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Groupe A1

Cookie policy (CA) | Group A1

This page was last changed on April 6, 2026, last checked on April 6, 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of Canada.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://groupea1.ca/en (hereinafter: « the website ») uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as « cookies »). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Third parties

We have made agreements about the use of cookies with other companies that place cookies. However, we cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. Parties such as Google are to be considered as independent data controllers. We recommend that you read the privacy statements of these companies.

6. Cookies

6.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you don't need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid.

6.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website.

6.3 Advertising cookies

On this website, we use advertising cookies to gain insights into campaign results. This is based on a profile we create from your behavior on https://groupea1.ca/en. With these cookies, you, as a website visitor, are linked to a unique ID, but these cookies will not profile your behavior and interests to serve personalized ads.

You can object to the tracking by these cookies by clicking the «Manage Consent» button.

6.4 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

6.5 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram, Facebook and TikTok to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, Facebook and TikTok and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Instagram, Facebook and TikTok are located in the United States.

7. Placed cookies

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Microsoft Clarity

Marketing, Statistics

Usage

We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more about Microsoft Clarity

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Microsoft Clarity Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
Expiration
Function
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Statistics

Name
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording

Brevo

Functional

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store unique visits

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Store logged in users
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Store user preferences

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Google Maps

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Maps for maps display. Read more about Google Maps

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Facebook

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Facebook

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

TikTok

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use TikTok for video display. Read more about TikTok

Sharing data

For more information, please read the TikTok Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store referring website
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Provide functions across pages
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Store a unique session ID

Functional

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Provide protection against hackers
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Provide protection against hackers
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Provide protection against hackers
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Store first visit to the site
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Store configuration
Name
Expiration
persist
Function
Store configuration

Purpose pending investigation

Name
Expiration
persist
Function

Complianz

Functional

Usage

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Read to determine which cookie banner to show

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
breakdance_view_count
Expiration
Function
Name
breakdance_session_count
Expiration
Function
Name
breakdance_last_session_id
Expiration
Function
Name
breeze_folder_name
Expiration
Function
Name
breakdance-twig-macros
Expiration
Function
Name
Expiration
Function
Name
ongoing-checkout-events
Expiration
Function
Name
breakdance_clipboard
Expiration
Function
Name
breakdance_last_used_design_provider
Expiration
Function
Name
breakdance_popup_286_count
Expiration
Function
Name
breakdance-twig-macros-hash
Expiration
Function
Name
last-purchase-url
Expiration
Function
Name
Expiration
Function
Name
acf
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_1
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_2
Expiration
Function
Name
trp_language
Expiration
Function
Name
_gcl_ls
Expiration
Function
Name
elementor
Expiration
Function
Name
_gcl_au
Expiration
Function
Name
HappyLocalTimeZone
Expiration
Function
Name
lastExternalReferrerTime
Expiration
Function
Name
topicsLastReferenceTime
Expiration
Function
Name
lastExternalReferrer
Expiration
Function
Name
redirection-settings
Expiration
Function
Name
redirection-display
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_original_ref
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_landing_page
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_ip
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_ref
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_url
Expiration
Function
Name
utm_source
Expiration
Function
Name
utm_medium
Expiration
Function
Name
utm_term
Expiration
Function
Name
utm_content
Expiration
Function
Name
utm_campaign
Expiration
Function
Name
gclid
Expiration
Function
Name
email
Expiration
Function
Name
username
Expiration
Function
Name
handlID
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_ref_domain
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_landing_page_base
Expiration
Function
Name
organic_source
Expiration
Function
Name
organic_source_str
Expiration
Function
Name
traffic_source
Expiration
Function
Name
first_traffic_source
Expiration
Function
Name
user_agent
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_url_base
Expiration
Function
Name
multiFbc
Expiration
Function
Name
first_utm_source
Expiration
Function
Name
first_utm_medium
Expiration
Function
Name
first_utm_term
Expiration
Function
Name
first_utm_content
Expiration
Function
Name
first_utm_campaign
Expiration
Function
Name
fbclid
Expiration
Function
Name
wbraid
Expiration
Function
Name
gbraid
Expiration
Function
Name
msclkid
Expiration
Function
Name
_gcl_aw
Expiration
Function
Name
_uetvid_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
_uetsid
Expiration
Function
Name
_uetsid_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
_uetvid
Expiration
Function
Name
_cltk
Expiration
Function
Name
HandLtestDomainName
Expiration
Function
Name
handl_popup_nudge_dismissed_at
Expiration
Function

8. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on «Accept», you consent to us using all cookies and plug-ins as described in the pop-up and this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

8.1 Manage your consent settings

You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser. Or you can indicate your preferences on the following page: youradchoices.ca

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

10. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
  • you may object to the processing;
  • you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
  • you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant. Where appropriate, the amended information shall be transmitted to third parties having access to the information in question.
  • You have the right to withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. You will be informed of the implications of such withdrawal.
  • You have the right to address a challenge concerning non-compliance with PIPEDA to our organization and, if the issue is not resolved, to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

11. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Group A1
1500 Rue Marcel-Benoît, Laval, QC
H7C 0A9, Canada
Canada
Website: https://groupea1.ca/en
Email: info@groupea1.com
Phone number: 5749-8925-01

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on July 25, 2026.

Text message communications (SMS)

When you agree to receive text messages from Groupe A1 through our online forms or by phone, we use your phone number to send you messages related to your submission request, project follow-up, as well as, if you have separately consented, advice and promotional offers.

Your information, including your phone number and consent to receive text messages, will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Your data may be shared with our technology service providers solely for the purpose of providing the messaging service.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by replying STOP to any text message received. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply based on your mobile plan.