General
Whale (hereinafter "Whale", "we") primarily uses cookies to improve your browsing experience on
www.wordpress-716358-2736726.cloudwaysapps.com (hereinafter the "Marketing site"), the Knowledge platform of Whale (hereinafter the"Platform"), (hereinafter the "App"). All data Whale obtains from these cookies are anonymous and will only be used to understand the customer’s experience on the Site and the Platform with the aim to improve the performance and usability of this Site and Platform.
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This Site/Platform uses different types of cookies:
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List of the cookies the Marketing site uses
The table below lists the cookies that Whale, where appropriate, collects and the information such cookies save.
Google Analytics cookies
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List of cookies the Whale knowledge platform uses
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