Cookie Policy for New France Architectural Heritage (NouvelleFranceHeritage.com)
Last Updated: [Date of Last Update]
This Cookie Policy explains how New France Architectural Heritage ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, NouvelleFranceHeritage.com (the "Site"). This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
By using our Site, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our Cookie Consent Tool or your browser settings.
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, provide reporting information, and to help personalize your experience by remembering your preferences, login details, and other information.
Similar technologies, such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage, are also used for similar purposes. For the purposes of this policy, all such technologies are referred to as "cookies."
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies for several essential purposes:
- Essential Operation: To enable basic functions like page navigation, secure areas access, and load balancing. The Site cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Performance & Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our Site by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the structure, content, and user experience.
- Functionality: To remember choices you make (such as language preference, region, or login information) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Marketing & Targeting: To track visitors across websites to display relevant and engaging advertisements, and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Cookies can be classified by their duration and the party that sets them.
3.1. By Duration
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session state (e.g., to keep you logged in during your visit).
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period specified in the cookie or until you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences across multiple visits.
3.2. By First/Third Party
- First-Party Cookies: Set directly by us on our domain (NouvelleFranceHeritage.com).
- Third-Party Cookies: Set by domains other than ours, typically by our trusted partners and service providers for analytics, advertising, and social media integration.
4. Detailed Breakdown of Cookie Categories
4.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| nfh_session | NouvelleFranceHeritage.com | Maintains user session state for secure login and site functionality. | Session |
| cookie_consent | NouvelleFranceHeritage.com | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | 1 year |
4.2. Performance / Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, like which pages you visit and if you encounter errors. All information is aggregated and anonymous. It helps us improve how our Site works.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics servers. | 1 minute |
4.3. Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| nfh_lang | NouvelleFranceHeritage.com | Remembers your preferred language setting (English/French). | 1 year |
| nfh_region | NouvelleFranceHeritage.com | Remembers your selected geographical region for content filtering. | Session |
4.4. Targeting / Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. | 3 months |
| IDE | Google (DoubleClick) | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads for the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 1 year |
5. How to Manage Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in several ways:
5.1. Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie banner. You can use this banner to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by category. You can revisit and change these settings at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our Site.
5.2. Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, to accept cookies only from trusted sites, or to alert you each time a cookie is offered. You can also manually delete cookies stored on your device.
Please note that if you disable cookies entirely, some features of our Site may not function properly, and your user experience may be degraded.
To manage cookies in your browser, follow these guides:
5.3. Third-Party Opt-Outs
For analytics and advertising cookies set by specific third parties, you can opt-out directly:
- Google Analytics: You can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Interest-Based Advertising: Many advertising networks offer opt-out mechanisms. You can visit Your Online Choices (EU) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (US) to manage your preferences.
6. Data Transfers and International Visitors
Our Site is operated from Canada. If you are visiting from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from Canadian law, please note that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Canada.
For transfers of personal data from the EEA and UK to Canada, we rely on the European Commission's adequacy decision for Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Where applicable, we implement appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, for other international transfers.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR and Other Privacy Laws
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have specific rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding your personal data collected via cookies. These may include:
- The right to access information about the personal data we process.
- The right to rectification of inaccurate personal data.
- The right to erasure ("the right to be forgotten").
- The right to restrict processing of your personal data.
- The right to data portability.
- The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
- The right not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling.
To exercise these rights concerning data collected via cookies, please contact us using the details in Section 9. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, by seeking renewed consent via our cookie banner.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
New France Architectural Heritage
Email: privacy@nouvellefranceheritage.com
Postal Address: [Insert Your Physical Address Here]
For users in the European Union, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.