1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file a website stores on your device so it can remember information between visits or page loads — for example, that you've already accepted a notice, or which sort order you last selected. Some cookies are essential for the site to function; others are optional.
2. Cookies we set
All cookies set by XXX Gay are first-party (the domain is xxxgay.co). We do not embed third-party tracking scripts.
Strictly necessary
- Session cookie — keeps your visit consistent across page loads. Expires when you close the browser.
- CSRF / nonce cookie — protects forms (contact, listing submission, report) from cross-site request forgery. Expires within 24 hours.
- Age-gate acknowledgement — remembers that you confirmed you are 18+ so you don't see the prompt every page load. Expires after 30 days.
Functional
- Sort / filter preference — remembers the sort order you chose (newest, trending, top-rated) so the next page you open keeps it. Expires after 90 days.
- Theme preference — if you toggle dark / light mode, we remember it. Expires after 1 year.
- Cookie banner state — remembers that you've dismissed the cookie banner. Expires after 6 months.
Analytics (first-party, aggregate only)
- Anonymous visit counter — counts page views per category to inform editorial ranking. Does not identify you. Expires after 30 days.
- Click counter — counts outbound clicks per listing so editors can spot quality signals (and broken links). Aggregated, anonymized.
3. What we do not do
- No advertising cookies. No Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, TikTok pixel, programmatic ad networks, or retargeting.
- No third-party analytics. No Google Analytics, no Hotjar, no third-party heatmap tools. All analytics stay first-party.
- No cross-site tracking. We don't follow you to other sites, and other sites can't use our cookies to follow you here.
- No data sale. Cookie data, page views, and click data are never sold or shared with third parties.
- No fingerprinting. We don't combine signals (browser version, screen size, fonts) to identify devices uniquely.
4. Your choices
You have full control over cookies on this site:
- Browser settings. Every modern browser lets you block cookies entirely or for specific sites. The directory still works in read-only mode without cookies; you'll just lose your sort preference and see the cookie banner each visit.
- Private / incognito mode. All cookies are wiped at the end of the session.
- Decline analytics. If you decline analytics in the cookie banner, we set a single opt-out cookie and skip the analytics counters for your visit.
5. Do Not Track
We honor the DNT: 1 Do Not Track browser signal where it is sent. When
DNT is on, we skip the analytics cookies entirely. The strictly necessary cookies
still apply because the site cannot function securely without them.
6. Third-party content
Some pages may embed media or widgets from a third party (for example, an embedded video preview from a partner studio). When that happens, the third party may set its own cookies that we don't control. We try to keep these to a minimum, label them clearly, and only embed from sources whose cookie policies we've reviewed.
7. Changes to this policy
If we add or remove a cookie, we update this page and bump the "Last updated" date at the top. We don't email about cookie policy changes — the change log lives here.
8. Contact
Questions about cookies, the analytics opt-out, or anything in this policy: admin@xxxgay.co.