This is a courtesy translation. In case of any discrepancy, the Spanish version prevails.
In short
- We use necessary cookies so the site works and remembers your preferences. They do not require consent.
- Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) are only switched on if you accept them. Rejecting them is as easy as accepting them, and the site works just the same.
- We do not use advertising cookies.
- You can change your choice at any time with “Cookie settings”, in the footer.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small files that a site stores in your browser. Some features also use the browser’s local storage (localStorage and IndexedDB), which serves a similar purpose. This policy covers both and calls them “cookies” for simplicity.
Controller: Enrique Romero González. More details in the legal notice. How we handle personal data is explained in the privacy policy.
2. Your choice
The first time you visit, right after confirming your age, we ask whether you accept analytics cookies, with two equal buttons: Accept and Reject. Below them you can configure them by category. No boxes are ticked in advance, and closing the notice or carrying on browsing does not count as accepting. We keep your choice for 12 months and ask you again after that time or if we add a new provider or category.
When you withdraw your consent we delete this site’s analytics cookies.
3. Necessary cookies
They do not need consent because they are essential for the service you ask for or they store a choice of yours.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
wm_age_ok (local storage) | WhiskyMatch | Remember that you have confirmed you are over 18 | 30 days |
wm_consent (cookie) | WhiskyMatch | Store your cookie choice | 12 months |
wm_taste_profile (local storage) | WhiskyMatch | Keep your taste profile from the quiz and your votes in your browser, so “Your profile” and affinity work without an account. With an account, it is a copy of your account’s profile that is deleted when you sign out | Until you delete it |
wm_quick_votes (local storage) | WhiskyMatch | Keep your votes from the deck. Without an account they never leave your browser; with an account, it is a copy of your account’s votes that is deleted when you sign out | Until you delete them or sign out |
wm_world_map (local storage) | WhiskyMatch | Remember which distilleries you have discovered on the world map and the route you are following, to show your progress and your stamps. It never leaves your browser | Until you delete it |
wm_bodega (local storage) | WhiskyMatch | With an account, remember which whiskies you have and which you want to try in My cellar, so we do not recommend what you already own. It is a copy from your account, without notes or prices, that is deleted when you sign out | Until you sign out |
wm_session (cookie) and wm_has_session (local storage) | WhiskyMatch | Keep you signed in once you have signed in to your account. The cookie cannot be read by the pages and only works for this site | 30 days, renewed when you come back; deleted when you sign out |
wm_oauth and wm_signup (cookies) | WhiskyMatch | Only while you sign in with Google: check that Google’s answer is yours and remember the sign-up until you finish it | 10 and 30 minutes |
wm_synced and wm_account (session storage) | WhiskyMatch | With an account: avoid fetching your votes again on every page and remember your display name while the tab is open | Until you close the tab or sign out |
__cf_bm and cf_clearance (cookies) | Cloudflare | Only if Cloudflare, which hosts the site, sees suspicious traffic: tell people apart from automated programs and remember that you have passed its check | 30 minutes of inactivity (__cf_bm); as set by Cloudflare (cf_clearance) |
4. Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
We use Google Tag Manager to load Google Analytics 4. It is only switched on if you accept the “Analytics” category. If you reject it, no Google tag is loaded and none of these cookies is set. We configure Analytics without Google signals or ad personalisation, and without sending it your email or your name.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google (Google Analytics) | Tell visits apart to count how many people use the site and how | 2 years |
_ga_<ID> | Google (Google Analytics) | Keep the state of the browsing session | 2 years |
Analytics data is kept for 14 months. Google may process it outside the European Economic Area; this is explained in the privacy policy.
5. Shop cookies
When you click a link to a shop, the shop or its affiliate network may set cookies on its own domain to know that you come from WhiskyMatch. We do not set them or control how they are used: check each shop’s cookie policy. More about these links in the affiliate disclosure.
6. Advertising cookies
We do not use advertising or remarketing cookies. If we ever do, we will ask for your consent separately and update this page.
7. How to manage them in your browser
Besides our notice, you can delete or block cookies in your browser settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge…). If you block the necessary ones, some features, such as staying signed in or remembering your taste profile, may stop working.
8. Changes
When we add or change cookies, we will update this page beforehand and ask for your choice again if needed. For any questions, use the contact form.