Cookie Policy & Tracking Technologies Disclosure
Executive Summary: Professional Estimating LLC uses strictly necessary cookies to ensure platform security, prevent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and preserve session state. Optional functional and analytics cookies are disabled by default and activated only with your explicit consent, in compliance with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Quebec's Law 25, and the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
You may modify, grant, or revoke your cookie choices at any time using our on-page consent manager or directly via your web browser settings.
Last Updated: November 2026 · Effective Date: November 13, 2026 · Version 1.0
Your Active Cookie Consent Settings
1. Regulatory Framework & Canadian Compliance
This Cookie Policy applies to ca.professionalestimatingllc.com and outlines how Professional Estimating LLC ("Professional Estimating", "we", "us", or "our") deploys cookies, HTTP state tokens, and local storage mechanisms.
Our practices adhere strictly to Canadian and international data protection standards:
- PIPEDA (Canada Federal): We ensure meaningful consent, transparent disclosure of collection purposes, and strict limits on third-party access to telemetry data.
- Quebec Law 25 (Private Sector Act): All non-essential profiling, tracking, and identification mechanisms are deactivated by default. We do not activate analytical or functional tracking cookies without prior affirmative consent, and users may withdraw consent at any time as easily as it was given.
- Alberta & British Columbia PIPA: Meeting provincial private sector requirements for personal information management.
- Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL): Ensuring electronic communications and telemetry align with Canadian commercial messaging rules.
- EU/UK GDPR & ePrivacy Directive: Granular affirmative opt-in consent with equal visual weight for accept and reject options.
2. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
A cookie is a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters that a web server places on your device when you load a web page. Cookies allow our platform to recognize your browser, maintain cryptographic session security, prevent automated spam attacks on our 15-minute quote dispatch system, and retain user preferences.
We classify tracking mechanisms by duration and origin:
- Session Cookies: Temporary files erased automatically when you close your web browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Remain stored on your hard drive until their predetermined expiration date or until you manually clear them through browser preferences.
- First-Party Cookies: Set directly by our domain (
ca.professionalestimatingllc.com) to deliver core functionality. - Third-Party Cookies: Set by vetted infrastructure providers (e.g. Cloudflare DDoS mitigation, Google Analytics) for security or telemetry.
3. Complete Cookie Inventory & Purposes
We maintain a granular inventory of all cookies and browser storage items deployed across our Canadian preconstruction portal:
A. Strictly Necessary & Security Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are technically indispensable for the website to function securely and reliably. They do not store personally identifiable preconstruction drawings or commercial estimates and cannot be deactivated.
| Identifier | Provider | Duration | Purpose & Security Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| pe_cookie_consent | First-Party | 12 Months | Stores your granular privacy preferences (PIPEDA / Law 25 compliance record). |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | 30 Minutes | Distinguishes humans from malicious bots and automated DDoS vectors on takeoff uploads. |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare | 1 Year | Maintains clearance proof after passing web application firewall verification. |
| pe_session_csrf | First-Party | Session | Cryptographic token preventing cross-site request forgery during bid submissions. |
B. Functional & Regional Preference Cookies (Optional)
These cookies remember selections you make while navigating our 22 CSI trade divisions and 13 Canadian provincial hubs, eliminating repetitive re-entry.
| Identifier | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| pe_pref_province | First-Party | 6 Months | Remembers your preferred province/territory (e.g. Ontario, Alberta, BC) for labour rates. |
| pe_quote_draft | First-Party (Local) | Session | Preserves unfinished quote form fields so you do not lose inputs on accidental tab close. |
C. Analytics & Performance Telemetry (Optional)
Analytics cookies help us measure aggregated traffic patterns, estimating directory usage, and page load velocity across Canadian networks. All analytics cookies are configured with IP anonymization enabled.
| Identifier | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | 2 Years | Calculates visitor, session, and campaign data while masking IP addresses. |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | 2 Years | Maintains state across page views to compute accurate bounce and turnaround metrics. |
D. Marketing & Campaign Attribution (Optional)
Marketing cookies measure whether general contractors discovered our Canadian estimating services through search engine campaigns or industrial partner links. They do not profile or access tender drawings.
| Identifier | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | 90 Days | Stores campaign click attribution to assess marketing efficiency for trade takeoffs. |
4. How to Manage and Revoke Your Consent
You maintain continuous, unilateral control over cookies deployed on your device:
- On-Site Consent Manager: You can open our at any time by clicking the shield icon at the bottom-left of any page or using the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer.
- Browser-Level Blocking: Every major desktop and mobile browser allows you to review, block, or delete cookies:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies.
- Apple Safari: Settings > Privacy > Prevent cross-site tracking / Block all cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies.
5. Google Consent Mode v2 Integration
Our platform is integrated with Google Consent Mode v2. When you visit our website, non-essential storage keys (ad_storage, analytics_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization) remain in an explicit denied state until you affirmatively opt in. If you select "Reject Non-Essential", no tracking pings containing user identifiers are transmitted.
6. Plan & Drawing Confidentiality Guarantee
Cookies are never used to track, harvest, inspect, or monetize blueprint files, CSI bills of quantities, or bidding figures submitted through our quote portal. All construction documents remain protected under our binding corporate Non-Disclosure Guarantee outlined in our Privacy Policy & Plan NDA.
7. Inquiries & Privacy Officer Contact
If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our compliance with Canadian data protection regulations, please contact our designated Privacy Officer:
Privacy & Data Governance Desk: Professional Estimating LLC
Headquarters: 7901 4th St N # 14321, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, US
Email: info@professionalestimatingllc.com
Phone: +1 (908) 488-9245
Operational Hours: Mon – Sat, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET (rush bid desk available)