@preventureprogram.com

Phone: +1 514-345-4931 ext. 4135

Mailing Address: 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, CANADA H3T 1C5

Information We Collect

Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes, including:

Form cookies – If you fill out a form, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.

Login cookies – Temporary cookies are used when you visit the login page to test cookie support. Login cookies last two days, or two weeks if you select “Remember Me.” Logging out removes these cookies.

You may disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may impact your experience on our site.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Such content behaves as if you visited the third-party website directly. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into their service.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Respond to inquiries and comments

Manage user accounts

Improve website functionality and performance

Detect and prevent spam or abuse

Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share data only in the following cases:

To comply with legal obligations

With third-party service providers (e.g., spam detection tools) under appropriate data protection agreements

In connection with password reset requests, which include your IP address for security

Data Retention

User Accounts: Personal data is stored as long as the user account is active. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (excluding username).

Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (e.g., under the GDPR or CCPA), you may have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you

Request correction or deletion of your data

Object to or restrict how we process your data

Request a copy of your data in a portable format

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@preventureprogram.com.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data, including administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be scanned using automated spam detection services. Your data may also be processed by third-party tools or providers we work with, subject to appropriate safeguards.

Additional Privacy Policies

Certain PreVenture platforms and services, including the PreVenture Automated Scoring System (PASS), may be governed by additional privacy notices specific to those services. These privacy policies will be made available within or through the applicable platform website.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. The latest version will always be posted here, with the effective date noted at the top.