Cookie Policy

This cookie policy explains how the Shropshire Web Team website uses cookies. Shropshire Web Team is a trading name of ThenMedia Limited, and references in this policy to “we”, “us” or “our” mean ThenMedia Limited. Please read it alongside our privacy policy, which explains more generally how we collect, use and protect personal data.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit it. They let a website remember things from one page to the next, and they help website owners understand how their site is used. Some cookies are set by the website you are visiting, and others are set by third-party services that the website uses.

The cookies we use

We keep cookies on this website to a minimum. We do not sell any information collected through cookies. The cookies we use fall into three groups.

Session cookie (strictly necessary)

Our website sets a single session cookie when you arrive. It holds a random reference that lets the website recognise your visit as you move from page to page, for example to keep our forms secure and to remember anything you add to a basket. It does not identify you personally, it is not used for marketing and it is deleted automatically when you close your browser. The website needs this cookie to work properly, so it does not require your consent.

Google Analytics (third party)

We use Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, to understand how visitors find and use our website: which pages are read, how people arrive and which devices they use. Google Analytics sets cookies that give your browser a random identifier so that returning visitors can be counted. Google reports this information to us in a form that does not tell us who you are, and we use it only to improve our website.

Meta Pixel (third party)

Our website also includes the Meta Pixel, a tool provided by Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook and Instagram. It sets a cookie that helps us understand how people who find us through Facebook and Instagram use our website, and lets Meta measure how well content and adverts on its platforms perform. If you are signed in to Facebook or Instagram in the same browser, Meta may also connect this activity to your account using cookies on its own websites, under Meta’s own privacy policy.

Cookie list

• PHPSESSID, set by our website. Strictly necessary: keeps your visit working as you move between pages. Deleted when you close your browser.
• _ga, set by Google Analytics. Analytics: distinguishes one visitor from another. Lasts 2 years.
• _ga_4YN47RVLR4, set by Google Analytics. Analytics: keeps track of your current visit. Lasts 2 years.
• _fbp, set by the Meta Pixel. Measurement: recognises your browser on return visits for Meta’s measurement tools. Lasts 90 days.

Managing and deleting cookies

You can control cookies through your web browser. Every modern browser lets you see the cookies a website has stored, delete them and block some or all cookies in future, usually from its privacy or security settings. If you block the session cookie, parts of our website such as forms and the basket may not work properly.

To stop Google Analytics collecting information about your visits to any website, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. To review how Meta uses information about your activity on other websites, visit your Meta ad preferences.

More information

Google explains how it uses information from websites like ours in How Google uses information from sites that use its services, and its full privacy policy is on the Google Privacy Policy page. Meta’s approach is set out in the Meta Privacy Policy. The Information Commissioner’s Office publishes independent guidance on cookies for the public.

Links to other websites

Our website links to other websites, including our social media profiles. Those websites set their own cookies under their own policies, which we do not control.

Changes to this policy

We will update this policy whenever the cookies on our website change. It was last updated on 12 November 2026.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this cookie policy or the cookies on our website, please email data@thenmedia.co.uk or call 01743 562690.