Cookie Policy
Last Updated: August 14, 2025
At 14173627 CANADA INC - DBA Backbone IT Services (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we use cookies and similar technologies to make our website work smoothly, improve your experience, and help us understand how our services are used. This Cookie Policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your choices.
- What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device to store information. They can be “session” cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (stored until they expire or you delete them).
We also use web beacons/pixels, software development kits (SDKs), local storage, and similar technologies that operate like cookies.
- Why we use cookies
We use cookies to:
- Operate the site: Enable core features such as page navigation, secure areas, form submissions, and fraud prevention.
- Remember your preferences: Save settings like language, region, and previously selected choices.
- Improve performance: Measure site traffic, diagnose errors, and understand how visitors use our pages so we can enhance content and navigation.
- Personalize content: Tailor on-site content and experiences based on your interactions.
- Provide relevant marketing:Deliver and measure ads for services that may be of interest to you, on our site and on third party platforms.
- Enable social features:Allow you to share pages and interact with embedded content.
- Types of cookies we use
- Strictly necessary cookies: Essential for the site to function. You cannot opt out of these through our settings, but you can block them in your browser (the site may not work properly if you do).
- Performance and analytics cookies: Help us analyze site usage to improve performance and design. Data is aggregated where possible.
- Functionality cookies: Remember your preferences and choices to provide enhanced features.
- Advertising and targeting cookies:Used to show you more relevant ads and to measure campaign effectiveness, including interest based (behavioural) advertising.
- Social media cookies:Set by social platforms to enable sharing and to build profiles of your interests.
- Third party cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties. These partners may collect information about your online activities over time and across websites. We do not control their cookie settings. Examples include:
- Analytics: Google Analytics
- Advertising: Platforms that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC) AdChoices programme
- Social media: LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and others when embedded
- Cookie duration
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: Remain until they expire or you delete them. Typical lifespans range from a few minutes to two years, depending on the cookie’s purpose. We review and refresh our cookie inventory regularly.
- How we obtain consent
When you first visit our site, we present a cookie banner explaining our use of cookies and providing options to accept, reject non essential cookies, or manage settings. You can change your choices at any time via our Cookie Settings link in the site footer. We rely on your consent for non essential cookies and on our legitimate interests or the performance of a service you request for strictly necessary cookies.
- Managing your cookie preferences
You can manage cookies in several ways:
- Our Cookie Settings: Update or withdraw your consent for non essential cookies at any time.
- Browser settings:Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Check your browser’s help section for instructions.
- Mobile settings: Your device may offer settings to limit tracking or reset advertising identifiers.
- Analytics opt out: You can install the Google Analytics opt out add on.
- Interest based advertising choices: Use the DAAC’s consumer choice tool (AdChoices) to opt out of targeted ads from participating companies. Opt outs are browser/device specific.
Note: If you block or delete cookies, some site features may not function as intended.
- Contact us
If you have questions or wish to exercise privacy rights, contact our Privacy Officer:
Related document: Please also review our
Privacy Policy for more details on how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.
