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This is an English translation provided for convenience. The French version is the official text and prevails in the event of any discrepancy.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, tablet or phone) when you visit a website. It lets the site remember certain things about your visit — language preferences, sign-in session, consent choices — so your next visits are consistent.
Cookies contain no viruses and cannot run programs. They are read only by the service that issued them or, in some cases, by third-party services expressly identified in this policy.
Under the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Law 25, Quebec), your explicit consent is required before any non-essential cookie is placed on your device.
2. Legal basis for consent (Law 25, s. 8)
Under Law 25, placing any cookie that is not strictly necessary to run the site requires consent that is free, informed, prior and specific. That consent:
- Cannot be obtained through a pre-checked box or by simply continuing to browse.
- Must let you accept or refuse each category of non-essential cookies separately.
- Can be withdrawn at any time, easily and free of charge.
That is why our consent banner lets you choose between essential cookies only and optional analytics cookies.
3. Full list of cookies used
The tables below list every cookie placed on your device during a visit to capdacier.ca.
Essential cookies — always active
These cookies are required for the site to work and cannot be disabled. No information identifying you directly is passed to third parties for advertising purposes.
| Cookie name | Issuer | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | capdacier.ca | Stores your consent preferences (essential and/or analytics cookies) so the banner is not shown on every visit. | 1 year |
| next-auth.session-token | capdacier.ca | Maintains your secure sign-in session (members / administration area). Deleted at sign-out. | Session |
| next-auth.csrf-token | capdacier.ca | Security token protecting against CSRF (cross-site request forgery) attacks. | Session |
| next-auth.callback-url | capdacier.ca | Stores the redirect URL after Google OAuth authentication. | Session |
Analytics cookies — consent required
These cookies are placed only if you have explicitly accepted the « Analytics » category in our banner. They are provided by Google Analytics (Google LLC, United States) and measure the site's audience in aggregate.
| Cookie name | Issuer | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google LLC | Distinguishes users by assigning a random identifier; used to count visits and sessions in aggregate. | 2 years |
| _ga_XXXXXXXX | Google LLC | Maintains the Google Analytics 4 (GA4) session state specific to the site's property. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google LLC | Distinguishes users for the current session; complements the _ga cookie over a short window. | 24 h |
| _gat | Google LLC | Throttles the rate of requests sent to Google Analytics servers to avoid overload. | 1 min |
Note on international transfers: Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC, whose servers are located in the United States. That transfer is governed by the European Union's standard contractual clauses and by Google's privacy policy. For more, see our privacy policy.
4. Managing and withdrawing your consent
Through our consent banner
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the button below. This clears your saved preference and brings the banner back, letting you make a new choice.
Through your browser settings
You can set your browser to block or delete cookies. Note that disabling essential cookies may break parts of the site (sign-in, saved preferences).
- Google Chrome — managing cookies
- Mozilla Firefox — tracking protection
- Apple Safari — managing cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge — deleting and managing cookies
Google Analytics opt-out
To turn off Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available free of charge.
5. Updates to this policy
Cap d'Acier reserves the right to amend this policy at any time, particularly to reflect changes to the cookies used, to legal requirements or to the site's practices. The date of the last update appears at the top of this page. Where a change is substantial, a notice will be shown to you on your next visit.
6. Contact — Privacy officer
For any question about our use of cookies or about your personal information, contact the privacy officer:
Organization:Cap d'Acier
Officer: Vincent Bernier
Email: vbernier@capdacier.ca
Website: www.capdacier.ca
Region: Quebec, Canada
See also our full privacy policy to learn more about how we handle your personal information.