Cookie Policy

Effective date: 12 November 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how VidMate uses cookies and similar technologies when you use our website, app, services, features, or related digital content. It explains what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, why we use them, how third-party cookies may be used, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

By continuing to use VidMate, you agree that cookies and similar technologies may be used as described in this policy, subject to your choices and applicable laws.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or use an online service. They help the service recognize your device, remember your preferences, improve performance, and understand how users interact with the service.

VidMate may also use similar technologies, such as:

  • Local storage, which stores information in your browser or device.
  • Session storage, which stores information temporarily while you use the service.
  • Software development kits, also called SDKs, which may be used in mobile apps to support analytics, performance, advertising, or security features.
  • Pixels and tags, which help measure activity and improve content or advertising.

For simplicity, this policy refers to these technologies collectively as “cookies.”

2. Why VidMate Uses Cookies

VidMate uses cookies to provide, protect, personalize, and improve our services. Cookies help us understand how the service is used, maintain security, remember user preferences, and deliver a smoother experience.

We may use cookies for the following purposes:

  • To keep the service working properly
  • To remember your settings and preferences
  • To improve speed, stability, and performance
  • To understand how users interact with VidMate
  • To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or security risks
  • To personalize content and features
  • To measure the effectiveness of promotions, content, or advertising
  • To support third-party tools used for analytics, advertising, and service improvement

3. Types of Cookies We Use

VidMate may use the following categories of cookies.

Cookie Type Purpose Examples of Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies Required for the service to function properly Keeping the service secure, enabling core features, remembering privacy choices
Performance and Analytics Cookies Help us understand how users interact with VidMate Measuring page visits, feature usage, crashes, loading times, and general usage trends
Functionality Cookies Remember choices you make to improve your experience Language settings, region preferences, display settings, and saved preferences
Security Cookies Help protect VidMate and users from misuse Detecting suspicious activity, preventing fraud, and supporting authentication or verification processes
Advertising and Measurement Cookies Help deliver and measure relevant advertising or promotional content Understanding ad performance, limiting repeated ads, and measuring engagement
Third-Party Cookies Set by service providers or partners that support VidMate features Analytics providers, advertising partners, embedded content providers, and technical service providers

4. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are essential for VidMate to operate. Without these cookies, certain services or features may not work correctly.

These cookies may be used to:

  • Enable basic website or app functionality
  • Remember cookie consent choices
  • Maintain service security
  • Prevent spam, fraud, or abuse
  • Support network management and load balancing
  • Keep sessions stable while using the service

Because these cookies are required for essential operation, they generally cannot be disabled through VidMate’s cookie preference tools. You may be able to block them through your browser or device settings, but doing so may affect how VidMate works.

5. Performance and Analytics Cookies

Performance and analytics cookies help VidMate understand how users interact with the service. The information collected is used to improve reliability, usability, design, and overall service quality.

These cookies may help us understand:

  • Which pages or features are used most often
  • Whether users encounter errors or crashes
  • How quickly pages or features load
  • How users navigate through the service
  • Which device types, operating systems, or browsers are commonly used
  • General usage patterns and trends

Analytics information is typically aggregated or used in a way that does not directly identify individual users. However, some analytics tools may collect device identifiers, IP address information, browser data, or app usage data, depending on the technology used.

6. Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies allow VidMate to remember choices you make and provide a more personalized experience.

These cookies may remember:

  • Language preferences
  • Region or country settings
  • Display or layout preferences
  • Previously selected options
  • Basic personalization settings

If you disable functionality cookies, some preferences may not be saved, and you may need to reselect certain options each time you use VidMate.

7. Security Cookies

Security cookies help protect VidMate, our systems, and our users. These cookies may be used to detect unusual activity and reduce the risk of fraud or abuse.

Security cookies may support:

  • Fraud prevention
  • Bot detection
  • Abuse prevention
  • Account and session protection
  • Device or browser verification
  • Protection against unauthorized activity

These cookies are important for maintaining a safe and reliable service environment.

8. Advertising and Measurement Cookies

VidMate may use advertising and measurement cookies to support promotional content, measure advertising performance, and improve the relevance of ads or recommendations.

These cookies may be used to:

  • Show ads or promotional content
  • Measure whether ads are viewed or interacted with
  • Limit how often the same ad appears
  • Understand which content or promotions are effective
  • Help personalize advertising based on usage patterns or general interests
  • Measure traffic from advertising campaigns

Advertising cookies may be set by VidMate or by third-party advertising partners. These cookies may collect information such as device identifiers, browser type, general location, usage activity, ad interactions, and similar technical data.

9. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies used on VidMate may be set by third parties. These third parties may provide services such as analytics, advertising, security, content delivery, performance monitoring, crash reporting, or embedded media features.

Third-party cookies may be used by:

  • Analytics providers
  • Advertising networks
  • Measurement and attribution partners
  • Security and fraud prevention providers
  • Cloud hosting and performance providers
  • Content delivery providers
  • Embedded content or media service providers
  • App performance and crash reporting tools

Third parties may collect information about your device, browser, usage activity, IP address, approximate location, advertising identifiers, or interactions with content and ads. They may use this information according to their own privacy and cookie practices.

VidMate does not control all cookies placed by third parties. Your ability to manage third-party cookies may depend on your browser, device, operating system, or the privacy controls provided by those third parties.

10. Cookies Used in the VidMate App

If you use the VidMate mobile app, similar technologies may be used through your device instead of traditional browser cookies. These may include SDKs, device identifiers, local storage, advertising identifiers, analytics tools, and app performance tools.

These technologies may help us:

  • Keep the app functioning properly
  • Save app preferences
  • Improve app performance
  • Measure feature usage
  • Detect crashes or technical problems
  • Support security and fraud prevention
  • Provide or measure advertising
  • Improve user experience

You can manage some app-related tracking and identifiers through your device settings.

11. Information Collected Through Cookies

Cookies may collect or store different types of information depending on their purpose.

This may include:

  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • IP address or approximate location
  • Language and region settings
  • Pages or features visited
  • Time spent using the service
  • Referring pages or traffic sources
  • App or website performance data
  • Error reports and crash logs
  • Advertising identifiers
  • Cookie consent preferences
  • Interaction with ads, buttons, or content

Cookies do not give VidMate access to files stored on your device. They also do not allow us to control your device.

12. How Long Cookies Stay on Your Device

Cookies may remain on your device for different lengths of time depending on their purpose.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser or end your session. They are often used to support basic functionality and security.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They may be used to remember preferences, measure usage, or support advertising and analytics.

The duration of a cookie depends on its purpose, your browser or device settings, and whether it is set by VidMate or a third party.

13. Managing Cookie Preferences

You can manage cookies in several ways. The options available to you may depend on your location, browser, device, and whether you are using the VidMate website or app.

Cookie Preference Tools

Where available, VidMate may provide a cookie preference tool that allows you to accept, reject, or customize certain categories of cookies. Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for the service to function.

You may be able to manage preferences for:

  • Analytics cookies
  • Functionality cookies
  • Advertising cookies
  • Third-party cookies

If you change your preferences, the changes may apply only to the browser, device, or app where you made the selection.

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You may be able to:

  • View cookies stored on your device
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Allow cookies only from specific websites
  • Set cookies to be deleted when you close the browser
  • Receive alerts before cookies are stored

If you block or delete cookies, some parts of VidMate may not function properly, and your preferences may need to be reset.

Device Settings

On mobile devices, you may be able to manage tracking and advertising identifiers through your device settings. Depending on your device, you may be able to:

  • Reset your advertising identifier
  • Limit ad personalization
  • Restrict app tracking permissions
  • Manage app permissions
  • Clear app cache or stored data
  • Disable certain background data activity

Changing device settings may affect how VidMate and other apps function.

App Settings

VidMate may provide in-app settings for privacy, personalization, notifications, or advertising preferences. These settings may allow you to adjust certain types of data use within the app.

Some settings may not disable all cookies or similar technologies, especially those required for security, fraud prevention, app stability, or core functionality.

14. Effects of Disabling Cookies

You can choose to disable or block some cookies, but doing so may affect your experience.

If cookies are disabled, you may experience:

  • Reduced functionality
  • Slower performance
  • Repeated privacy or preference prompts
  • Loss of saved settings
  • Less personalized content
  • Problems loading certain features
  • Limited ability to use security or verification functions
  • Less relevant advertising

Strictly necessary cookies may still be used to provide essential service functions and maintain security.

15. Consent and Your Choices

Where required by law, VidMate will request your consent before using certain non-essential cookies, such as analytics, advertising, or personalization cookies.

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time through available cookie settings, browser settings, device settings, or app privacy settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before your preferences were changed.

If you continue using VidMate after selecting your cookie preferences, we will apply your choices as required by applicable law.

16. Do Not Track and Similar Signals

Some browsers or devices may offer “Do Not Track” or similar privacy signals. Because there is no single industry standard for responding to these signals, VidMate may not respond to all such settings in the same way.

Where required by applicable law or supported by our systems, VidMate may recognize certain privacy preference signals and apply them accordingly.

17. Updates to This Cookie Policy

VidMate may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technologies, legal requirements, or business practices.

When this policy is updated, the effective date at the top will be revised. Continued use of VidMate after changes take effect means that cookies and similar technologies will be used as described in the updated policy.