Legal · Last updated 05/08/2026
Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies EuroPassions places on your device when you visit top10bestonlinedatingsites.com, why each category exists, and how long it stays. It complements our Privacy Policy, which covers all other personal data we handle. Effective date: 05/08/2026.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or phone so it can recognize your browser on the next request. Cookies hold short identifiers, not your name or your conversations. First-party cookies are set by EuroPassions itself and keep the site working. Third-party cookies are set by an outside service loaded on a page, such as an analytics or payment provider. Session cookies disappear when you close the browser. Persistent cookies stay until they expire or you delete them.
Types of Cookies We Use
We group cookies into four categories. Only strictly necessary cookies run before you make a choice in the consent banner; analytics, functional, and marketing cookies are loaded only after you accept them.
| Category | Purpose and examples | Consent | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keeps you signed in, protects forms against cross-site request forgery, balances server load, and remembers your consent decision. | Not required | Session to 12 months |
| Analytics | Counts page views and measures which country pages and guides members actually read, in aggregated form. | Required | Up to 14 months |
| Functional | Remembers saved search filters, preferred country view, and interface settings so you do not re-enter them each visit. | Required | Up to 12 months |
| Marketing | Measures which advertising campaign brought you here and limits how often the same ad is shown to you off-site. | Required | Up to 13 months |
If you decline the non-essential categories, the site still works: you can register, browse country pages such as Latvian dating, and message other members. You simply lose the conveniences listed in the functional row.
Third-Party Services and Tracking Pixels
Third-party services see only the technical data their own script collects. Analytics providers receive page URLs, approximate location derived from your IP address, device type, and referring site. Payment processors receive the card and billing data you enter at checkout over an SSL-encrypted connection; that data never reaches a member profile. Advertising pixels record that a visit or signup happened, not who you talked to or what you wrote. We do not sell member data to anyone.
Is online dating safe when cookies are involved?
Cookie hygiene is part of account security. A cookie cannot read your messages, but anyone with physical access to a device where you stayed signed in can. Clear cookies on shared computers, use a device passcode, and never store your password in a browser you do not control. More answers on the FAQ page.
How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
Every major browser lets you review, block, or delete cookies from its privacy settings. Menu wording changes between versions, so follow the general path rather than a fixed screenshot.
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies and Delete browsing data. On Android and iOS, the same options sit under Settings → Privacy and security.
- Safari: Settings (or Preferences) → Privacy → Manage Website Data and Block All Cookies. On iPhone and iPad, open the iOS Settings app → Safari → Privacy & Security.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data, where you can clear data or switch to Strict tracking protection.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
To change your choice on this site, clear the EuroPassions cookies for this domain and reload the page; the consent banner appears again. Two practical safety habits: clear cookies and sign out after using a shared or work computer, and open a private or incognito window when you want your search to stay discreet, since that window discards cookies as soon as you close it.
What Happens If You Disable Cookies
Blocking cookies limits the site in specific, predictable ways. Without strictly necessary cookies you cannot stay signed in, so account access, messaging, and checkout stop working entirely. Without functional cookies your saved search filters and preferred country view reset on every visit. Without analytics we cannot see which guides need improvement. And because your consent choice is itself stored in a cookie, deleting it brings the banner back on your next visit.
Updates and Contact
When we add, remove, or re-categorize a cookie, we update this page and change the date below. Material changes are also announced through the consent banner. Questions about cookies or data handling go to [email protected], or use the channels on our contact page. Last updated: 05/08/2026.
Key facts
- Effective date
- 05/08/2026
- Consent model
- Opt-in for analytics, functional, and marketing cookies
- Longest retention
- 14 months (analytics)
- Data sale
- We do not sell member data
- Privacy contact
- [email protected]
This page explains cookies only. All other data handling is described in the Privacy Policy.
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