Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

2. How We Use Cookies

VincisFide uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and provide personalized content. We use both first-party cookies (set by us) and third-party cookies (set by our service providers).

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website and cannot be disabled. They include:

• Session cookies: Maintain your session while browsing
• Security cookies: Protect against fraud and unauthorized access
• Cookie consent cookies: Remember your cookie preferences
• Form cookies: Remember information you've entered in forms

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it. They collect information such as:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• How you arrived at our website
• Which links you click on
• Device and browser information
• General geographic location (city/province level)

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, including:

• Remembering your preferences and settings
• Providing live chat functionality
• Enabling social media features
• Personalizing content based on your interests

3.4 Marketing Cookies

With your consent, we use marketing cookies to:

• Show you relevant advertisements on other websites
• Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
• Prevent the same ad from being shown repeatedly
• Provide targeted content based on your interests

4. Specific Cookies Used

5. Third-Party Cookies

We work with trusted third-party service providers who may place cookies on your device:

5.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how our website is used. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize ads in its own advertising network. For more information, visit Google's Privacy Policy.

5.2 Social Media Platforms

Our website includes social media sharing buttons that may place cookies from:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:

• Accept All: Allow all cookies for the best experience
• Necessary Only: Only essential cookies for basic functionality
• Custom: Choose specific cookie categories

6.2 Changing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer
• Clearing your browser's cookies and revisiting our site
• Using your browser's cookie management settings

6.3 Browser Settings

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

• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies only
• Delete existing cookies
• Set cookies to expire when you close your browser

Browser-Specific Instructions:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

7. Mobile Device Settings

On mobile devices, you can manage tracking preferences through:

• iOS: Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking
• Android: Settings > Privacy > Ads

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website:

8.1 Essential Cookies

Disabling essential cookies may prevent:

• Proper website functionality
• Form submissions
• Security features
• Session maintenance

8.2 Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies won't affect functionality but prevents us from:

• Understanding how you use our website
• Improving our content and services
• Identifying technical issues

8.3 Marketing Cookies

Disabling marketing cookies means:

• You may see less relevant advertisements
• You may see the same ads repeatedly
• We can't measure campaign effectiveness

9. Data Retention

Cookie data is retained for different periods depending on the type:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain until their expiration date or manual deletion
• Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. We will notify you of significant changes by:

• Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• Displaying a notice on our website
• Requesting renewed consent where required

11. Contact Information

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

12. Your Rights

Under Canadian privacy law, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect through cookies
• Request access to your personal information
• Request correction or deletion of your personal information
• Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies
• File a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada