Our Cookie Policy in Plain English

The Tampa Calendar does not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or analytics cookies. We do not track you across the web, build advertising profiles, or share browsing data with third parties. This is intentional — we believe your attention should be on discovering great local events, not being tracked.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They can be used for many purposes — from keeping you logged in, to remembering your preferences, to tracking your behavior across websites for advertising purposes. Not all cookies are equal, and many sites rely on them heavily. We have deliberately chosen to minimize our use of cookies.

Cookies We Use

The Tampa Calendar currently sets no first-party cookies. The only cookies you may encounter are set by third-party services we use to operate the site:

• Mapbox — When you use our map view, Mapbox may set cookies necessary to display and operate the interactive map. These are technically necessary for the map to function. Mapbox's cookie practices are covered in their privacy policy at mapbox.com/legal/privacy.
• Vercel — Our hosting provider may set cookies related to security and performance. These are infrastructure-level cookies not used for tracking or advertising.
• External links — When you click through to Eventbrite, venue websites, or other external sites, those sites may set their own cookies according to their own policies. We have no control over third-party cookies once you leave thetampacalendar.com.

Future Changes

If we introduce features that require cookies — such as user accounts, saved events, or personalized recommendations — we will update this policy before those features launch and will give you clear choices about cookie usage at that time.

Managing Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies entirely, delete existing cookies, or be notified when cookies are set. Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some features, particularly the map view. Refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions on managing cookies.

Contact

Questions about our cookie practices can be directed to:
thetampacalendar@gmail.com