Cookies
Last updated 2026-10-28
OrganMatch™ sets only the cookies it needs to keep you signed in, plus four small cookies that remember a display choice you made. There are no advertising cookies, no analytics, no third-party trackers, and nothing that follows you to other sites.
What we set
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
access_token | Keeps you signed in between requests. It carries your account's identifier, email address, name and role, signed by us | 7 days |
refresh_token | Renews your session so you are not signed out mid-experiment | 7 days |
organmatch_notice_hidden | Remembers that you hid a maintenance notice, so it stays hidden while your browser is open | Until you close your browser |
organmatch_nav_collapsed | Remembers that you folded the dashboard menu | 1 year |
organmatch_sop_steps_collapsed | Remembers that you folded the step list in the SOP viewer | 1 year |
organmatch_filters_hidden | Remembers that you hid the filters on the Browse page | 1 year |
Other storage in your browser
Two more choices are kept in your browser's local storage rather than in a cookie. They are never sent to us.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
organmatch_onboarding_v1 | Remembers that you closed the getting-started checklist on your dashboard | Until you clear your browser's site data |
organmatch_basic_sops_hidden: followed by the SOP's short name | Remembers, for one SOP, that you chose "Don't show this for this SOP" for the Basic SOP list in a Lab Book run | Until you choose "Show it again" or clear your browser's site data |
Why there is no cookie banner
The two sign-in cookies are strictly necessary: without them you cannot stay signed in. The four display cookies, the checklist choice and the Basic SOP list choice are stored only when you press the button, store nothing but that choice, and are not used to identify or follow you. Austrian and EU law (§165 of the Telecommunications Act 2021 and the ePrivacy Directive) does not require consent for storage of these kinds, which is why you are not shown a cookie banner.
If that changes
If we later add analytics or error tracking in your browser, those are not strictly necessary. We would ask for your consent before setting them, and you would be able to refuse without losing access to the platform.
Turning them off
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking the two sign-in cookies will sign you out and prevent you from signing back in: the platform will not work without them. Blocking the display cookies only means the page forgets those choices.