Privacy Policy | Heritage

CÉGEP Heritage College Website Privacy Statement #3

Update: September 25, 2024

The CÉGEP Heritage College (“the College”) Website and all its contents are protected by intellectual property or proprietary rights.

The College Website uses cookies to help you navigate efficiently and to perform certain functions. Users will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below. The College also uses third-party cookies to help analyse how Users use this website, to save User preferences and to provide Users with content that is relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored in the User’s browser with the User’s prior consent. Users can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies, but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience. Read our Policy.

Why do we use cookies?

The College uses first- and third-party cookies for security, session management, and performance.

  • Security: Ensuring User security and preventing fraudulent activity (e.g., authentication cookies).
  • Session Management: Maintaining the session state across different pages and interactions within a website.
  • User Input: Remembering user inputs such as form entries.
  • Performance: Ensuring the Website loads properly and operates efficiently.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies (Security, Session Management, and Performance Cookies) are strictly necessary to provide Users with services available through the College Website and to use some of its features. All other cookies used on the College Website however are nonessential.

Security Cookies

These cookies ensure User security and prevent fraudulent activity (e.g., authentication cookies)

Name:SID
Purpose:This cookie keeps the User’s session active as the User navigates the Website.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Session Management
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:SIDCC
Purpose:This cookie adds an extra layer of security to the User’s session.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Security
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:SSID
Purpose:This cookie ensures the security of the User’s session.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Security
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:__Secure-*
Purpose:This cookie enhances the User’s account security, protects the User’s session and data
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Security
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:c_user
Purpose:This cookie helps keep the User logged in securely.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Authentication
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:datr
Purpose:This cookie protects the User’s account by identifying the User’s browser.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Security
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:sb
Purpose:This cookie enhances security by identifying the User’s browser
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Security
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:xs
Purpose:This cookie contains multiple pieces of information, separated by colon, including the session number and secret.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Security Cookie
Expires in:Two (2) years

Session Management Cookies

These cookies maintain the session state across different pages and interactions within a website.

Name:ssi
Purpose:This cookie maintains the User’s session across multiple page visits.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Session Management
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:Locale
Purpose:This cookie is used to store the User’s language preferences
Provider:Toumoro
Country:USA
Type:Localization
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:wd
Purpose:This cookie Stores the width of the window for display purposes.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:User Preferences
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:receive-cookie-deprecation
Purpose:This cookie stores the User’s consent for cookie usage
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:User Preferences
Expires in:Two (2) years

Performance Cookies

These cookies ensure the Website loads properly and operates efficiently.

Name:_ga
Purpose:This cookie is used by Google Analytics to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated identifier. It helps collect statistics on site usage.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Performance Cookie
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:_ga_BYR6GPPWZ
Purpose:This cookie is a variant of the _ga cookie used by Google Analytics to maintain session state. It is used to collect anonymous information on how visitors use the site.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Performance Cookie
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:_ga_J3XXMQS78S
Purpose:This cookie is another variant of the _ga cookie used by Google Analytics to maintain session state. It helps collect anonymous information on users' interactions with the site.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Performance Cookie
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:_gat_UA-13202807-1
Purpose:This cookie is used by Google Analytics to reduce the request rate, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Performance Cookie
Expires in:One (1) minute
Name:_gat_UA-185523956-4
Purpose:This cookie is also used by Google Analytics to reduce the request rate, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Performance Cookie
Expires in:One (1) minute
Name:_gid
Purpose:This cookie is used by Google Analytics to distinguish users by storing and updating a unique identifier for each page visited.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Performance Cookie
Expires in:Twenty-four (24) hours
Name:ps_n
Purpose:This cookie is used to support certain features of the College Website.
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Functional
Expires in:Two (2) years
Name:ps_l
Purpose:This cookie is used to support specific functionalities on the College Website
Provider:Google Analytics
Country:USA
Type:Functional
Expires in:Two (2) years

Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

Name:_fbp
Purpose:Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers.
Provider:Facebook
Country:USA
Type:Advertising Cookie
Expires in:Ninety (90) days
Name:fr
Purpose:This cookie helps deliver and measure relevant ads on Facebook.
Provider:Facebook
Country:USA
Type:Advertising Cookie
Expires in:Ninety (90) days
Name:gcl_au
Purpose:This cookie is used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertising efficiency on websites using their services. It stores and tracks conversions anonymously.
Provider:Google AdSense
Country:USA
Type:Advertising Cookie
Expires in:Three (3) months

How can I control cookies on my browser?

The control of cookies varies depending on the browser. Users should consult their browser’s help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on some popular browsers:

CÉGEP Heritage College reserves the right to make changes without prior notice. For comments regarding the CÉGEP Heritage College Website, please write to our webmaster.