Wealthsimple Cookies Policy
Introduction
Welcome to Wealthsimple's Cookies Policy. At Wealthsimple, located at 123 Bay Street, Suite 900, Toronto, ON M5J 2N8, Canada, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent experience when you visit our website, wealthsimple.com. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. If you have any questions, please contact our Data Protection Officer, Anya Sharma, at anya.sharma@wealthsimple.com or call us at 1-800-555-SAVE (7283).
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can do many different things, such as remembering your preferences, recording what you have added to your shopping cart, and counting the number of people looking at a website. Cookies can be either "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and are used to remember your settings and preferences. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
How We Use Cookies
Wealthsimple uses cookies to improve your experience on our website, personalize content, analyze website traffic, and for security purposes. Specifically, we use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Types of Cookies We Use
Wealthsimple employs various types of cookies to enhance your browsing experience and tailor our services to your needs. The following table outlines the categories of cookies we utilize, their purpose, and their duration:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ws_session | Maintains user session for logged-in users. | Session | Essential |
| ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Provided by Google Analytics. | 2 years | Performance |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours | Performance |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 minute | Performance |
| user_preferences | Remembers user preferences such as language and currency. | 1 year | Functionality |
| ad_targeting | Tracks users across websites to provide relevant advertising. | 3 months | Targeting |
This table is regularly updated to reflect changes in our cookie usage. For more detailed information, you can contact our support team at support@wealthsimple.com.
Wealthsimple works with third-party partners who may also set cookies on your device when you visit our website. These partners include:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics and tracking user behavior.
- HubSpot: For marketing automation and customer relationship management.
- Facebook Pixel: For tracking conversions and creating targeted advertising.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. To manage cookies, you can:
- Adjust Browser Settings: You can configure your browser to block all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being set. Each browser is different, so refer to your browser's Help menu for instructions on how to modify your cookie preferences.
- Use Browser Extensions: There are browser extensions available that can help you manage cookies and protect your privacy.
- Opt-Out Tools: Some third-party vendors offer opt-out tools that allow you to prevent them from collecting and using information about your online activities.
Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. For instance, you may have to manually adjust your preferences each time you visit our site, and some services may not be available.
For further information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit All About Cookies .
Links to Related Policies
For more information about how Wealthsimple protects your privacy, please review our other policies:
- Privacy Policy : Learn about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
- Terms and Conditions : Understand the terms of use for our website and services.
- Accessibility Statement : Read about our commitment to making our website accessible to everyone.