Last Updated: August 18, 2026
This Cookie Policy has been prepared to provide information about cookies and similar technologies used on webrote.com, which is operated by Webrote. It explains the purposes for which cookies may be used, the types of cookies that may be used and how users can manage them.
For information about Webrote’s general approach to the processing of personal data, please see the Privacy Policy. For detailed legal information relating to the protection of personal data, please see the Data Protection Notice.
What Is a Cookie?
Cookies are small data files that may be stored in a browser or on a device when a website is visited. Cookies may be used for different purposes, including enabling the website to function, supporting security, remembering user preferences and understanding how the website is used.
Browser storage, security verification values and similar technical mechanisms may also be used as part of the website’s operation. In this policy, the term “cookie” is used, where appropriate, to include technologies used for similar purposes.
Why Does Webrote Use Cookies?
Webrote uses cookies and similar technologies only for specific technical and usage-related purposes.
- Ensuring that the website and its core functions operate correctly,
- Supporting website security and limiting attempts at abuse,
- Protecting forms against spam and automated bot submissions,
- Remembering certain user preferences,
- Remembering form details for users who leave comments where they choose this option,
- Analysing website traffic and usage patterns,
- Identifying technical and performance issues,
- Improving the website’s user experience and content.
Types of Cookies Used
Cookies used on Webrote may be grouped into different categories according to their purpose.
Strictly Necessary and Technical Cookies
Strictly necessary and technical cookies are used to help the website operate securely and correctly. They may be used for security checks, session management, system functions and technical verification processes.
The WordPress infrastructure may create cookies for technical purposes such as operating administrative or user sessions and checking whether the browser supports cookies. Some of these cookies may apply only to administrators or users who are signed in.
Webrote uses Cloudflare Turnstile to help protect contact and project forms against spam, automated bot submissions and abuse. Depending on the security features enabled and the nature of the verification performed, Cloudflare’s security infrastructure may use cookies or similar technical values.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may allow certain choices made by a visitor to be remembered on subsequent visits.
When a user comments on Webrote content, an option may be provided to save the user’s name, email address or website details so that they do not need to be entered again for future comments. If this option is used, WordPress may create cookies to remember the commenter’s information.
These cookies are not required in order to submit a comment; their primary purpose is to make future commenting more convenient for the user.
Analytics Cookies
Webrote uses Google Analytics to understand how the website is used, measure visitor traffic, assess traffic sources and analyse the performance of content.
Analytics cookies used by Google Analytics may be used to distinguish different visitors and sessions, measure general usage patterns across the website and generate statistical reports.
In this context, technical and statistical information relating to visited pages, visit duration, traffic source, device and browser type and general interactions with the website may be processed.
Main Cookies That May Be Used on Webrote
The table below shows the main cookies that may be used within Webrote’s current technical infrastructure and their general purposes. Cookie names and durations may change depending on the configuration of the services used or updates made by the relevant service providers.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishing visitors and analysing website usage | 2 years by default |
_ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics | Maintaining session state and analytics measurement information | 2 years by default |
comment_author_{HASH} | WordPress | Remembering the commenter’s name | Approximately 1 year |
comment_author_email_{HASH} | WordPress | Remembering the commenter’s email address | Approximately 1 year |
comment_author_url_{HASH} | WordPress | Remembering the commenter’s website information | Approximately 1 year |
wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress | Checking whether the browser supports cookies | Temporary |
Security cookies used by Cloudflare may be created only in connection with security features enabled on Webrote and technical verification performed for a visitor. As a result, the names and retention periods of Cloudflare cookies may vary depending on the security process involved.
Google Analytics and Analytics Measurement
Google Analytics helps Webrote assess visits to the website in aggregate and statistical form. The service may be used to analyse information such as which pages are visited, which traffic sources lead visitors to the site and how the website is used across different devices and browsers.
Data generated through Google Analytics may be used to improve Webrote’s content, technical infrastructure and user experience.
The technical characteristics, names or retention periods of cookies used by Google Analytics may be changed by Google or may vary depending on Webrote’s Analytics configuration.
Cloudflare and Security Technologies
Webrote uses Cloudflare Turnstile to help protect its forms and certain areas of the website against automated bot submissions, spam and abuse.
During security checks performed by Cloudflare, technical information relating to the device and browser may be evaluated, and cookies or similar technical storage mechanisms may be used to maintain the verification process.
The purpose of these technologies is not to track user behaviour for advertising purposes, but to support the secure operation of the website and its forms.
Cookies Used for Comments
Where comments are enabled on Webrote content, the name, email address and website information of a commenter may be stored in cookies if the user chooses this option.
The purpose of these cookies is to prevent the user from having to re-enter the same information when submitting another comment. If the user does not select this option, cookies used to remember comment information are not necessary.
More general information about personal data processing carried out in connection with comments is available in the Privacy Policy and the Data Protection Notice.
Advertising and Remarketing Cookies
Webrote does not currently use advertising cookies designed to track users for advertising purposes or to enable remarketing targeting.
If advertising, remarketing or similar tracking technologies are introduced in the future, the technologies used and the relevant information in this policy will be updated.
Cookie Retention Periods
The length of time a cookie remains on your device may vary depending on the type and purpose of the cookie and the technical configuration of the relevant service.
Session cookies are generally deleted when the browser session ends. Persistent cookies may remain on the device until their specified expiry date or until they are manually deleted by the user.
Under standard configuration, the main analytics cookies used by Google Analytics may have a default retention period of 2 years. Cookies created by WordPress to remember commenter preferences may remain for approximately one year.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
You can view, delete or restrict the creation of certain cookies through your browser’s privacy or site settings.
If cookies are disabled completely, some technical features of the website, session-related functions, comment preferences or security mechanisms may not operate as expected.
Different browsers provide different options for managing cookies. You can change your cookie preferences through the privacy, security or site-data settings of the browser you use.
Third-Party Services and Cookies
Third-party services used on Webrote, such as Google Analytics and Cloudflare, may use cookies or similar technologies within their own technical systems.
Data-processing activities carried out by these services may also be subject to the privacy and data-protection practices of the relevant provider.
Legal information relating to the sharing of personal data with third-party service providers and the use of services with international infrastructure is provided separately in the Data Protection Notice.
Cookie Policy and Related Documents
This Cookie Policy should be considered together with the other documents governing Webrote’s privacy and personal data-processing practices.
- Privacy Policy
Webrote’s approach to collecting, using, storing and protecting information. - Data Protection Notice
Legal information relating to the processing of personal data and data subject rights. - Electronic Communications Consent
Information relating to commercial electronic communications. - Terms of Use
Terms governing the use of the Webrote website.
Requests and Contact
If you have questions about the cookies used on Webrote or this Cookie Policy, you can contact us through the Contact page.
For detailed information about your legal rights in relation to the processing of personal data and how to submit a request, please see the Data Protection Notice.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Webrote may update this Cookie Policy in response to changes in the technologies used, third-party service providers, the website’s technical infrastructure or applicable regulations.
The current version of the policy is published on this page. Where changes are made that materially affect the cookies used or the scope of this policy, the last updated date shown at the top of the page will also be revised.