Cookie Policy
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This Cookie Policy explains how Snowstorms.ca (“Snowstorms.ca,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our website.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we collect, use, and protect information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may place on your device when you visit them. They allow websites and services to recognize your browser or device and can be used to remember preferences, maintain functionality, understand how visitors use a website, and support advertising.
Cookies may be placed directly by Snowstorms.ca (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services used on our website (“third-party cookies”).
Similar technologies, including pixels, tags, local storage, and software development tools, may perform related functions. References to “cookies” in this policy generally include these similar technologies where applicable.
2. How We Use Cookies
Snowstorms.ca may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Operate and maintain essential website functionality.
- Remember preferences and settings.
- Improve website performance and user experience.
- Understand how visitors interact with Snowstorms.ca.
- Measure website traffic and audience engagement.
- Diagnose technical problems and maintain website security.
- Support location-related weather features where applicable.
- Measure the effectiveness of content and website features.
- Display, measure, and manage advertising where applicable.
The specific cookies used on Snowstorms.ca may change as we add, remove, or update website features and third-party services.
3. Types of Cookies We May Use
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies help provide functionality necessary for the website to operate properly.
These cookies may be used for functions such as security, network management, consent preferences, website administration, and maintaining certain user settings.
Because these cookies are necessary for core website functionality, they may not always be capable of being disabled through our cookie controls.
Preference and Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow Snowstorms.ca to remember choices or preferences that can improve your experience.
For example, they may be used to remember selected locations, display preferences, measurement units, or other settings where these features are available.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Snowstorms.ca may use analytics technologies to understand how visitors find and interact with the website.
These technologies may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, referring websites, general device and browser information, and interactions with website features.
We use this information to understand website performance, identify technical issues, and improve our content and services.
Advertising Cookies
Snowstorms.ca may display advertising or use third-party advertising services.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure, limit, or personalize advertisements, subject to applicable requirements and your available privacy choices.
These technologies may collect information about interactions with advertisements and browsing activity to help determine advertising performance or relevance.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies and similar technologies on Snowstorms.ca may be provided by third parties whose services are integrated with the website.
These may include providers of:
- Website analytics.
- Advertising.
- Embedded media.
- Maps and location features.
- Weather data and services.
- Security and performance services.
- Social media features.
- Other website functionality.
Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies. Snowstorms.ca does not directly control cookies placed by third parties.
We encourage users to review the privacy information provided by relevant third-party services for additional details about their practices.
5. Analytics
Snowstorms.ca may use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to better understand website traffic and how visitors interact with our content.
Depending on the service and configuration used, analytics providers may collect information including device characteristics, browser information, approximate geographic information, referring pages, pages visited, and interactions with the website.
Where required, non-essential analytics technologies will be used in accordance with applicable consent requirements and user choices.
6. Advertising
Snowstorms.ca may use advertising services to support the operation and development of the website.
Advertising providers may use cookies and similar technologies to measure advertising performance and, where permitted, provide advertising based on interests or other information.
If personalized advertising or similar technologies are used, visitors will be provided with applicable information and choices where required by law.
For more information about how Snowstorms.ca approaches advertising and commercial relationships, please review our Advertising Policy.
7. Location and Weather Preferences
Snowstorms.ca may offer features that use a visitor’s selected, approximate, or device-provided location to display locally relevant weather information.
Cookies or local storage may be used to remember a selected location or other weather preferences.
Where a feature requests access to precise device location information, permission may also be controlled through your browser or device settings. Snowstorms.ca will not receive precise device location through browser-based location services unless permission is provided where required.
Additional information about the handling of location and other personal information is available in our Privacy Policy.
8. How Long Cookies Remain on Your Device
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the type of cookie.
Session cookies generally remain only while your browser is open and are removed after the browsing session ends.
Persistent cookies may remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.
Third-party providers determine the duration of cookies they place, subject to their own policies and applicable requirements.
9. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Where a cookie preference or consent tool is available on Snowstorms.ca, you may use it to manage certain categories of non-essential cookies.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, block, restrict, or delete cookies.
Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of Snowstorms.ca. For example, the website may be unable to remember certain preferences between visits.
Browser and device controls vary, so you should consult the instructions provided by your browser or device manufacturer for information about available settings.
10. Do Not Track and Other Privacy Signals
Some browsers and devices provide privacy signals or settings intended to communicate a user’s tracking preferences.
The availability, interpretation, and legal requirements associated with these signals continue to evolve. Snowstorms.ca may respond to recognized privacy preference signals where required by applicable law and supported by the technologies used on our website.
11. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes to the cookies and technologies used on Snowstorms.ca, our website features, third-party services, or applicable requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on Snowstorms.ca, please contact us through our Contact page.