Policy on the use of Web Connection Cookies

LAST UPDATE : 2023-06-13

 


Gentec recommends you read its privacy policy in order to learn about the rules it applies in its efforts to protect your personal and confidential information.
 

Details Concerning the Privacy Policy
Throughout the privacy policy, we use the name "Gentec" to refer to all of the products of the Gentec group and its divisions. Where there are differences among our products, they will be specified. Please note that this policy is subject to change without prior notice, including to ensure we comply with any future regulatory amendments. It is therefore your responsibility to verify our privacy policy to ensure that you are in agreement with it.
 

Third-party Websites
Gentec.ca contains links to external sites. We are in no way liable for the content of these sites or for the privacy practices they apply with regard to users. Any information you share on these sites is not subject to this privacy policy; rather it is subject to that of the external site, where applicable.
 

Your Personal Information
Gentec undertakes to respect your privacy, and the personal information it collects is handled in accordance with Canadian privacy laws. Our websites do not collect any complete data of a personal nature that would enable an individual to be accurately identified. The data you may be asked to share is very limited. This information is used to help us address your needs.

If you contact us to let us know that your personal information is incorrect or untrue, or if you feel it is being used inappropriately, we undertake to correct, update, or delete it, as per the reason and your request.

 

Information Sent by Email or Included on Forms
If you voluntarily provide us your personal and/or confidential information, either by email or on a form, Gentec undertakes to ensure the protection of such information in the same manner as any other written document, unless otherwise specified. We use the required information to allow our team to answer your questions or to follow up on your requests for information or services, so as to address your needs as effectively as possible.
 

Use and Storage of Cookies by Gentec
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "cookie" as a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited).

Please note that different cookies may be used from time to time by Gentec in order to provide a better experience to our website users. These cookies allow us to analyze the performance of our sites, especially with regard to different basic statistics, for example, pages that are consulted, bounce rates, and visit duration, which helps us constantly improve the user experience. Since cookies are constructed from microdata files, they are automatically anonymized.


Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies allow gentec sites to be used by activating basic functions such as browsing from one page to another and access to secure zones. Without these cookies, our website would not be able to function properly.

Cookie Name Description Supplier Type Expiry

ASPSESSIONID#

Stores the state of users through their page requests

gentec.ca

HTTP

Session

JSESSIONID

Preserves users states across page requests

linkedin.com

HTTP

Session

tarteaucitron

Enregistre l’état du consentement des témoins de connexion de l’usager pour le domaine actuel.

Gentec.ca

HTTP

1 day

bscookie

This cookie is used to identify the visitor through an application. This allows the visitor to log in to a web site through their LinkedIn application for example.

linkedin.com

HTTP

1 year

li_gc

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain

linkedin.com

HTTP

180 days


Preferences Cookies

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

Cookie Name Description Provider Type Expiry

lang

Necessary for maintaining language-settings across sub pag es on the web site.

linkedin.com

HTTP

Session

lidc

Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing , in order to optimize user experience.

linkedin.com

HTTP

1 day


Statistics Cookies

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Cookie Name Description Provider Type Expiry

_ga

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the web site.

gentec.ca

HTTP

2 years

_ga_#

Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the web site as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.

gentec.ca

HTTP

2 years

td

Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the web site. Used for internal analytics by the web site operator.

googletagmanager.com

Pixel

Session


Témoins de connexion marketing

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Cookie Name Description Provider Type Expiry

bcookie

Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn , for tracking the use of embedded services.

linkedin.com

HTTP

1 year