Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: January 1, 2026
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies typically contain a unique identifier and information about your browsing preferences.
Similar technologies include web beacons, pixel tags, local storage, and other mechanisms that store or access information on your device. This policy uses the term "cookies" to refer to all such technologies.
How We Use Cookies
Hollow-falcon uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website, understand how visitors use our site, and improve our services. We use both first-party cookies (set by our website) and third-party cookies (set by external services we use).
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie consent preferences. The website cannot operate properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled in our systems.
Examples:
- Cookie consent status (cookieConsent)
- Session identifiers for form submissions
- Security cookies for fraud prevention
Duration: Session or 1 year
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether error messages are displayed. The information collected is aggregated and anonymous, helping us improve website functionality and user experience.
Examples:
- Page visit tracking
- Time spent on each page
- Navigation paths through the site
- Error logging
Duration: Up to 2 years
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also remember changes you make to text size, fonts, and other customizable parts of the website.
Examples:
- Selected service preferences
- Form auto-fill information
- Display preferences
Duration: Session or up to 1 year
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services we use to enhance functionality or analyze usage patterns. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about your online activities across different websites over time.
Analytics Services
We may use analytics services to help us understand website usage patterns. These services use cookies to collect information such as how often users visit our site, which pages they visit, and what other sites they visited prior to coming to our website.
Content Delivery Networks
We use content delivery networks to optimize website performance and load times. These services may set cookies to manage traffic and deliver content efficiently.
Local Storage
In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage to save certain preferences and data locally on your device. This includes:
- Cookie consent preferences (to remember your choice across visits)
- Selected service information (for form pre-population)
- Temporary form data (to prevent data loss during navigation)
Local storage persists until manually cleared through your browser settings or through our website functionality.
Managing Cookies
Cookie Banner Controls
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored and the banner will not appear on subsequent visits unless you clear your browser data.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for our website and revisiting the site to see the banner again.
Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to:
- Block all cookies
- Block only third-party cookies
- Delete cookies when you close the browser
- Prompt you before accepting each cookie
Common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and data stored
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website and prevent certain features from functioning properly.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals, but we respect your right to manage cookies through the controls described above.
Cookie Lifespan
Session Cookies
These temporary cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They enable the website to link your actions during a single browsing session.
Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a set period (as specified in the cookie) or until you manually delete them. They enable the website to recognize you on return visits and remember your preferences.
The cookies we use have varying lifespans:
- Strictly necessary: Session to 1 year
- Analytics: Up to 2 years
- Functionality: Session to 1 year
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Information
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
Hollow-falcon
347 Water Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1S9
Canada
Email: [email protected]