What Are Cookies
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 the owners of the site. Cookies allow the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How We Use Cookies
lotus photon uses cookies and similar technologies on our website for various purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may not opt out of these cookies as they are essential for the website to operate.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website and the services we offer.
- Preference Cookies: These cookies enable the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table provides more information about the cookies we use:
Essential Cookies
- cookieConsent: Stores your cookie consent preferences. Duration: 1 year.
- session: Maintains your session state across page requests. Duration: Session.
Analytics Cookies
- _ga: Used to distinguish users for analytics purposes. Duration: 2 years.
- _gid: Used to distinguish users for analytics purposes. Duration: 24 hours.
- _gat: Used to throttle request rate. Duration: 1 minute.
Preference Cookies
- language: Stores your preferred language setting. Duration: 1 year.
- timezone: Stores your timezone preference. Duration: 1 year.
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may impact your overall user experience and some features of our website may not function properly.
You can manage cookies in the following ways:
- Browser Settings: You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
- Our Cookie Banner: When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
- Opt-Out Links: For analytics cookies provided by third parties, you may opt out by visiting the respective provider's opt-out page.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and deliver advertisements on and through the website. These third parties may set cookies when you visit our website. We do not have control over third-party cookies, and the use of third-party cookies is governed by their respective privacy policies.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our cookie practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
lotus photon
250 University Avenue, Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3E5
Canada
Email: [email protected]