Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files containing unique identifier codes that are placed on your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone by your web browser when you visit websites. They are widely implemented to make online platforms operate more efficiently, remember custom preference states, and provide analytical data to the platform administrators.
RiverFlowSport (riverflow-sportt.com) operated by Maxwell Carter, Orion House, FIVE, Upper St Martin's Ln, London WC2H 9EA, implements cookies to secure logged-in team profiles, remember city search selectors, and monitor aggregate visitor traffic in compliance with PIPEDA and CASL.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We implement both session cookies (which expire immediately when you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which remain stored inside your browser cache for up to 1 year, or until manually deleted). The cookies we implement are classified into three primary categories detailed inside the table below:
| Cookie Identifier | Classification | Primary Business Objective | Stored Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
rfs_cookie_consent |
Essential | Stores your cookie consent preferences and options. | 1 Year |
rfs_selected_city |
Essential | Saves the local Canadian city selector selection. | 1 Year |
rfs_session |
Essential | Secures your active captain or operator login session. | Session |
_ga |
Analytics | Google Analytics anonymous traffic volume tracking. | 2 Years |
_ga_[ID] |
Analytics | Google Analytics session duration tracking. | 2 Years |
_fbp |
Marketing | Meta Pixel anonymous campaign tracking. | 3 Months |
3. Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are strictly necessary to enable basic navigation and security parameters across the Website. Without these technical inputs, core platform operations such as creating team rosters, completing hourly slot checkout deposits, and saving your preferences banner options cannot be provided.
Because these cookies are critical to the platform's stability, they are active by default and cannot be disabled through our preferences modal sheet. You can configure your browser to block essential cookies, but this will immediately cause parts of the Website to malfunction.
4. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies gather aggregate, anonymized technical details outlining how players interact with our catalog, blog columns, and registration forms. This includes details regarding page load speeds, exit links, session durations, and filter selection volumes.
We implement Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization active to process this data. The insights obtained help us identify platform bugs, improve responsive elements, and optimize the navigation layout for Canadian amateur athletes.
5. Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies track the effectiveness of our digital advertising campaigns across external networks like Meta or Google. They allow us to measure if a team captain who registered their crew discovered our platform through an active retargeting ad.
These cookies are entirely optional. In compliance with CASL regulations, we do not activate marketing or analytics cookies for Canadian visitors until express consent is granted through our bottom banner.
6. How to Manage Cookies
You possess explicit control over the non-essential cookies we store on your device. You can update your choices at any time by:
- Opening our Cookie Preferences center modal (accessible via the floating trigger banner or footer link).
- Adjusting the toggle switches for Analytics and Marketing cookies and clicking "Save Preferences".
- Configuring your desktop or mobile browser settings to block, limit, or permanently purge cookies.