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Cookie Policy
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Your consent to our use of cookies
Updating your cookie preferences
How to opt-out of third-party cookies and targeted advertising
Introduction
This policy will inform you about how and why the Canadian Chiropractic Association (“CCA”, “our” or “we”) uses cookies and similar technologies such as pixels, tags or beacons (collectively, “cookies”) in connection with our websites found at www.chiropractic.ca and https://chiropractium.ca (the “Websites”). It will also tell you which cookies we use, provide information about third parties that also place cookies on our Websites, and explain the choices you have with respect to our use of cookies.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and which let us make your online experience better and more efficient. They allow us to recognize your device and browser, and collect and store information which we deem of importance for the improvement of our Websites and services.
Types of cookies
- Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies
- Session cookies are stored temporarily on the memory of your devices while you are visiting the Website and are erased once you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies are stored for a predetermined amount of time, which varies from cookie to cookie. It is longer than the session cookies; however they also expire after some months. They aid us to understand whether you have previously visited our Websites or similar sites in the past.
- First Party and Third Party Cookies
- First Party cookies are set directly by our Websites or by any of the subdomains of the Websites.
- Third Party cookies are set by websites not managed by us, such as our service providers or other marketing and technology partners.
We use both session and persistent cookies and first and third party cookies.
Why do we use cookies?
- When you return to the Websites, cookies enable us to retrieve the information you previously provided, to help you more easily use the features that you customized. Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster and more accurate results and a more personalized Website experience. For example, if you create a member account, a cookie helps us to recall your specific information (such as user name, password and preferences).
- Cookies help us recall:
- tabbed information that keeps track of the tab or specific part of the Websites you are looking at;
- language preferences to choose and remember the language in which material is shown;
- the capability of your device to deliver various content depending on the browser device being used.
- When you watch a video clip or listen to an audio clip on through the Websites, a cookie may take note of which media player (such as Real Player or Windows Media Player) and which type of clip (high or low bandwidth) you prefer to use on your device. Note, however, that you can change your video and audio preferences at any time or choose a player each time you view or listen to a clip.
- Some parts of the Websites use cookies to track your traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of the Websites’ information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information. The CCA does not correlate this information with data about individual users, nor does it share this information or sell it to any third party.
- We also use cookies to identify users who have been banned from using the Websites or any of our forums for behaviour that contradicts the Terms and Conditions of Use and to track click streams, for load balancing and to enable you to navigate through the Websites using redirection pages.
We do not use cookies to run programs or to deliver viruses to your computer or device. Cookies are uniquely assigned to your computer or device and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
More detail on how we and/or other companies use cookies is available at www.cookiesandyou.com.
What cookies do we use?
Essential cookies
We may store cookies on your device if they are necessary to enable us to offer and provide our Websites or services. They are also required for you to navigate through the Websites and benefit from all the available functions. These cookies cannot be switched off and are set for very basic options on the website, such as logging in, forms and set preferences such as timezone or languages.
Analytical cookies
These cookies are placed to aid us in understanding how you interact with the available options on the Websites, which parts you use the most, and how you engage with our services. This helps us create statistics of usage and the amount of time you spend on the Websites. These statistics will ultimately help us to improve our Websites and any services we offer on it.
Functional Cookies
These cookies are placed by us to help us to provide you with better functionality of the Websites and our services and to make them more personalized to you. They can also be placed by third-party providers you specifically consent to when you accept this cookie policy.
Social Media Cookies
These cookies are set for social media services. They enable you to share parts of the Websites on social media with friends and networks. These can track some of your actions which then helps to build up a profile of your interests.
Targeting or Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to collect information about your interests and preferences to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant or of interest to you when you are browsing on the internet. They are mostly placed by third parties whenever you interact with their content on our Websites. You may turn off these cookies; however, you may still receive advertisements that are not specifically tailored to you.
Our use of Google Analytics
Our Websites use web analysis services provided by Google Inc. (“Google”), specifically, “Google Analytics” and “Google Tag Manager”. Among other things, Google Analytics tracks traffic to, from and within the Websites and provides CCA with information regarding use of the Websites. Information collected by Google, including cookies and usage data, is processed in the United States of America and may be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction.
Google Analytics may set or read cookies on browsers of users of the Websites and otherwise receive information from users’ browsers. Prior to being stored on Google’s servers, your IP address is anonymized.
For more information on Google Analytics, please visit:
- For a copy of Google’s Privacy Policy: google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
- For further information regarding how Google uses information from sites or applications that use Google’s services: google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
You can opt out of tracking analytics placed by Google by using this form. This works for all websites that use Google’s services to track and gather analytics data.
Our use of Meta Pixel
Our Websites use Meta Pixel to better understand the actions taken by users of the Websites and to offer users products and/or services in line with their interests, by providing measurement services and targeted ads.
For more information on Meta Pixel, please visit:
- For a copy of Meta’s Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
- For further information on cookies and other storage technologies used by Meta, including information on how to opt-out of same: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
Your consent to our use of cookies
When you visit our Websites for the first time, you will be presented with a pop-up window that explains our use of cookies and provides a link to this Cookie Policy. Using the pop-up window, you may customize your cookie preferences and consent to the use of non-essential cookies. If you block certain non-essential cookies, such as functional cookies, parts of the Websites may not function the way we intended.
Updating your cookie preferences
While most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, you have the ability to restrict or disable cookies if you wish, generally through changing your internet browser settings. It may also be possible to change your browser settings to enable acceptance of specific cookies. For more information on enabling and disabling cookies, please refer to the help section on your browser. Users will also be able to modify their cookie settings and withdraw consent through our websites at any time by clicking on the cookie preference button that is always available to all users.
Please see the links below for guidance on how to modify your web browser’s settings on the most popular browsers:
Once you correctly block cookies on your browser, parts of the Websites may become unavailable to you or may otherwise not function properly.
How to opt-out of third-party cookies and targeted advertising
To understand and responsibly manage cookies that enable interested-based advertising, please visit the website of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) or to the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI).
To learn more, please visit https://youradchoices.com/ . Many of our third-party service providers that serve interest-based advertisements to you across our services are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), or they follow the DAA’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising. You can choose to opt-out directly from these third parties by visiting their opt-out pages on the NAI website (http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ ) and DAA website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ ). However, please note that if you “opt-out” you may keep seeing links and online advertisements; however, they will not be specifically targeted to you or tailored to your interests.
Contact Us
If you have any queries regarding this Cookie Policy please contact us. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about this Cookie Policy.
Canadian Chiropractic Association
200- 184 Front St. East, Toronto, Ontario. M5A 4N3
416-585-7902