Effective Date: May 6, 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They let the site remember your actions and preferences (such as accepting cookies, opening the accessibility menu, or playing a video) for a period of time, so you don’t have to re-set them on every page.
Categories of cookies on this site
Strictly necessary
These are required for the site to function. They power navigation, form submission, security, and accessibility preferences. They do not identify you personally and cannot be turned off in our cookie banner.
- Session cookies for WordPress authentication when you log in to the admin area.
- Cookie consent preference stored in your browser’s localStorage as
dcd_consent_v1so we don’t show you the banner on every visit. - Accessibility preferences (font size, contrast, grayscale) stored locally so the toolbar remembers your settings.
Analytics
Aggregate, non-personally-identifying usage data so we can see which pages are popular and improve the site over time. You can decline these.
- Google Site Kit / Google Analytics — page views, referral source, device type, and similar aggregate metrics.
- Jetpack Stats — server-side traffic counts.
- AppWT Analytics — first-party performance and reliability monitoring served from
analytics.appwt.com. This is treated as essential because it is used to detect outages and broken pages.
Marketing
Cookies set by embedded media providers when you play a video or interact with a third-party widget. You can decline these.
- YouTube (no-cookie domain) — videos on the site are embedded via
youtube-nocookie.com, which does not set tracking cookies until you press play. - Google reCAPTCHA — used on the booking form to block spam submissions. Sets a session cookie when you interact with the form.
How to change your preferences
You can re-open the cookie chooser at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings button at the bottom-left of any page. You can also clear all site cookies and storage in your browser’s privacy settings.
Do Not Track
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” header. We respect it for analytics: when DNT is set, the analytics cookies above are not loaded even if you have not yet made a choice in the cookie banner.
Third-party services
Some pages embed content from third parties (YouTube, Google Maps, Spotify, Apple Music). Those services may set their own cookies under their own privacy policies. We do not control them.
Retention
Necessary preferences are kept for as long as you keep them in your browser. Analytics cookies typically expire within 14 months. Marketing cookies expire per the third party’s own policy.
Questions
If you have questions about cookies on this site, contact steven@dearingconcertduo.com or use the contact form.
For the broader policy on personal information, see the Privacy Policy.