Last updated: June 18, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how CanadiaNow (“we,” “us,” or “our”), the operator of canadianow.com (the “Site”), uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
On this page:
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is used.
Cookies may be “session cookies” (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent cookies” (remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them). They may also be set by us directly (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services we use on the Site (“third-party cookies”).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the Site functions correctly and securely
- To remember your preferences and previous interactions with the Site
- To understand how visitors use the Site, so we can improve content and performance
- To display relevant advertising through Google AdSense and to measure the performance of that advertising
- To manage your cookie consent choices
3. Types of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Can Be Disabled? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Required for core site functionality, security, and storing your cookie consent preferences. Without these, parts of the Site may not work properly. | No |
| Performance / Analytics | Collect anonymous or pseudonymous information about how visitors use the Site (e.g., pages visited, time spent, traffic source) via Google Analytics (GA4). Helps us identify popular content and fix usability issues. | Yes |
| Advertising | Used by Google AdSense and its advertising partners to deliver and measure ads, including personalized advertising based on your browsing activity across sites. | Yes |
| Functional | Remember choices you make on the Site (such as display preferences) to provide a more personalized experience. | Yes |
4. Third-Party Cookies (Google Analytics & Google AdSense)
We use third-party services that may set their own cookies on your device. We do not control these cookies directly; they are governed by the respective third party’s own privacy and cookie policies.
Google Analytics (GA4)
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as pages visited, time on site, device type, and approximate location. This data is processed in aggregated or pseudonymized form and helps us improve the Site’s content and structure.
You can learn more about how Google uses data collected through Analytics at Google’s Privacy & Terms page, and you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Site. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other websites, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet. You can learn more about how Google uses cookies for advertising at How Google uses cookies in advertising, and you can review or adjust your ad personalization settings at Google Ads Settings.
5. Advertising Cookies and Personalized Ads
Some of the advertisements you see on the Site may be personalized, meaning they are selected based on your browsing behavior, interests, and demographic data inferred by Google and its advertising partners. If you have not consented to personalized advertising, you may still see ads, but they will generally be based on contextual factors (such as the content of the page) rather than your browsing history.
Where required by applicable law (such as the EU/EEA, UK, or jurisdictions with similar consent requirements), we will not set advertising or analytics cookies until you have given consent through our cookie consent banner.
6. Your Consent Choices
When you first visit the Site, a cookie consent banner will appear allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising), and to customize your preferences by category. You can change your consent choices at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the Site, or by using the cookie preference management link available in the website footer, where provided.
Your consent choice is recorded and stored as a cookie itself, so that we know not to ask you again on future visits and so that we respect your selected preferences.
7. How to Manage or Disable Cookies
In addition to the consent tool on this Site, most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View what cookies are stored on your device and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from particular sites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that if you block or delete cookies, some parts of the Site may not function as intended, and your experience may be degraded. Browser-specific instructions are available here:
8. Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we and our third-party partners may use related technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage to achieve similar purposes — for example, to understand Site usage or to support advertising measurement. References to “cookies” in this Policy generally include these similar technologies unless otherwise stated.
9. Data Retention
Cookie lifespans vary by type. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies, including those used by Google Analytics and Google AdSense, remain on your device for periods defined by the respective provider — typically ranging from 30 days up to 2 years — unless deleted earlier by you.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and technologies we use, or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies on the Site, please contact us through our Contact page.
For more information about how we handle personal data more broadly, please see our Privacy Policy.
