Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy (the "Policy") is intended to inform you of how Confia (hereinafter "Confia", "we" “us”, "our" or “ours”) uses cookies and similar technologies on its website and mobile applications (collectively the “Platforms”).
Cookies and similar technologies (e.g., HTML5 storage specifications, web beacons, embedded scripts) are very small data files that often include an anonymous, unique identifier. These technologies collect data from your device and your browsing on our Platforms. Information collected through cookies and similar technologies may include the date and time of visits and how our Platforms are used. They will allow our Platforms to recognize the user at the time of subsequent visits made from this computer or mobile device, and to remember certain information about him. We use the term “cookies” in this Policy to refer to all technologies that collect information in this way.
Cookies are intended to improve the efficiency and usability of our Platforms, to analyze your use of our Platforms, and to assist us in our promotional and marketing efforts (including targeted and behavioral advertising). You can choose to reject cookies if your browser allows it, but this decision may influence how you will be able to use our Platforms and your ability to access certain of their features.
To learn more about cookies and similar technologies, we invite you to visit the following sites Your Online Choices, All About Cookies and AboutCookies.org.
By visiting our Platforms, you acknowledge that we may store and access essential cookies on your computer or mobile device. Essential cookies are cookies which are essential for the operation of our Platforms and use basic functions, and to ensure the security of our Platforms. Please note that we do not need your consent to store and access essential cookies as such cookies are necessary for our Platforms to function and we have a legitimate business interest for doing so. Therefore, these cookies cannot be deactivated.
Further, by visiting our Platforms, you consent to us storing and accessing certain non-essential cookies on your computer or mobile device. These cookies are not essential to the operation of our Platforms but allow us to provide additional functionality or to gather additional information about your use of our Platforms.
We are always on the lookout for new ways to improve our Platforms and be able to provide you with better services tailored to your interests. Thus, we use different types of cookies for the following purposes:
To assist you in the navigation of our Platforms;
To assist you in registering for our events, creating or accessing your account, using our services and your ability to provide us with feedback;
To analyze how you use our Platforms; and
To assist in our promotional and marketing activities (including targeted advertising).
We use first-party cookies (i.e. cookies placed directly by us or our service providers), as well as third party cookies (i.e. cookies placed by third-party partners that we authorized). When these third-party partners use third party cookies, they are responsible for the cookies they use. We invite you to consult their cookie management policies. You can also use their consent management tools to set your preferences and opt out of these third-party partners collecting information about you when you visit our Platforms.
Cookies can be classified into different categories according to their purposes:
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential in order to help you to move around on the Platforms and use basic functions, and to the ensure the security of our Platforms. They are usually set as a response to actions you have taken that constitute a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. You can configure your browser to block these cookies or warn you about them, but if you do so parts of the Platforms may stop working.
Functionality cookies: These cookies are used to improve and personalize the functionalities of our Platforms. They remember the choices you make (your username or your latest real estate property searches, for example) and provide personalized services. Thanks to these cookies, you do not have to enter certain information each time you log into our Platforms. They can be activated by our teams, or by third parties whose services are used on our Platforms. If you block these cookies, then some or all of the features of our Platforms may not work well.
Performance and analytics cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can better know and understand the people who use our Platforms, and measure and improve their performance. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around our Platforms. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our Platforms and we will have less information to improve the performance of our Platforms.
Advertising and Targeting Cookies: These, typically third party cookies placed by our advertising partners, are used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on our Platforms and on other sites. They will also limit the number of times you see a particular ad as well as they measure the effectiveness of the ad campaigns. They remember your device’s visit on our Platforms and help to understand shopping behaviors and thus to improve our Platforms and provide ads and offers tailored to your interests. If you do not allow these cookies, you will not experience our targeted advertising across different websites.
You can refuse to give your consent or withdraw your consent in respect of certain categories of cookies (except strictly necessary cookies) by clicking on the “Manage Cookies Settings” button below.
You can also modify your Web browser settings to delete or prevent certain cookies from being stored on your computer. The "Help" functionality of most browsers lets users know how to prevent a browser from accepting new cookies, how to receive a notification when the browser receives a new cookie, or how to turn off cookies:
If you wish to accept only our cookies, but not third party cookies, you can normally (depending on your browser) select in your browser settings “Block third party cookies”. If you decide to refuse or block cookies, some pages of our Platforms may not display correctly or some features may not be available.
To learn more about setting your browser preferences, you can also visit the following sites: Your Online Choices, All About Cookies and AboutCookies.org. You can also block the use of the following third-party cookies by following the steps explained in the links provided below:
Google Analytics: If you want to prevent Google Analytics from using your data, you can download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google AdWords: If you do not wish to participate in our Google AdWords remarketing, you can opt out by visiting Google’s Ads Preferences Manager.
Facebook : If you do not want Facebook to use information based on your activity on websites or applications outside of Facebook for the purpose of serving advertisements, you can opt out in your Ads Preferences.
You can also opt out of personalized advertising from third-party advertisers and advertising networks that are members of the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC) by visiting the DAAC Opt-Out Page.
Note that, even if you choose not to receive advertisements targeted to your interests, it will still be possible to see our advertisements. In this case, these will simply not be tailored to your actual needs and may be displayed more frequently.
We may make changes or additions to this Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review it periodically. If we make any changes to this Policy, we will notify you by changing the effective date of this Policy at the top of the page.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy, please email us at privacy@confia.ca.