Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 2026 | Effective date: January 2026

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit. Cookies let websites remember things about your visit — like that you are signed in, your language preference, or which ads you have seen. Genzigs also uses similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, and anonymous device identifiers; for simplicity we refer to all of these as "cookies" on this page.

2. Cookies we use

Essential cookies

These are required for Genzigs to work. They cannot be turned off in our system.

• Age confirmation: Remembers that you confirmed you are 18+ so we don't ask on every visit.
• Session & auth: Keeps you signed in (if you chose Google sign-in) and maintains your active chat session.
• Preferences: Remembers display name, avatar, gender preference, and partner region.
• Anti-abuse: An anonymous device identifier used for rate limiting and ban enforcement.
• CSRF / security tokens: Protect your account from cross-site request forgery.

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization to understand how people use Genzigs in aggregate — which pages are popular, where matching is slow, what devices users are on. We never use analytics to identify you personally.

• _ga, _ga_* — Google Analytics user/session identifiers (typically expire after 2 years).

Advertising cookies

Genzigs is free for everyone. To support that, we show ads to non-premium users. These advertising partners may set cookies or use device identifiers to deliver and measure ads. No advertising scripts are loaded for premium users.

• Google AdSense: Free visitors see ads served by Google. Google, as a third-party vendor, may use cookies and device identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet. In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, Google's own consent message asks for your choice before personalised ads are shown. If you choose "Essential only" on our banner, Google is asked to show only non-personalised ads. You can manage or opt out of personalized ads at Google Ads Settings and read Google's policy at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

3. Premium users see no ads

When you sign in as a Genzigs Premium subscriber, no advertising scripts are loaded at all — not just hidden. That means no AdSense ad cookies, no banner scripts, and no third-party ad tracking from us. This is a hard guarantee in our codebase, not a setting.

4. How to control cookies

You have several options:

• The cookie banner: On your first visit Genzigs asks whether you accept analytics and advertising cookies. Until you choose "Accept all", Google Analytics is not loaded. Google ads may load before you choose; in the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Google's consent message handles your choice for them. Choosing "Essential only" keeps analytics off and limits Google to non-personalised ads. To change your mind later, clear this site's data in your browser and the banner returns.
• Browser settings: All major browsers let you block or delete cookies. See instructions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Note: blocking essential cookies may break Genzigs.
• Google personalized ads: Opt out at Google Ads Settings.
• Industry opt-outs: DAA (US), NAI (US), Your Online Choices (EU).
• Go ad-free: Subscribe to Genzigs Premium — no ad cookies are loaded for premium users.

5. Do Not Track

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. There is currently no industry consensus on how to honor it. We do not change behavior based on DNT signals today, but we minimize tracking to what is strictly needed for the service and ads. We will update this policy if standards change.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time — for example when we add a new ad network or change analytics. Significant changes will be announced through the app or via our Privacy Policy.

7. Contact

Questions about cookies on Genzigs? Email privacy@genzigs.com.