Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 2024
This Cookie Policy explains how Warm Rooted ("we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. Legal Framework and Jurisdiction
As an entity operating from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Warm Rooted complies with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the provincial Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25, formerly Bill 64).
Under Law 25, Quebec has implemented some of the strictest privacy requirements in North America, aligning closely with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This policy is designed to provide transparency regarding the automated collection of data through cookies and to ensure valid, informed consent from our users.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Warm Rooted) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
3. Why We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website to you, you cannot refuse them without affecting how our Website functions.
- Purpose: Security, network management, and accessibility.
- Expiry: Session to 1 year.
Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
- Purpose: Remembering language preferences or region-specific banking regulations.
- Expiry: Up to 2 years.
Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
- Examples: Google Analytics, Hotjar.
- Expiry: Varies from 30 minutes to 2 years.
4. Managing Your Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
5. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These cookies may track your browsing habits across different websites and over time.
For example, we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our content regarding Canadian Bank Reliability Assessment. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Company Name
Warm Rooted
Address
1250 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montreal
Phone
+1 (993) 983-3066
Disclaimer: This Cookie Policy is a general template provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. While it is tailored to Quebec/Canadian law (Law 25/PIPEDA), you should consult with a qualified legal professional to ensure full compliance with your specific business operations.