Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information about how their site is being used.

2. How We Use Cookies

H2O Geomatics Inc. ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies on our website (h2ogeomatics.com) for the following purposes:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
  • Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our website's functionality and content.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences (such as cookie consent choices) to provide you with a more personalized experience.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They cannot be switched off in our systems and are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.

Google Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited. This information helps us understand user behavior and improve our website.

Google Analytics cookies used on our site include:

  • _ga: Used to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
  • _ga_*: Used to persist session state. Expires after 2 years.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies at that time.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit certain functionality.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We use Google Analytics, which is provided by Google LLC. For more information about how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit Google's Privacy Policy.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

  • Session cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies: These remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. Our analytics cookies typically expire after 2 years.
  • Cookie consent preference: Your consent choice is stored for 1 year.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our cookie practices.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

H2O Geomatics Inc.
295 Hagey Blvd, West Entrance
Waterloo, ON N2L 6R5
Canada
Email: info@h2ogeomatics.com