Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your overall experience.

This Cookie Policy explains how Kabayan Connect — a trading name of Spacefor Limited (company number 09240617, registered office 77 Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UT, ICO registration ZC182413) — uses cookies and similar technologies on our Platform. In this policy, "we," "our," and "us" refer to Spacefor Limited.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Platform to function properly. They enable core features such as:

• User authentication and session management
• Security features and fraud prevention
• Remembering your login status
• Form submissions and data processing

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the Platform to work.

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences to provide a more personalized experience:

• Theme preferences (light/dark mode)
• Language settings
• Recently viewed events and restaurants
• Filter and search preferences

2.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Platform. We use Google Analytics and Google Ads conversion tracking for this purpose:

• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Features used and user flows
• Conversion tracking for sign-ups, ticket purchases, gift card orders and Pro subscriptions
• Error tracking and debugging
• Performance monitoring

2.4 Third-Party Advertising Cookies

We display third-party adverts via Google AdSense, which may set cookies to serve personalised advertising. You can manage personalised ad preferences via Google Ad Settings.

2.5 Newsletter & Marketing

If you sign up to our newsletter, Mailchimp may set cookies to track newsletter open and click activity. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any newsletter.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Keep you signed in to your account
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Understand how you use our Platform
• Improve our services based on usage patterns
• Provide listing analytics to event and restaurant owners
• Prevent fraud and enhance security

4. Session Tracking

We use session identifiers to track listing views for our analytics features. This helps event and restaurant owners understand their listing performance. Session tracking:

• Uses anonymous session IDs (not personally identifiable)
• Prevents duplicate view counting from the same session
• Does not track you across other websites
• Is used solely for Platform analytics

5. Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View what cookies are stored on your device
• Delete all or specific cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Block all cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies (note: this may affect site functionality)

Browser-Specific Instructions

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Note: Disabling certain cookies may affect your ability to use some features of our Platform, including authentication.

6. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we may use local storage to store data on your device. Local storage is similar to cookies but can store more data and persists until explicitly cleared. We use local storage for:

• Caching user preferences
• Storing authentication tokens
• Improving page load performance

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top indicates when the policy was last revised.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, or wish to exercise your rights under UK/EU GDPR, please contact us at hello@kabayanconnect.com or in writing at our registered office.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint.