This policy explains how WE-DEV LTD uses cookies and similar technologies on we-dev.uk. It should be read alongside our privacy policy.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser. They let the site remember things, such as the contents of a basket, whether you are logged in or whether you have accepted analytics. Similar technologies, such as local storage, work in the same way, and this policy covers them too.
Our approach
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), a website may set cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service you have asked for without your consent, but most other cookies need your consent first. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 relaxes this rule for some analytics cookies. We have chosen to keep asking for your consent before setting any analytics or marketing cookies.
When you first visit, a banner lets you accept or reject analytics and marketing cookies. Rejecting is as easy as accepting. Until you accept, Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity are not loaded and set no cookies on your device.
Marketing tags (Google Ads conversion measurement and the LinkedIn Insight Tag) are loaded only if you accept marketing cookies. We do not show third-party adverts on this site.
Strictly necessary cookies and storage
These are needed for the website to work, to take payments and to keep the site secure. Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) they do not need consent. You can block them in your browser settings, but parts of the site, such as checkout and booking, may then stop working.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress | Checks that your browser accepts cookies when you log in | Session |
| wordpress_sec_*, wordpress_logged_in_* | WordPress | Keep logged-in users (clients and staff) signed in securely | Session, or 14 days with “Remember me” |
| wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-* | WordPress | Remember interface preferences for logged-in users | 1 year |
| woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart | WooCommerce | Track the contents of your basket so checkout works | Session |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | WooCommerce | Links your basket and checkout to your visit | 2 days |
| __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention when the payment form is shown (checkout and hourly-booking pages only) | 1 year and 30 minutes |
| wfwaf-authcookie-* | Wordfence | Lets the firewall recognise logged-in staff so they are not blocked | 12 hours |
| wp_consent_statistics, wp_consent_marketing, wp_consent_preferences | WP Consent API (our consent tool) | Record the choices you made in the cookie banner so other plugins respect them | 1 year |
| wedev-consent (browser local storage, not a cookie) | This website | Remembers your cookie choices; we ask again after 12 months | 12 months |
| wedev-theme (browser local storage, not a cookie) | This website | Remembers if you switched to dark mode | Until you clear it |
| wedev-offer (browser local storage, not a cookie) | This website | Remembers that you closed the discount card or asked for a code, so it is not shown to you again | Until you clear it |
| wedev-studio-draft-* (browser local storage, not a cookie) | WE-DEV Studio | Keeps the site you are building in your own browser until you create an account, so your work is not lost | Until you save it to an account or clear it |
| wedev-studio-rescue-*, wedev-studio-saved, wedev-studio-clip (browser local storage, not cookies) | WE-DEV Studio | A safety copy of unsaved work, your saved sections and a copied section, so the editor works as expected | Until you clear them |
| wedev-studio-asked-*, wedev-studio-tour, wedev-studio-no-*, wedev-studio-seed, wedev-studio-ref (browser local storage, not cookies) | WE-DEV Studio | Remember that you have seen the opening questions, the tour and hints; carry the name, colour and style you chose in the demo into the editor (deleted when used); remember an invitation code from a friend | Until you clear them |
| wedev-offer-x, wedev-offer-m (browser session storage, not cookies) | This website | Remember during your visit that you closed or minimised the discount card | Until you close the tab |
Stripe may set further cookies on its own domains when its payment form loads, for fraud prevention. These are covered by Stripe’s cookie policy.
Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
If you accept analytics, we load the Google tag with Google Analytics 4 to understand how many people visit the site, which pages they read and where they come from. Nothing from Google is loaded before you choose: we use Google Consent Mode in its “basic” form, so if you reject or ignore the banner, no Google script runs and no Google cookie is set. Google Analytics is never loaded for logged-in staff.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another | 2 years |
| _ga_<container ID> | Google Analytics | Keeps track of your session | 2 years |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Stores the Clarity user ID and preferences for this site | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Connects the pages you view into a single session recording | 1 day |
| CLID | Microsoft Clarity (clarity.ms) | Identifies the first time Clarity saw this browser on any site using Clarity | Set by Microsoft; see its cookie list |
| MUID | Microsoft (clarity.ms, bing.com) | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites | Set by Microsoft; see its cookie list |
If you accept analytics, we also load Microsoft Clarity, which shows us how visitors use the site through behavioural metrics, heatmaps and session replay. Text typed into our forms is masked and is not recorded, and we tell Clarity not to use its cookies for advertising. Clarity is never loaded for logged-in staff. On the basket, checkout and account pages everything on screen is masked before it leaves your browser, and the support desk and the order confirmation and payment pages are not recorded at all. If you later withdraw consent, Clarity stops and its cookies are deleted. Microsoft lists its cookies at learn.microsoft.com/clarity/setup-and-installation/clarity-cookies and explains how it uses data in the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
Google Analytics data is kept for 14 months; Clarity keeps session recordings for 30 days and heatmap and click data for 9 months. Google and Microsoft may process this data in the United States; for Google see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Marketing cookies (only with your consent)
If you accept marketing cookies, we measure whether our Google and LinkedIn ads lead to enquiries. These tags are not loaded unless you accept marketing. When you send our quote form, a hashed version of your email address and phone number is shared with Google for this purpose; see our privacy policy.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Links an ad click to a later enquiry (conversion measurement) | 90 days |
| li_sugr, bcookie, lidc, UserMatchHistory, AnalyticsSyncHistory, li_fat_id | LinkedIn (Insight Tag) | Measure the results of LinkedIn ads and provide anonymous audience statistics | From 1 day (lidc) up to 1 year (bcookie); see LinkedIn’s cookie table |
Google and LinkedIn may also set cookies on their own domains if you are signed in to their services. These are covered by their own cookie policies.
How to change your choice
You can change your mind at any time:
- On our site: click “Cookie settings” in the footer of any page to reopen the banner and accept or reject analytics and marketing cookies. If you withdraw consent, we stop collecting analytics and marketing data from that point.
- In your browser: all modern browsers let you view, block and delete cookies. Look for “Cookies” or “Site data” in the privacy settings of Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge.
- Google Analytics opt-out: Google offers a browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout that stops Google Analytics on all websites.
Deleting cookies will also delete your consent choice, so you will see the banner again on your next visit.
Changes to this policy
We review this policy when we add or remove tools on the site. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.
Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy: info@we-dev.uk, or WE-DEV LTD, Unit 6, Block 3, Woolwich Church Street, London SE18 5PQ.
A question about this page?
Write to info@we-dev.uk or call +44 (0)20 3918 3814. A person replies, usually within one working day.