COOKIE POLICY
This policy sets out information about our use of Cookies on our website.”We”, “us” or “our” means Julie and Mark Amesbury trading as Webbington Farm Cottages.Our address is Webbington Farm Cottages, Barton Road, Webbington, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2HT.
“Website” means webbingtonfarmholidaycottages.co.uk.
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a data controller under number C2033104.
If you wish to contact us, please click here or visit https://webbingtonfarmholidaycottages.co.uk/contact/.
What is a cookie?
A ‘cookie’ is a type of data file that is stored on your device when you visit a website or perform actions while visiting a website. A cookie file contains information that is transferred to your device’s memory which is recalled when you revisit our site, or when you perform certain actions on your device. Where we refer to a cookie in this policy, this incorporates similar tracking technologies (including entries stored in your browser’s local storage).
Necessary Cookies
When you first visit our website, we only use necessary cookies. This means that additional cookies (called “Optional Cookies” in this policy) won’t be used unless you agree to accept/enable all cookies, or select your own cookie preferences.
Optional Cookies
Optional cookies are used for analytical, performance, advanced functionality and advertising purposes. More information is set out in this policy. Optional cookies help us improve our website and we believe accepting all optional cookies provides you with the best user experience.
Cookies can be “First Party”, i.e. set by us, or “Third Party”, i.e. placed on your device by another organisation when you visit our website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by an organisation providing a service to us or by our business partners, so that they can advertise products and services to you on our website and elsewhere on the internet. Because of how cookies work, our website cannot access third-party cookies stored from other websites; nor can other organisations access the data in the cookies we use on our website.
Changing your preferences
You can select to accept/enable some or all of the optional cookies either within the settings of your own device or by selecting the option provided in the cookie banner on our website. You can also delete cookies already stored on your device at any time using your browser settings.
How long will cookies stay on my device?
The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies should expire when you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire after a set period or are deleted. For each of the cookies used on our website we have set out the duration in the tables below.
The Cookies we use on our website
Necessary Cookies
Necessary Cookies are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow page navigation or enable you to access certain areas of our website. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies. Necessary Cookies can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences but doing so may result in reduced or limited functionality of our website. In some circumstances our website may cease to function as intended if necessary cookies are disabled, deleted or otherwise altered. We do not accept any liability for any loss arising where necessary cookies are disabled, deleted or otherwise altered. We use the following necessary cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Set by our website platform (WordPress) to check whether your browser accepts cookies so that pages and forms work correctly. | Our Cookie | This cookie is session based and is deleted the next time you close your browser. |
| _lscache_vary | Set by our website caching system (LiteSpeed Cache) to make sure you are served the correct version of each page so that the website loads quickly and displays correctly. | Our Cookie | This cookie stays on your device for up to 2 days. |
| cookieyes-consent | Set by our cookie consent tool (CookieYes) to remember whether you have accepted or rejected optional cookies so that we do not ask you again on every page. | Our Cookie | This cookie stays on your device for 1 year. For further information, please visit https://www.cookieyes.com/privacy-policy/ |
Optional Cookies
We and third parties like to use cookies on this website to enhance your user experience, personalise content, provide social media features, and analyse the traffic/visitor actions on our website. Optional cookies help us to provide you with the experience we intend to provide when you browse our website and also allow us to improve our website and the service we provide.
We need to obtain your consent to use Optional cookies; this is by way of the cookie banner shown when you first visit our website. As set out in this policy, you can change your preference at any time.
Advanced functionality, Analytics and Performance (Optional)
We use advanced functionality cookies to provide features on our website that are supplied by third parties, such as embedded maps and availability calendars, and to remember your preferences.
We use analytical/performance cookies to enable us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors use our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
We would like to use the following optional advanced functionality, analytics and performance cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
| Google Analytics 4 _ga _ga_12F9TC99D9 |
These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. IP addresses are anonymised and the data is not used for advertising. | Third Party Cookie (Google) | _ga stays on your device for 2 years. _ga_12F9TC99D9 stays on your device for 2 years. These cookies are only set if you accept optional cookies. For further information, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies |
| et_pb_ab_view_page_* et_pb_ab_read_page_* et_pb_ab_view_goal_* et_pb_ab_read_goal_* |
Set by our website theme (Divi) when we test different versions of a page. These cookies record which version you have seen and whether you reached the page goal, so that we can measure which version works best. | Our Cookie | et_pb_ab_view_page_* is session based and is deleted the next time you close your browser. The remaining cookies stay on your device for 1 year. |
| _ga _ga_* (set by Freetobook) |
Google Analytics cookies set by Freetobook within the availability calendars and booking system embedded on our website, which Freetobook uses to measure how its booking system is used. | Third Party Cookie (Freetobook / Google) | These cookies stay on your device for 2 years. For further information, please visit https://www.freetobook.com/privacy |
| _hjSessionUser_* | Hotjar cookie set by Freetobook within the embedded availability calendars and booking system. Freetobook uses it to recognise returning visitors and to understand how its booking system is used. | Third Party Cookie (Freetobook / Hotjar) | This cookie stays on your device for 1 year. For further information, please visit https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/cookie-information/ |
Advertising (Optional)
We do not set advertising cookies ourselves. However, the Freetobook availability calendars and booking system embedded on our website contain a Google Ads tag which sets an advertising cookie. Freetobook and Google may use this to measure and target advertising. We need your consent before this cookie is set. Please note that where you have accepted advertising cookies on another website, they may remain active on your device; we cannot control those cookies.
We use the following advertising cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads conversion tracking cookie set by Freetobook within the embedded availability calendars and booking system. It is used to measure whether visitors who clicked a Google advert go on to make a booking. | Third Party Cookie (Freetobook / Google) | This cookie stays on your device for 3 months. For further information, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads |
Social Media Cookies (Optional)
We do not embed social media feeds or sharing tools on our website, so no social media cookies are set by us. Our website contains links to our Facebook and Instagram pages and to the Group Accommodation listing website. Following these links takes you to websites operated by those third parties, which may set their own cookies and have their own cookie policies.
Please note that our social media partners may also use cookies over which we have no control and if you have consented to the use of those cookies elsewhere, as they are on your device without your consent, those cookies will be active. We cannot prevent this. To control the use of these cookies, you will need to contact the controller of that cookie.
This policy was last updated in September 2026.