Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function, remember preferences and understand how visitors interact with pages. Similar technologies include local storage entries and session identifiers stored in your browser.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal information more broadly under PIPEDA and BC PIPA.

2. How we use cookies

SecureForge AI uses a minimal cookie approach. We categorize cookies as follows:

2.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for basic Website operation and cannot be disabled through our consent banner without affecting functionality. They include:

• sf_cookie_consent — Stores your cookie consent choice (accept all, reject all or pending customise). Duration: six months. Purpose: record your preference so the banner does not reappear on every visit until the consent period expires.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent under Canadian privacy guidance because they are essential to provide the service you request — in this case, remembering your cookie preference itself.

2.2 Analytics cookies (optional)

With your consent, we may use analytics cookies to understand aggregated Website usage — for example, which pages are visited most often, approximate referral sources and general traffic patterns. We use this information to improve site structure and content. Analytics cookies are not placed if you select "Reject all" in the cookie banner.

When analytics are enabled, data is collected in aggregated form where possible. We do not use analytics cookies to identify individual visitors for marketing profiling or to sell data to third parties.

2.3 Preference cookies (optional)

With your consent, preference cookies may remember non-essential display choices. Currently, our Website uses few preference cookies beyond consent storage. If we introduce additional preference features, this policy will be updated accordingly.

3. Your consent choices

When you first visit secureforgeai.life, a cookie banner presents three options:

• Accept all — Enables strictly necessary cookies and optional analytics and preference cookies.
• Reject all — Enables only strictly necessary cookies. Analytics and preference cookies are not set.
• Customise — Redirects you to this Cookie Policy page where you can review categories and make an informed choice. To decline optional cookies, use "Reject all" on the banner or clear existing cookies through your browser settings.

Your consent choice is stored in the sf_cookie_consent cookie for six months. After six months, the cookie expires and the banner will appear again so you can review or change your preference. This six-month period aligns with our internal data minimization practice for consent records.

You may change your mind at any time by clearing cookies in your browser and revisiting the Website, or by adjusting your browser settings as described below.

4. Managing cookies in your browser

Most browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies through settings. Instructions vary by browser:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Blocking all cookies may prevent the consent banner from remembering your choice and could affect basic site behaviour. Blocking only third-party cookies generally does not affect our first-party consent cookie.

5. Third-party cookies

We aim to minimize third-party cookies. If we embed third-party content (such as font delivery via Google Fonts), those providers may set their own cookies or collect technical data according to their policies. We select providers with reasonable privacy practices but do not control their cookie behaviour. Review Google’s privacy policy if you wish to understand font CDN data handling.

We do not use third-party advertising networks or social media tracking pixels on this Website.

6. Do Not Track

Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals. There is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT. We treat a "Reject all" consent choice as the definitive expression of your preference regarding optional cookies on our Website. We do not track individuals across third-party websites.

7. Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when we change our cookie practices or when legal requirements evolve. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision. Material changes will be posted here; significant changes may also be communicated through the cookie banner on your next visit after consent expiry.

8. Contact

Questions about cookies or this policy:
[email protected]
SecureForge AI Inc.
22 Alexander Street, Suite 105
Vancouver, BC V6A 1B2, Canada