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Cookie Policy
The cookies this site sets, and what each one is for.
Last updated: 8 November 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Liverpool Indie Awards (a trading name of THREE OH FIVE) uses cookies and similar technologies on liverpoolindieawards.com. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, email us at info@liverpoolindieawards.com.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They let the site work properly, remember things between pages (like the entries in your cart), and keep your payment secure. Some cookies are set by us; others are set by the trusted services we use, such as our payment processor.
We group cookies into:
- Strictly necessary cookies - needed for the website, your submission and checkout to work. These don't require your consent, and the site can't function without them.
- Functional cookies - remember choices and help the site run smoothly. We do not currently use any of these.
- Analytics and advertising cookies - used to measure traffic or for marketing. We do not currently use any of these (see Section 3), and if we ever do, we'll only set them with your consent.
2. The cookies we currently use
Every cookie this site sets is strictly necessary. Simply browsing the site sets none: the first ones appear only when you add an entry to your cart. Exact names and lifetimes can vary slightly with our providers' updates - the list below is the current one, and we update it here whenever it changes.
| Cookie(s) | What it's for | Set by | Roughly how long |
|---|---|---|---|
wp_woocommerce_session_*, woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart | Remember the entries in your submission cart and keep your checkout session, so your entries and fees aren't lost. Set only once you add an entry to your cart. | Our website (WooCommerce) | Up to ~2 days; the last two end when you close your browser |
lia_sid2 | Checkout security: set only if our checkout has refused a submission, so that the same attempt isn't simply repeated | Our website | 7 days |
wordpress_*, wordpress_logged_in_*, wp-settings-*, wfwaf-* | Sign-in and security for the festival team when they log in to manage this website. Visitors and entrants never get these. | Our website (WordPress, Wordfence) | Session up to ~1 year |
A discount code in a link. If you arrive through a link that carries a discount code, the code stays in the page address and in the entry form. Nothing is stored on your device until you add an entry to your cart.
Your entry form. While you fill in an entry form, your browser keeps what you have typed in that tab's session storage (this is not a cookie), so reloading the page doesn't lose it. It stays on your device and is deleted when you close the tab, or once your entry is paid. It is never sent to us unless you submit the form or ask us to email you a link to finish later.
Payment. When you pay, you go to the secure payment page of Stripe, our payment processor. Stripe sets its own cookies there to process your payment securely and help prevent fraud, under Stripe's own cookie policy. We don't set or read them.
We also use web fonts to display text. These are hosted on our own server, not loaded from Google Fonts or any other third party, so viewing this site does not send your IP address to a font provider. They do not set cookies.
3. We don't use advertising or third-party tracking cookies
To be clear about what we don't do: we do not currently use Google Analytics, advertising or social-media pixels, or other third-party tracking or marketing cookies on this website. We don't build advertising profiles of you, and we don't share cookie data for anyone else's marketing.
If we introduce any analytics or similar non-essential cookies in future, we will only set them after you have given consent, and we will list them here before they run.
4. Managing your cookies
This site uses only strictly necessary cookies and browser storage, so there is no cookie banner and there is nothing for you to accept or decline.
You can still control cookies through your browser settings - most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site, including submission and checkout, from working properly.
For more on how we handle your personal information generally, see our Privacy Policy.
5. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time - for example, if we add new tools or our providers change their cookies. When we do, we'll update the "Last updated" date above.
6. Contact
Liverpool Indie Awards is a trading name of THREE OH FIVE.
For any question about cookies or your privacy, email info@liverpoolindieawards.com.