Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 26, 2019

As with most professional companies, we use cookies on our website. This policy provides comprehensive information about our use of cookies and the purposes for using them.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that are collected from your computer or mobile device when you access a website. These cookies enhance the efficiency of certain functions on the site for the user. You can change the cookie settings for our website by accessing the preferences in your browser.

How are cookies stored?

Cookies are stored in the following ways:

First party cookies: are set by the domain being visited by the user at the time (i.e.: cookies placed by www.bridgehouse.law)

Third-party cookies: are set by an entity other than that of the website being visited by the user (i.e.: Google).

Session cookies: are temporary and will only be stored until you stop browsing. All session cookies are deleted once the browser is closed.

Persistent cookies: will stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted. Until then, they are activated each time a user visits the website that created the cookie.

How we use cookies

BridgehouseLaw uses cookies, [along with pixels, local storage objects, and similar devices] through [a couple third-party cookies/other]. Collectively, these cookies help measure the performance of bridgehouse.law so we can improve it and enable a more tailored browsing experience for our users.

We use the following third-party cookies:

Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google LLC)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of Bridgehouse.law, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.

Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. It works by shortening Users' IP addresses within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be sent to a Google server and shortened within the US.

Disabling cookies

To opt out of data collection, you can adjust the settings for your browser. You may also withdraw your consent at any time by deleting cookies and adjusting your cookie preferences. Please visit your browser’s Help page for more information or click on one of the links below:

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/196955

Cookie settings in Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Cookies

Cookie settings in Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Cookie settings in Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201265

While most of the website will function without cookies, blocking all cookies may preclude access to certain sections of our site.

For further information about cookies, or how to disable them visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Changes

From time to time, we may need update this policy. We encourage you to review it regularly.

For any further information or questions about this policy, please contact reception@bridgehouselaw.ca