Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Exeter Wine Festival Ltd. uses cookies and similar technologies on the Exeter Wine Festival website.

Exeter Wine Festival Ltd.
Company No. 17394089

Registered Address:
Unit 29 Highcroft Industrial Estate Enterprise Road
Horndean
Waterlooville
United Kingdom
PO8 0BT

Email: contact@exeterwinefestival.co.uk

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and can be used to make websites work correctly, remember your preferences, understand how visitors use the website and, where permitted, support marketing and advertising.

We may also use similar technologies, such as tracking pixels and tags, for some of these purposes.

2. HOW WE USE COOKIES

We use cookies and similar technologies for a number of different purposes.

These include:

  • Making our website function correctly
  • Remembering your cookie and privacy preferences
  • Improving the performance of our website
  • Understanding how visitors use our website
  • Improving the experience we provide
  • Measuring the effectiveness of our marketing
  • Supporting advertising and promotional activity where applicable
  • Providing features such as embedded maps, videos or social media content

Some cookies are essential for the website to operate and cannot be switched off through our cookie preference tool.

Other cookies are optional and will only be used where you have given us permission to do so.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function.

They may be used for things such as:

  • Website security
  • Page functionality
  • Remembering your cookie preferences
  • Contact forms
  • Website navigation
  • Ticketing or booking functionality
  • Preventing fraudulent or abusive activity

Because these cookies are necessary for the website to operate, they do not normally require your consent.

Analytics Cookies

Where you give us permission, we may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website.

These cookies can help us understand:

  • How many people visit our website
  • Which pages are most popular
  • How visitors navigate the website
  • How long visitors spend on different pages
  • Where visitors generally come from
  • How we can improve the website

We may use services such as Google Analytics for this purpose.

Analytics cookies will only be activated where the relevant consent is required and has been provided.

Marketing Cookies

Where applicable, and with your consent, marketing cookies and similar technologies may be used to help us understand the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing.

These technologies may be used by platforms such as:

  • Google
  • Meta
  • Other advertising or social media platforms

They may help us measure advertising campaigns, understand how visitors interact with our website after seeing an advert and provide more relevant advertising.

Marketing cookies will only be activated where the required consent has been provided.

Functionality Cookies

Some cookies may be used to provide additional functionality or remember choices you make when using the website.

For example, these may relate to:

  • Embedded content
  • Maps
  • Video players
  • Social media content
  • Website preferences

Some third-party functionality may not work correctly if you choose to reject these cookies.

4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

Some cookies and similar technologies may be placed by third-party services that we use on our website.

These may include services used for:

  • Ticketing and bookings
  • Payments
  • Website analytics
  • Advertising
  • Social media
  • Maps
  • Video
  • Email marketing
  • Website security

Third-party providers may process information collected through these technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Where required, we will ask for your consent before allowing non-essential third-party cookies to operate.

5. TICKETING COOKIES

If you purchase tickets through a third-party ticketing platform, that platform may use cookies or similar technologies to provide its ticketing service.

These may be used to:

  • Process your booking
  • Maintain your booking session
  • Remember your selections
  • Provide security
  • Process payments
  • Understand ticketing activity

The ticketing provider may have its own cookie and privacy policies, which will also apply to its website and services.

6. COOKIE CONSENT

When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to manage your preferences.

Depending on the cookies being used, you may be able to:

Accept all cookies

Reject non-essential cookies

Manage your cookie preferences

We will not use non-essential cookies that require consent until you have provided that consent.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time.

7. MANAGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

You can manage cookies through your browser settings as well as through our website’s cookie preference tool.

Most web browsers allow you to:

  • View the cookies stored on your device
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Block cookies
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Ask before accepting cookies

Please be aware that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect how our website works.

For example, some website functionality, forms, ticketing features or embedded content may not operate correctly if certain cookies are disabled.

8. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?

Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies.

Session cookies

These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your web browser.

Persistent cookies

These remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose and the service that placed it.

We periodically review the cookies and similar technologies used on our website.

9. COOKIES WE MAY USE

The exact cookies used on our website may change depending on the services and integrations we use.

The following are examples of the types of cookies and technologies that may be used:

The actual cookies used by the website will depend on the services installed and active at any particular time.

10. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to the cookies we use
  • Changes to the services integrated with our website
  • Changes to our website
  • Changes to applicable laws or regulations
  • Changes to how we use personal information

Any updates will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date will be amended accordingly.

11. OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Cookies and similar technologies may involve the collection or processing of personal information.

For more information about how we collect, use and protect your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.

12. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Exeter Wine Festival uses cookies, please contact us.

Exeter Wine Festival Ltd.
Company No. 17394089

Unit 29 Highcroft Industrial Estate Enterprise Road
Horndean
Waterlooville
United Kingdom
PO8 0BT

Email: contact@exeterwinefestival.co.uk