COOKIE POLICY

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INTRODUCTION

Marie Saint Pierre Design Inc. (“Maison Marie Saint Pierre", "we", "our", or "ours") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website located at shop.mariesaintpierre.com, the “Website”. By using the Website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

Please read this cookie policy carefully. Our cookies practices are subject to applicable laws in the places where we conduct our activities, meaning that we engage in the practices described in this notice in a particular country or region only to the extent that the laws of those jurisdictions allow.

Maison Marie Saint Pierre reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify this cookie policy at any time by posting the revised policy on the website. It is your responsibility to periodically check the changes we make to the cookie policy. We encourage you to do so to stay informed of our information practices and your options. If you continue to use this website after the posting of changes to this policy or other conditions, you accept the changes made. The cookie policy was updated on May 23rd, 2023.

• What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are stored in your computer or mobile device to be recognized by those websites on your subsequent visits. Each cookie is unique to each browser and device you use to access our Website.  

There are two types of cookies:

  • "first-party cookies" that are installed by the operator of the website you are visiting,
  • "third-party cookies" that are installed by other websites.

Cookies can either be:

  • “permanent cookies”, permanently stored in your computer or mobile device until they expire or until you delete them,
  • “session cookies”, automatically eliminated when you close your browser.

Regardless of the type of cookie, they cannot exploit other cookies to collect data from them. They cannot exploit files, data, e-mail addresses stored on your computed or mobile device, nor can they transmit computer viruses. 

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually adjust your browser settings, you can prevent cookies from being set on your computer or mobile device. You can refer to your browser's Help section to learn how to do this. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website. Disabling cookies can also result in certain features and functionality of our site becoming unavailable. As a result, we recommend that you do not disable cookies. Please note that essential cookies cannot be disabled.

• How do we use cookies?

We use cookies on our Website for many applications including, but not limited to:

  • ensure that the Website operates correctly,
  • remember your preferences and settings during and between visits to the Website,
  • offer you personalized content and advertising based on your interests and browsing history,
  • analyze how the Website is used to improve its functionality and user experience.

• What types of cookies do we use?

We use the following types of cookies on our Website:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to move around the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent to be placed on your device. You can disable these cookies, but this will affect the proper functioning of the Website. Please note that these cookies do not store personal information.

  • Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, time spent on the Website, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve the performance of the Website.

  • Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

  • Targeting and advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertising more relevant to you and your interests. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission.
    If you decline these cookies, you will still see advertising as you browse the Internet, but it will not be personalized based on your specific interests. This may result in ads being less relevant to you compared to if you had accepted the cookies.

  • Third-party cookies: Our Website also uses third-party cookies. These cookies are set by a domain other than our Website such as Facebook,
    Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, YouTube, Microsoft. For more information on how these companies collect and use information on our behalf, please refer to their privacy policies: Facebook at Facebook Data Policy, Instagram at Instagram Data Policy, Twitter at Twitter Privacy Policy, LinkedIn at LinkedIn Privacy Policy, Google (including YouTube) at Google Privacy & Terms, Microsoft at Microsoft Privacy Statement.
    These third-party cookies are used to provide us with web analytics and intelligence about our Website which may also be used to provide measurement services and target ads. We have no control over these cookies and their use is governed by the privacy policies of the third-party providers.

• Contact Information

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, would like to make a request regarding your personal information, or wish to exercise your rights under the applicable laws on the protection of Personal Data, please contact us at the following email address: e-boutique@mariesaintpierre.com.