Cookie Policy
What cookies Montreal Daily uses, why, and how to change your preferences at any time.
01What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They let a site remember things between visits, like a login session, or, with your consent, help us understand how the site is used.
02Categories we use
Under Quebec’s Law 25, non-essential cookies require your active, opt-in consent before they’re set. Essential cookies don’t, because the site can’t function without them.
| Category | Requires consent? | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | No, always on | Login sessions, classifieds posting flow, security, load balancing |
| Analytics | Yes, opt-in | Understand which pages are used and how, to improve the site |
| Marketing | Yes, opt-in | Measure the performance of any advertising we run |
03Cookie details
| Name | Category | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| md_session | Essential | Session | Keeps you logged in while browsing |
| md_csrf | Essential | Session | Security, prevents cross-site request forgery |
| md_consent | Essential | 12 months | Remembers your cookie preferences |
| md_analytics | Analytics | 26 months | Distinguishes visitors for aggregate usage stats |
| md_ads | Marketing | 90 days | Measures ad performance on the site |
04Third-party cookies
If you consent to analytics or marketing cookies, we use third-party providers to deliver them. We only enable these tools after consent is given, and disable them immediately if you withdraw consent.
05Managing your preferences
You can accept all, reject non-essential, or choose exactly which categories to allow at any time using the “Cookie Preferences” link in the site footer.
06Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as we add or remove cookies. Material changes will be noted on this page with an updated review date.