Cookie Policy
Last updated: February 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is being used.
2. How We Use Cookies
Park Queue Times uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication: To keep you signed in to your account
- Preferences: To remember your settings, such as dark mode and favourite parks
- Security: To protect your account and prevent fraudulent activity
- Analytics: To understand how our platform is used and improve our services
- Performance: To ensure our platform runs smoothly and efficiently
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as user authentication (auth_token) and session management (session_id). Without these cookies, the service cannot be provided. Essential cookies do not require your consent.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your favourite parks and rides (favorites) and your preferred theme (theme). Functional cookies require consent but may be pre-enabled for convenience. You can opt out of these cookies at any time through the cookie consent banner or your browser settings.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our platform by collecting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our services and user experience. Analytics cookies require your explicit consent and are never set before you have given that consent. The analytics_id cookie is only placed on your device after you have opted in to analytics cookies.
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our platform, such as which pages you visit most often. This data helps us optimise our platform's performance and loading times.
4. Cookie Details
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| auth_token | Keeps you signed in to your account | Essential | 30 days |
| session_id | Maintains your session state | Essential | Session |
| theme | Remembers your light/dark mode preference | Functional | 1 year |
| favorites | Stores your favourite parks and rides | Functional | 1 year |
| analytics_id | Anonymous analytics tracking (only set after consent) | Analytics | 1 year |
5. Third-Party Cookies
We use the following third-party services that may set their own cookies on your device:
- Google Analytics -- to help us understand how our platform is used
- Stripe -- for secure payment handling (Pro subscriptions)
These third parties have their own cookie policies, and we encourage you to review them.
6. Managing Cookies
When you first visit Park Queue Times, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Manage Cookie Preferences" in the site footer.
You can also control and manage cookies in several other ways:
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings
- Opt-out links: Some third-party services provide opt-out mechanisms
Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our platform and prevent you from using certain features.
7. Local Storage
In addition to cookies, we also use local storage (a similar technology) to store certain preferences and data locally on your device. This includes your theme preference and cached data to improve performance. Local storage data persists until you clear your browser data or we programmatically remove it.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on this page with an updated revision date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected].