Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 14, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how MaplePrizeDraw ("we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
In some cases, we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information. For more details about how we process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, MaplePrizeDraw) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
2. Why do we use cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "strictly necessary" or "essential" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website to you, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings however, as described under the heading "How can I control cookies?".
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the site.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make when you use our website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you visit our website.
4. Detailed Cookie Inventory
To provide full transparency, here is a list of the specific types of cookies we may use on MaplePrizeDraw:
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mapleAgeVerified | Strictly Necessary | Persistent | Stores your confirmation that you are 19 years of age or older, preventing the age verification overlay from appearing on every page load. |
| mapleCookieConsent | Strictly Necessary | 1 Year | Stores your preferences regarding the cookie categories (marketing, analytics) you have accepted or rejected. |
| mapleCart | Functionality | Session | Temporarily stores the lottery tickets you have added to your cart while you browse the site. |
| _ga | Analytics | 2 Years | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 Hours | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. |
| _gat | Performance | 1 Minute | Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics. |
5. How can you control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
You can verify or update your consent preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button in our cookie banner or footer.
Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
- Google Chrome: Click on the three dots in the top-right corner > Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Click on the menu button > Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Apple Safari: Go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.
6. Third-Party Analytics
We use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
7. Compliance with Canadian Laws (PIPEDA)
In accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), we are committed to protecting the privacy of our Canadian users. We only set non-essential cookies (such as analytics and marketing cookies) with your explicit consent, which you provide via our Cookie Banner upon your first visit. You may withdraw this consent at any time.
8. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at:
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
MaplePrizeDraw Compliance Dept.
100 King Street West, Suite 5600
Toronto, ON, M5X 1C9
Canada