Cookie Policy

This policy explains how matched.ie uses cookies and similar technologies. It’s short, because our approach is simple: we don’t track you. It should be read alongside our privacy policy.

What a cookie is

A cookie is a small text file a website can store in your browser. Cookies can be harmless and useful — remembering a setting, say — or they can be used to track people across sites for analytics and advertising. It’s that second kind most cookie laws are worried about.

Cookies we set

Here’s the honest and slightly unusual part: matched.ie sets no cookies of its own for analytics, advertising or tracking. We don’t run Google Analytics, ad pixels, or any profiling tools, so there are no first-party tracking cookies to disclose.

Our fonts are served from Google’s font network, which lets your browser fetch the typefaces — but this doesn’t set cookies on your device. If we ever introduce a strictly necessary cookie (for example, to remember a preference), we’ll list it here and explain what it does.

Third-party cookies

The one place you may pick up a cookie in connection with matched.ie is after you click an outbound link to a provider — for instance, when you head to a VPN’s website through one of our buttons. At that point you’re on the provider’s own site, and it (and its affiliate network) may set cookies, typically to credit us with having referred you.

• These cookies are set by the provider, not by matched.ie, on their domain.
• They’re governed by that company’s cookie and privacy policies, which you can read on their site.
• They don’t tell us who you are — at most we learn, in aggregate, that a referral happened.

Why there’s no cookie banner

Consent banners exist so a site can get your permission before setting non-essential cookies. Because we don’t set any analytics or advertising cookies, there’s genuinely nothing for you to accept or reject — so we don’t interrupt you with a pop-up. It’s not an oversight; it’s the point.

Managing cookies

You’re always in control. Every major browser lets you see, delete and block cookies, including those from third-party sites you visit through our links:

• Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari — look under Settings → Privacy for cookie controls.
• Private / incognito windows — clear cookies automatically when you close them.
• Browser add-ons — content and tracker blockers give you finer control still.

Changes & contact

If our use of cookies changes, we’ll update this page and the date at the top. Any questions are welcome through our contact page.