Cookie Policy, Mad Comps
Last updated 9 October 2026.
What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file your browser saves when you visit a website. It lets the site remember things like your login state or your cookie consent choice.
This page describes the cookies we use, what they do, and how long they last.
What we store in your browser
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| madcomps::auth-session (browser storage) | Keeps you signed in | Until you sign out |
| madcomps::gdpr-banner-dismissed and tpl-gdpr-banner-dismissed (browser storage) | Remember whether you closed the data notice | Until you clear your browser data |
| Site settings keys: mdd-build-seen, mdd-refs-schema, mdd-speak-mode, mdd-tone-wording-reset-v1, mdd-tone-foreign-repaired-v1, owner-device-preview-iframe-reset-v119 and owner-submode (browser storage) | Technical settings the site needs to display correctly, such as the read aloud switch. They hold no personal details and are not used for tracking. | Until you clear your browser data |
| madcomps::guest-links (browser storage) | If you buy tickets as a guest: the private ticket link for each competition, so this device can show your tickets on the competition card | Until the hold ends if the tickets are not paid (checked the next time you open the competitions page, and never more than 7 days after), and until 30 days after the draw once paid, or until you press Forget my tickets on this device |
| madcomps::guest-pay (browser storage) | If you pay as a guest with a PayPal payment link: which reservation and payment reference the payment is for, so the page can show your tickets when PayPal sends you back | Until the payment is confirmed or cancelled (it is not used after 3 hours, and goes the next time the page looks at it) |
| Other madcomps:: keys (browser storage) | Your preferences on this device, such as your currency, a payment in progress or saved shipping details | Until used or cleared |
| madcomps::fx-rates-v1, madcomps::geo:: (one per place searched), madcomps::overpass-good and madcomps::account-flash (session storage) | Cache currency rates and venue map lookups for this visit, and carry a one-off message to the next page | Until you close the tab |
| madcomps::guest-me, madcomps::guest-view and madcomps::guest-signup-email (session storage) | If you buy tickets as a guest: the name and email address you typed (so Start again can fill them in), the private ticket link you are looking at, and the email to fill in if you choose Create an account | Until you close the tab |
Analytics cookies
We use no analytics cookies.
Marketing cookies
We use no marketing cookies or pixels.
Third-party cookies
Embedded content from third parties (such as video players, payment widgets or review widgets) may set its own cookies. PayPal's payment buttons load only when you choose to pay with PayPal, on the competition and account pages, and PayPal sets its own cookies when they load and on its own pages. We do not control these. Please read the provider's own cookie policy, including PayPal's cookie policy.
How to control cookies
Contact
Email info@madcomps.com.
Last updated
Last updated 9 October 2026.