Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences and login status. They can also be used to track your browsing behaviour across different websites for advertising purposes.

Cookies are not harmful — they cannot execute programs or deliver viruses to your computer. However, they do store information about your browsing activity, which is why we ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

EVENTSHOWCASE uses cookies for the following purposes:

Authentication & Security — To keep you logged in and protect your account from unauthorised access.

Preferences — To remember your settings and preferences so you don't have to re-enter them on every visit.

Analytics — To understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve the user experience. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.

Advertising — To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense. These ads help fund the free features of our platform. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites.

Performance — To monitor the performance of our website and identify any technical issues.

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We do not control these cookies and they are subject to the privacy policies of the respective third parties.

Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and user behaviour. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. This information is used to compile reports and help us improve the website. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google AdSense (google.com/adsense) We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. Opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads

Supabase (supabase.com) We use Supabase for authentication and database services. Supabase sets cookies to maintain your login session securely.

Cloudflare (cloudflare.com) Our website is protected by Cloudflare, which sets cookies for security and performance purposes.

You have several options for managing cookies:

Cookie Consent Banner When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by clicking "Manage". Your choice is saved for 1 year.

Browser Settings Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being set. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

Browser cookie settings guides: - Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies - Firefox: about:preferences#privacy - Safari: Preferences > Privacy - Edge: edge://settings/privacy

Google Opt-Out Tools - Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout - Google Ads: https://www.google.com/settings/ads - Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp - AboutAds: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/

Do Not Track Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Our website currently does not respond to Do Not Track signals, but you can use the opt-out tools listed above.

By clicking "Accept All" on our cookie consent banner, you consent to our use of all cookies described in this policy, including analytics and advertising cookies.

By clicking "Decline", you consent only to essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function.

By clicking "Manage", you can choose which categories of non-essential cookies you accept.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website, which will trigger the consent banner again.

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we comply with the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR requirements for cookie consent. We do not place non-essential cookies before obtaining your consent.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

EVENTSHOWCASE Website: https://eventshowcase.de Email: privacy@eventshowcase.de

For GDPR-related enquiries, please include "Cookie Policy" in the subject line.