Cookie Policy
Last Updated: March 21, 2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how myAIssistant ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and services. This policy provides you with information about how we use these technologies, why we use them, and how you can control them.
By using our website and services, you consent to our use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, font size, and other display preferences.
Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a personalized experience, and to provide information to the owners of the website about how users interact with their site.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure areas of the website, and access to certain features. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
3.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable us to personalize your experience on our website by remembering your preferences (such as your language preference, region, or username). They enhance the functionality of the website by storing your preferences.
3.3 Analytical/Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you receive error messages from certain pages. These cookies do not gather information that identifies you. They are only used to improve how our website functions and to understand how users interact with it.
3.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and this information may be shared with other organizations, such as advertisers.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements, and so on. These cookies may be placed by:
- Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics)
- Advertising networks
- Social media platforms
- Other third-party service providers
5. Specific Cookies We Use
Here is a list of the main cookies we use and what we use them for:
5.1 Essential Cookies
- Session Cookies: These temporary cookies are erased when you close your browser and do not collect information from your device. They typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify you.
- Authentication Cookies: These cookies help us identify you when you are logged in to our website so we can provide you with your requested services.
- Security Cookies: These cookies help us detect and prevent security risks, such as unauthorized login attempts.
5.2 Functional Cookies
- Preference Cookies: These cookies remember your settings and preferences, such as language and region, to provide you with a more personalized experience.
- Customization Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features.
5.3 Analytical/Performance Cookies
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. These cookies collect information such as the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they visited.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages.
5.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.
- Social Media Cookies: These cookies allow you to share our pages and content through third-party social media and other websites.
6. How to Control Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
6.1 Browser Settings
You can manage cookies through your web browser settings. Below are links to instructions for managing cookies in common web browsers:
6.2 Cookie Consent Tool
We provide a cookie consent tool on our website that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can access this tool by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
6.3 Third-Party Opt-Out Tools
For cookies placed by third-party services, you may be able to opt out directly through the third party. For example:
7. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies on our website, such as:
7.1 Web Beacons
Web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, or web bugs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, that are used to track the online movements of web users or to access cookies.
7.2 Local Storage Objects
Local Storage Objects (LSOs) such as HTML5 localStorage and Flash cookies are used to store content information and preferences. These technologies are similar to cookies but can store more complex data than simple text.
7.3 Embedded Scripts
An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the website, such as the links you click on. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your device from our web server or a third-party service provider, is active only while you are connected to the website, and is deactivated or deleted thereafter.
8. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Cookie Policy on our website. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our cookie practices.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: hello@myaissistant.com
Address: 151 Charles St W Suite 100, Kitchener, ON N2G 1H6