This Cookie Policy explains how Canada Game Academy ("we") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Canada Game) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
2. Technical Classifications
We categorize our tracking modules into the following operational tiers:
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)
These cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Service, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our website functions.
| Name | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| __session_id | Canada Game | Maintains user login state across pages. |
| __csrf_token | Canada Game | Security token to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. |
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | Fraud detection during payment processing. |
2.2 Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are.
| Name | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _ga / _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data. |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Heatmap tracking to see where users click most often. |
2.3 Targeting & Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
| Name | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Used to deliver targeted advertisements for our courses on Facebook. |
| li_sugr | Matches user data to LinkedIn profiles for B2B ad targeting. |
3. Managing Your Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.
Alternatively, you can modify your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
4. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.