Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They serve as a memory for the website, allowing it to recognize your device upon return and store specific information about your preferences or past actions.

Beyond standard cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, or local storage objects to analyze traffic patterns and improve performance. These technologies are essential for maintaining session continuity and ensuring that your settings remain consistent across different pages of our platform.

Our use of cookies is driven by the goal of optimizing user interaction. Specifically, we use them to:

Verify your identity and maintain secure access to your account.

Remember your language preferences and regional settings relevant to Canada.

Analyze how users navigate our site to identify technical issues and improve site architecture.

Provide features that are relevant to your interests based on your previous activity.

Prevent fraudulent activities and enhance overall platform security.

To provide transparency, we categorize the cookies used on our platform into four primary groups:

Essential Cookies

These are essential for the basic operation of the platform. Without these cookies, you would not be able to log in to secure areas, use a shopping cart (where applicable), or utilize electronic billing services. These are typically set in response to actions made by you, such as setting privacy preferences or filling in forms.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited most often. The data collected is aggregated and anonymous. It helps us understand user behavior, allowing us to improve the functionality of our services and ensure a seamless technical experience.

Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies allow the platform to remember choices you make (such as your username or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, they can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.

Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and this information may be shared with other organizations.

When you first visit our platform, we provide a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or manage your preferences. While strictly necessary cookies do not require consent as they are vital for service delivery, you have the right to opt out of performance, functionality, and advertising cookies.

Most modern web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these options in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can:

View the cookies stored on your device and delete them individually.

Block third-party cookies.

Block cookies from particular websites.

Block all cookies from being set.

Delete all cookies when you close your browser.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of our services, and some features may not work as intended.

In some cases, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties. This includes analytics providers who help us track and measure usage of the site. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites. We do not control these third-party cookies, and we recommend checking the respective third-party websites for more information about their privacy and cookie practices.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our operational practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your privacy.