Cookie Information
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on a user's device, such as a computer or a smartphone. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be set to track information such as the user's preferences, login information, or items in a shopping cart. Cookies are not harmful and are typically deleted when a user clears their browser cache or the cookie expires.
Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are a type of cookie that is essential for a website to function properly. These cookies are necessary to provide services requested by the user, such as login authentication, shopping cart functionality, and other similar features. Strictly necessary cookies do not require the user's consent, as they are essential for the proper functioning of the website.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| findarace_session | Keeps you signed in and remembers your progress through forms. | 30 days |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Protects forms against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | 30 days |
| findarace_consent | Remembers your cookie preferences. | 1 year |
| findarace_checkout_token | Links your basket to your browser. | 1 year |
| findarace_checkout_session | Remembers a checkout you have in progress. | 1 year |
| findarace_checkout_guest_email | Remembers the email address you checked out with as a guest. | 1 year |
| findarace_referral | Remembers the partner who sent you in each country, so a booking there can be attributed to them. | 30 days |
| findarace_craft_cart_seen | Remembers that we have already looked for a basket from our previous website for this browser, so we do not look again on every page. Only used while baskets move across to the new website. | 1 day |
| __stripe_mid | Set by Stripe, our payment provider, for security and fraud protection. | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | Set by Stripe, our payment provider, for security and fraud protection. | 30 minutes |
Functional cookies
Functional cookies remember choices you make so the site works the way you expect. They are only set when you use the feature they support.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| findarace_remembered_account | Remembers your account so we can welcome you back when you sign in. | 1 year |
| findarace_last_login_provider | Remembers which social account you last signed in with. | 1 year |
| findarace_location_switcher_dismissed | Remembers that you dismissed the prompt to switch to your regional site. | 30 days |
| findarace_visitor_location | Your location, set only when you allow your browser's location (stored to around 1km) or choose a place, so we can show events near you. | 1 year |
| findarace_recently_viewed | Events you have opened, kept apart by country, so that country's homepage can show them again. Set when you open an event, and refreshed from your account when you log in. | 1 year |
Recently viewed events are kept apart by country inside this one cookie. The sites can share a browser. An event you open on one site is not added to the list on the others. Each country's list holds up to 12 events, most recent first, and the cookie lasts a year. The homepage shows that list. Search shows the latest four. Events that have already taken place are left out. When you are logged in, the list is also saved to your account, so it follows you to your other devices and is added to this cookie when you log in there. It is not used to advertise to you.
Other browser storage
Some features keep information in your browser's local storage or session storage instead of a cookie. It stays on your device and is not sent to us with every request the way a cookie is. Local storage lasts until you clear it. Session storage is cleared when you close the tab.
| Name | Description | Storage | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| findarace_recent_searches | Your last five searches, so the search box can offer them again. | Local | Until you clear it |
| findarace_incentive_modal_shown | Remembers, for each country, that we have shown you our email sign-up offer, so it only appears once. | Local | Until you clear it |
| findarace_listings_state | Remembers the map view and the event you selected on a results page, so they are still there when you come back from an event. | Session | Until you close the tab |
| findarace_pending_save | The event you were saving when we asked you to sign in, so it is saved once you have. | Session | Until it is used or you close the tab |
| findarace_pending_save_search | The search you were saving when we asked you to sign in, so it is saved once you have. | Session | Until it is used or you close the tab |
| findarace_pending_save_search_focus | Whether you were setting up a race alert when we asked you to sign in, so the confirmation leads with the alert. | Session | Until it is used or you close the tab |
| findarace_pending_review | The event you were reviewing when we asked you to sign in, so the review form opens again once you have. | Session | Until it is used or you close the tab |
Targeting and tracking
Tracking and targeting cookies are a type of cookie used by websites to collect information about a user's browsing behaviour across multiple websites. These cookies are often used for advertising purposes and can track the user's interests and some personal information. Targeting cookies are used to display personalised advertisements to the user based on their browsing history, search history, and other online activity.
We do not currently set any targeting or tracking cookies. If we add any, they will be listed here and only set with your consent.