Cookie Compliance
1. Introduction and Scope
Stonewillow Home ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent user experience on our platform dedicated to Canadian credit score optimization. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website.
As we operate and provide services within the United Kingdom, specifically London, our use of cookies is governed by the Data Protection Act 2018, the UK GDPR (Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679), and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). These laws require us to obtain your informed consent for certain types of cookies while allowing others that are strictly necessary for the site's operation.
2. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or past actions. This helps us provide you with a better experience, such as remembering your login details or understanding which sections of our credit analysis tools are most useful to you.
In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies like "web beacons" or "pixel tags." These are small graphic files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our Service or opened an email that we have sent them.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like credit score simulators or secure account access cannot be provided.
- Purpose: Security, network management, and accessibility.
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (PECR Exemption).
- Duration: Mostly session-based (deleted when browser closes).
B. Analytical/Performance Cookies
These 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.
- Examples: Google Analytics, Hotjar.
- Purpose: Traffic analysis and user behavior mapping.
- Duration: 30 minutes to 2 years.
C. Marketing and 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 in financial products.
- Examples: Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag.
- Purpose: Retargeting and ad conversion tracking.
- Duration: Up to 1 year.
4. Managing Your Consent
Under UK law, we require your explicit consent to place non-essential cookies (Analytical and Marketing) on your device. When you first visit Stonewillow Home, a cookie banner will appear allowing you to accept all, reject all, or customize your preferences.
You can change your cookie preferences for our website at any time by clicking the button below:
Additionally, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. We recommend you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
6. Your Rights and Data Protection
Because some cookies can identify you as an individual (directly or indirectly), they are considered personal data under the UK GDPR. You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your data. For more information on how we handle personal data, please visit our Privacy Policy.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact the Stonewillow Home compliance team at:
Email: Address: 1200 Commissioners Road East, London, ON N5Z 4R3
Phone: +1 (987) 320-8159