Cookie Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-17 ยท Version 2026-10-17.1
Short answer: SkinMatch sets no cookies and loads no optional scripts, so there is nothing to accept or reject. The site keeps your account, quiz answers and a few records in your browser's local storage, which is needed for the service to work.
Storage used by the site
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sc2:sc_user:* (one entry per account) | This website, on your device | Your account: name, email, salted password hash, quiz answers and marketing choice. Encrypted. | Until you delete your account or clear site data | Strictly necessary |
| sc2:sc_draft:* (one entry per account) | This website, on your device | Keeps your quiz answers if you leave mid-quiz. Encrypted, and visible only to your account. | Until you finish the quiz, or delete your account | Strictly necessary |
| sc2:sc_session | This website, on your device | Keeps you logged in. Holds an account id, not your email. Encrypted. | Until you log out or delete your account | Strictly necessary |
| sc2:sc_policy_acceptance | This website, on your device | Records which policies you accepted and when, without name or email. Encrypted. | Kept after account deletion as proof of consent | Strictly necessary |
| sc2:sc_audit | This website, on your device | Records account signup and deletion events, without personal data. Encrypted. | Kept after account deletion | Strictly necessary |
| sc2:sc_signups, sc2:sc_throttle | This website, on your device | Slows down repeated signups and failed logins. Encrypted. | Up to one hour (signups) and a few minutes (logins) | Strictly necessary |
| skinmatch-keys (IndexedDB) | This website, on your device | Holds the non-extractable key that encrypts the entries above | Until you delete your data or clear site data | Strictly necessary |
Earlier versions of this site stored the same records unencrypted under names such as sc_users, sc_session and sc_draft. They are moved to the encrypted form the first time this version loads.
Third parties
There are no third-party cookies, analytics, advertising, social widgets or embedded media on this website. Fonts are system fonts. When you click a Buy button you visit the retailer's website, which sets its own cookies under its own policy.
Cookie settings
There are no optional cookies or storage to switch on or off. To remove everything this site has stored, delete your account from My data, or clear this site's data in your browser settings.
If optional cookies are ever added, you will be asked before any are set. The choice will be shown with "Accept all" and "Reject all" buttons of equal prominence, and you can change it here at any time.