You should know that as soon as you access our ministerial site, a certain amount of information is exchanged automatically, without your having to intervene, between your computer and the server of the ministerial site. The following information, which does not identify you personally, is then exchanged: the Internet domain name (for example, “xyzcompagnie.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “university.edu” if your access is through a university) and IP address (an IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider each time you browse the Web) with which you access our site; the type of browser and operating system used to access our site; the date and time you access our site; the pages you visit; and if you reach our site from another site, the address of this site (referring site).
This exchange of information is necessary to ensure that the file transmitted by the server is compatible with the computer equipment you are using. The Department also keeps track of the number of visitors, the pages visited most often, the technology used by the site’s clientele, the referral sites and the country of origin of Internet users.