Last Updated: April 24, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Discover Canada ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at www.discovercanada.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Please read this Cookie Policy carefully before using our Website. By using our Website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of this Website, you should stop using our Website or adjust your browser settings to reject cookies.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember if you've been to the website before. They can be used to store your preferences, remember what's in your shopping cart, help you navigate between pages efficiently, and improve your browsing experience.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser until they expire or are deleted. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device once you close your browser.
We use different types of cookies for various reasons. The cookies used on our Website fall into the following categories:
These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure areas of the website, and access to secure features. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be switched off in our systems.
Examples of necessary cookies we use:
These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors to our Website and see how visitors move around when they are using it. This helps us improve how our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
Examples of analytical cookies we use:
These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you disable these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
Examples of functionality cookies we use:
These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Examples of targeting cookies we use:
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Website, deliver advertisements, and so on.
These third-party services place cookies on your device to help us provide our services, analyze how our Website is used, deliver advertisements, and for security purposes. These cookies may track your activities on other websites as well.
Third-party cookies used on our Website may include:
When you first visit our Website, you will see a cookie banner giving you the opportunity to accept or decline different types of cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our Website.
Our cookie management system allows you to customize your cookie preferences as follows:
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.
Here are links to instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
Please note that if you choose to block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our Website.
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. These features are not yet uniform, so we are currently not configured to respond to those signals.
If you choose to disable cookies, you may still use our Website, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Website may be limited. For example:
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies to track your activity on our Website:
Web beacons (also known as "clear gifs," "pixel tags," or "web bugs") are small graphic images or pieces of code embedded in web pages or emails that allow us to monitor visitor behavior, such as whether an email has been opened or a link has been clicked.
Local Storage Objects (such as HTML5 Local Storage and Local Shared Objects) are used to store content information and preferences. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5 local storage.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Cookie Policy on our Website. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our cookie practices.
If we make significant changes to this Cookie Policy, we will provide a more prominent notice, such as a notification on our Website or an email notification.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Discover Canada
123 Maple Street
Toronto, ON M5V 2H1
Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (123) 456-7890
