What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide a better user experience by remembering your preferences, analyzing how you interact with our site, and enabling certain functionality.

Cookies do not contain viruses or malware. The information stored is specific to your browsing session and cannot access other files on your device.

How We Use Cookies

Prairie Atom uses cookies to:

• Remember your cookie consent preferences
• Maintain session information during your visit
• Analyze website traffic and user behavior patterns
• Improve website functionality and user experience
• Understand which content and services are most valuable to visitors

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are set in response to actions you take, such as setting privacy preferences, filling in forms, or navigating between pages.

Duration: Session-based or up to 12 months

Purpose: Site functionality, security, and user session management

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This information helps us identify which pages are most popular, how users navigate through the site, and where improvements might be needed.

Duration: Up to 24 months

Purpose: Website performance analysis and improvement

Data collected: Pages visited, time spent on site, referring sources, device type, browser information, and general location (city/region level)

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make to provide enhanced, personalized features. This might include language preferences or region-specific content.

Duration: Up to 12 months

Purpose: Enhancing user experience through remembered preferences

Third-Party Cookies

We may use trusted third-party services that place cookies on our behalf for analytics and website optimization purposes. These third parties are required to handle your information in accordance with their privacy policies and our data protection standards.

Third-party cookies used on our site may include:

• Analytics platforms for website traffic analysis
• Payment processors for secure transaction handling (only on payment pages)

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically set your browser to:

• Reject all cookies
• Accept only essential cookies
• Notify you when a cookie is set
• Delete cookies after each browsing session

Note that blocking all cookies may prevent you from accessing certain website features or functionality.

Our Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your choice is remembered for future visits. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.

Opting Out of Analytics

If you wish to prevent analytics tracking while still accessing our website, you can use browser extensions designed to block analytics scripts or adjust settings within individual analytics platforms if they offer opt-out mechanisms.

Cookie Lifespan

Cookies on our site have varying lifespans:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (ranging from days to months) or until manually deleted

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer "Do Not Track" signals. Currently, there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to these signals. We continue monitoring developments in this area and may adjust our practices as standards evolve.

Changes to Cookie Usage

We may modify our cookie practices as our website evolves or in response to changing legal requirements. Material changes will be reflected in an updated version of this policy with a new revision date.

Impact of Rejecting Cookies

If you choose to reject non-essential cookies:

• The website will remain functional for browsing and information gathering
• Form submissions and booking inquiries will continue to work
• Your preferences may not be remembered between visits
• We will have limited ability to analyze and improve user experience

Questions About Cookies

If you have questions about how we use cookies or wish to exercise your data protection rights, contact us at:

Prairie Atom Wilderness Expeditions
347 Ridgeway Crescent SW
Calgary, Alberta T2S 1M8
Canada
Email: [email protected]