1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small files placed on your device by a website to store information about your visit. Similar technologies include beacons, tags, pixels, and scripts. Cookies can be “session” (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent” (remaining until they expire or you delete them), and may be set by us (“first-party”) or by third parties (“third-party”).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies on mycountrymobile.com to:
- Operate the website and enable core features (essential).
- Remember your choices and preferences (functional).
- Understand how the site is used so we can improve it (analytics).
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly necessary / essential
Enable core site functions such as security, network management, and authentication. The site cannot function properly without these cookies, so they do not require consent.
Type: mostly session.
Functional
Remember preferences such as language or login details to personalize your experience.
Type: persistent.
Analytics / performance
Collect aggregated information about how visitors use the site (for example via Google Analytics 4), such as pages visited and time on page, to help us improve.
Type: persistent; set with your consent where required.
4. Cookie Table
| Cookie Name | Category | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __session | Essential | mycountrymobile.com | Maintains your authenticated session after login. | Session |
| csrf_token | Essential | mycountrymobile.com | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. | Session |
| cookieconsent | Essential | mycountrymobile.com | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | 1 year |
| mcm_locale | Functional | mycountrymobile.com | Remembers your language and region preference. | 1 year |
| mcm_theme | Functional | mycountrymobile.com | Remembers your display preference (e.g. dark/light mode). | 1 year |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics 4 | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how you use the site. | 2 years |
| _ga_XXXXXXXX | Analytics | Google Analytics 4 | Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state. | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics 4 | Registers a unique ID for a single-day session to generate statistical data. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics 4 | Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics. | 1 minute |
5. Your Choices
- Consent banner: where required by law, we ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies, and you can change your preferences at any time via the banner or our cookie settings.
- Browser controls: you can set your browser to refuse or delete cookies. If you block essential cookies, parts of the site may not work.
- Analytics opt-out: you can opt out of Google Analytics using Google's browser add-on.
6. More Information
For how we handle personal data generally, see the My Country Mobile Privacy Policy. Questions: privacy@mycountrymobile.com.