What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our platform.
How We Use Cookies
StadiumTrip uses cookies for the following purposes:
1. Essential Cookies (Required)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off.
Authentication & Session Management
Supabase Session Cookies: Used to keep you logged in across pages and visits
- Stores your authentication token securelyManages session refresh and expirationEnables seamless access to your profile and personalized features
- Duration: Session-based (deleted when you log out or close browser)
Security Cookies:
- CSRF Protection: Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks
- Session Validation: Ensures the security of your account and data
2. Analytics & Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how you use our website so we can improve your experience.
PostHog Analytics:
- Purpose: Tracks user interactions and website performance
- What we collect:
- Page views and navigation patterns
- Map interactions (zoom, marker clicks, cluster expansions)
- Feature usage (stadium visits, match attendance, search queries)
- User journey analysis to improve our platform
- Data retention: 1 year
- Privacy: All analytics data is anonymized and aggregated
Vercel Analytics:
- Purpose: Monitors website performance and Core Web Vitals
- What we collect:
- Page load times
- Site performance metrics
- Traffic sources (anonymized)
- Data retention: 1 year
- Privacy: No personal data is collected
3. Functional Cookies
These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences.
User Preferences:
- Map Settings: Remembers your preferred map view and zoom level
- Theme Preferences: Stores your light/dark mode choice (future feature)
- Language Settings: Remembers your preferred language (future feature)
Geolocation:
- Location Consent: Remembers if you've granted permission to access your location
- Last Known Location: Temporarily stores your location to show nearby stadiums (not persistent)
Third-Party Service Cookies:
Some features on our website use third-party services that may set their own cookies.
Mapbox Maps
- Purpose: Powers our interactive stadium maps
- Cookies: May set cookies for map performance optimization
- Privacy Policy: Mapbox Privacy Policy
External Image Services:
- Unsplash: Provides high-quality stadium images
- API Sports: Delivers team logos and match data
- Sanity CDN: Serves our content and images efficiently
What Happens If You Disable Cookies?
- Essential cookies disabled: The website may not function properly, login will not work
- Analytics cookies disabled: We can't improve our service based on usage patterns
- Functional cookies disabled: You'll need to reset preferences on each visit
- Third-party cookies disabled: Maps and some images may not load properly
Data Protection & Privacy
Data Security
- All authentication cookies are encrypted and secure
- We never store sensitive information like passwords in cookies
- Analytics data is anonymized and cannot identify you personally
- Cookies are transmitted securely using HTTPS encryption
Data Sharing
- We do not sell or share cookie data with third parties for marketing
- Analytics data is used internally to improve our service
- Third-party services (Mapbox, PostHog) have their own privacy policies
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or want to exercise your privacy rights:
- Email: hello@stadiumtrip.com
- Data Protection: We respond to all privacy requests within 30 days
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by:
- Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page
More Information:
For more details about how we protect your privacy:
- Read our full Privacy Policy
- Review our Terms and Conditions