GeoStub Legal
Cookie Policy
This policy explains GeoStub's cookie and similar technology categories, consent controls, and current placeholders pending a final production audit.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on a device by a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, SDKs, and scripts that store or read information on a device.
How GeoStub Uses Cookies
GeoStub uses strictly necessary cookies to run the site and remember consent choices. Optional analytics, advertising, and preference storage does not run unless the relevant category is enabled. Basic affiliate ticket links work without marketing cookies or cross-site profiling.
- European Commission cookie policy guidance: commission.europa.eu/cookies-policy_en
- EU Your Europe cookie consent guidance: europa.eu/youreurope online privacy
- ICO cookies and similar technologies guidance: ico.org.uk cookies and similar technologies
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies support basic service operation, security, authentication/session cookies, CSRF protection, load balancing, routing, consent storage, essential UI state, search, maps, affiliate redirect handling, and lightweight server-side operational logs. These can run without consent, but they should be limited to what is genuinely required.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies and similar storage help GeoStub understand app loads, searches, filters, event opens, shares, near-me feature use, and related product metrics. They are optional and do not load unless analytics consent is granted.
Advertising / Sponsored Ad Cookies
Advertising or sponsored ad cookies and similar technologies measure sponsored event impressions and clicks, ad personalization, retargeting, or future advertising SDKs. Sponsored events may still be displayed without tracking before consent. Optional advertising tracking does not run unless advertising consent is granted.
Affiliate Links
GeoStub may receive commissions from ticketing partners when users click outbound ticket links or complete purchases through affiliate relationships. Basic affiliate links can function without marketing cookies: GeoStub uses server-side redirects, affiliate URL parameters, and minimal operational click counting rather than invasive affiliate profiling.
Preference Cookies
Preference storage remembers optional choices such as saved events or saved cities on this device. It is optional and only persists if preference consent is granted.
Third-Party Cookies
Some third-party ticketing providers may use their own cookies or tracking technologies after you leave GeoStub. Their privacy notices and cookie tools apply on their websites. GeoStub should audit and list any third-party cookies used directly on GeoStub before public launch.
Cookie Table
TODO: Replace placeholder rows after a production cookie and similar technologies audit.
| Cookie name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration | Consent required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| geostub_cookie_consent | GeoStub | necessary | Stores cookie choices, consent version, and last updated time. | Up to 180 days | No |
| geostub.analyticsSessionId | GeoStub session storage | analytics | Groups page/session/app-load and interaction analytics during a browser session. | Session | Yes |
| TODO: analytics vendor cookies | GeoStub or analytics vendor | analytics | Placeholder for any future analytics cookies or similar technologies. | TODO | Yes |
| TODO: sponsored ad cookies | GeoStub or ad vendor | advertising | Measures sponsored event impressions and clicks if advertising consent is granted. | TODO | Yes |
| /go and /out redirect routes | GeoStub server-side redirect | necessary | Routes users to ticket partners, adds affiliate URL parameters, and records lightweight operational click counts without marketing cookies. | Server-side operational record only | No |
| geostub.favoriteEventIds | GeoStub local storage | preferences | Remembers saved event IDs on this device when preference consent is granted. | Until cleared | Yes |
| geostub.favoriteCityIds | GeoStub local storage | preferences | Remembers saved city IDs on this device when preference consent is granted. | Until cleared | Yes |
How to Manage Cookies
Use the Cookie settings link available in the footer and legal pages to accept all, reject non-essential cookies, or save granular choices by category.
How to Withdraw Consent
You can withdraw consent at any time through Cookie settings. Withdrawal applies to future optional tracking in the current browser. You can also clear cookies, local storage, and session storage in your browser.
Browser Controls
Most browsers let you block cookies, delete existing cookies, manage site-specific storage, and limit tracking. Browser controls are separate from GeoStub's consent tool and may affect how some features work.
Last Updated date
Last updated: May 11, 2026.