Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small files or identifiers stored in your browser. They are used to make a website work, keep a session active, remember technical preferences, prevent abuse or measure usage in aggregate.
Cookies used by MessyMatch
MessyMatch uses only cookies and similar identifiers that are strictly necessary to provide the service, maintain authentication sessions, apply usage limits, process payments and prevent abuse. We do not use advertising cookies and we do not load third-party tracking cookies for advertising purposes.
Strictly necessary cookies and identifiers
Usage and rate-limit identifier
Apply free usage limits, prevent abuse and maintain fair access to the service.
Name: mm_usage_id (HMAC-signed value)
Retention: 90 days from last activity
Type: strictly necessary / technical
Authentication cookies
Keep you signed in when you use account features.
Provider: Auth.js (NextAuth) running on Vercel.
Retention: up to 30 days of inactivity, then the session expires.
Type: strictly necessary / technical.
Stripe Checkout cookies
Allow Stripe to process paid operations securely when you open the embedded Checkout iframe.
Provider: Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. Cookies are set in Stripe's origin, not in ours.
Retention: managed by Stripe.
Type: payment / strictly necessary for paid checkout.
Security and abuse-prevention identifiers
Detect excessive automated use and protect the service. We store SHA-256 hashes of IP and a coarse browser fingerprint, not the raw values.
Type: strictly necessary / technical.
Analytics
Vercel Analytics is enabled to count aggregate page views. It is server-side, IP-anonymised and does not set cookies in your browser. If we ever introduce non-essential analytics cookies, we will request prior consent through a cookie banner as required by law.
Advertising
MessyMatch does not use advertising cookies.
MessyMatch does not load third-party tracking cookies for advertising purposes.
Managing cookies
You can delete or block cookies through your browser settings.
Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of MessyMatch from working correctly, including sign-in, paid checkout flow and free usage limits.
Changes
We may update this Cookie Policy if the cookies or technologies used by MessyMatch change. The latest version is always available on this page.