At Bloomington, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your experience on our website www.bloomingtonis.com is transparent and respectful of your personal data. This Cookie Policy explains how and why we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, in compliance with Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files placed on your device—such as your computer, smartphone, or tablet—when you visit a website. These files allow websites to recognize your device and store specific information about your browsing activity. Cookies are widely used to enable essential website functions, enhance user experience, gather analytics, and support targeted advertising.
Cookies are either session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they are deleted or reach their expiry date. Some cookies are placed by us (first-party cookies) while others are set by third parties with whom we partner (third-party cookies).
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes, all of which help us improve our services, personalize your experience, and ensure our site runs smoothly. Specifically, we use cookies to:
- Facilitate navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
- Analyze how visitors interact with our pages.
- Remember your preferences, such as language selection or form submissions.
- Support marketing efforts and tailor ads based on user behavior.
- Optimize technical performance for a seamless browsing experience.
Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are fundamental to the operation of our website. Without them, basic features such as page navigation, secure login, or language switching would not function properly. Because they are essential to the website’s core functions, you cannot opt out of these cookies through our settings.
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us collect data on how users engage with our site. We use tools like Google Analytics to monitor traffic sources, page performance, time spent on site, and user flows. The insights from these cookies allow us to identify areas for improvement and deliver a better, faster, and more relevant user experience.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies allow our website to remember the choices you make, such as your selected region, preferred language, or saved form entries. These cookies enhance the usability of our website and ensure a more customized interaction based on your previous visits.
Targeting and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to track browsing habits and deliver ads that are more relevant to your interests. They also help us understand the effectiveness of our ad campaigns, such as those run on Facebook, Google, or LinkedIn, and improve the targeting of future communications. These cookies are often set by trusted advertising partners and may collect data across multiple websites.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may include content or functionalities from external services such as embedded videos (e.g., YouTube), social media pixels (e.g., Meta Pixel), live chat widgets, or web analytics platforms. These third-party providers may place their own cookies on your device and collect data under their own privacy policies, which are independent of ours.
We advise reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party platforms or tools you interact with through our website to understand how your data may be processed.
Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Under Canadian privacy laws, we rely on the following legal bases to use cookies:
- Consent: For non-essential cookies (analytics, advertising, etc.), we obtain your explicit consent, typically via a cookie banner or settings tool.
- Legitimate Interests: For essential cookies required to maintain the core functionality and security of the website, we rely on our legitimate business interest in delivering a stable and user-friendly platform.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences.
How to Manage or Disable Cookies
You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the performance or availability of certain website features.
Helpful Browser Guides:
You may also opt out of third-party tracking cookies through industry initiatives:
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements, technology, or how we operate our services. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.” We encourage users to review this policy regularly to stay informed of how we use cookies and related technologies.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please reach out to us through the contact details below:
Bloomington
4789 Young Street, Hallmark Building, Unit 911, M2N 0G3
Email: info@bloomingtonis.com
Phone: 001 647 493 9392