Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how DataForgeAI Inc. ("DataForgeAI," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at dataforgeai.life (the "Site"). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal information more broadly.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, remember preferences, and understand how visitors interact with content. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. In this Policy, we use "cookies" to refer to cookies and comparable technologies unless otherwise stated.

Cookies may be "session" cookies that expire when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies that remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. Cookies set by the website you are visiting are "first-party" cookies. Cookies set by other domains — such as analytics providers — are "third-party" cookies.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential operation: To enable core Site functionality, including navigation, security features, and remembering your cookie consent choice so the banner does not reappear unnecessarily.
• Analytics: To understand how visitors use the Site — which pages are viewed, how long sessions last, and how users navigate between programme and service pages. This helps us improve content structure and identify technical issues.
• Performance: To monitor Site load times and error rates so we can maintain a reliable experience for prospective clients researching our forge programmes.

We do not use cookies for targeted advertising, behavioural profiling across third-party websites, or sale of browsing data to data brokers. Our Site is a business-to-business resource for ML practitioners, not a consumer advertising platform.

3. Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner appears at the bottom of the page with three options:

• Accept all: Permits essential and analytics cookies as described in this Policy.
• Reject non-essential: Permits only essential cookies required for Site operation and consent storage. Analytics cookies are not set.
• Customise: Records a custom preference allowing you to indicate selective consent. Currently, essential cookies are always required; analytics may be disabled through this option.

Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage under the key dfa_cookie_consent. The banner will not reappear unless you clear local storage or use a different browser or device. You may change your preference at any time by clearing local storage for dataforgeai.life and refreshing the page to trigger the banner again.

4. Types of Cookies We May Set

The following table describes cookies and storage items commonly used on the Site. Actual cookies may vary slightly as we update Site infrastructure; material changes will be reflected in an updated version of this Policy.

• dfa_cookie_consent (local storage): First-party. Stores your cookie banner choice (all, reject, or custom). Persistent until cleared. Essential for honouring your consent preference.
• Session identifiers: First-party session cookies that may be set by our hosting infrastructure for load balancing and security. Expire when the browser session ends.
• Analytics identifiers: If you accept analytics cookies, we may set first-party or third-party analytics cookies to collect aggregated usage statistics. These do not directly identify you by name unless combined with other information you voluntarily submit.

5. Third-Party Cookies

We may use privacy-conscious analytics services to measure Site traffic. Third-party providers may set their own cookies subject to their privacy policies. We configure analytics to minimise collection of personal identifiers where configuration options permit. We do not permit third-party advertising networks to set cookies on the Site.

Our Site loads fonts from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com). Google may collect technical information such as IP address and user agent when fonts are requested. See Google's privacy documentation for details on their data practices.

6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through settings. Methods vary by browser — consult your browser's help documentation for instructions. Blocking all cookies may impair Site functionality, including the ability to remember your consent choice and maintain secure sessions.

Browser-level "Do Not Track" signals are not uniformly honoured across the industry. We currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals, but we honour choices made through our cookie banner and applicable Canadian privacy law requirements.

7. Relationship to PIPEDA

Where cookies collect or combine with information that identifies an individual, that information may constitute personal information under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). We collect such information only with appropriate consent — express consent through the cookie banner for non-essential cookies, or implied consent where reasonable in the circumstances for strictly necessary operational cookies. For more information, see our Privacy Policy.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when we change our use of cookies, add new Site features, or respond to legal developments. The "Last updated" date at the top indicates the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy to the extent permitted by law.

9. Contact

Questions about our use of cookies may be directed to:

DataForgeAI Inc.
707 8th Avenue SW, Suite 2300, Calgary, AB T2P 1H2, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (587) 555-9248