Cookie policy
The cookies we set, named.
Three of them are needed to make the site work at all. Site and advertising measurement are optional and only run if you agree.
Last updated 6 August 2026
What cookies are
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser. Some are needed for a site to function -- to keep you signed in, or to stop a form being submitted by someone else. Others are optional, and are used to measure how a site is being used.
UK law lets us set the necessary ones without asking. For anything else, we have to ask first, and you are free to say no.
Strictly necessary cookies
These are always set, because the site cannot work without them. They contain no advertising or tracking data.
| Name | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
webhostgb_session | Keeps you signed in after you enter your code. | Until you sign out or it expires |
webhostgb_csrf | Protects forms against cross-site request forgery. | The browsing session |
webhostgb_flash | Carries a one-off confirmation message across a page redirect. | Deleted as soon as the message is shown |
Optional measurement cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand which pages of our marketing site people find useful. We also use the Meta Pixel and Conversions API to understand whether a Meta advert led to an enquiry, registration or purchase.
Google Analytics may set cookies beginning with _ga. Meta may set _fbp and, when a visit came from an advert, _fbc. Meta conversion events can include an IP address, browser information and a one-way hash of an email address submitted during the journey.
These tools only run if you agree. If you decline, or ignore the banner, neither provider is loaded and no server conversion event is sent.
You can change your mind at any time by clearing cookies for this site, which will bring the choice back.
Cookies on the websites we build
The websites we build for our customers are static pages and set no cookies of their own. If a customer asks us to add a tool that does, telling their visitors about it is their responsibility.
Turning cookies off in your browser
Every browser lets you block or delete cookies in its settings. Blocking the strictly necessary ones will stop you being able to sign in, because staying signed in is exactly what one of them does.
Questions about any of this
If anything here is unclear, or you want something explained in plain English before you commit, write to hello@webhostgb.com. We would much rather answer a question now than have you agree to something you did not follow.