1. 🍪 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or use an app. They allow the service to remember information about your visit, making your experience smoother, more personalised, and more secure.
Similar technologies include:
- Local Storage / Session Storage: Browser-side storage for app state (e.g., theme preference, draft messages)
- Pixel Tags / Web Beacons: Tiny invisible images used to track whether emails are opened or pages are visited
- SDKs: Software libraries in our mobile app that collect usage and performance data
- Device Fingerprinting: Used only for fraud prevention and security purposes
Throughout this policy, "cookies" refers to all of these technologies collectively.
2. 🎯 Why We Use Cookies
simmmy uses cookies for the following purposes:
- To keep you logged in to your account securely
- To remember your theme (light/dark) and language preferences
- To protect against fraud, bots, and account hijacking
- To understand how users interact with the app so we can improve it
- To measure the performance of our features and matching algorithms
- To deliver personalised match suggestions and daily cosmic briefings
We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles to sell to third parties, nor do we allow advertising networks to place tracking cookies on simmmy without your explicit consent.
3. 📦 Types of Cookies We Use
Full Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| simmmy_session | Essential | Keeps you logged in securely | Session |
| simmmy_csrf | Essential | Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks | Session |
| simmmy_theme | Functionality | Remembers your dark/light theme preference | 1 year |
| simmmy_lang | Functionality | Stores your language preference | 1 year |
| simmmy_cookies | Essential | Records your cookie consent choices | 1 year |
| simmmy_analytics | Analytics | Anonymous usage tracking (consent required) | 90 days |
| simmmy_sec | Security | Fraud and bot detection | 30 days |
| simmmy_mkt | Marketing | Campaign attribution (consent required) | 30 days |
4. 🤝 Third-Party Cookies
Certain features of simmmy involve third-party services that may place their own cookies:
| Provider | Purpose | Cookie Type |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Anonymous usage analytics | Analytics (optional) |
| Stripe | Payment processing and fraud prevention | Essential / Security |
| Spotify | Music profile integration (if you connect Spotify) | Functionality (optional) |
| Sentry | Crash reporting and error monitoring | Essential (anonymised) |
| Intercom | Customer support chat widget | Functionality (optional) |
These providers have their own privacy policies governing their use of cookies. We encourage you to review them. We are not responsible for third-party cookies placed by services that you choose to connect to simmmy.
5. ⚙️ Your Cookie Choices
You are in control of your cookie preferences. Here are your options:
- Cookie Banner: When you first visit simmmy, you'll be presented with a cookie banner. Choose "Accept All," "Necessary Only," or customise your preferences.
- In-App Settings: Visit Settings > Privacy > Cookie Preferences at any time to update your choices.
- Browser Settings: You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that blocking essential cookies will prevent simmmy from working correctly.
- Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Withdrawing Consent
You can withdraw consent for optional cookies at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred before withdrawal. When you withdraw consent for analytics or marketing cookies, we will stop placing those cookies immediately.
6. 🎛️ Manage Your Cookie Preferences
Use the panel below to update your cookie preferences. Your choices are saved locally on your device.
🍪 Cookie Preference Centre
Essential Cookies
Required for simmmy to function. Cannot be disabled.
Functionality Cookies
Remember your preferences like theme and language.
Analytics Cookies
Anonymous usage data to help us improve simmmy.
Marketing Cookies
Help us measure the effectiveness of our promotions.
7. 🔄 Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, notify you via in-app notification or email.
Continued use of simmmy after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.
8. 📬 Contact
For questions about our use of cookies or to exercise your rights under applicable data protection laws:
Data Protection Officer: dpo@simmmy.com
simmmy Inc., 548 Market Street, PMB 72415, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 1 January 2025.