Who we are
Our website address is: https://franchise.cefa.ca/.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available from Automattic. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to support the operation of our website, understand how visitors use our website, remember preferences, measure the effectiveness of our marketing, and improve our services.
Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. These may include cookies used for page navigation, form handling, security, login functionality, and basic site preferences.
We also use analytics, attribution, and advertising-related cookies. These may include first-party cookies set by CEFA and third-party cookies or similar technologies set by our service providers and advertising partners. These technologies may help us understand which pages visitors view, how they interact with the website, which marketing campaigns led them to the site, and whether they completed an inquiry or other action.
For example, we may store campaign and attribution information such as UTM parameters, referring page information, landing page information, and advertising click identifiers such as gclid, gbraid, wbraid, fbclid, and msclkid. Some of these cookies may remain on your device for up to 90 days unless you delete them earlier through your browser settings.
We may use cookies and similar technologies from providers such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, Hotjar, LinkedIn, Reddit, and other analytics or advertising partners we work with from time to time. These providers may collect information about your interaction with our website in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we may set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we may also set several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login may persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and where available, through our cookie consent or cookie preference tools. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of the website.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, maps, articles, forms, or other media. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We may share information collected through cookies and similar technologies with service providers that support website hosting, analytics, advertising, marketing, spam protection, form handling, and related business operations. If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
How long do we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely so that we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, if any, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except that they cannot change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Cookie retention periods vary depending on the purpose of the cookie. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others may remain on your device until they expire or are deleted manually. Certain attribution cookies used on our website may be retained for up to 90 days.
What rights do you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, subject to any legal, administrative, or security obligations that require us to retain certain information.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data collected through cookies and similar technologies may also be processed by third-party service providers and partners that support analytics, advertising, website functionality, and related services, including providers located outside your province or country, where permitted by applicable law.