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Cookies Policy

Proactive Group Holdings Inc. (“Proactive”, “we” or “us”) respects your data and your privacy is important to us. For more information about how we use and protect data please see our Privacy Policy. You can also edit your cookie preferences at any time.

Proactive is the controller of your personal data. Our address is Suite 7210 100 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E1. For any queries relating to data protection, please contact action@proactiveinvestors.com

Why do we use cookies and similar technologies?

To make our website (including our mobile app) work better and to distinguish you from other users, we use cookies and similar technologies, such as tagging. Cookies and similar technologies can perform functions and personalise content.

What is a cookie and what do they do?

A cookie is a small text file which sits on your device or browser and assists with information flow and functionality. Cookies support the website, for instance, some cookies help with site security, others help us improve the site. Some cookies can personalise content. Each cookie performs a specific action.

For instance, cookies can send general information about how the site is used, which can be used for maintenance and improvement. These cookies don’t capture your personal data and we wouldn’t be able to identify people from the information. They simply log numbers and provide grouped information about site navigation – this tells us if people can find what they want.

Other cookies remember information from one page to another, so you don’t have to keep entering it. These are called “session” cookies. For example, PHPSESSID is a session cookie which remembers your data from one page.

Cookies which remember things for longer, from one visit to the next, are called “persistent” cookies. Persistent cookies can do things like remember preferences and adjust content to suit you.

What are first and third-party cookies?

Cookies can be set by different parties. If the cookie comes from our site, it is a first party cookie.

If it comes from another site, such as our suppliers or business partners, it is a third-party cookie, specifically chosen by us to provide a service, such as a more personalised visit.

Do I Have to Accept Cookies?

You may reject cookies; however, the site functions will be affected. Cookies help the site to work properly and personalise your experience. You’ll be able to browse the site without cookies, but preferences, certain features and some standard functionality will not work. By accepting cookies, you allow us to improve your experience and remember information about you, which can personalise your experience.

Embedded content

We sometimes embed photos, video and other content from websites such as Twitter and YouTube. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, Twitter and YouTube, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. In addition, our websites carry embedded ‘share’ buttons to enable users of the site to easily share articles with their friends through a number of popular social networks. These sites may set a cookie when you are also logged in to their service. Proactive does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third-party website for more information about these.

Consent

By browsing or using our site you agree that we can use (as described in this Policy) data collected by the cookies you allow. If you do not agree, your browser settings can be set to reject cookies. See ”Managing Your Cookies” below for more information.

Managing Your Cookies

Aside from editing your cookie preferences on our website, there are several ways to manage cookies. You can:

  • set your browser to prevent cookies from being accepted.
  • set some browsers to send you an alert when a website is trying to place a cookie on your browser. More information should be in your browser’s “help” menu. How to adjust your browser will depend on which browser you’re using. Most browsers will allow first party cookies to be set and third-party cookies to be rejected.
  • block cookies by activating the setting on your browser to refuse all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies including essential cookies, site access and features can be limited or not available.
  • delete cookies stored in your browser by “clearing cookies”. This will only delete cookies already stored. It won’t prevent new ones being accepted unless you change the acceptance settings. Also, clearing your cookies on one browser of one device does not automatically clear them on another. You need to clear all browsers on all devices, independently.

More information about cookies and help with how to manage and delete cookies is available on external websites such as https://www.aboutcookies.org. This link will open in a new window. Further information about advertising cookies, and how to manage them, can be found at youronlinechoices.eu (EU based), or aboutads.info (US based). We are not responsible for the content of external websites.

Please bear in mind that if you restrict or disable cookies it can limit functionality and prevent sites from working properly at all.

How long do cookies last?

Different cookies can last for different lengths of time.

Session cookies last for that website visit. Information is kept from one page to another, so you don’t have to keep entering it.

Persistent cookies are on your browser and may last for a year or until you delete them. They can personalise the site and remember information each time you visit. We use them to see how people engage with our site. It helps us change and develop the site and improve your experience of it.

What different types of cookies does the site use and what are they each for?

Different types of cookies do different things. We use the following cookies on our site.

Strictly Necessary and Functional Cookies support our website’s operation. They are essential when you move around our website and use its features. For example, they remember your details when you login. This allows you to access your account. Without such cookies such services cannot be provided. Functional cookies allow us to personalise our content for you, such as enabling us to greet you by name and remember your preferences. We also use YouTube (owned by Google) video embeds and Twitter embeds within our site which use cookies to function.

Advertising Cookies collect information about your browsing habits such as pages you visit and links you follow. This can be used to make our website more relevant to you. These cookies are used to limit the number of times you see an advert and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by third party advertising networks. They remember the websites you visit and that information may also be shared with other parties e.g. other advertisers.

Performance Cookies collect anonymous information on how people use the website, which helps us develop the site. We can see if people find things easily and improve site navigation.

Strictly Necessary and Functional

Cookie Name Purpose More information
Amazon Web Services AWSALB A functional cookie set by Amazon Web Services Load Balancer to preserve server session stickiness. AWSALB expiration 1 week after creation.
Amazon Web Services AWSALBCORS A functional cookie set by Amazon Web Services to record which server cluster is serving you. AWSALBCORS expiration 1 week after creation.
PHP PHPSESSID A functional session cookie that is downloaded to your browser when our website is loaded. PHPSESSID expiration when the browsing session ends.
Consent cookiesAllowed A cookie set by our website to record that you accept the fact the site uses cookies, and stores your preferences. cookiesAllowed expiration 3 months.
Google/YouTube 1P_JAR The 1P_JAR, CONSENT and NID cookies set by Google are used to create a unique ID to remember your preferences and other information such as statistics. 1P_JAR expiration 1 month.
CONSENT CONSENT expiration 2 years.
NID NID expiration 6 months.
__Secure-3PAPISID
__Secure-1PAPISID
__Secure-3PSID
__Secure-1PSID
__Secure-3PSIDCC
__Secure-3PAPISID,
__Secure-1PAPISID
__Secure-3PSID,
__Secure-1PSID and __Secure-3PSIDCC are used by Google to build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads.
__Secure-3PAPISID,
__Secure-1PAPISID,
__Secure-3PSID and
__Secure-1PSID expiration 2 years.

__Secure-3PSIDCC expiration 1 year.
DV The DV cookie collects information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Site, where visitors have come to the Site from and the pages they visited. DV expiration at the end of browser session.
SIDCC SIDCC is a security cookie to protect a user’s data from unauthorized access. SIDCC expiration 1 day.
SEARCH_SAMESITE SEARCH_SAMESITE mitigates the risk of CSRF and information leakage attacks. SEARCH_SAMESITE expiration 5 months 2 days.
HSID The HSID, SAPISID and SID cookies are used to save the user’s preferences and other information. HSID, SAPISID and SID expiration 2 years.
SAPISID
SID
SSID SSID is a security cookie used to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials and protect user data. SSID expiration 6 months 17 days.
APISID The APISID cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. APISID expiration 1 year, 9 months and 2 days.
LOGIN_INFO The LOGIN_INFO cookie is used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences. LOGIN_INFO expiration 2 years.
Twitter auth_token auth_token allows following our Twitter account easily sharing content via Twitter, and displaying the latest tweet. auth_token expiration 3 months.
ads_prefs ads_prefs allows following our Twitter account easily sharing content via Twitter, and displaying the latest tweet. ads_prefs expiration 10 years.
guest_id guest_id is set by Twitter to identify and track the website visitor. guest_id expiration 2 years.
personalization_id personalization_id is used to understand how the end user uses the website and any advertising the end user may have seen before visiting our website. personalization_id expiration 2 years.

Advertising

Cookie Name Purpose More information
Outbrain adrl The adrl cookie is set by Outbrain and it is used to analyse technical data about the website. apnxs expiration 4 months.
apnxs The apnxs cookie is set by Outbrain and it is used to analyse technical data about the website. apnxs expiration 4 months.
criteo The criteo cookie is set by Outbrain and it is used to analyse technical data about the website. criteo expiration 1 month.
obuid This cookie is set by Outbrain and holds the anonymous user’s ID to understand site interactions. obuid expiration 4 months.
_cid_fetch The _cid_fetch cookie set by Outbrain is used for conversion tracking. _cid_fetch expiration 1 hour.

Performance / Analytics Cookies

Cookie Name Purpose More information
Google Analytics _ga These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. _ga is used to distinguish users. Expiration 2 years.
_ga_YDYN2HDMW1 _ga_YDYN2HDMW1 is used to persist session state. Expiration 2 years.
_gid _gid is used to distinguish users. Expiration 24 hours.
_gat _gat is used to throttle request rate. Expiration 1 minute.

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 and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

How to refuse the use of cookies?

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, if you do this you may lose some useful functionality such as personalisation and ‘keep me signed in’ and ‘remember me’ features.

How to disable cookies in your browser?

Here’s how to prevent new cookies from being installed and how to delete existing cookies. The exact procedure depends on which browser you are using.

Internet Explorer

To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:
windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies

Firefox

To prevent new cookies from being installed:
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

To delete existing cookies:
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

Google Chrome

To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:
support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Safari

To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:
help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471