Cookie Policy
Last updated 30 June 2026.
Active Scene is a free directory of social-dance events. We keep cookies to the bare minimum needed to run the site, remember the choices you make, and count anonymous page views so we know which parts of the country need more listings. This page lists every cookie we set, what it does, and how long it sticks around. For the wider picture of what we collect and why, see our privacy notice.
What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. The next time you visit, your browser sends it back, which lets the site recognise the same browser — for example to remember that you asked for events "near me", or to tell a returning visitor apart from a brand-new one for counting purposes. Cookies can't run programs or read other files on your device; they only hold the small bit of text the site put there.
What cookies Active Scene uses
All of our cookies are first-party(set by Active Scene itself, not by an outside company). The Supabase sign-in cookies only ever appear if you log in — either to a dancer account (/account), to the organiser portal (/portal), or to the admin area.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Type | Duration | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
as_cookie_consent | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics on the cookie banner, so we don't keep asking. | Strictly necessary | 1 year | Legal obligation (recording your cookie choice) |
as_did | A random, anonymous device identifier that lets us tell repeat visitors apart for analytics. Not linked to your name, account, or email. | Analytics | 1 year | Consent (via the cookie banner) |
as_loc | Saves your "near me" location preference (approximate coordinates and country) so you don't have to set it again next visit. | Functional | 30 days | Your choice (functional preference) |
as_country | Remembers a saved country filter so listings default to the country you last browsed. | Functional | Up to 1 year | Your choice (functional preference) |
as_geo | Remembers the country you switched to, so the right country home page loads on your next visit. | Functional | 1 year | Your choice (functional preference) |
_gcl_au | Links a Google Ads click to a conversion; set only after you accept cookies. | Advertising measurement | 90 days | Consent (via the cookie banner) |
_gcl_aw | Stores a Google Ads click identifier when you arrive from one of our ads, so a later conversion can be linked to that click; set only after you accept cookies. | Advertising measurement | 90 days | Consent (via the cookie banner) |
_ga | Google Analytics' main cookie — a random, anonymous ID that lets Google Analytics tell repeat visits apart so we can see how the site is used. Set only after you accept cookies. | Analytics | 13 months | Consent (via the cookie banner) |
_ga_WDEXFJ07XT | Google Analytics' per-property cookie (the suffix is our GA4 property ID). Keeps the analytics session state for this site. Set only after you accept cookies. | Analytics | 13 months | Consent (via the cookie banner) |
sb-* (Supabase) | Keeps you signed in to a dancer account, the organiser portal or the admin area. Only set if you log in. Names start with sb-. | Strictly necessary | Session — up to ~7 days | Contract (providing the account you signed in to) |
A note on our analytics "session" id: it's held in your browser's session storage (as_sid / as_sid_ts), not in a cookie, and it's cleared when you close the tab. We mention it here for completeness — it isn't a cookie and isn't sent on every request the way a cookie is.
Advertising measurement
We run paid ads to reach dancers, and we use Google Ads' tag to measure them — which ads actually bring people to Active Scene. It is for measurement only: no personalised ads and no remarketing. It's off by default — it loads, and sets the first-party measurement cookies above, only after you accept our cookie banner (via Google Consent Mode). Decline and it never runs. We don't display ads on Active Scene.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4to understand how the site is used — which pages people visit and roughly where in the world they come from — so we know where to improve coverage. We've tuned it for privacy:
- It is consent-gated: the
_gacookies above are set only after you accept our cookie banner. Before that — and if you decline — Google Analytics runs in cookieless mode (via Google Consent Mode), sending only anonymous, aggregate measurement with no cookies stored. - Google Signals is off, so there is no cross-device tracking and no advertising audiences built from your visit.
- No ad personalisation and no remarketing— the data isn't used to target ads at you.
- Google Analytics 4 does not store your IP address; it uses it momentarily to estimate coarse location, then discards it.
What we do NOT use
To be completely clear about what is not here:
- No Meta / Facebook Pixel and no other social-media tracking pixels.
- No advertising trackers beyond measurement. The only third-party tags are the consent-gated Google Analytics and Google Ads tags described above, and both are for measurement only — no personalised ads, no remarketing.
- Nothing is sold or shared. We do not sell, rent, or share cookie data with anyone for marketing.
How to manage cookies
When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you "Decline analytics". If you decline, we skip the analytics beacon and don't use the as_did device cookie for counting. The strictly necessary and functional cookies above still work so the site keeps functioning and remembers your preferences.
You can also manage cookies in your browser at any time — most let you block or delete cookies for a specific site, or clear them all. Look for the privacy or cookie settings in your browser's preferences. Active Scene keeps working if you delete our cookies; you may just need to set your location preference again, and the banner will reappear.
Changes to this policy
We'll update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page whenever this policy changes. If we make a material change to how we use cookies, the cookie banner will re-appear on your next visit so you can review and re-confirm your choice.
Contact
Active Scene is run by Troc Studio Ltd(registered in England & Wales, company number 17244336). If you have any questions about this policy or our cookies, email us at support@activescene.org.