What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
In addition to cookies, we also use browser storage technologies such as localStorage and sessionStorage to persist certain settings — these are described in the tables below alongside HTTP cookies.
How we use cookies
We group our cookies into four categories. Only strictly necessary cookies are set without asking your permission. All others — functional, analytics, and third-party cookies — are only activated after you provide explicit consent via our cookie banner.
| Category | Default state |
|---|---|
| Strictly necessaryRequired | Always on |
| Functional | Off until consent |
| Analytics | Off until consent |
| Third-party | Off until consent |
These cookies are essential for the platform to function. They cannot be disabled.
Strictly necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. The platform cannot function properly without these cookies, and they can only be disabled by changing your browser settings.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mw_access_token | christianmatrimony.com | Stores your authentication token to keep you signed in. Cleared on logout. | Session | HTTP |
| mw-auth (zustand) | christianmatrimony.com | Persists auth state (user object, token) in localStorage so the page does not re-request on every load. | Persistent | LocalStorage |
| mw-shortlist (zustand) | christianmatrimony.com | Stores the list of profiles you have shortlisted locally so they survive page refreshes. | Persistent | LocalStorage |
| __Host-next-auth.csrf-token | christianmatrimony.com | CSRF protection token used to validate form submissions. | Session | HTTP |
Functional cookies remember your preferences and personalise your experience, such as keeping UI state between visits.
These cookies allow the platform to remember choices you make (such as your denomination filter, search radius, or profile visibility settings) so you do not have to re-enter them every time you visit. The information they collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your activity on other websites.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mw-onboarding-seen | christianmatrimony.com | Records whether you have completed the onboarding flow so it is not shown again. | Persistent | LocalStorage |
| mw-search-prefs | christianmatrimony.com | Stores your last-used search filters (denomination, age range, native state) for convenience. | 30 days | LocalStorage |
| mw-cookie-consent | christianmatrimony.com | Records which cookie categories you have accepted so we do not ask again. | 1 year | HTTP |
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the platform so we can improve performance and features.
We use Google Analytics 4 (if configured by your tenant) to collect aggregated, anonymised data about how pages are used — which pages are popular, how users navigate, and where they encounter problems. This data is never sold to third parties and is used solely to improve the platform.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the platform. Data is anonymised. | 2 years | HTTP |
| _ga_XXXXXXXX | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state. | 2 years | HTTP |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data, valid for a single day. | 24 hours | HTTP |
Third-party cookies are set by external services embedded in the platform, such as fonts, maps, or video players.
When you visit pages that include content from external providers (Google Fonts, embedded videos, or social sharing widgets), those providers may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies. You can opt out of third-party cookies by adjusting your browser settings or using the opt-out links provided by each provider.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NID / CONSENT | Google Fonts | Set by Google when loading web fonts. May be used to personalise ads across Google services. | 6 months | HTTP |
| _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager | Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites. | 90 days | HTTP |
Your choices
When you first visit the platform, we show a cookie consent banner. You can accept all, reject non-essential, or choose specific categories. You can revisit this choice at any time via the link in our footer.
Most browsers allow you to refuse new cookies, delete existing cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. Disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from signing in. Refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions.
If analytics cookies are enabled and you wish to opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Questions about this policy?
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, or would like to exercise your rights under applicable data protection law, please contact our privacy team:
This cookie policy was last updated on 25 May 2026 and applies to the website at christianmatrimony.com. We may update this policy from time to time — when we do, we will revise the date above.