Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files that a website asks your browser to store. They are used for things like keeping you signed in, remembering a choice you have made, and counting how many people visit a page.
This policy explains every cookie used on whatsonhebdenbridge.com, what each one is for, and how long it lasts. It does not cover other organisations' websites that we link to — they set their own cookies and have their own policies.
Your choice
We split cookies into two kinds:
- Essential cookies keep the website working — remembering that you are signed in, and protecting forms from misuse. We do not need your permission for these, and the website cannot work properly without them.
- Optional cookies tell us how the website is being used, so we can improve it. We only set these if you accept them.
If you have not made a choice yet, or you chose "Reject optional", no analytics cookies are set at all. If you visit the homepage without signing in and without accepting optional cookies, this website stores nothing on your device whatsoever.
Changing your mind
Select Cookie settings at the bottom of any page. The banner will reappear and you can accept or reject optional cookies again. Your new choice takes effect immediately and replaces the old one.
You can also delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. AboutCookies.org explains how to do that in each of the common browsers.
Essential cookies
These are always set. They carry no advertising identifier and are not shared with anyone.
Name
What it does
How long it lasts
cookie_consent
Remembers whether you accepted or rejected optional cookies, so you are not asked on every page
400 days
CraftSessionId
Keeps you signed in while you use an organiser account. Only set if you sign in
Until you close your browser
CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN
A security token that stops a form on another website being submitted to ours on your behalf. Only set when a form is shown
Until you close your browser
The two Craft cookies are only set when you use the account area. Browsing the events listing does not create them.
Optional cookies
These are only set after you select "Accept all". They help us understand which pages and events people find useful. If you reject them, everything on the website still works.
Google Analytics
Loaded through Google Tag Manager. It tells us how many people visit, which pages they read, and roughly where in the world they are — not who they are.
Name
What it does
How long it lasts
_ga
Tells one visitor apart from another
400 days
_ga_QHQZD52SGY
Keeps track of a single visit
400 days
Google explains how it handles this data in its privacy and terms for businesses.
Matomo
Website statistics, hosted in the European Union.
Name
What it does
How long it lasts
_pk_id.*
Tells one visitor apart from another
13 months
_pk_ses.*
Keeps track of a single visit
30 minutes
_pk_ref.*
Remembers which website you arrived from
6 months
The * is a short code identifying this website. Matomo publishes the full list of cookies it can set.
Microsoft Clarity
Shows us anonymised recordings of how people move through pages, so we can find parts of the website that are confusing or broken.
Name
Set by
What it does
_clck
This website
Remembers an anonymous identifier for you
_clsk
This website
Joins several page views into one session
CLID
clarity.ms
Records the first time Clarity saw this browser on any website using it
ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM
Microsoft
Used by Microsoft across its own services
Microsoft does not publish how long these last. Its cookie list is the authoritative description of what each one does.
What we do not do
- We do not use advertising or marketing cookies, and we do not allow anyone to advertise to you based on your visit here.
- We do not sell or rent any information about you.
- We do not use cookies to build a profile of you across other websites.
Our own event statistics use no cookies at all. When an organiser looks at how many people viewed their listing, those numbers come from counts that are never tied to a person and never stored on your device. This is why organiser statistics keep working even if you reject optional cookies.
Cookies set by other websites
Some pages include content from elsewhere — maps, and video or audio that an organiser has embedded. That content can set its own cookies, which we do not control and cannot list here, because it depends on what an organiser has added to their listing.
Where we choose to include third party content, we look for a privacy-respecting option. Where an organiser has embedded something themselves, you may want to check that provider's own cookie policy.
More information
The Information Commissioner's Office has general guidance about cookies and how to control them.
For how we handle personal information more broadly, see our privacy policy.
If you have a question about anything on this page, email info@whatsonhebdenbridge.com.
Changes to this policy
We review this policy whenever we add, remove or change anything that sets a cookie.
This policy was last updated on 21 September 2026. The cookies listed above were last checked against the live website on the same date.