Effective Date: January 2025
Last Updated: January 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Decibel Peak (“we,” “us,” “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://decibelpeak.com.
It applies to visitors from Canada, including residents of Quebec, and is compliant with:
- Quebec Law 25
- PIPEDA (Canada)
- Industry best practices for consent and tracking
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website:
- Function properly
- Remember preferences
- Analyze traffic
- Support marketing and advertising features
Other technologies such as pixels, scripts, and local storage may also be used for similar purposes.
2. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include:
- Security
- Load balancing
- Form submission
- Consent preferences
2.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences such as:
- Language
- Region
- Saved form inputs
They improve usability but are not required for core functionality.
2.3 Analytics & Statistics Cookies
Used to understand how visitors interact with the site so we can improve performance. These may include:
- Google Analytics or similar tools
- Page views, traffic sources, behavior tracking
All analytics data is aggregated and anonymized where possible.
2.4 Marketing & Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be used to:
- Deliver relevant ads
- Measure ad performance
- Prevent showing the same ad repeatedly
These cookies may be placed by third-party platforms such as:
- Meta (Facebook / Instagram)
2.5 Social Media Cookies
If social sharing buttons exist on the website, those platforms may place cookies when you interact with them.
These platforms act as independent data controllers and follow their own privacy policies.
3. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
Some cookies are placed by third-party services integrated into our website. These may include:
- Payment processors (e.g., Stripe)
- Analytics providers
- Advertising platforms
- Video hosting platforms
We do not control how these third parties handle your data. You should review their privacy policies directly.
4. CONSENT MANAGEMENT
When you visit our website for the first time, you are shown a cookie consent banner allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Customize your preferences
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time through your browser settings or by revisiting the consent banner (where available).
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled.
5. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS (CANADA & QUEBEC)
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request correction or deletion
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Object to certain data processing
- File a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.
6. HOW TO MANAGE OR DELETE COOKIES
You can control cookies through your browser settings. You may:
- Automatically block cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Be notified before cookies are placed
Please note: disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
You may also manage advertising preferences here:
https://youradchoices.ca
7. DATA SECURITY
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your personal data against:
- Unauthorized access
- Loss
- Misuse
- Disclosure
8. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy at any time. Changes take effect once published on this page. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. CONTACT INFORMATION
For privacy, cookie, or data protection inquiries:
Decibel Peak
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Website: https://decibelpeak.com
Email: info@decibelpeak.com
(We intentionally do not publish residential addresses for security reasons.)