Cookies

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file containing pieces of data that is downloaded onto your device by a web browser when you visit a website. This data can be anything from remembering that you are logged in to your personalised preferences. A cookie is usually saved for a determined amount of time so that your browser can use it each time you revisit a website. 

"First-party" cookies are set by watershed.co.uk and PatronBase (our ticketing systems provider) to provide our services to you. Additional "third-party" cookies are also set in places where content is delivered by other services.

Website analytics

We use analytics services to gather information on how our websites are used. In cases where your IP address is used, it is anonymised so that you are not personally identifiable. Consenting to cookies for analytics will allow watershed.co.uk to set "first-party" cookies (only readable by us) on your device so that we can gain greater insights with the information.

Manage cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences here at any time. Some cookies are essential to make our website work, so the settings for these cannot be changed. You can allow or deny other services as preferred. Please note that your preferences can only be saved if your browser is set to allow (first-party) cookies.

Essential cookies

Allow us to remember your cookie preferences, ticket booking selection, checkout and login sessions.

Analytics

Collects data on how visitors use our website, allowing us to make changes to our website that improve the usefulness and the overall experience for our visitors.

Social Embed

Allow posts from social media platforms to be embedded into our pages.

Video Embed

Allow content from video sharing platforms to be embedded into our pages.

Map Embed

Allow interactive maps from other services to be embedded into our pages.

How do I restrict or delete cookies?

Your web browser should allow you to restrict or delete cookies set by any website. The Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org which provides general information about cookies and how you can manage cookies on your computer.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Cookie details

All cookie information is subject to change by the service providers. We update this information regularly.

Essential

Ticketsolve (our ticketing systems provider)

Cookie name Expires Description
_ticketsolve_session Session A session cookie is set to identify and connect your browser to your session while booking tickets.
locale 1 year Saves your language preference.

Watershed

Cookie name Expires Description
WSHEDCONSENT 1 year Used to save your cookie preferences (allow, deny) and reused each time you visit this website.

Analytics

Google Analytics

Cookie name Expires Description
_ga 1 month Used to distinguish users.
_ga_<container-id> 1 month Used to persist session state.
Read Google Analytics’s cookie policy for more information

Social

Twitter

Cookie name Expires Description
_twitter_sess Session This cookie allows the use of Twitter features without having to log in, and contains some tracking information that Twitter uses to improve their services.
personalization_id 2 years Used to measure the performance of advertising campaigns through Twitter, across different browsers and devices used by a visitor. 
guest_id 2 years Used to identify you on Twitter, if you do not have a Twitter account or never accessed the Twitter.com website directly then Twitter uses this to track your visit.
guest_id_ads, guest_id_marketing 2 years Used to collect information about users browsing behaviour for marketing purposes including digital display and social media advertising.
ct0, gt, en_cu, twid, kdt, dnt, dprefs, ads_prefs, auth_token 1 year Helps to display tweets on our site, monitor referral links, used to identify those logged into Twitter and collect data related to the Twitter platform. 
Read Twitter’s cookie policy for more information

Video

Vimeo

Cookie name Expires Description
player, vuid, _abexps, auto_load_stats, clips, has_logged_in, has_seen_upgrade, site_settings, stats_end_date, stats_start_date, vimeo, vimeo_player, optimizelyBuckets, optimizelyEndUserId, optimizelySegments Session Vimeo uses some cookies to check if users select some features or certain preferences.
Read Vimeo’s cookie policy for more information

YouTube

Cookie name Expires Description
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE 6 months Used to remember your preferences and other information such as your preferred language, and is also used to detect and resolve problems with the service.
YSC Session Used by YouTube to remember user input and associate a user’s actions. Also used to prevent spam, fraud, and abuse, and ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user and not by other sites.
CONSENT 2 years Used to store consent preferences.
LOGIN_INFO 2 years Used when logged into your Google account.
__Secure-3PSID, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSIDCC 2 years Used when logged into your Google account, builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting.
OTZ 2 weeks Links activities of website visitors to other devices that are previously logged in via the Google account. In this way, advertisements are tailored to different devices.
SSID 2 years Google collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube on maps integrated with Google Maps.
SID, HSID, SIDCC 2 years Security cookies to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorised access.
NID 6 months Stores visitors’ preferences and personalises ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions.
SAPISID 2 years Google collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube.
APISID 6 months Personalises Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions.
PREF 2 years Used for storing user preferences such as timezone.
1P_JAR 4 weeks Based on recent searches and previous interactions, custom ads are shown on Google sites.
Read YouTube’s cookie policy for more information

Maps

Google Maps

Cookie name Expires Description
NID 6 months This cookie contains a unique ID used to remember your preferences and other information such as your preferred language, how many search results you prefer to have shown on a results page (for example, 10 or 20), and whether you want to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on.
ANID 13 months Used to store information about your settings for personalised ads.
CONSENT 2 years Used to store information about Google Consent.
Read Google Maps’s cookie policy for more information