Cookie Policy

Our Website Uses Cookies

This Cookie Policy (the “Cookie Policy”) is intended to inform you of Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. (“Beutel Goodman”) use of cookies and related technologies (such as pixel, tags or beacons) (together “cookies” or “cookie”), on https://www.beutelgoodman.com/ (the “Website”).

By using the website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. Our Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third parties we may partner with may use cookies on the website, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

Please take a minute to read and understand this Cookies Policy. This Cookies Policy should also be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the website or a third party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the website more useful to you. Cookies support website functions and improve browsing, and also provide certain information to the owners of these websites, in particular for audience measurement.

For example, cookies make it easier to pre-fill certain fields in webforms and adapt the content of the website and its services to your preferences or circumstances, improving the user experience and tailoring aspects of the website and its services to you.

How We Use Cookies

When you use and access our website, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser. Information collected through cookies helps us analyze the use of the Website and offer users a better experience when visiting the Website. We will only keep cookies for as long as necessary to achieve the relevant purposes set out in this Cookie Policy, notably for marketing and statistical purposes. We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To improve your user experience;
• To enable certain functions of the website;
• To provide us with analytics; and
• To store your preferences.

We use first and third-party session and persistent cookies. Cookies set by us are called “first-party cookies”. Cookies set by our third-party partners and service providers are called “third-party cookies.”

“Session” cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you close your web browser. Many session cookies are essential to make our Website function correctly, as they typically enable you to move around our Website and use our features.

“Persistent” cookies remain on your device after you close your browser. How long the cookie remains on your device will depend on the duration or “lifetime” of the specific cookie and your browser settings – or if you choose to delete the cookie. Persistent cookies help us recognize you as an existing user of our Website, so that you do not need to sign-in again or adjust Website preferences when you return to our Website or interact with our services in the future. In addition, persistent cookies help us recognize you when you view a resource belonging to our Website from another website or app (such as an advertisement) and help us record information about your web browsing habits during the lifetime of the persistent cookie.

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 to deliver advertisements on and through the website.

Which Cookies Do We Use?

Essential Cookies are necessary for our Website to function properly and ensure our Website services are accessible to you (e.g., log-in functionality, load balancing, navigation, filling in forms). The Website cannot function properly without these cookies

Functional cookies allow us to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or to tailor information to the region that you are in.

Marketing Cookies are used to track visitors across our Website. They help display ads that are relevant and engaging for the visitor.

Below is a full list of cookies we use.

Provider	Name	Purpose	Type	Expiry
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
vimeo.com	__cf_bm	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.	HTTP Session	1 day
gstatic.com	_grecaptcha	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.	HTML	Persistent
google.com	_GRECAPTCHA	This cookie is used for providing risk analysis.	HTTP	180 days
nr-data.net	JSESSIONID	This cookie is used to store a session identifier for the purpose of monitoring session counts.	HTTP	Session
gstatic.com	rc::a	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.	HTML	Persistent
gstatic.com	rc::b	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	HTML	Session
gstatic.com	rc::c	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	HTML	Session
gstatic.com	rc::d-15#	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	HTML	Persistent
gstatic.com	rc::f	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	HTML	Persistent
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
beutelgoodman.com	pll_language	This cookie is used to determine the preferred language of the visitor and sets the language accordingly on the website, if possible.	HTTP	1 year
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors through websites. The goal is to display ads that are relevant and interesting to the individual user and therefore more valuable to third-party publishers and advertisers.
beutelgoodman.com	_ga	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	HTTP	2 year
beutelgoodman.com	_ga_#	Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.	HTTP	2 year
beutelgoodman.com	_gat	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.	HTTP	1 day
beutelgoodman.com	_gid	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	HTTP	1 day
vimeo.com	vuid	Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as which pages have been read.	HTTP	2 years
google.com	ads/ga-audiences	Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites.	Pixel	Session

What Are Your Choices Regarding Cookies?

You do not have to accept cookies. If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer on our website, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

Instructions on how to manage or refuse cookies are provided on each browser’s website:

Internet Explorer or Edge

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Firefox

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Safari

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

For any other browser not mentioned above, consult the cookie management help information available on the browser provider’s website. You can also visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org for an overview of how to manage cookies on most common browsers.

Contact Us

For any further queries or information related to this Cookies Policy, please contact the Beutel Goodman Privacy Officer, as follows:
Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.

20 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 2000, P.O. Box 2005

Toronto, Ontario M4R 1K8

[email protected]

DATE OF LAST UPDATE: February 2024