Privacy & measurement

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What anonymous measurement records

We count page views, filter use, result counts, event details opened, saves, guide links, and clicks to official listings. Structured information includes event category, date filter, device size, the relevant Boardzip event or guide identifier, and a broad referral class such as a search or AI-assistant host. The referral class comes from the referring hostname when the browser supplies it; the URL, hostname and its search terms are discarded. An unknown class includes hidden or unavailable referrers and does not mean a direct visit. A search-host link does not prove organic search, and an AI-host link does not prove a citation.

A random browser identifier lasts up to 30 days. A separate session identifier resets after 30 minutes without a measured action. Live measurement records expire after 30 days and reports are private. Recovery backups may retain copies for up to about 65 days; expired records are pruned before a restored database returns to service.

Planning preferences stay in this browser

Saved event identifiers stay in this browser until you remove them or clear its storage. If you choose “Remember this search”, the search words and supported filters are saved locally. The search expires after 30 days. Expired preferences are cleared when you return to the event search and browser storage permits it; closed browsers cannot actively delete stored data. You can clear it sooner with “Forget search” or your browser’s storage controls. If storage is unavailable, planning preferences last only for the open page. They are not sent to measurement. Anonymous counts record accepted “Remember this search” actions and activations of the existing remembered-search and changed-match links, using the same optional measurement controls. These counts do not include the saved search, filters, event list or comparison snapshot. A link click does not establish successful restoration, and automatic comparison displays are not measured. Sharing a search link includes its search words and filters in that link for the recipient.

Exporting an event creates a calendar file you can choose to import into your calendar app. Anonymous measurement counts the export action, not the contents of your calendar or whether you import, register or attend.

What measurement leaves out

We do not store search text, full URLs, raw referrers or their hostnames, IP addresses, user-agent strings, suggestion contents, profiles, or session recordings in measurement. Short-lived request limits protect the measurement endpoint; address hints are not saved to the database.

Anonymous reports count ordered guide-to-event journeys and return patterns between browser sessions. Next-week retention uses only recorded new browser identifiers with a completed follow-up window; it does not identify people or infer a first-ever visit.

Saved events and your own source suggestions have their separate purposes. Turning measurement off clears measurement identifiers and prevents further measurement from this browser. Already recorded anonymous counts expire through normal retention.

Opening an official listing does not tell us whether you register. The organiser’s site has its own privacy practices.