What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website vipassana.ca. They help us improve the website's functionality and provide you with a better user experience on your mindfulness and meditation journey.
What cookies do we use?
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly:
- Session cookies — ensure basic website functionality
- User preferences — store your personal settings and meditation preferences
- Security — protect against cross-site request forgery and maintain secure sessions
Analytics cookies
Help us understand how visitors engage with our meditation content:
- Google Analytics — collects website traffic statistics and user behavior
- Content engagement metrics — analyzes interaction with meditation articles and resources
- Storage period: up to 24 months
Functional storage
Instead of cookies, our forms use your browser's local storage:
- Visit source (
vp_attr, kept for 30 days) — how you first found us: the referring website, the page you landed on and campaign tags - Current visit (
vp_sess, deleted when you close the tab) — when the visit started and how many pages you viewed
This information stays in your browser and is only sent to us if you submit a form, together with your message. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Marketing cookies
Used to show relevant content about meditation and mindfulness:
- Retargeting — display relevant meditation resources and content
- Social media integration — enable sharing of meditation insights on Facebook, Instagram, etc.
- Newsletter targeting — personalize meditation content recommendations
Managing cookies
Browser settings
You can control cookies through your browser settings:
Google Chrome:
- Menu → Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Choose your preferred privacy level
Mozilla Firefox:
- Menu → Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Configure settings as desired
Safari:
- Safari → Preferences → Privacy
- Choose your cookie blocking level
Settings on our website
You can delete cookies and stored data for vipassana.ca at any time in your browser settings.
Impact of disabling cookies
When cookies are disabled, some website features may not work correctly:
- Loss of personal preferences and meditation progress tracking
- Need to re-enter information on forms
- Unable to remember your reading preferences
- Reduced personalization of meditation content
Third-party cookies
Our website may contain cookies from third parties:
- Google Analytics — for website traffic analysis
- YouTube — for embedded meditation video content
- Social media platforms — for sharing mindfulness insights
- Email service providers — Brevo, for newsletter subscriptions
- Cloudflare Turnstile — spam protection for our forms
- Google Maps — for the embedded map of our studio
- Eventbrite — for event registration widgets
Changes to this policy
We reserve the right to update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Significant changes will be communicated through our website or email newsletter.
Contact information
For questions about our use of cookies:
- Email: life@vipassana.ca
- Website: vipassana.ca
By continuing to use vipassana.ca, you agree to this Cookie Policy and support our mission of sharing mindfulness and meditation wisdom.