Your privacy

EventHome doesn’t use analytics trackers, and banner ads only load if you say yes. This page explains the little information we do handle. Last updated 20 October 2026.

Who we are

EventHome (eventhome.co.uk) is responsible for the information described here. Contact: hello@eventhome.co.uk.

Browsing the diary

• No tracking cookies. We don’t set analytics or tracking cookies, and our fonts and files are all served from this site. Banner ads are the one exception, and only if you agree — see Banner ads below.
• Links to other websites (ticket pages, maps, sharing) pass through a short EventHome address so we can keep them up to date. We count which link was used, when, and the page it was on — nothing that identifies you.
• Videos: if a page shows a YouTube video, nothing is loaded from YouTube until you press play.
• Like most websites, our web server keeps standard technical logs (such as IP addresses and pages requested) to keep the site running and secure.

Cookies and your ads choice

We set no cookies of our own for people browsing the diary. The only ones are the form and admin cookies described below.

When you first visit, a bar asks whether you’re happy with ads cookies. We keep your answer in your browser’s local storage (or, if that’s blocked, in a small cookie from this site called ads_consent) for 6 months, so we don’t have to ask on every page. It holds only “accept” or “reject” and the date, and it isn’t sent to anyone.

Banner ads

Some pages have up to two banner ads: one under the menu, and one on event pages and event lists. There are none on this page, the contact, terms, guidelines and affiliate pages, the add and edit forms or the search page. The ads come from 5od (5od.co.uk), a small ad service run by the owner of this site. They’re contextual: 5od chooses a banner to suit the page you’re reading, not you. 5od itself sets no cookies and builds no profile of you; your browser sends it the site, the ad position and size, and the address of the page.

The banners are for shops and brands in the Awin affiliate network. Awin’s banner images and links can set Awin’s own cookies: when a banner is shown, and when you click one, so that a purchase can be credited to us. That’s why nothing loads until you choose:

• Accept ads cookies: banners load, and Awin is told you agreed.
• Reject: no banners load at all, and your browser doesn’t contact 5od or Awin for ads.
• JavaScript off: no ads load and you won’t be asked.

Like any website, 5od’s server sees your IP address when your browser asks it for a banner. 5od doesn’t store raw IP addresses: it keeps a scrambled (salted and hashed) version for up to 2 days, only to limit abuse.

Changing your mind

Use Cookie settings (also at the bottom of every page) to see your current choice and change it at any time. If you switch from accept to reject, banners stop loading straight away. Any Awin cookies already set stay in your browser until they expire, or until you delete them in your browser’s settings (clearing this site’s data also resets your choice, and we’ll ask again).

Adding or editing an event

• What we store: the event details you give us, any picture you upload (we re-save it and strip hidden data such as camera and location details), your organiser name and email address.
• How we use your email: to send you your private edit link, to tell you when your listing is published or if we can’t publish it, and to contact you about the listing. It is only shown on the listing if you tick the box to show it. We don’t add you to mailing lists.
• Session cookie: when you open the add or edit form we set one cookie (eh_form) holding a security token that stops forged form submissions. It expires when you close your browser.
• Spam protection: we keep a scrambled (one-way hashed) version of your IP address and the time you sent a form, for up to two days, to limit how many forms can be sent in a short time.
• How long we keep it: published events stay in the diary and its past-events archive. Ask us at any time to remove a listing or your contact details.

Site administrators

The admin area uses a separate session cookie, only for people who sign in to manage the site.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct or delete the information we hold about you by emailing hello@eventhome.co.uk. If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your information you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.