Cookies Policy
Last updated: 30 September 2026
What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels and local storage. These files can store or access information such as your browser type, device identifiers, IP address, pages visited and interaction data. On a platform focused on stage production planning they help maintain consistent workflows for set layout reviews and show cue management.
Why the site uses them
We use these technologies to operate the Course A platform reliably, remember user settings for production diagrams and ensure smooth navigation through lighting routes and sound cue lists. Without them core features such as saving camera position templates or accessing organised show workflows would not function correctly. They also support security measures that protect commercial data related to stage productions.
Strictly necessary, functional, analytics, advertising and social-media categories
Strictly necessary cookies enable basic site functions including login and form submission for contacting our team. Functional cookies remember preferences such as layout views or workflow templates. Analytics cookies measure how users interact with production planning tools. Advertising cookies may be used to show relevant offers about stage equipment. Social-media cookies allow sharing of workflow examples on external platforms when users choose that option.
First-party versus third-party cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by stagelinera and relate to our own domain. They handle essential tasks such as session maintenance for users reviewing sound cue sequences. Third-party cookies come from external providers that deliver analytics or embedded content. These may track activity across sites to improve service performance for stage production professionals.
Session versus persistent cookies and retention periods
Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it. They support temporary tasks like navigating between set layout pages. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period, often between thirty days and two years, to retain login status or saved camera position data. Exact durations appear in the table below and are reviewed regularly to meet UK data protection standards.
The data handled and purpose of each used category
Necessary cookies process minimal identifiers required for site security and access control. Functional cookies store user-selected preferences such as default lighting route displays. Analytics cookies collect aggregated usage statistics to refine workflow organisation features. Advertising cookies may record interests in stage production services. All processing follows the principles of the UK GDPR and PECR, limiting data to what is strictly needed for the stated purposes.
The consent or exemption basis for each category
Strictly necessary cookies operate under the strict necessity exemption and do not require consent. Functional, analytics and advertising categories rely on your consent obtained through the site-wide cookie banner. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal. Social-media cookies are also consent-based and activate only after you interact with sharing features.
Cookie or provider table
The following table summarises the cookies currently in use. Durations are approximate and subject to change by providers.
- Name: _ca_session; Purpose: Maintains login and workflow state; Provider: stagelinera; Category: Strictly necessary; Duration: Session
- Name: _ca_prefs; Purpose: Stores layout and cue preferences; Provider: stagelinera; Category: Functional; Duration: 1 year
- Name: _ga; Purpose: Measures site usage for improvement; Provider: Google Analytics; Category: Analytics; Duration: 2 years
- Name: _fbp; Purpose: Supports targeted advertising; Provider: Meta; Category: Advertising; Duration: 3 months
How the consent manager works and how users can reject, change or withdraw choices
The cookie banner appears on first visit and allows you to accept all, reject non-essential or manage preferences by category. Changes can be made at any time by revisiting the banner link usually found in the footer. Withdrawing consent immediately stops the relevant cookies from being set on future visits while existing cookies may be cleared through browser settings.
Browser-level controls and the functional consequences of disabling cookies
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through privacy settings. Disabling necessary cookies will prevent login and core platform functions such as saving production plans. Blocking analytics cookies limits our ability to improve features for users managing complex show workflows. We recommend keeping necessary cookies enabled to ensure full access to the Course A platform.
International transfers and cross-reference to the Privacy Policy
Some third-party providers may process data outside the United Kingdom. Appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are in place. Full details of data handling and transfers appear in our separate Privacy Policy, which should be read together with this document.
Policy changes, contact route and last-updated date
We review this policy periodically and update it when practices or legal requirements change. The current version is dated 30 September 2026. For questions about cookies please use the contact form on our Contacts page or email [email protected]. Written correspondence may be sent to United Kingdom. stagelinera | Company Registration Number: SC892575 | Registered in Scotland | Registered Office: United Kingdom | [email protected]