Cookie policy
Last updated: 2026-10-03
This Cookie Policy describes the use of cookies and trackers on the Spotwee platform, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, EU Regulation 2016/679), the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file deposited on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. It allows information about your browsing to be stored and to recognize you on subsequent visits. Trackers are similar technologies (invisible pixels, local storage, technical identifiers) used for comparable purposes. This policy covers all of these technologies.
2. Why does Spotwee use cookies?
Spotwee sets cookies that are strictly necessary for the platform to work (keeping signed-in users' sessions alive) and one cookie recording your privacy preferences. An anti-bot mechanism (Cloudflare Turnstile) protects public forms; it stores a technical value in your browser's local storage, on Cloudflare's domain, as soon as a protected form is displayed, and may set a short-lived technical cookie when a security challenge is displayed. These trackers are strictly necessary to deliver and secure the service and are exempt from consent. Technical error monitoring (Sentry) sets no cookie and writes nothing to your device. Spotwee also runs cookieless audience measurement provided by Vercel Web Analytics: it sets no cookie and writes nothing to your device, and it is enabled only if you consent via the preferences module. Spotwee carries out no advertising targeting and uses no marketing cookies.
3. Cookie categories
Essential cookies (consent not required)
Used for the proper operation of the platform, in particular authentication and security. Exempt from consent under Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act.
Audience measurement (consent required)
Spotwee uses Vercel Web Analytics to understand platform usage and improve the service: pages viewed, referrer, device type and country, plus a few key funnel steps (search started, listing viewed, request sent). This solution sets no cookie and writes nothing to your device; no data is sold or combined with other sources. It is enabled only if you consent, and can be turned off at any time from the preferences management module. The only exception: a listing view counter, operated by Spotwee itself and anonymous, keeps in the tab's session storage the listings already counted; it is exempt from consent (anonymous statistics, not combined with other data).
Marketing and advertising cookies (consent required)
Not used at this stage. Spotwee does not engage in any advertising targeting.
4. List of cookies used
Spotwee sets the following cookies and trackers. Audience measurement by Vercel Web Analytics and error monitoring are not listed here: they work without cookies and without writing anything to your device.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sb-* (cookies whose name starts with sb-) | Supabase Auth | Maintaining the logged-in user's session (authentication) | Session duration (token renewed automatically) | Essential |
| spotwee_consent | Spotwee | Storing your privacy choices (audience measurement, marketing) | 6 months | Essential |
| NEXT_LOCALE | Spotwee | Remembering the chosen language | Session; 12 months once you sign in to your account | Essential |
| pref_currency | Spotwee | Display preference (currency) | 12 months after you save your display preferences | Essential |
| pref_date_format | Spotwee | Display preference (date format) | 12 months after you save your display preferences | Essential |
| theme (local storage) | Spotwee | Remembering the chosen display theme (light, dark or system) | No expiry; deleted when you clear your browsing data | Essential |
| lys_form_draft (local storage) | Spotwee | Keeping your listing in progress while you sign in (venue description, without your contact details or the exact venue address) | Deleted as soon as the listing is sent; restored for 24 hours at most, then deleted when you return to the listing form or clear your browsing data | Essential |
| spotwee_search_url (session storage) | Spotwee | Restoring your search and your position when you return to the list | Until the tab is closed | Essential |
| spotwee_search_scroll (session storage) | Spotwee | Restoring your search and your position when you return to the list | Until the tab is closed | Essential |
| vv:<venue id> (session storage) | Spotwee | Avoiding counting the same listing view twice in one session (anonymous view statistics) | Until the tab is closed | Audience measurement (exempt) |
| cf_chl_* (set only if a security challenge is displayed) | Cloudflare (Turnstile) | Anti-bot verification of public forms — service security | Duration of the challenge (up to 30 minutes) | Essential |
| cf.turnstile.u (local storage, challenges.cloudflare.com domain) | Cloudflare (Turnstile) | Anti-bot verification of public forms — service security | Not specified by Cloudflare; deleted when you clear your browsing data | Essential |
The exact number of cookies deposited may vary depending on the user's connection status. This list will be updated if new cookies or trackers are activated.
5. Managing preferences
Preferences management module
A preferences management module is live: you can accept, refuse or customize your choices by category at any time, using the button below. Refusing audience measurement immediately disables all statistical collection.
Browser settings
You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies via its privacy settings. The procedures vary depending on the browser used (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.).
Consequences of refusal
Some features, particularly login, may not work correctly if essential cookies are blocked. Refusal of non-essential cookies (when activated) will not affect the main use of the platform.
6. Retention periods
The cookies deposited by Spotwee have a maximum lifespan of 13 months, in accordance with CNIL recommendations. If audience measurement cookies are activated in the future, they will also respect this limit. Data derived from audience measurement would be retained for a maximum of 25 months.
7. Updates
Spotwee reserves the right to modify this Cookie Policy. Substantial changes will be notified to Users via the platform. The date of last update is displayed at the top of the page.