Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device - phone, tablet, or computer - when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your actions and preferences (such as login state, language, or theme) over a period of time, so you don't have to re-enter them on every page or return visit.

Alongside cookies we also use similar tracking technologies such as pixels, local storage, and session storage. For simplicity, we refer to all of these as "cookies" throughout this policy.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the platform to work. They handle account authentication, session security, fraud prevention, load balancing, and your saved privacy choices. Without them, core features such as signing in, completing verification, and using private mode would not function.

Because these cookies are required for the service you have requested, they are set by default and cannot be turned off through our cookie banner. You can still block them in your browser settings, but parts of PrestigeMatch will stop working as expected.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how members interact with the platform - which pages are most useful, where people drop off, and how we can improve onboarding and matching. The data is aggregated and pseudonymized; we do not use it to identify you individually.

We use first-party analytics where possible and rely on industry-standard providers such as Google Analytics 4 only where additional insight is required. You can opt out of analytics cookies at any time via our consent banner without affecting your ability to use PrestigeMatch.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies allow us - and selected partners - to measure the effectiveness of our advertising, prevent the same ad from being shown to you repeatedly, and present more relevant promotions on other websites you visit. They may also be used to attribute new sign-ups to the campaign that introduced you to PrestigeMatch.

Marketing cookies are never enabled by default. They are only set after you provide explicit consent through our cookie banner, and you can withdraw that consent at any time from the same banner.

Complete List of Cookies We Use

The table below lists the cookies we set on www.vetswithvettes.us, along with their purpose, type, and retention period. We review this list each quarter and update it as our providers change.

How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You are always in control of which non-essential cookies are set on your device. There are three independent ways to manage them on PrestigeMatch.

Disabling essential cookies through your browser will prevent you from signing in or completing verification on PrestigeMatch. Disabling analytics or marketing cookies will not affect your ability to use the platform - only how we measure and personalise your experience.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have a question about how we use cookies, want to exercise a data right, or need help adjusting your preferences, our privacy team is here to help. See our Privacy Policy for the full picture of how we handle data, or read the Terms & Conditions that govern your use of the platform.

You can also reach our Data Protection Officer through the Contact page. We respond to cookie and privacy enquiries within five business days.