This page was last changed on 11 June 2026, last checked on 11 June 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of Canada.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://www.optelgroup.com/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 do not 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 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.
6.4 Social media
On our website, we have included content from Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook 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, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook are located in the United States.
7. Placed cookies
Usage
We use Tawk for chat support. Read more
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use Google Adsense for showing advertisements. Read more
Statistics
Store and track interaction
Marketing
persistent
Store and track conversions
persistent
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Usage
We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more
Functional
6 months
Provide spam protection
Marketing
session
Read and filter requests from bots
session
Read and filter requests from bots
persistent
Read and filter requests from bots
Usage
We use Poptin for popup creation. Read more
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use WordPress for website development. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
persistent
Store user preferences
1 year
Store user preferences
session
Read if cookies can be placed
persistent
Store logged in users
persistent
Store user preferences
session
Usage
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more
Statistics
2 years
Store and count pageviews
1 year
Store and count pageviews
Usage
We use WPML for locale management. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
1 day
Store language settings
Usage
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more
Marketing
expires immediately
Read user IP address
Usage
We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more
Functional
365 days
Read to determine which cookie banner to show
365 days
Store information about cookies that have been detected on the site
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
Usage
We use YouTube for video display. Read more
Marketing
session
Store location data
6 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
session
Store and track interaction
8 months
Store user preferences
Usage
We use Google Ads for advertising. Read more
Marketing
expires immediately
Store information for remarketing purposes
90 days
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Usage
We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more
Marketing
1 year
Store and track visits across websites
1 year
Store a unique user ID
Statistics
1 day
Store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording
Store and track interaction
Usage
We use Atlassian Jira Servicedesk for customer support management. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Statistics
1 year
Store last visit
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use Marketo for visitor tracking. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Marketing
2 years
Store and track interaction
Usage
We use Thrive Leads for mailing list subscriptions. Read more
Purpose pending investigation
30 days
trc.taboola.com
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Marketing
various
Store a unique user ID
Functional
persistent
Provide protection against hackers
Usage
We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services. Read more
Functional
30 minutes
Read and filter requests from bots on js.ubembed.com
Sharing data
Sharing of data is pending investigation
Purpose pending investigation
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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 have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.
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:
Optel Group
OPTEL Canada
2680, boul. du Parc Technologique
Québec (QC), Canada, G1P 4S6
Canada
Website: https://www.optelgroup.com/en/
Email: marketing@ex.comoptelgroup.com
Phone number: 1 418 688-0334
This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on 22 July 2026.