Cookies Policy
Last updated: 27 September 2026
What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage that can track user behaviour or store information about your visit. These tools can store or access data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on the site, and device identifiers. In the United Kingdom they are regulated under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations alongside the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
Why Does stagewixo Use Cookies?
stagewixo operates a commercial website providing resources for stage production including set preparation, lighting control, camera placement, sound checks, and workflows for live and recorded shows. Cookies help deliver core functions, improve performance, and support a smooth user experience for visitors seeking practical guidance. Without them many features would not work correctly and the site could not remember choices such as consent preferences.
Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly necessary cookies enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas. Functional cookies remember preferences such as language or display settings. Analytics or performance cookies collect information about how visitors use the site to help improve content and speed. Advertising or targeting cookies may be used to measure campaign effectiveness though the site does not run personalised advertising. Social-media cookies are not employed because no social sharing features or embedded widgets are present.
First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by stagewixo and relate only to our domain. Third-party cookies come from external providers that supply analytics or essential hosting services. Both types are used but third-party cookies are limited to those necessary for operational stability and aggregated statistics.
Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies
Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period, often between thirty days and two years depending on purpose. Retention periods are chosen to balance functionality with privacy and are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain proportionate.
Data Handled and Purposes for Each Category
Strictly necessary cookies handle login status and form security tokens. Functional cookies store display settings for production workflow diagrams. Analytics cookies record page views and navigation paths to identify popular resources on set preparation or sound checks. No personal contact details are stored in cookies themselves; any data collected is aggregated or pseudonymised before analysis.
Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies rely on the strict necessity exemption under PECR. All other categories require consent under UK GDPR Article 6. Consent is obtained through the site-wide cookie banner before non-essential cookies are activated. You can withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.
Cookie Providers and Details
- Essential session identifier: provider stagewixo, category strictly necessary, duration session only, purpose security and navigation.
- Preference storage: provider stagewixo, category functional, duration one year, purpose remember layout choices for lighting control resources.
- Usage statistics: provider analytics service, category performance, duration two years, purpose measure engagement with camera placement guides.
- Consent record: provider consent manager, category strictly necessary, duration one year, purpose store acceptance or rejection of other categories.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
The consent manager banner appears on first visit and allows you to accept all, reject non-essential, or customise choices by category. You can reopen the manager through a link in the footer to change or withdraw consent later. Changes take effect immediately and are stored in a necessary cookie so your decision persists across visits.
Browser Controls and Consequences of Disabling Cookies
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through settings. Blocking all cookies may prevent the site from functioning, for example stopping the consent banner from saving choices or disrupting form submissions on the Contacts page. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect core content access but will reduce our ability to improve resources on smooth workflows for live shows.
International Data Transfers
Some analytics providers may process data outside the United Kingdom. Appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are in place. Further details appear in the Privacy Policy available via the site footer.
Changes to This Policy and Contacting Us
stagewixo may update this policy to reflect legal or operational changes. The current version date appears at the top. For questions about cookies or data practices please use the contact form on the Contacts page or write to [email protected] or Ringmer Road, Worthing, BN13 1DZ, United Kingdom. We aim to respond within thirty days.