Last updated: 2024-10-01

At https://www.codeus.ca (“We”, “Us”, “Our”), We strive to honor the confidentiality and security of all personal information We collect from visitors using Our website, while We act as a controller of personal information under relevant privacy rules and regulations. Our website uses cookies (“cookies”), in combination with pixels, local storage objects, and similar devices (collectively, “Cookies”), unless otherwise specified) to distinguish you from other users of the website. This helps Us to provide you with a good experience, improve Our service, and personalize ads and content for you when you use the website.

This Cookie Policy (“Cookie Policy”) describes the types of Cookies We use on the Website and the purposes for which We use them.

If you have any questions about this Notice about Cookies or the privacy of personal information, please contact Us at: support@codeus.ca

For a more complete description and list of the Cookies We currently use on the Website, please see Our List of Cookies in the penultimate paragraph of this document. For more information about Our privacy practices, please see Our Privacy Policy.

Definitions of Cookies

A Cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that We store on your browser or on your device’s hard drive, which is like computer memory.

First- and Third-Party Cookies: Whether a Cookie is “first” or “third-party” refers to the domain that places the Cookie.

First-party Cookies are those placed by a website that is being visited by the user at the time (e.g., Cookies placed by Our website’s domain).
Third-party Cookies are placed by a domain other than that of the website visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity places a Cookie through that website, it would be a third-party Cookie.
Persistent Cookies: These Cookies remain on a user’s device for the period specified therein. They are activated each time the user visits the website that created this Cookie.

Session Cookies: These Cookies allow website operators to link a user’s actions during a browser session. A browsing session begins when a user opens the browser window and ends when they close the browser window. They are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all Session Cookies are deleted.

What Cookies do We use and why?

In general, the website uses Cookies to distinguish you from other users of the site. This helps Us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the website and also allows Us to improve it. The Cookies We may use on the website can be categorized as follows:

Strictly necessary
Performance
Functionality
Targeting
Some Cookies may serve more than one of these purposes.

“Strictly necessary” Cookies allow you to move around the website and use essential features such as secure areas. Without these Cookies, We cannot provide the requested services.

We use these strictly necessary Cookies to:

Identify you as being logged in to the website and authenticate you
To ensure that you log in to the correct service on the website when We make changes to its operation
For security purposes
To ensure that you log in to the correct service on the website when We make changes to its operation.
If you prevent the use of these Cookies, We cannot guarantee the performance of the website or the security of the website during your visit.

“Performance” Cookies collect information about how you use the website, such as the pages you visit, and if you encounter any errors. These Cookies do not collect any information that could identify You and are only used to help Us improve the way the website works, understand the interests of Our users, and measure the effectiveness of Our advertising.

We use Performance Cookies to:

Provide statistics on how the website is used
Provide feedback to affiliated entities that one of Our visitors has also visited their site.
Obtain data on the number of website users who have viewed a product or service.
To help us improve the website by measuring the errors that occur.
Test different website designs.
Some of Our performance cookies are managed for Us by third parties.

“Functionality” Cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit.

We use ‘functionality’ Cookies for purposes such as:

Remember settings you’ve applied, such as layout, text size, preferences, and colors
Remember if We have ever asked you if you want to complete a survey
Remember if you have used a specific item or list on the website to prevent it from being repeated
Show you when you are logged in to the website
To provide and display embedded video content
Some of these Cookies are managed for Us by third parties.

“Targeting” Cookies are used to track your visit to the website, as well as other websites, apps and online services, including the pages you have visited and the links you have followed, which allows Us to show you targeted advertisements on the website.

We may use Targeting Cookies to:

Display targeted ads on the website
To improve the way We deliver personalized ads and content, and to measure the success of advertising campaigns on the website
When we need your consent

All Cookies require your consent.

We ask for your consent before placing them on your device. You can give your consent by clicking on the appropriate button on the banner displayed to you. If you do not wish to provide consent or if you wish to withdraw your consent to any Cookie at any time, you will need to delete, block or disable the Cookies through your browser settings; See below for more information on how to do this. Please note that disabling these Cookies will affect the functionality of the website, and may prevent you from being able to access certain features of the website.

How to delete and block our Cookies

Most web browsers allow some control over most Cookies through browser settings. However, if you use your browser settings to block all Cookies (including strictly necessary Cookies), you may not be able to access all or part of the Website. Unless you have set your browser settings to refuse Cookies, Our system will issue Cookies as soon as you visit the website.

Changing Your Cookie Settings. Browser settings that allow you to change your cookie settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your Internet browser. You should use the “Help” option on your Internet browser for more details or consult the web pages on cookie settings in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari.

More information. To learn more about Cookies, including how to see which cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.

List of Cookies