Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive. They help us recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions on our website.

1.1 Types of Cookies

There are several types of cookies:

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a specified period or until manually deleted
• First-Party Cookies: Set directly by our website
• Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services we use on our website

2. How We Use Cookies

Lexicrichi uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your browsing experience and improve our services:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as:

• Setting your privacy preferences
• Logging into secure areas
• Filling in forms
• Managing your shopping cart
• Ensuring website security

2.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They help us:

• Count visits and traffic sources
• Measure and improve website performance
• Understand which pages are most popular
• Track user navigation patterns
• Identify technical issues

2.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features:

• Remember your preferences and settings
• Provide personalized content
• Remember your login information
• Customize your experience based on your location

2.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to:

• Build a profile of your interests
• Show you relevant advertisements on other websites
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• Limit the number of times you see an advertisement

3. Specific Cookies We Use

Here are the main categories of cookies used on our website:

3.1 Essential Website Cookies

3.2 Analytics Cookies

3.3 Marketing Cookies

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies, and you should check the relevant third party's website for more information about their cookies.

4.1 Third-Party Services We Use

• Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
• Social Media Platforms: For social sharing buttons and integration
• Email Marketing Services: For newsletter subscription management
• Payment Processors: For secure payment processing

4.2 Third-Party Privacy Policies

For information about how these third parties handle your data:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Facebook Privacy Policy
• LinkedIn Privacy Policy
• Twitter Privacy Policy

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Accept only necessary cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences
• Learn more about our cookie usage

5.2 Browser Settings

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View which cookies are stored on your device
• Delete individual cookies or all cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies
• Set cookies to be deleted when you close your browser

5.3 Browser-Specific Instructions

Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Google Chrome

1. Click the three dots menu > Settings
2. Click "Privacy and security" > "Cookies and other site data"
3. Choose your preferred cookie settings

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the menu button > Options
2. Select "Privacy & Security"
3. Under "Cookies and Site Data," choose your settings

Safari

1. Click Safari > Preferences
2. Click the Privacy tab
3. Choose your cookie blocking preferences

Microsoft Edge

1. Click the three dots menu > Settings
2. Click "Cookies and site permissions"
3. Choose "Cookies and site data"

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable cookies, please note that doing so may affect your experience on our website:

6.1 Essential Cookies

Disabling essential cookies may result in:

• Inability to use certain website features
• Loss of personalized settings
• Reduced website functionality
• Security vulnerabilities

6.2 Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies:

• Does not affect website functionality
• Prevents us from improving our services based on usage data
• May result in less relevant content recommendations

6.3 Marketing Cookies

Disabling marketing cookies:

• Does not affect website functionality
• May result in less relevant advertisements
• Prevents personalized marketing communications

7. Cookie Updates and Notifications

We may update our use of cookies from time to time. When we make significant changes:

• We will update this Cookie Policy
• We will notify you through our website
• We may ask for your renewed consent
• We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy

8. Mobile Applications

If we develop mobile applications in the future, they may use similar technologies to cookies, such as:

• App-specific tracking identifiers
• Local storage
• Push notification tokens
• Device identifiers

We will provide clear information about any such technologies in our mobile app privacy notices.

9. Legal Basis for Cookie Use

Our use of cookies is based on the following legal grounds:

9.1 Consent

For non-essential cookies, we rely on your explicit consent, which you can:

• Give through our cookie consent banner
• Withdraw at any time
• Modify through your browser settings

9.2 Legitimate Interest

For some analytics cookies, we may rely on legitimate interest to:

• Improve website performance
• Ensure website security
• Analyze general usage patterns

9.3 Contractual Necessity

Essential cookies are necessary for:

• Providing our services
• Maintaining website security
• Processing your requests

10. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers may be located outside of Canada. When cookies involve international data transfers:

• We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place
• We verify that providers have adequate privacy protections
• We comply with Canadian privacy laws regarding international transfers

11. Data Subject Rights

Regarding information collected through cookies, you have the right to:

• Access: Request information about cookies and data collected
• Rectification: Correct any inaccurate information
• Erasure: Request deletion of cookie data
• Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
• Objection: Object to certain types of cookie processing
• Restriction: Request limitation of cookie processing

12. Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

We will respond to your cookie-related inquiries within 30 days as required by applicable privacy laws.

13. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes in our cookie usage
• New technologies and services
• Legal and regulatory requirements
• Best practice developments

When we update this policy, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date and, for significant changes, by displaying a notice on our website or contacting you directly.

Your continued use of our website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.