COOKIE POLICY
Document ID: COOKIE-2026
Version: 1.1
Effective date: 25/02/2026
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser when you visit a website. They are used for technical operation, user preferences, and session continuity.
2. Cookie categories used on the Platform
2.1 Essential cookies
Required for core platform functionality and account/session security. These cookies are always active as they are necessary for the platform to work properly.
2.2 Preference cookies
Used to remember UI preferences such as theme mode.
2.3 Functional and analytics cookies (Fajnder Core)
These cookies are developed and controlled exclusively by our platform (First-Party) and do not share your data with advertisers (like Google or Facebook). We use them solely to help our search algorithm ("Fajnder Core") learn and personalize results. They help us remember recently searched locations, measure result relevance (based on anonymous clicks), and continuously improve search engine precision. They are activated only with your explicit consent.
2.4 Analytics and marketing cookies (Third-Party)
Currently, no mandatory third-party analytics/marketing script is hardwired as required execution for all visitors. If external tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Pixel) are introduced, this policy and consent flows will be updated prior to production activation.
3. Cookies currently in use
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID | Essential | Session and authentication continuity | Session |
fajnder_cookie_consent | Preference/Essential | Stores consent choice (accepted / rejected) | 365 days |
theme | Preference | Stores light/dark mode preference | 30 days |
fajnder_did | Functional / Analytics | Anonymous device identifier that helps the algorithm measure search result quality (e.g., which profiles receive the most clicks). | 30 days |
fajnder_context | Functional | Remembers recently searched locations and categories to display relevant nearby results faster on your next visit. | 15 days |
fajnder_cohort | Functional | Anonymous grouping of users into test cohorts (A/B testing) for technical improvement of the search algorithm. | Session |
4. Third-party cookies
Please note that all functional and analytics cookies mentioned above are strictly internal (First-Party). If third-party analytics/marketing tools are introduced in the future, this policy, the consent banner, and the Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly before activation.
5. Retention, control, and legal basis
Session cookies expire when the browser session ends. Persistent cookies remain until expiry or manual deletion.
Users can manage cookies via:
- the cookie consent banner and privacy dashboard,
- browser cookie settings,
- browser-level blocking rules.
Legal Basis:
Data processing via essential cookies is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the technical functionality and security of the platform. Data processing via functional and analytics cookies (Fajnder Core) is carried out exclusively based on your active consent, which you can withdraw at any time through the privacy settings on the platform.
6. Contact
For privacy/cookie questions: privacy@service-finder.io
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