Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 2026

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

How We Use Cookies

iris-whale uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience on our website:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

• Cookie Consent: Remembers your cookie preferences so you are not asked repeatedly
• Session Management: Maintains your session state while browsing

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and services.

• Page Views: Tracks which pages are visited most frequently
• User Behavior: Helps us understand how users navigate through our site
• Performance: Monitors website loading speeds and performance issues

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and choices you make on the website.

• Form Data: Temporarily stores information you enter in forms
• Preferences: Remembers settings and choices you have made

Cookies We Use

The following table describes the specific cookies used on our website:

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing cookies. Check your browser's help documentation for instructions.
• Our Cookie Banner: When you first visit our site, you can choose to accept or reject non-essential cookies using our cookie banner.
• Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to operate.

Third-Party Cookies

We do not currently use third-party advertising cookies. If we introduce third-party services that use cookies in the future, this policy will be updated accordingly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

iris-whale
1847 Wharf Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1T2
Canada
[email protected]