cookie policy

Stego Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 15 July 2026

1. PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY

This Cookie Policy explains how STEGO Technologies Inc. uses cookies and similar technologies when you access or use the STEGO website, including its pages, subdomains, product tools, forms, downloadable resources and associated digital services.

References to “STEGO”, “we”, “us” and “our” mean STEGO Technologies Inc. and, where applicable, its affiliated companies and authorised operating offices.

References to “you” and “your” mean any person accessing or using the Website.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with the STEGO Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Legal Information page.

2. WHAT COOKIES ARE Cookies are small data files placed on a computer, mobile telephone, tablet or other device when a website is accessed.

Cookies may allow a website to:

1. Recognise a browser or device

2. Maintain a secure session

3. Remember selected preferences

4. Operate forms and website functions

5. Measure website performance

6. Understand how visitors use website content

7. Support external media and services

8. Prevent fraud and unauthorised activity Cookies may contain an identifier, preference, date, technical value or other limited information. Cookies do not normally contain complete documents, passwords or files stored on your device. 3. SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

This Policy also applies to technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.

These may include:

1. Local browser storage 2. Session storage 3. Tracking pixels 4. Web beacons 5. Software development kits 6. Tags and scripts 7. Device identifiers 8. Link tracking technologies 9. Embedded content technologies 10. Device recognition methods

References to cookies in this Policy include these similar technologies where appropriate.

4. FIRST PARTY AND THIRD PARTY COOKIES

4.1 First party cookies

First party cookies are placed directly by STEGO or through Website systems operating on behalf of STEGO.

They may support:

1. Website security 2. Form operation 3. Cookie preference management 4. Search functions 5. Product selection tools 6. Session management 7. Cart or document selection functions 8. Website performance

4.2 Third party cookies Third party cookies are placed or accessed by an organisation other than STEGO.

They may be associated with:

1. Website analytics 2. Video platforms 3. Social media services 4. Map services 5. Customer communication tools 6. Security services 7. Content delivery systems 8. Advertising or campaign measurement

A third party may process information according to its own privacy and cookie policies.

STEGO will identify relevant third party providers through the Website Cookie Settings interface where required.

5. SESSION AND PERSISTENT COOKIES

5.1 Session cookies

Session cookies operate during a browser session and are normally deleted when the browser is closed.

They may be used to:

1. Maintain website navigation 2. Preserve form progress 3. Operate temporary product or document selections 4. Protect website sessions

5.2 Persistent cookies Persistent cookies remain on a device after the browser is closed until they expire or are deleted.

They may be used to:

1. Remember cookie preferences 2. Remember selected website settings 3. Recognise returning browsers 4. Measure website use over time 5. Support authorised analytics

The duration of a persistent cookie depends on its purpose and provider.

6. COOKIE CATEGORIES

STEGO classifies cookies and similar technologies into the categories described below.

7. STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

Strictly necessary cookies support functions required for the Website to operate securely and correctly.

These cookies may be used to:

1. Deliver website pages 2. Maintain network and website security 3. Detect malicious requests 4. Prevent fraud and abuse 5. Balance website traffic 6. Remember cookie consent choices 7. Maintain temporary website sessions 8. Operate contact and careers forms 9. Support file upload functions 10. Preserve product, document or cart selections 11. Prevent repeated form submissions 12. Enable accessibility and core navigation

The Website may not function correctly without these cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies are activated where required to provide a service requested by the user or maintain Website security.

They cannot normally be disabled through the STEGO Cookie Settings interface.

They may still be deleted or blocked through browser settings, although doing so may affect Website operation. 8. FUNCTIONAL COOKIES

Functional cookies allow the Website to remember choices and provide enhanced functionality.

They may be used to remember:

1. Language preferences 2. Display preferences 3. Region preferences 4. Previously selected products 5. Search preferences 6. Accessibility settings 7. Media preferences 8. Previously entered non sensitive form information

Functional cookies are not required for the basic delivery of the Website.

Where required by applicable law, functional cookies will be activated only after consent.

Disabling them may cause certain preferences or enhanced functions to become unavailable.

9. ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE COOKIES

Analytics and performance cookies help STEGO understand how visitors interact with the Website.

They may collect information concerning:

1. Pages viewed 2. Time spent on a page 3. Navigation paths 4. Referring pages 5. General device type 6. Browser type 7. Approximate geographic region 8. Website errors 9. Search activity 10. Product finder activity 11. Document views and downloads 12. Form completion performance 13. Website response times 14. Returning and new visitor activity STEGO may use this information to:

1. Evaluate Website performance 2. Improve page structure 3. Improve product discovery 4. Identify technical problems 5. Understand which publications are useful 6. Improve content and navigation 7. Measure communication and campaign performance

Analytics information may be aggregated or associated with a browser, device or online identifier.

Where consent is required, analytics and performance cookies will not be activated until the user provides consent.

10. EMBEDDED MEDIA COOKIES

The Website may display or connect to content supplied by external platforms.

This may include:

1. Videos 2. Social media content 3. Interactive maps 4. Document viewers 5. External forms 6. Media players 7. Product presentation tools

An external provider may place cookies or collect technical information when embedded content is loaded or used.

Where consent is required, optional embedded content will remain blocked until the relevant category is accepted.

A placeholder may be displayed instead of the content when consent has not been provided.

Selecting a link that takes you to an external website causes the external provider’s own policies and settings to apply. 11. ADVERTISING AND TARGETING COOKIES

Advertising and targeting cookies may be used to:

1. Measure advertising activity 2. Attribute visits to a campaign 3. Limit repeated advertisements 4. Build audience categories 5. Personalise advertising 6. Measure engagement across websites 7. Support social media advertising

STEGO will not activate advertising or targeting cookies unless:

1. They are used by the Website 2. Their purpose is disclosed 3. The relevant provider is identified 4. The user has provided consent where required 5. The user can later withdraw that consent

Rejecting advertising cookies will not prevent access to the core Website.

STEGO does not authorise third parties to collect information through the Website for unrelated independent purposes.

12. SECURITY AND FRAUD PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES

STEGO may use security technologies to protect:

1. Website infrastructure 2. Forms 3. Uploaded files 4. Business communications 5. Users and Website visitors 6. STEGO systems and information

These technologies may analyse:

1. Internet Protocol addresses 2. Device and browser characteristics 3. Request patterns 4. Form submission behaviour 5. Access frequency 6. Suspected automated activity 7. Security events

Security technologies may be treated as strictly necessary where they are used only to protect the Website and its users.

13. CONTACT AND CAREERS FORMS

The Website includes forms that may allow visitors to:

1. Contact STEGO 2. Request product information 3. Submit a safety assessment enquiry 4. Request a glove trial 5. Apply for employment 6. Upload an application document

Cookies or similar technologies may be used to:

1. Secure the form 2. Maintain the form session 3. Prevent spam 4. Validate submitted information 5. Manage file uploads 6. Prevent duplicate submissions 7. Identify technical errors

Information entered into a form is governed by the STEGO Privacy Policy.

A cookie does not itself submit a completed form.

Information is transmitted when the user selects the applicable submission button.

14. PRODUCT FINDER AND WEBSITE SEARCH

The Website may use cookies or temporary browser storage to support: 1. Website search 2. Product filtering 3. Product comparison 4. Product selections 5. Saved search criteria 6. Recently viewed products 7. Cart or shortlist functions 8. Download selections

Some of these technologies may be strictly necessary to provide the function selected by the user.

Longer term storage used to remember preferences may be classified as functional and may require consent.

15. SALES TOOLS AND DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES

STEGO may measure interaction with:

1. Catalogues 2. Brochures 3. Leaflets 4. Posters 5. Article data sheets 6. Sell sheets 7. Technical documents 8. Safety publications 9. Product guides 10. Training resources

Measurement may include whether a resource was viewed, selected or downloaded.

Where this activity relies on nonessential analytics technology, it will be subject to the visitor’s cookie preference where required.

Downloading a publicly available document does not automatically subscribe the visitor to marketing communications.

16. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

The Website may provide links to external social media platforms. A standard link does not normally allow the external platform to place a cookie through the Website before it is selected.

After a visitor selects the link, the external platform may collect information and apply its own cookies, privacy settings and account controls.

Where social media content is embedded directly into a STEGO page, the embedded media provisions in this Policy apply.

17. COOKIE CONSENT

Where applicable law requires consent, STEGO will request consent before activating nonessential cookies or similar technologies.

Consent must be provided through a clear affirmative selection.

Continuing to browse the Website without making a selection will not be treated as consent where affirmative consent is legally required.

The Website cookie interface should provide the following options with comparable visibility:

1. Accept All

2. Reject Nonessential

3. Manage Preferences No optional category should be selected in advance.

Refusing optional cookies will not prevent access to the general Website.

18. MANAGING COOKIE PREFERENCES

You may review or change your choices through the Cookie Settings control available on the Website.

The Cookie Settings interface should allow you to:

1. View cookie categories 2. Review the purpose of each category 3. Identify relevant providers 4. Accept optional categories 5. Reject optional categories 6. Withdraw previous consent 7. Review cookie duration where available

Changing a preference will apply to future Website activity.

A cookie already stored on a device may remain until it expires or is manually deleted.

19. WITHDRAWING CONSENT

Consent may be withdrawn at any time through the Cookie Settings interface.

Withdrawal must be as accessible as the original consent selection.

After consent is withdrawn:

1. The Website will stop activating the rejected optional category 2. Previously collected information may remain subject to lawful retention requirements 3. Existing third party cookies may need to be deleted through browser settings 4. Some enhanced features may stop operating

Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred lawfully before consent was withdrawn.

20. BROWSER AND DEVICE CONTROLS

Most browsers allow users to:

1. View stored cookies 2. Delete cookies 3. Block all cookies 4. Block third party cookies 5. Receive a warning before a cookie is stored 6. Restrict website storage 7. Clear browsing information

Browser controls vary by browser and device.

Blocking all cookies may prevent forms, preferences, product tools, security functions or other Website features from operating correctly.

Browser based privacy signals will be considered and applied where required by applicable law and supported by the Website’s technology.

21. COOKIE DURATION

Cookies remain active for different periods depending on their function.

STEGO applies the following general principles:

1. Session cookies should expire when the browser session ends 2. Security cookies should remain only for the period required to protect the Website 3. Consent preference cookies should remain for a reasonable period before consent is

requested again 4. Functional cookies should remain only as long as the remembered preference remains useful 5. Analytics cookies should use the shortest duration reasonably required for measurement 6. Advertising cookies should not remain longer than the duration disclosed by the relevant

provider

22. THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS

Where a third party service is active, STEGO will take reasonable measures to:

1. Understand the service’s cookie activity 2. Configure privacy settings appropriately 3. Restrict unnecessary data collection 4. Identify the provider to users 5. Obtain consent where required 6. Prevent optional scripts from loading before consent 7. Review the provider periodically

Third party providers may change their technologies, cookie names or durations.

STEGO will periodically review active third party technologies and update this Policy where required.

23. INTERNATIONAL DATA PROCESSING

Information collected through cookies may be processed in another country where STEGO or an approved service provider operates.

Privacy laws and government access rules may differ between countries.

Where cookie information constitutes personal information, its collection, use, disclosure, transfer and retention are governed by the STEGO Privacy Policy and applicable law.

24. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Some cookie information may constitute personal information when it identifies an individual or can reasonably be associated with an identifiable individual.

This may include:

1. Internet Protocol addresses 2. Cookie identifiers 3. Device identifiers 4. Account identifiers 5. Browsing activity 6. Location information 7. Preference information 8. Advertising identifiers

STEGO processes this information in accordance with the STEGO Privacy Policy.

25. CHILDREN

The Website is intended primarily for businesses, safety professionals, distributors, employers, applicants and adult visitors.

STEGO does not intentionally use cookies to profile or target children.

Advertising technologies must not be configured to target children through the Website.

26. DO NOT TRACK AND PRIVACY SIGNALS

Some browsers provide Do Not Track or other privacy signals.

There is no single uniform technical standard applied by every website and service provider. STEGO will respond to legally recognised browser or device privacy signals where required and technically supported.

Cookie preferences selected through the Website remain the primary method for controlling optional Website technologies.

27. CHANGES TO WEBSITE TECHNOLOGY

STEGO may add, remove or replace Website tools and service providers.

Changes may affect:

1. Cookie names 2. Cookie purposes 3. Cookie durations 4. Third party providers 5. Available consent categories 6. International processing locations

New nonessential technologies must not be activated until they have been assessed, documented and incorporated into the consent system where required.

28. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

STEGO may revise this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in:

1. Website functionality 2. Cookie use 3. Service providers 4. Business operations 5. Technology 6. Applicable legal requirements

The effective date at the top of this page identifies the current version.

Where a change materially affects a previous consent choice, STEGO may request consent again.

29. CONTACTING STEGO Questions concerning this Cookie Policy or the use of Website technologies may be directed to:

Privacy Officer

STEGO Technologies Inc. Unit 10, 3400 Ridgeway Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5L 0A2 Canada

Requests may also be submitted through the Website Contact Us page.

Please write “Cookie Privacy Request” in the subject field.

30. RELATED POLICIES

This Cookie Policy should be read together with: