1.What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file. A website stores it on your device when you visit. The website reads the cookie on your next visit. Cookies help a site remember things, such as your choices.
Other technologies work in a similar way. Local storage and session storage keep small pieces of data in your browser. This policy covers cookies and these similar technologies together. We call them all "cookies" for simplicity.
Merivane Inc. ("we", "us", "our") operates merivane.ai. This policy explains which cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them. For information on how we handle personal data, read our Privacy policy.
2.Cookies we use
The table below lists every cookie we use on merivane.ai.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
merivane_consent | Merivane (first party) | Stores your cookie choice, so we do not ask you again on every visit | Strictly necessary | 12 months |
NEXT_LOCALE | Merivane (first party) | Stores the language of the pages you see | Strictly necessary | Session (deleted when you close your browser) |
_ga | Google Analytics | Tells apart visitors, so we can count how many people visit our site | Analytics | 2 years |
_ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics | Stores session state for our Google Analytics 4 property | Analytics | 2 years |
Notes on this table:
merivane_consentis strictly necessary. It stores only your choice (accept or reject analytics cookies). We set it as soon as you make a choice in the cookie banner.NEXT_LOCALEcomes from our website software (next-intl). It stores only a language code, such asen. Our site sets it when you visit, so each page opens in the same language. It does not identify you._gaand_ga_<container-id>load only after you accept analytics cookies in our banner. We describe them fully in the Analytics section below.- If our hosting provider sets a strictly necessary cookie for security or to balance traffic across servers, we add its name and lifetime to this table.
- Our contact form uses a server action. It does not set any cookie.
- We do not use video embeds, social media buttons, advertising cookies, or a chat widget on this site.
3.Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our site. This helps us improve our content and pages.
When you accept analytics cookies, GA4 can collect:
- Pages you view and links you click.
- The site that referred you to us.
- General device and browser information, such as browser type and screen size.
- An approximate location, such as city or region.
GA4 does not log or store your full IP address. Google uses your IP address for a moment to work out your approximate location, then discards it.
Google keeps this analytics data for 14 months. After that, Google deletes it automatically.
Google acts as our processor for this data. This means Google handles the data on our instructions and for our purposes only, under a data processing agreement. Google may also use some data for its own purposes, as set out in its own policies. Read Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses data from sites that use its services for more detail.
We load GA4 only after you accept analytics cookies in our banner. Before that, no Google Analytics code runs on our site, no _ga cookie is set, and no data goes to Google. If you reject or ignore the banner, GA4 stays off.
4.Your consent
When you first visit merivane.ai, we show you a cookie banner. The banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies. Strictly necessary cookies do not need your consent, because the site cannot work properly without them.
We do not load Google Analytics, and we do not set the _ga cookies, until you accept. If you reject, we do not load Google Analytics. We store your choice in the merivane_consent cookie so we remember it for 12 months.
You can change your mind at any time. Use the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page to open the banner again and update your choice.
5.How to control cookies
You can control cookies in several ways.
- Use our cookie banner when you first visit the site.
- Use the "Cookie settings" link in the footer to change your choice at any time.
- Use your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Each browser works differently:
- Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to stop Google Analytics from collecting data on any site you visit, including ours.
If you block or delete cookies, some parts of our site may not remember your preferences. Blocking strictly necessary cookies, such as merivane_consent, may cause the cookie banner to appear on every visit.
6.Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will post any change on this page. If a change is significant, we will show you the cookie banner again so you can review your choice.
7.Contact
Merivane Inc. is based in British Columbia, Canada. If you have questions about this policy or about the cookies we use, contact us at [email protected].
For more on how we handle your personal data, read our Privacy policy.