Cookie Notice
Effective date: January 1, 2025 | Last reviewed: March 2025
1. 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 are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website operators.
Cookies can be "first-party" (set by the website you are visiting) or "third-party" (set by a domain other than the one you are visiting). They can also be "session cookies" (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (remaining on your device for a defined period).
2. How We Use Cookies
Shield Family Care Services uses cookies on www.shieldfamilycare.com for the following purposes:
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off. They are set in response to actions you take, such as setting your cookie preferences. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
2.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to improve our website over time. These cookies are only placed if you accept cookies via the cookie consent banner.
Analytics data collected is aggregated and anonymized where possible. IP addresses are anonymized before processing. We do not use analytics cookies to identify individual users.
2.3 Functional Cookies
We do not currently use functional (preference-remembering) cookies beyond what is strictly necessary. If this changes, this notice will be updated.
2.4 Marketing / Advertising Cookies
We do not currently use third-party marketing or advertising cookies on this website. We do not sell or share your browsing behaviour with advertisers.
3. Your Cookie Choices
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will appear. You may:
- Accept all cookies — enables both strictly necessary and analytics cookies. Your preference is stored for 365 days.
- Decline non-essential cookies — only strictly necessary cookies will be placed. Your decline preference is stored for 180 days.
You may change your preference at any time by clearing your cookies in your browser and revisiting the site, which will cause the consent banner to reappear.
4. Controlling Cookies Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this website may not function correctly.
For instructions on how to manage cookies, visit your browser's help section or one of the following guides:
5. Opting Out of Google Analytics
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Changes to This Cookie Notice
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time as our use of cookies changes or in response to regulatory developments. We will post any updated version on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated notice.
7. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
Shield Family Care ServicesEmail: privacy@shieldfamilycare.com
Phone: (905) 484-0470 / +1 (866) 242-3577