Cookies and Technologies

Cookies and technologies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites you visit.

They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow Sundance to understand who has seen which pages, and to determine the most popular areas of our web site.

Sundance uses cookies and similar technologies to administer the website, analyse trends, track users’ movements around the website, and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

You have an option to accept or decline the cookies we use. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. Please note that if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Sundance websites you visit.

How to control cookies

Your browser or device enables you to change the settings for usage and extent of cookies. Please go to the settings of your browser or device to learn more how to adjust cookies settings. For example you may block all cookies, only accept first-party cookies or delete cookies when you close your browser. You can read more about cookies on the https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/ .

The table below explains the cookies Sundance uses and the purpose of them.

Cookie name Purpose More info.
PHPSESSID Used to hold an ID for your browsing session This cookie will expire automatically when you close your browser.
_cfduid Statcounter. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires: 1 year
_gid Google analytics. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires: 24 hours
_ga Google analytics. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires: 2 years
_gat Google analytics. Used to throttle the request rate back to Google. Expires: 10 min
_dc_gtm Google Tag. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use this site. Expires: 10 min
_is_unique Statcounter. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires: 5 years
_is_visitor_unique Statcounter. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires: 2 years
sc_is_visitor_unique Statcounter. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires: 2 years
viewed_cookie_policy Records cookie policy acceptance. Expires: 12 months