Webartifice Cookie Policy
The short version
We don’t do anything clever or underhanded with cookies. A handful of essential ones keep the site working and remember the choices you make here. Beyond that, nothing runs until you say it can — no tracking loads before you’ve agreed to it.
If you’d rather not read the rest, that’s the gist. The detail is below.
What a cookie actually is
A cookie is a small file a website leaves in your browser so it can recognise your device on your next page or your next visit. Some are set by us; some are set by the third parties whose tools we use, like Google. That’s all it is — though plenty of sites use them in ways that earn the reputation.
What we use, and when
We sort cookies into three groups.
Essential cookies keep the site standing up — page caching, basic security, and a small cookie that remembers your consent choices so we’re not asking you again on every page. These don’t need your permission, because the site can’t sensibly work without them.
Statistics cookies are Google Analytics. They tell us, anonymously, how many people visit and which pages they read, so we can make the site better. These only run once you’ve agreed. Decline, and they never load.
Spam protection is Google reCAPTCHA, which appears on the contact form to keep the bots out.
Here is the actual list:
| Cookie | Set by | What it does | How long it lasts | Needs your consent? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cmplz_… | Webartifice | Remembers your cookie choices | ~12 months | No — essential |
_ga | Google Analytics | Tells one visitor from another, anonymously | 2 years | Yes |
_ga_… | Google Analytics | Holds a single visit together | 1 year | Yes |
_grecaptcha | Google reCAPTCHA | Blocks spam on the contact form | 6 months | Loads with the contact form |
Alongside these, your browser may briefly hold one or two strictly-necessary cookies from WordPress and our host — a caching cookie, and a quick check that your browser accepts cookies at all. They carry no personal tracking and clear themselves.
Changing your mind
You can change or withdraw your consent whenever you like, right here:
You can also clear or block cookies in your own browser settings. If you do, parts of the site may not behave as expected, but it will still work.
Where your data goes
The third-party tools above — Google, mainly — may process data outside the UK. Where that happens, the appropriate safeguards are in place. The detail, along with how we handle personal data generally, is in our Privacy Policy.
Your rights, and complaints
Your full rights over your data, and how to use them, are set out in our Privacy Policy. The short version: you can ask what we hold, ask us to correct or delete it, and withdraw consent at any time. If you think we’ve handled your data badly, we’d appreciate the chance to put it right first — but you can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Contact
Webartifice — Stephen Tunnicliffe
115 Castlemain Avenue, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 5ER
help@webartifice.co.uk · 01202 375 274
ICO registration: ZB992097
Last updated: 13/06/2026