Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 15, 2023
This Cookie Policy explains how Speak Up Canada ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at unteapaiol.com (the "Site"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.
Persistent cookies remain on your device after you have closed your browser and allow a website to remember your actions and preferences. They are activated each time you visit the website that created that particular cookie. Session cookies are temporary and are erased from your device when you close your browser.
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Site to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Site, and we refer to these as "performance" or "functionality" cookies. Third parties serve cookies through our Site for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Site and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping carts or secure login, cannot be provided.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Preserves user session state across page requests | Session |
| cookie_preferences | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 180 days |
3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Site, including which pages visitors go to most often and if they receive error messages from certain pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Site functions and performs.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
3.3 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies track your browsing habits to enable us to show advertising which is more likely to be of interest to you. These cookies use information about your browsing history to group you with other users who have similar interests. Based on that information, third-party advertisers can place cookies to enable them to show advertisements which may be relevant to your interests while you are on third-party websites.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products | 90 days |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency | 90 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Site and deliver advertisements on and through the Site.
4.1 Analytics Providers
We use Google Analytics, which is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Site. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
You can opt-out of having your activity on the Site made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
4.2 Social Media Providers
We use social media buttons and/or plugins on this Site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, will set cookies through our Site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
5. How Can You Control Cookies?
5.1 Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" button at the bottom of our Site or by clicking here.
5.2 Browser Settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our Site. For example, if you block strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our Site or use all of its features.
6. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
7. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, our practices, or regulatory requirements. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by posting the updated policy on our Site and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Speak Up Canada
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 2A1
Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (416) 555-0123