Cookies Policy – Club Culture

Last updated: [28 August 2025]

This Cookies Policy explains how Club Culture (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our nightclub listing and review website. By using our site, or by clicking “Accept” on our cookie banner, you agree to the use of cookies as described below. You can manage your choices at any time through our Cookie Settings link in the footer.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, improve performance, remember your preferences, and provide information to site owners.

We may also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, and local storage, which work in a comparable way.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential site functionality – to keep you logged in, secure your account, and enable features such as posting reviews and saving venues.
Preferences – to remember choices such as your selected city, language, and cookie settings.
Performance & analytics – to understand how our website is used, measure traffic, and improve services.
Advertising & social (optional) – if you consent, to deliver personalised content/ads, enable social sharing buttons, and support remarketing.

We do not use cookies to store sensitive personal information such as passwords.

3. Types of cookies we set

Strictly Necessary Cookies (required)
Needed for core functions such as login, security, and form submissions.
Examples: cc_session, csrf_token (expire at session end or within 24h).
Functional Cookies
Store preferences like city filters or cookie choices.
Examples: cc_prefs, city_filter (30–365 days).
Analytics & Performance Cookies
Collect anonymised data about pages visited, clicks, and site usage.
Examples: ga_*, clubculture_analytics (up to 13 months).
Advertising & Social Media Cookies (optional)
Support remarketing, ad measurement, or embedded content (e.g. YouTube, Meta).
Examples: fbp, gclid, yt_* (duration depends on provider).

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by trusted third parties, such as analytics or social media platforms. These providers may use the data collected for their own purposes, in line with their privacy and cookie policies. We aim to ensure that third-party cookies only collect anonymised or aggregated information where possible.

5. Managing your choices

You are in control of your cookies:

Use our Cookie Settings tool to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Please note: blocking essential cookies may prevent you from logging in or posting reviews.
Opt out of analytics/ads through provider tools (e.g. Google Analytics opt-out).

6. Legal basis & retention

For users in the UK/EU:

Essential cookies are used on the basis of contract or legitimate interest.
Non-essential cookies (e.g. analytics, advertising) are only used with your consent.

Cookie lifetimes vary (see examples above) and may reset when you revisit the site.

7. Do Not Track

Our website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals, as there is no industry standard. You can still manage cookies using the tools described above.

8. Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted here with a revised “Last updated” date, and where legally required we will ask for your consent again.