Cookie Policy
Last updated: 2 November 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how MY FIRST MATE SINGLE MEMBER S.A. ("My First Mate", "we" or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our websites and apps (the "Platform"). Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle the personal data these technologies collect, and our Terms of Service govern your use of the Platform. Where our group companies (our shareholders, any parent company of ours, and companies that control, are controlled by or are under common control with us) help us run the Platform, this policy covers their use of these technologies too.
1. What cookies and similar technologies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as your browser's local storage, keep information on your device in the same way. Some are set by us ("first-party"); others are set by services we use, such as Google ("third-party").
2. Your choices
When you first visit, we ask which optional cookies you accept. Cookies that are strictly necessary are always on. Analytics, functionality and marketing cookies are used only if you accept them.
You can change your choices at any time from "Cookie settings" at the bottom of our pages or in the menu, and you can delete cookies through your browser's settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the Platform, such as signing in, will not work.
3. The cookies we use
3.1 Strictly necessary
These make the Platform work, and they are always on.
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
state |
Keeps you signed in and remembers your session, in encrypted form | 1 year |
fm_as |
Holds random session and visitor identifiers for our own statistics | 1 year |
active_plan |
Remembers which trip plan you are working on | 1 year |
google_oauth_state |
Protects signing in with Google against forgery | 5 minutes |
cc_cookie |
Remembers your cookie choices | 6 months |
packet_opened |
Stops a page from reloading in a loop when you open a charter company's customer page | 1 minute |
fm_ad |
Tells the page you arrived from one of our ad links, so it can show the right welcome; holds no identifier | 1 minute |
fm_ref |
Records which partner's embedded itinerary brought you to us; it names the embed and the partner, not you | 30 days |
fm_dl |
Carries a sign-up or join event to the page after a redirect; holds no personal data | 1 minute |
mfm-aibar-collapsed |
Remembers whether you collapsed the search bar | 1 year |
We also use your browser's local storage for features you use: to keep itineraries and plans you make before you sign in (for some of them this is the only copy), to remember display preferences such as collapsed weather panels, to know which version of the Platform last cleaned your stored data, and to hold the random identifier that applies fair-use limits to AI features if you are not signed in.
3.2 Analytics (only with your consent)
| Service | What it does | Cookies and lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics | Measure how visitors use the Platform, so we can improve it | _ga and _ga_*, up to 2 years |
| Microsoft Clarity | Records how pages are used, such as clicks and scrolling, so we can find and fix problems | _clck up to 1 year, _clsk 1 day |
Google's privacy policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services explain what Google does with this data; Google also offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics. Microsoft's is its privacy statement.
3.3 Functionality (only with your consent)
| Service | What it does |
|---|---|
| Shopify | Shows product listings on some pages |
Shopify's privacy policy explains what it does with this data.
3.4 Marketing (only with your consent)
These cookies would let us measure advertising campaigns and show relevant ads on other sites. We do not run such campaigns today; if we start, the cookies will be set only if you accepted marketing cookies, and we will list them here.
4. Content from other services
Some pages show content from other services, such as Google Maps, the Windy weather viewer and YouTube videos. These services may set their own cookies when their content loads or when you use it, under their own cookie and privacy policies: Google's covers Google Maps and YouTube, and Windy has its own.
5. Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the cookies we use change. The date at the top shows when it last changed.
6. Contact us
For questions about this policy, write to privacy@myfirstmate.pro.