Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 April 2026
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 efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to the website operator.
Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixels — these work in a similar way to cookies and are covered by this policy.
2. Does This Website Use Cookies?
What's On Merthyr does not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or analytics cookies. We do not run Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other third-party tracking or advertising scripts on this website.
We do not display cookie consent banners because we do not set non-essential cookies that require consent under UK PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).
3. Strictly Necessary Cookies
Some cookies and browser storage are technically necessary for the basic functioning of the website. These do not require consent under UK PECR. On What's On Merthyr, these may include:
- Browser session storage — your browser may temporarily store page state (such as filter selections) in session storage to improve your experience. This data is cleared when you close your browser tab and is never sent to our servers.
- Security cookies set by Cloudflare — our hosting provider, Cloudflare, may set strictly necessary cookies for security purposes (e.g. bot detection and DDoS protection). These are set by Cloudflare's infrastructure, not by us. See the Cloudflare Cookie Policy for details.
4. Third-Party Services
When you submit a form on this website (such as the Submit an Event, List Your Venue, or Contact forms), your data is processed by Web3Forms. Web3Forms may set cookies or use similar technologies on their own domain during the form submission process. Please refer to the Web3Forms Privacy Policy for details.
Our event and venue pages may contain links to third-party websites such as ticketing platforms, venue websites, and social media pages. If you visit those sites, they may set their own cookies. We have no control over those cookies and are not responsible for them.
5. How to Control Cookies
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually or all at once.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites.
- Block all cookies (note: this may affect the functionality of some websites).
- Delete all cookies when you close the browser.
Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
To opt out of interest-based advertising more broadly, you can visit Your Online Choices (though this does not apply to our site, which runs no advertising).
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if we change the technologies we use. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated date.
7. Contact
If you have any questions about how we use cookies or similar technologies, please contact us at [email protected].