Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function, remember preferences, and — with your consent — understand how visitors use our pages. Similar technologies include local storage entries used for cookie consent records. Cookies do not give us access to your computer or personal files beyond the information you choose to submit through forms.

How we obtain consent

When you first visit cognistream.life, a banner offers three choices: Accept all, Reject all, or Customise. Your selection is stored in a cookie named cs_cookie_consent for six months (15,552,000 seconds), after which we will ask again. Essential cookies operate regardless of choice because the site cannot function without them. Analytics cookies are placed only if you accept all or enable analytics in the customise panel.

Contact form consent (PIPEDA checkbox) is separate from cookie consent and is never pre-checked. Declining analytics cookies does not prevent you from submitting an enquiry or registering for a stream programme.

Cookie categories

Essential cookies (always active)

Required for basic operation and security. They cannot be disabled through our banner without breaking the site.

• cs_cookie_consent — Stores your cookie preference (all / essential). Duration: 6 months. First-party. Set by cognistream.life.
• Session identifiers — May be set by our hosting provider for load balancing and CSRF protection during form submission. Duration: session. First-party.

Analytics cookies (optional)

Help us understand aggregate traffic — pages viewed, referral sources, device types — so we can improve our training site. They do not identify you by name unless combined with form submissions you voluntarily provide separately.

• _ga / _gid — Google Analytics identifiers, if analytics is enabled. Duration: _ga up to 2 years, _gid up to 24 hours. Third-party (Google).
• _gat — Google Analytics throttle cookie. Duration: 1 minute. Third-party (Google).

We configure analytics to anonymize IP addresses where supported and avoid cross-site tracking beyond measurement of cognistream.life.

Third-party vendors

Third parties that may set cookies when enabled:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — website usage statistics. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Hosting provider — essential infrastructure cookies for delivery and security.

We do not use advertising, retargeting, or social media tracking pixels on this site. We do not use cookies to promote wellness coaching, meditation subscriptions, life transformation services, or unrelated lifestyle products.

How to opt out or change preferences

You may update choices at any time:

• Clear site cookies in your browser settings and revisit — the banner will reappear.
• Use browser controls to block third-party cookies globally.
• Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on if analytics is enabled.
• Email [email protected] for assistance.

Blocking essential cookies may prevent the consent banner from remembering your choice and could affect form security features.

Do Not Track

Our site does not respond to Do Not Track browser signals with a separate mechanism. Optional analytics honour the reject-all and customise settings in our banner.

Relationship to PIPEDA and Quebec law

Cookie data may constitute personal information under PIPEDA and Quebec privacy legislation when linked to identifiable individuals. We treat analytics data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and limit collection to what is necessary for site improvement. Essential cookies support security and consent management — purposes for which we rely on implied or explicit consent as appropriate under Quebec and federal rules.

Updates

We may revise this Cookie Policy when we add or remove technologies. Changes appear on this page with an updated date. Material changes will not reduce your choices retroactively without renewed consent where required.

Contact

Cogni Stream Inc., Privacy Officer
1250 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1500, Montreal, QC H3B 4W8
[email protected]