Cookie policy

Consent

By using our website foundationdrclown.ca, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. You will have seen a banner for this purpose during your first visit to our website; although it is not displayed on subsequent visits, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

What is a cookie?

A cookie (or commonly known as a “cookie”) is a very small text document stored on your computer/device (and maintained by your browser). It often includes a randomized unique identifier so that the platform or site “recognizes” this cookie again. The main purpose of the cookie is to guarantee the functioning of a website or improve navigation; These cookies are necessary to view the site. Depending on the cookies activated and installed by the organization, they also provide certain information to the owners of these websites, particularly in terms of audience measurement.
Cookies do not cause any damage to the terminal, but make it easier, for example, to find preferences, pre-fill certain fields and adapt the content of the services of the site consulted. This data allows us to improve ergonomics and services based on your interests.

What types of cookies do we use and why?

The information collected through cookies helps us analyze website usage and allows us to provide users with a better experience during their visit. We will only retain cookies for as long as necessary to fulfill the relevant purposes set out in this Cookie Policy.

Generally, we use first and third session cookies as well as persistent cookies. The session cookies we use are called “first party cookies.” Many session cookies are essential to the proper functioning of our website, as they generally allow you to move around our site and use our features. Cookies used by our partners and third-party service providers are called “third-party cookies”. These cookies are temporary and remain on your device until you close your web browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser or until you manually delete them. In the first case, the lifespan of the cookie depends on the length or “lifetime” of the specific cookie and your browser settings. These cookies help us recognize you as an existing user of our website. This makes it easier and more convenient to return to our website or interact with our services without having to log in again. In addition, persistent cookies also help us recognize you when you visit a resource belonging to our website from another website or application (such as an advertisement) and help us record information about your web browsing habits during the life of the persistent cookie.

Here is the list of the different types of cookies used :

Necessary

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Functional

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

How to accept or refuse the use of cookies?

For the management of cookies and your choices, the configuration of each browser is different. It is described in the help menu of your browser, which will allow you to know how to modify your cookie preferences. Any settings you may make may modify your Internet browsing and your conditions of access to certain services requiring the use of cookies.

You can configure your devices to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is set, or to not accept any cookies. This last option may, however, result in certain personalized services not being provided and, in this case, you may not be able to take full advantage of all the features offered by the site.

If you do not wish to receive cookies generally or wish to refuse only certain cookies, you can modify your browser settings accordingly. Instructions for this are provided on each browser’s website:

• For Microsoft (Edge ou Internet Explorer) :

http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

• For Chrome :

http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&hlrm=en&answer=95647

• For Firefox :

http://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/Activer%20et%20d%C3%A9sactiver%20les%20cookies

• For Safari :

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1677?viewlocale=fr_FR

For any other browser not mentioned above, do not hesitate to consult the cookie management help available on the Internet. You can also visit the link below for an overview of how to block or delete cookies on the most common browsers: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/en/

Contact us

For any questions or additional information relating to this cookie policy, you can contact us via the contact form.