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Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 3, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Canada Power Insider, an independent Canadian consumer-energy publisher operating the website at canadapowerinsider.com, handles cookies and similar storage technologies. We produce disclosure-first, research-style sponsored editorial about residential rooftop solar, and we believe the same transparency we apply to savings estimates should apply to how our website behaves in your browser. In plain terms: we keep our use of browser storage deliberately minimal. At present, this site stores exactly one small piece of information on your device, and that single item exists only to remember whether you accepted or declined the consent notice. We do not run analytics cookies, and we do not run marketing or advertising cookies.

What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your web browser to save on your computer, phone, or tablet. When you return to the same site, the browser can send that file back so the website can recognise your device or recall a setting you previously chose. Cookies are commonly grouped by how long they last and by who sets them: a "session" cookie is deleted when you close the browser, while a "persistent" cookie remains until it expires or you clear it; a "first-party" cookie is set by the site you are visiting, while a "third-party" cookie is set by another domain whose content appears on the page.

Browsers also offer related storage mechanisms that are not technically cookies but serve a similar purpose. The most relevant one for this website is "localStorage." Like a cookie, localStorage lets a site save a small named value on your device, but unlike a cookie it is never automatically attached to network requests and is not transmitted to a server in the background. It simply sits in your browser until the website reads it again or it is cleared. Canada Power Insider relies on localStorage rather than a traditional cookie for its single preference, which means no consent data leaves your device as a result of normal page loads.

How Canada Power Insider Uses Them

Our use is intentionally narrow. We use browser storage for one function only: to remember the choice you make in the cookie consent notice that appears at the bottom of the screen on your first visit. That is the full extent of it. We do not build visitor profiles, we do not measure how you scroll or which sections you read, and we do not pass any identifier to advertising networks. The list below summarises the categories a publisher could use and states clearly where we stand on each.

Strictly Necessary / Preference Storage

When you first arrive, the consent popup invites you to Accept or Decline. Whichever button you press, the site records your choice in your browser's localStorage under the key cookie_consent. The stored value is either the text "accepted" or the text "declined."

What the value means

This entry is classified as strictly necessary because its only job is to honour your interaction with the consent mechanism itself and to avoid showing the same notice repeatedly. It contains no name, email, location, or browsing history. We suggest reviewing this preference roughly every 12 months; if you would like to be shown the notice again, simply clear the cookie_consent entry from your browser storage (see Managing Your Preferences below) and reload the page.

Analytics Cookies

None are currently used. Canada Power Insider does not deploy Google Analytics, Plausible, Matomo, or any other measurement script that sets cookies or stores analytics identifiers on your device. We do not record page views, session duration, click paths, or heatmaps through cookies. If we ever introduce analytics in the future, we will update this policy first, describe the specific tool and its retention period, and seek consent in line with the guidance set out below.

Marketing/Advertising Cookies

None are currently used. Although our editorial is sponsored and we may earn commissions from featured solar providers, that commercial relationship does not involve placing advertising cookies, conversion pixels, or retargeting tags on your browser. We do not set identifiers for ad networks, social media platforms, or affiliate trackers. Any lead matching happens only after you voluntarily submit a request form, not through background cookies.

Third-Party Requests

To render the site in its intended typefaces, the page loads fonts from Google Fonts (the fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com domains). When your browser fetches these font files, Google may receive standard request information such as your IP address and browser type, as it would for any externally hosted resource. This request is necessary to display the design and is not used by us to set cookies, identify you, or track your activity. Google's handling of such requests is governed by Google's own privacy terms, available at policies.google.com/privacy. Aside from Google Fonts, this site makes no other routine third-party requests.

Summary Table

Name Type Purpose Storage / Duration
cookie_consent Strictly necessary / preference Remembers whether you accepted or declined the consent notice (value "accepted" or "declined") so the popup is not shown repeatedly. Browser localStorage (first-party). Persists until you clear it; suggested review every 12 months.
— Analytics None currently used. Not applicable.
— Marketing / advertising None currently used. Not applicable.

Managing Your Preferences

You are always in control. The simplest way to set your preference is the on-site popup itself: press Accept to dismiss the notice, or press Decline if you prefer. To be shown the notice again, or to remove the stored value entirely, clear the cookie_consent entry and your site data using your browser. Because the value lives in localStorage, the relevant control is your browser's "site data," "storage," or "cookies and other site data" setting.

Browser instructions

Please note that clearing site data resets your saved choice, which means the consent notice will appear again on your next visit. Disabling storage broadly across your browser can also affect the functionality of this and other websites, since many sites rely on similar preference storage to behave normally.

Legal Basis & Consent under PIPEDA / OPC Guidance

As a Canadian publisher, our practices are guided by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and by guidance issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) on consent and the use of tracking technologies. PIPEDA requires meaningful consent for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, and OPC guidance recognises that the form of consent should reflect the sensitivity of the information and the reasonable expectations of the individual.

The single cookie_consent value we store does not contain personal information and is strictly necessary to operate the consent notice; storing it is something a reasonable visitor would expect from the act of accepting or declining. Because we currently run no analytics, marketing, or advertising technologies, there is no non-essential tracking that would require express opt-in consent. Should we ever introduce such technologies, we would, consistent with OPC guidance, provide clear up-front information and obtain appropriate consent before they are activated.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the technologies we use, or applicable Canadian law and OPC guidance. When we make a material change, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, present the consent notice again so you can review your choice. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or about how Canada Power Insider handles browser storage, please contact our editorial team at editorial@canadapowerinsider.com. We aim to respond to reasonable enquiries promptly.