Steam Canada Privacy Policy


If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please email us at marketing@steamcanada.com.

At Steam Canada, the privacy of our visitors is of paramount importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information received and collected by steamcanada.com and how it is used.

Log Files

Like many other Web sites, steamcanada.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Steamcanada.com uses cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

  • Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on steamcanada.com
  • Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to steamcanada.com and other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ads/

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and/or web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include:

Google Adsense

Third-party ad servers or ad networks including Google use technology to display the advertisements and links that appear on steamcanada.com. These are sent directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see. Steam Canada has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to Steam Canada’s users based on their visit to steamcanada.com and/or other websites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ad Settings. Alternatively you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting https://optout.aboutads.info.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Steam Canada’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of third-party advertisers or web sites.

Google Analytics

Steam Canada uses Google Analytics to track how site users access steamcanada.com (i.e. Google Search or directly typing a URL into the browser’s address bar), website pages browsed by users, number of site visits, and the devices used to browse pages on steamcanada.com. This information is used for reporting to help us improve our website. Information about your use of our website, including your IP address, may be transmitted to Google and stored on their servers. The information collected by Google Analytics cookies is anonymous. To opt-out of Google Analytics analysis on steamcanada.com and other websites please go to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google ReCAPTCHA

Steam Canada uses Google ReCAPTCHA v3 which is a Google service that collects the personal information of users when it is integrated into a website or app to protect against bots. It works by collecting and analyzing user interactions with our site to create a score to indicate suspicious activity and filter spam bots from submitting forms. It does this by placing ReCAPTCHA-specific cookie in the user’s browser and capturing a snapshot of the user’s browser window.

YouTube

Embedded YouTube videos are used on steamcanada.com to show video content. YouTube cookies are installed to track usage of YouTube’s services. These cookies are only installed when the video is played.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about how to manage cookies in specific browsers can be found in the browsers’ help documentation.

Steam Canada may occasionally change its Privacy Policy as neccessary. We encourage visitors to continue to check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site subsequent to changes in our Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of these changes.