COOKIE
POLICY
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Similar technologies, including local storage and session storage, can also store information in your browser.
Some storage is used to make a website function or remember a choice. Others, like analytics cookies, are optional and require your consent under UK law before they are set.
Cookies and Similar Technologies We Use
This website sets analytics cookies only if you choose to accept them. It also uses limited browser storage to remember choices, reduce repeated form submissions, and support page behaviour.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website. These cookies are only placed after you give consent via the banner shown on your first visit.
| Cookie name | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. Used to calculate visit, session and campaign data. | 2 years |
| _ga_Q932756JPM | Google Analytics | Used to persist session state for this specific GA4 property. | 2 years |
Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses from UK users. Data is processed by Google LLC. See our Privacy Policy for details on international transfers.
Security cookies
Our enquiry forms are protected against automated abuse by Cloudflare Turnstile. To carry out that check, Turnstile may set a cookie on the pages that contain a form. This is a strictly necessary cookie: it exists only to tell humans from bots, it is not used for analytics or advertising, and strictly necessary cookies do not require consent. It is not set on pages without an enquiry form.
| Cookie name | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| cf_clearance and related Turnstile cookies | Cloudflare | Records that a visitor has passed the bot check, so the check does not have to be repeated. Cloudflare states these signals are collected "not to identify, profile or target any individuals but solely to detect and block bots". | Set and managed by Cloudflare |
Cloudflare receives technical signals from your browser, including your IP address, in order to run this check. It does not receive the contents of your enquiry. See the Cloudflare Turnstile Privacy Addendum and our Privacy Policy.
Browser storage
| Storage item | Type | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| wh_consent, wh_consent_version, wh_consent_ts | Local storage | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics cookies and which consent notice version you saw. | Until cleared by you or reset by us when the consent notice changes |
| _wh_sub | Local storage | Helps reduce repeated form submissions from the same browser. | Until cleared by you |
| wh_preloader_seen | Local storage | Prevents the mobile intro animation from repeating too often. | Checked for 24 hours |
| wh_theme | Local storage | Remembers mobile light/dark theme preference where the mobile theme toggle is available. | Until cleared by you |
| wh:tx | Session storage | Supports the same-site page transition animation between pages. | Until the current browser session ends or the transition completes |
Your Choices
When you first visit our site, a banner gives you the choice to accept or decline analytics cookies. You can change your preference at any time:
- Via your browser: most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Doing this may affect how the site works.
- Via Google's opt-out: install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data being used by Google Analytics across all websites.
- Via this site: use the Cookie settings link in the site footer to clear your saved analytics choice and show the banner again.
Declining analytics cookies has no effect on your ability to use this site. All features work identically with or without cookies accepted.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy if we add new services or cookies. The "last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. If we add new cookies that require consent, we will display the consent banner again.
Contact
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at hello@websiteshouse.com.