Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 9, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Benchmark Peers (Benchmark Peers Professional Development Limited) uses cookies on our website. We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, understand how you interact with our site, and provide you with personalized content and services relevant to sector comparison and benchmarking training for Calgary professionals.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They contain information about your browsing activity and help websites remember your preferences and actions. Cookies are widely used across the internet to enhance user experience, analyze traffic patterns, and provide targeted functionality. Each cookie has an expiration date, after which it is automatically deleted from your device. Most websites use cookies as a standard practice to deliver better service to their visitors.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use several categories of cookies to optimize your experience on our platform:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website. They enable you to navigate through our pages, access secure areas, and use core features. Without these cookies, certain services you request cannot be provided.
Performance Cookies: We use performance cookies to analyze how you use our website. These cookies collect anonymous data about page visits, user interactions, and traffic sources. This information helps us understand which content is most valuable and how we can improve our services.
Functional Cookies: Functional cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as language settings and display preferences. They allow us to customize your experience and ensure the website functions according to your individual needs.
Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your activity across our website and potentially other websites to understand your interests. We use this information to display relevant content and training opportunities that align with your professional development goals in sector benchmarking.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes. First, they enable essential website functionality, ensuring you can access training materials, register for programs, and navigate our platform smoothly. Second, cookies help us analyze user behavior and improve our content delivery, ensuring our benchmarking and peer analysis training remains relevant and effective for Calgary professionals. Third, we use cookies to personalize your experience by remembering your preferences and previous interactions. Finally, cookies allow us to measure the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and ensure you receive information about training programs most relevant to your professional development needs.

Managing Cookies

You have complete control over cookies on your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie settings through their preferences or settings menu. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Chrome: Click the menu icon in the top right corner, select Settings, then Privacy and Security. Choose Cookie and other site data. You can block all cookies, allow all cookies, or manage exceptions for specific websites.
Firefox: Click the menu button, go to Settings, select Privacy & Security, and scroll to Cookies and Site Data. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject all, or set custom preferences.
Safari: Open Safari preferences, select the Privacy tab, and adjust cookie settings under "Cookies and website data." You can choose to never store cookies, store cookies only from visited websites, or always allow cookies.
Edge: Click the menu button, select Settings, choose Privacy, search, and services. Under Cookies and other site data, adjust your preferences to block, allow, or manage cookies as needed.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the site to operate properly. If you disable performance or functional cookies, you may experience reduced functionality or a less personalized experience. We recommend allowing at least essential and functional cookies to ensure you can fully access our sector comparison and benchmarking training resources.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, review, and delete cookies stored on your device at any time. You can also withdraw consent for non-essential cookies and opt out of marketing communications. We respect your privacy choices and will continue to provide our core services even if you choose to restrict certain types of cookies. If you have questions about how we use cookies or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us directly.