Cookie Policy

Our website, https://www.middlegroundengagement.ca (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience, all technologies are referred to as “cookies.”) Cookies may  also be placed by third parties we have engaged. Below, we inform you about the use of cookies on Middle Ground Engagement’s website.

Please do not continue to use our website if you are not comfortable with Middle Ground Engagement’s use of cookies.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of our website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other devices. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

WHAT ARE SCRIPTS?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your devices.

WHAT IS A WEB BEACON?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this various bits of data about you is stored using web beacons.

THIRD PARTIES

We may have made agreements about the use of cookies with other companies that place cookies. However, we cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. Parties such as Google, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc. are to be considered as independent data controllers. We recommend that you read the Privacy statements of these companies.

KINDS OF COOKIES

Technical or Functional Cookies: Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when using our website. For example, contacting us, session bookings, service appointments or contact forms, etc. information remains until the forms are completed.

Advertising Cookies: On this website we may use advertising cookies, which enable us to gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your behaviour on https://middlegroundengagement.ca. With these cookies you, as a website visitor are linked to a unique ID, but these cookies will not profile your behaviour and interests to serve personalized ads.

Marketing / Tracking Cookies: Marketing and/or tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

Social Media Buttons: On our website we may include buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LInkedIn and others to promote web pages (e.g. “like,” “pin,” or “share” on social media networks. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from the specific social media platform itself. This codes place cookies.

These social media buttons also can store and process certain information so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you. Please read the Privacy statements of these social networks (which can change regularly) to learn what they do with your personal data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube are located in the United States.  TikTok is located in mainland China.

CONSENT

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up or banner with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.

Manage Your Consent Settings: On the Cooke Banner there will be an Accept button, which whe clicked allows our website to function properly and effectively.  By closing the Cookie Banner without accepting the delivery of cookies, the website will not function properly and effectively.

You can also disable the use of cookies through your browser but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING PERSONAL DATA

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;

  • you may object to the processing;

  • you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;

  • you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant. Where appropriate, the amended information shall be transmitted to third parties having access to the information in question;

  • you have the right to withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions with reasonable notice. You will be informed of the implications of such withdrawal;

  • your have the right to address a challenge concerning non-compliance with PIPEDA and if the issue is not resolved, to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

To exercise these rights, please contact us.  Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy.  If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you

ENABLING/DISABLING/DELETING COOKIES

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually enable, disable or delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the setting of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser. OR you can indicate your preferences on the following page: https://youradchoices.ca

CONTACT DETAILS

For questions and/or comments about our Cookies Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact information:

Mail:  Don Lenihan, 320 Critchon Street, Unit 101, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1M 1W5

Website: www.middlegroundengagement.ca

E-mail: Don.Lenihan@outlook.com

Phone: +1-613-795-6828

 

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