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Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 2026
About this cookie policy
This policy explains what cookies are, which ones this website sets, what they are used for, and how to change your choices at any time. For how we handle personal information more generally, see our Privacy Policy.
It applies to www.welshitalianpizza.com.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They let a site work properly, keep it secure, remember the choices you have made, and help us understand which pages people find useful.
How do we use cookies?
We set a small number of our own cookies that the site needs in order to work. They remember your cookie choices, protect the quote and contact forms against misuse, and help tell a real visitor apart from an automated one. These hold no personally identifiable information and cannot be switched off.
With your permission we also use Matomo, which is analytics software our web team runs on their own server rather than a service that resells data, and cookies from Google and Meta. These measure how the site is performing and whether one of our adverts led to an enquiry. We do not display other companies' advertisements on this website, and we do not sell your information to anyone.
What types of cookies do we use?
- Essential: These are needed for the site to work and to keep it secure. They remember the cookie choices you make here, protect the quote and contact forms against misuse, and help tell a real visitor apart from an automated one. They hold no personal information and cannot be switched off.
- Statistics: These count visits and show us which pages people read, how they found us and where they leave. They help us see what is useful and what needs improving. They are only set if you accept analytics cookies.
- Marketing: We advertise on Google and Facebook. These tell us whether one of our adverts led to an enquiry, and let those platforms show our adverts to people who have visited the site. We do not display other companies' advertisements on this website. They are only set if you accept marketing cookies.
The below list details the cookies used in our website.
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| wipc_consent | Set by this website's own cookie banner to remember the choices you made (essential, analytics, marketing). Kept for 6 months. Contains no personal data. |
| wipcsession | A PHP session cookie used to protect the quote and contact forms against cross-site request forgery. Deleted when you close your browser. |
| _ga | Google Analytics. Distinguishes visitors so we can count how many people use the site. Kept for 2 years. Only set if you accept analytics cookies. |
| _ga_R16H6JKQJM | Google Analytics 4. Keeps session state for this site's analytics property. Kept for 2 years. Only set if you accept analytics cookies. |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads. Stores click information so we can tell whether one of our adverts led to an enquiry. Kept for 3 months. Only set if you accept marketing cookies. |
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) Pixel. Distinguishes visitors for advert measurement. Kept for 3 months. Only set if you accept marketing cookies. |
| _pk_id / _pk_ses | Matomo, the analytics software our web team hosts at stats.hotlinelabs.com. Counts visits and shows which pages are read. The visit cookie is kept for 13 months and the session one for 30 minutes. Only set if you accept analytics cookies. |
| cf_chl_* / __cf_bm | Cloudflare Turnstile. Set only on the quote and contact pages, to tell a real visitor apart from an automated one and keep spam off the forms. Essential for security, so it is set whatever your other choices. Contains no personal data and expires within 30 minutes. |
How can I control the cookie preferences?
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by choosing “Cookie settings” in the footer of any page. That reopens the consent notice so you can change your choices or withdraw permission entirely. Your choices are remembered in your browser for six months.
Your browser can also block or delete cookies itself. Each browser does this differently and its own help pages explain how; allaboutcookies.org covers the subject in general terms.