1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small files saved on a user’s device when visiting a website. They can be used for website functionality, remembering preferences, or understanding how the website is used.

2. What cookies do we use?

The Arctic Stream website uses a first-party cookie to remember the choice made in the cookie banner:

• ArcticCookies – remembers whether the user accepted or declined analytics cookies. This cookie is set with the HttpOnly, Secure and SameSite=Strict attributes.

3. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager

The website may use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to measure traffic and analyze interactions with the website.

These services are loaded only after the user clicks Accept in the cookie banner. If the user clicks I decline, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager scripts are not loaded.

4. Why we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• remember the user’s consent or refusal;
• measure website traffic, only after acceptance;
• understand how visitors interact with website pages, only after acceptance.

5. How can consent be withdrawn?

The user can delete cookies and local website data from the browser settings. On the next website visit, the cookie banner may be shown again and the user can choose to accept or decline.

6. Policy updates

This policy may be updated if the website uses additional services or technologies.