This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, how and why 2 Forks Events uses them, the categories of cookies you may encounter on 2forksevents.com, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes more broadly how we handle personal data under the GDPR.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site’s operators. Similar technologies — such as local storage, pixels, and tags — perform comparable functions, and where this policy refers to “cookies” it includes those technologies. Cookies may be “session” cookies, deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain until they expire or you delete them. They may be set by us (“first-party”) or by third-party service providers acting on our behalf (“third-party”).
Why we use cookies
We use cookies to run 2 Forks Events reliably, to remember your preferences, to understand how our coverage is read so we can improve it, and to keep the website secure. We aim to use cookies proportionately — only what we need to operate a useful, well-functioning publication — and we do not use cookies to build intrusive profiles of individual readers or to track you across the web for targeted advertising.
The categories of cookies we use
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They include cookies that enable core functionality, maintain security, and remember basic choices such as your acceptance of our cookie notice or your light/dark reading mode. Because they are essential, they are typically set without asking for separate consent.
- Analytics and performance cookies. These help us understand how visitors use the website — which articles are read, how readers arrive, and where technical problems occur — generally in aggregate and pseudonymised form. They allow us to measure and improve the publication. Where required by law, we set these only with your consent.
- Functional and preference cookies. These remember choices you make to give you a better experience, such as remembering that you have dismissed a prompt. Disabling them may make parts of the site less convenient.
We do not permit gambling, adult, or crypto advertising on the site.
Third-party cookies, affiliate links, and embeds
Some functions on our website — such as analytics and newsletter delivery — are provided by third-party service providers who may set their own cookies. These providers act as our data processors. In addition, when you click an affiliate link to a ticket platform or retailer, or interact with an embedded element such as a social post, that third party may set its own cookies under its own policies, which we do not control. We encourage you to review the cookie policies of any third-party sites you visit.
How we obtain consent
Where the law requires consent for non-essential cookies, we present a cookie-consent banner when you first visit, allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your mind at any time. Declining non-essential cookies will not prevent you from reading the website; it will simply limit certain analytics and convenience functions.
How to manage or delete cookies
- Our consent banner. Use it to accept or decline non-essential cookies and to revisit your choices.
- Your browser settings. Most browsers let you view stored cookies, delete them, and block cookies from some or all websites, usually in the privacy or settings menu. Blocking all cookies may affect how this and other websites function.
- Device controls. Some devices and operating systems provide additional privacy controls that limit tracking technologies.
Because the steps differ between browsers and devices, we suggest consulting your browser’s help pages for detailed instructions. If you clear cookies or use a different device or browser, your preferences will need to be set again.
Do Not Track and global privacy signals
Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” or global privacy signals. Because there is no universally agreed standard for how websites should respond, we handle cookies as described in this policy and through our consent banner, and we continue to review developments in this area.
Changes and contact
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in the law, and we will update the “last updated” date on this page. For how we handle personal data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy. Questions about our use of cookies can be sent to editorial@2forksevents.com.
What information cookies may collect
The information collected through cookies depends on the cookie’s purpose. Strictly necessary cookies typically store only a small identifier needed to keep the site functioning and secure, or a record of a preference such as your reading mode. Analytics cookies may collect information about the pages you view, how you arrived, how long you spend on a page, your approximate region, and your browser and device type — usually in aggregate or pseudonymised form rather than data that directly identifies you. Preference cookies store the choices you make so the site can remember them on your next visit. We do not use cookies to collect the content of your communications, and we do not sell information collected through cookies.
How long cookies last
Cookies remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose. Session cookies are temporary and are removed when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until they reach their expiry date or you delete them; we aim to set expiry periods no longer than reasonably necessary. You can delete cookies at any time through your browser, and doing so will reset any preferences stored in them.
Why some cookies are essential
A small number of cookies are genuinely necessary for the website to work — for example to keep the site secure, to remember a preference, or to record that you have responded to our consent banner so we do not ask you repeatedly. Because these are essential to providing the service you have asked for, they are set without separate consent, consistent with data-protection guidance. Everything beyond this essential minimum is subject to your choices.