Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 August 2026
ShowFlix uses a small number of cookies and browser storage entries. Essential ones keep the site working - signing in, security, and remembering your city. Optional ones exist to credit event promoters when you arrive through their link, and (where enabled) to help us understand site traffic; you can decline these and everything else still works. We use no advertising cookies, and never sell your data.
Essential - always active
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| next-auth.session-token | Cookie | Session / 7 days | Keeps you signed in as you move between pages. |
| next-auth.csrf-token | Cookie | Session | Protects your account against cross-site request forgery. |
| sf_city | Local storage | Until changed | Remembers your selected city so we show relevant events. |
| showflix_cookie_consent | Local storage | Until cleared | Records your cookie choice so the banner is not shown again. |
Optional - your choice
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| showflix_ref | Cookie | 7 days | Remembers which promoter link brought you to an event so they are credited if you book. |
| sf_visitor_id | Local storage | Until cleared | A random anonymous ID so a promoter link click is only counted once. Never linked to your account. |
| sf_ref_tracked_* | Local storage | Until cleared | Prevents the same promoter click being counted again when you refresh the page. |
| _ga, _ga_* | Cookie | Up to 2 years | Google Analytics traffic data (pages visited, general location, device type) so we can see which pages are popular. No account-linked personal data. |
These are only set if you chose "Accept All" in the cookie banner. If you chose "Essential Only", they are never written and any previously stored values were removed.
Changing your choice
Your choice is stored in showflix_cookie_consent. To choose again, clear this site's data in your browser settings (or clear site cookies and local storage) and reload - the banner will reappear. In the mobile app, clearing the app's storage does the same.
The mobile app
The ShowFlix app stores your sign-in token and cached profile in encrypted device storage (essential), plus the same city preference and consent record. The optional referral entry works identically to the web version and respects the same choice.
Contact
For what we do with personal data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy. Questions? Email support@showflix.co.uk.