Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They enable core site functionality, improve performance, and provide analytical insights. Cookies may be:

• First-party cookies – set by StratiScape.

• Third-party cookies – set by external service providers.

• Session cookies – removed when your browser session ends.

• Persistent cookies – remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.

We may also use comparable technologies such as tags, pixels, and local storage.

StratiScape uses cookies for the following categories, as defined and managed by WPConsent:

a. Necessary Cookies

Required for basic website operations, security, page rendering, and consent management. These cookies cannot be disabled through WPConsent because the website cannot function without them.

Examples of necessary functions include:

• WPConsent preference storage

• Server load balancing

• Form security

• Navigation and session management

b. Preference Cookies

Enable the website to remember your choices, such as language settings or form inputs. These cookies are optional and are only activated when you consent through WPConsent.

c. Statistics Cookies

Provide anonymized insights into how visitors use the website. StratiScape uses these cookies to support operational analytics, such as understanding traffic patterns, improving performance, and optimizing the user experience.

We use Google Analytics for statistical purposes. WPConsent ensures analytics cookies are only set after you give explicit consent (depending on your region and applicable regulations).

Collected information may include:

• Pages visited

• Browser type

• Device characteristics

• Time spent on site

• General geographic region (non-precise)

We do not use analytics cookies to identify individual users.

d. Marketing Cookies (Currently Not Used)

StratiScape does not currently deploy advertising or remarketing cookies.
If we introduce such technologies in the future, they will appear within WPConsent’s category display and will only run with your explicit consent.

WPConsent manages all aspects of cookie consent on stratiscape.com, including:

• Displaying the consent banner

• Categorizing cookies by purpose

• Blocking non-essential cookies until consent is given

• Storing and respecting your choices

• Providing transparency into active cookies via the cookie declaration table

• Allowing you to change or withdraw consent at any time

You can adjust your preferences at any time by selecting “Cookie Settings” on the consent banner or through the persistent link displayed on the site.

WPConsent automatically updates the cookie list as technologies change.

You may also control or block cookies through your browser settings. Configuration options vary by browser, but typically allow you to:

• Block all cookies

• Delete stored cookies

• Block cookies from specific websites

• Receive alerts before cookies are stored

Disabling certain cookies may affect website performance or functionality.

Some cookies are set by external providers that assist with website operations and analytics. These providers have their own privacy and cookie practices. Examples include:

• Google Analytics (Statistics cookies)

• Hosting/CDN providers (Necessary cookies)

• WPConsent (Necessary cookies for consent storage)

Data processed by third parties may be stored or processed outside Canada and subject to foreign laws