Cookie Policy

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 website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

SpeakUp Canada uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and provide personalized content. We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential website functionality
• Performance and analytics
• Personalization and user preferences
• Marketing and advertising (with your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

3.2 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they get error messages. This information helps us improve our website performance.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

3.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. They also help us measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set cookies on our website, including:

• Google Analytics for website analytics
• Social media plugins
• Marketing and advertising platforms

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

5. Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Accept only necessary cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time using our cookie management tool.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to:

• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Delete cookies when you close your browser
• Notify you when cookies are being set

6.2 Opt-Out Tools

For advertising cookies, you can opt out using industry tools such as:

• Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada opt-out page
• Google Ads Settings
• Individual advertiser opt-out pages

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website. Some features may not work properly or at all without cookies enabled. Essential cookies are required for basic website functionality.

8. Cookie Retention

Cookies have different lifespans:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain until they expire or you delete them
• Analytics cookies: Typically expire after 2 years
• Marketing cookies: Various expiration periods up to 2 years

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

11. Cookie Management Tool

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer or using the button below:

Manage Cookie Preferences