Legal and privacy policy notice

By using the websites www.jobel.ca, app.jobel.ca and the JOBEL electronic logbook software or by submitting information to JOBEL by the web or any other means, you agree to the collection, transfer and use of this information as described in the privacy statement.

By using the websites www.jobel.ca, app.jobel.ca and the JOBEL electronic logbook software or by submitting information to JOBEL via the web or any other means, you accept the terms of the legal notice.

Privacy statement
The information you provide using the electronic logbook client application is collected under the authority of the Fisheries Act and Fishery Regulations (General Provisions) for the purpose of administering the commercial fishery under the jurisdiction of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). This information may also be used for the purposes of compliance verification, program planning or management, reporting, safety or security, audit, evaluation, statistics, research, development of policies, administration or law enforcement, crime detection, prevention or suppression, and investigation. Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to correct, access and protect your personal information. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada about the handling of your information. Personal information collected by the electronic logbook client application is described in Personal Information Bank (PIF) MPO PPU 410. It can be accessed and verified for accuracy. For more information, visit the Info Source site at www.infosource.gc.ca.

Data access
Electronic logbook data transmitted through JOBEL is confidential and subject to the provisions of applicable federal and provincial laws. Therefore, electronic logbook data is protected against unauthorized disclosure and access by third parties other than DFO and the fisherman from which it originated. Disclosure or access to the data by a third party other than the fisherman from which the data originated must be authorized in writing by the fisherman and DFO.

However, access to electronic logbook data is authorized when required by a person responsible for JOBEL technical assistance or a person working under his supervision in order to diagnose and resolve hardware or software problems relating to the JBE client.

By using JOBEL, you do not grant RPPSG Inc. or its affiliates a perpetual, worldwide, non exclusive, irrevocable royalty free licence to collect, use, reproduce, process, manipulate and display your catch data in an aggregated and anonymized format other than for providing the service.

RPPSG inc or it affiliates will not without your prior express written consent collect, use, reproduce, process, manipulate and display your data in an aggregated and anomyzed format (“Aggregated Data”). Your written consent will be be valid only if a specifically identified purpose for a precisely identified period of time and for specific data is set out in your consent. RPPSG inc. or its affiliates will not use such aggregated data to develop and improve RPPSG’s or its affiliates’ systems and proprietary technologies.

Personal information
The Regroupement des pêcheurs du sud de la Gaspésie inc. (RPPSG) has a strict confidentiality policy regarding the use of personal information that is received, including:

  • Personal information that you provide directly in the electronic logbook;
  • Personal information provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the proper functioning of the electronic logbook.
  • The personal information provided will never be rented, sold, given or used for any other purpose than that related to the requirements of the electronic logbook, the technical support that we provide to you and the needs of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Information related to the use of JOBEL software
The information sent to JOBEL during the initialization, activation or addition of a module, or even during its use as software, is used only: (i) for the purpose of checking the status of the license; (ii) for compliance purposes; and (iii) for the purposes of detecting and preventing fraudulent use of the JOBEL software.

Use of the web
When a user connects to the Internet during the activation, deactivation, update or use of JOBEL, certain information is sent to RPPSG Inc.:

  • Device identification, which is a code generated by a specific combination of electronic equipment and the license to register it;
  • The version and name of the device’s operating software;
  • The version and name of the device’s browser;
  • Universal time (UTC + 0) at which an action is taken.

Information on web usage is used by RPPSG Inc. to improve the content and functionality of the pages of the jobel.ca websites.

Contents of the user guide
The contents of the user guide are subject to change without notice. No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted for any purpose or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the express permission of RPPSG Inc. The latter grants the purchaser of an electronic logbook module the right to use JOBEL and this manual for personal purposes.

The holder of the rights of JOBEL and the supplier of JOBEL declines all responsibility in the event of improper use of the software and non-application of the minimum technological requirements.

The holder of the rights of JOBEL and the supplier of JOBEL declines all responsibility for the use and maintenance of devices and web browsers used by the user.

It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the transmission of their fishing data to JOBEL has been carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to fishing activities and the declaration of these fishing activities.

The holder of the rights of JOBEL and the supplier of JOBEL declines all responsibility in the event of non-receipt of the user’s fishing data by JOBEL within the time prescribed by the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean.

It is the user’s responsibility to ensure the use of JOBEL in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to fishing activities and the declaration of the user’s fishing activities.

In the event of a dispute between the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans and the user relating to the transmission of fishing data in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to fishing activities and the declaration of these fishing activities, the costs and disbursements related to the investigations to be carried out by JOBEL employees at the request of the user are the responsibility of the user.