Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how SailMates uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our platform. It describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides further details on how we process your personal data.

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to site owners. Cookies can be 'first-party' (set by the website you are visiting) or 'third-party' (set by a different domain than the one you are visiting).

SailMates uses cookies for several purposes, including remembering your language preferences and understanding how visitors interact with our website in order to improve its performance and design. We do not use cookies for advertising or for profiling your behaviour beyond our website. We use analytics cookies only with your consent.

These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of SailMates. Without them, services you have asked for cannot be provided. They cannot be disabled.

• sail_mates_consent: Records your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask you for them repeatedly. Persists for 12 months.

Functional cookies enable SailMates to remember your choices and provide features according to your settings.

• NEXT_LOCALE: Remembers your selected website language (English or Slovak). Persists for 12 months.

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the SailMates website. All analytics data is aggregated and anonymized.

We use Google Analytics 4 to obtain information about traffic and use of the website.

• _ga (Google Analytics): Distinguishes users. Persists for 2 years.
• _ga_<container-id> (Google Analytics): Used to persist session state. Persists for 2 years.

We use Microsoft Clarity to better understand how visitors work with our website, for example through heatmaps and analysis of interaction with the site.

• _clck - stores a Clarity user identifier and its settings for the given website.
• _clsk - combines individual page views into a single user session.

Depending on its configuration, Microsoft Clarity may also use additional third-party cookies.

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services we work with:

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject optional cookies. You can manage your preferences via the cookie banner on your first visit, via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of any page, or in your browser settings. If analytics cookies are enabled, you can also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually. The specific duration is listed alongside each cookie above.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the 'Last updated' date at the top of this policy. We recommend that you review this page periodically.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at legal@sailmates.co.