COOKIE POLICY

Effective date: May 15, 2023

This cookie policy (“Policy”) applies to the website https://www.solotech.com/ as well as all related Solotech websites (the “Website”). It describes how Groupe Solotech Inc. and its affiliates (“we“, “us“, “our“) process the information that is collected about you while you browse the Website and how you can manage your preferences. In this Policy, the terms “Cookies” or “Cookie” also encompass any similar technologies such as pixels, local shared objects (also known as flash cookies), local storage, invisible pixels, web bugs, device fingerprinting, or even hidden identifiers.

Our Website uses Cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website and also allows us to make improvements to our Website.

A Cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

You can find more information about the different types of Cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in this Policy. We will update this Policy as our website changes and evolves, so please check back frequently to review any new Cookie uses.

1. Strictly necessary Cookies

These Cookies are required 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, filling in forms or make use of e-billing services.

Table Example

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
wp-wpml_current_language	Store language settings	1 day
cmplz_banner-status	Store if a message has been dismissed	365 days
cmplz_functional	Store cookie consent preferences	365 days
cmplz_policy_id	Store accepted cookie policy ID	365 days
cmplz_marketing	Store cookie consent preferences	365 days
cmplz_preferences	Store cookie consent preferences	365 days
cmplz_consented_services	Store cookie consent preferences	365 days
cmplz_statistics	Store cookie consent preferences	365 days

2. Functional Cookies

These Cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

Table Example

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
__atuvc	Store performed actions on the Website	13 months
__atuvs	Store performed actions on the Website	1 year
gat_UA-*	Provide technical monitoring	Session
visitor_id*-hash	Provide cybersecurity protection	Persistent
cmplz_statistics-anonymous	Store cookie consent preferences	365 days
cmplz_consent_status	Store cookie consent preferences	365 days
cmplz_user_data	Read to determine which cookie banner to show	365 days
cmplz_choice	Store if a message has been dismissed	365 days
wpml_browser_redirect_test	Read if cookies can be placed	Session
_grecaptcha	Provide spam protection	Session

3. Statistics Cookies

These Cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Table Example

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_at.hist.*	Store the user’s usage history	Persistent
UID	Store the user’s usage history	1 year
wistia-video-profress-*	Store if the user has seen embedded content	Persistent
_ga	Store and count pageviews	2 years
_gid	Store and count pageviews	1 day
gat_gtag_UA_*	Store a unique user ID	1 minute
_utma	Store the calculation of days and time to purchase	Persistent
_hjid	Store a unique user ID	1 year
_hjSessionUser_*	Store a unique user ID	1 year
elementor	Store performed actions on the Website	Persistent

4. Targeting/Marketing Cookies

These Cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
at-rand	Provide functions across pages	Persistent
ouid	Store a unique User ID	1 year
na_tc	Store dynamic variables from the browser	2 years
na_id	Store user’s usage history	1 year
mus	Provide functions across pages	1 year
loc	Store location data	13 months
cw_id	Store and track interaction	1 month
uvc	Store and track visits across Websites	13 months
at-lojson-cache-wp-*	Provide functions across pages	Persistent
wistia	Store performed actions on the Website	Persistent
visitor_id*	Store a unique user ID	Various
gcl_au	Store and track conversions	Persistent
google_adsense_settings	Provide ad delivery or retargeting	Persistent
rc::c	Read and filter requests from bots	Session
rc::b	Read and filter requests from bots	Session
rc::a	Read and filter requests from bots	Persistent

Please note that the following third parties may also use Cookies on our Website, over which we have no control. These third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services. These third-party Cookies are likely to be analytical Cookies, performance Cookies or targeting Cookies:

• Google Tag Manager
• Google Fonts
• Google reCAPTCHA
• Google Maps
• Youtube
• Hotjar
• AddThis

Your Cookie Choice

You may choose to disable all or certain Cookies via the Cookie banner or by modifying your web browser.

However, if you modify your settings to block all Cookies (including essential Cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our Website. We recommend that you keep Cookies enabled as they allow users to take full advantage of the best features of our Website.

We have included below links to information on how to manage your Cookie preferences for some popular web browsers:

• For Google Chrome;

• For Apple Safari;

• For Mozilla Firefox;

• For Microsoft Edge

Cross-Border Data Transfers

The Cookies we use may process, store, or transfer personal data in and to a country outside your own, with privacy laws that provide different, possibly lower, protections. You consent to this transfer, storing, or processing when you consent to our Cookie use. We have locations in Canada, Europe, United Kingdom and United States.

Changes to this Policy

This Policy is current as of the Effective Date set forth above. We reserve the right to modify this Policy to adapt it to any technological or legal change, to adjust it to reflect changes made to the Website or for any other purpose. All updates to our Policy will be posted on this page or otherwise mentioned to you if required by applicable laws.

Our Privacy Policy describes our practices for any personal data that we collect, store, or use, including our legal basis for processing personal data.

Contact Information

Please submit any questions, comments, or requests regarding this Policy to our Privacy Officer using the process described in our Privacy Policy.

Cookie Name

at-rand
ouid
na_tc
na_id
mus
loc
cw_id
uvc
at-rand
at-lojson-cache-wp-*
wistia
visitor_id*
gcl_au
google_adsense_settings
rc::c
rc::b
rc::a

Purpose

Provide functions across pages
Store a unique User ID
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Store user’s usage history
Provide functions across pages
Store location data
Store and track interaction
Store and track visits across Websites
Provide functions across pages
Provide functions across pages
Store performed actions on the Website
Store a unique user ID
Store and track conversions
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Read and filter requests from bots
Read and filter requests from bots
Read and filter requests from bot

Duration

Persistent
1 year
2 years
1 year
1 year
13 months
1 month
13 months
Persistent
Persistent
Persistent
Various
Persistent
Persistent
Session
Session
Persistent

• Google Tag Manager
• Google Fonts
• Google reCAPTCHA
• Google Maps
• Youtube
• Hotjar
• AddThis