Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how visitors use their sites.
At Race Progress, we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and personalize content and advertisements.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the website and use its features, such as:
Maintaining your shopping cart contents
Remembering your login status
Ensuring website security
Enabling basic website functionality
2.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously:
Number of visitors to our website
Pages visited and time spent on each page
Traffic sources and referral websites
Website performance and error tracking
Popular products and content
2.3 Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features:
Language preferences
Currency selection
Product filtering preferences
Font size and accessibility settings
Previously viewed products
2.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns:
Displaying personalized advertisements
Tracking conversion rates
Preventing the same ad from being shown repeatedly
Measuring ad campaign effectiveness
Building customer interest profiles
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 First-Party Cookies
These are cookies set directly by our website. We use first-party cookies for:
Website functionality and navigation
User preferences and settings
Shopping cart management
Login authentication
Basic analytics and performance monitoring
3.2 Third-Party Cookies
These are cookies set by external services we use on our website:
Google Analytics
Purpose: Website traffic analysis and user behavior tracking
Data collected: Page views, session duration, traffic sources
Retention: Up to 26 months
Social Media Platforms
Purpose: Social sharing functionality and social login
Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Data collected: Social interactions and profile information
Payment Processors
Purpose: Secure payment processing
Providers: Various payment gateway services
Data collected: Transaction security information
Email Marketing Services
Purpose: Newsletter management and email campaign tracking
Data collected: Email open rates and click-through rates
4. Cookie Duration
4.1 Session Cookies
These temporary cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They are used for:
Maintaining your shopping cart during your visit
Keeping you logged in during your session
Tracking your navigation within the website
4.2 Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. Duration varies by purpose:
Functional cookies: Up to 1 year
Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years
Marketing cookies: Up to 1 year
Preference cookies: Up to 1 year
5. Your Cookie Choices
5.1 Cookie Consent Management
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner allowing you to:
Accept all cookies
Accept only necessary cookies
Customize your cookie preferences
Learn more about our cookie practices
5.2 Managing Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:
Clicking the cookie preferences link in our website footer
Using the cookie management banner that appears on first visit
Adjusting your browser settings (see section 5.3)
Contacting us directly
5.3 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
Chrome
Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
Firefox
Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari
Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Edge
Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
5.4 Mobile Devices
On mobile devices, you can manage cookies through your browser app settings or by adjusting your device's privacy settings.
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
While you can disable cookies, doing so may affect your experience on our website:
6.1 Essential Cookies
Disabling essential cookies may result in:
Inability to maintain shopping cart contents
Difficulty staying logged in
Loss of website functionality
Security vulnerabilities
6.2 Analytics Cookies
Disabling analytics cookies will:
Prevent us from understanding website usage patterns
Limit our ability to improve website performance
Reduce personalization capabilities
6.3 Marketing Cookies
Disabling marketing cookies will:
Result in less relevant advertisements
Prevent personalized content recommendations
Disable social media integration features
7. Other Tracking Technologies
7.1 Web Beacons
We may use web beacons (also called pixel tags) in our emails and on our website to:
Track email open rates
Monitor user engagement
Measure campaign effectiveness
7.2 Local Storage
We may use browser local storage to:
Store user preferences
Cache website data for faster loading
Maintain application state
7.3 Device Fingerprinting
We may collect information about your device and browser configuration for:
Fraud prevention
Security purposes
Technical optimization
8. International Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers may transfer and process your data outside of Canada. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and provide adequate protection for your information.
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children through cookies or other tracking technologies. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.
10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by:
Posting the updated policy on our website
Updating the "last updated" date
Displaying a notice on our website
Sending email notifications for significant changes
11. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding cookies and tracking:
Right to be informed about cookie usage
Right to consent to or refuse non-essential cookies
Right to withdraw consent at any time
Right to access data collected through cookies
Right to request deletion of cookie data
12. Third-Party Cookie Policies
This policy covers cookies set by Race Progress. Third-party services have their own cookie policies: