Cookie policy

Last updated: 3 September 2026

This policy explains how www.storagestockport.com uses cookies and similar technologies, what each one does, how long it lasts and how you can control them. It sits alongside our privacy policy, which explains how we handle personal information more generally.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device so it can recognise that device on later visits or on other pages. We also use similar technologies that work in comparable ways, including local storage, tracking pixels and scripts embedded in our pages. Where this policy refers to cookies, it covers all of these.

Some cookies are set by us. Others are set by third parties whose services we use, such as Google and Microsoft. Cookies set by third parties are governed by those companies' own policies, which we link to below.

Some of the information collected through cookies is personal information. Where that is the case, we handle it as described in our privacy policy.

Your choices

Cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to work do not need your permission and are always active. Everything else, including analytics, call tracking and advertising, is only set once you have given your consent through the banner shown when you first visit the site.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings link, which is also available in the footer of every page. Withdrawing consent stops any further cookies being set. It does not delete cookies already on your device, so you may also want to clear them through your browser.

If you refuse or withdraw consent, the site will still work. You will see the same content and the same telephone number as every other visitor in your position, and we will not be able to tell how you found us.

Strictly necessary

These cookies are needed for the site to function and to remember the cookie choice you have made. They cannot be switched off.

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Expires
[CONSENT COOKIE NAME]	storagestockport.com	Remembers the cookie preferences you selected so we do not ask again on every page.	[12 MONTHS]
PHPSESSID	storagestockport.com	Keeps track of your session while you move between pages, for example while completing an enquiry or callback form.	When you close your browser
wordpress_test_cookie	storagestockport.com	Checks whether your browser accepts cookies. Set by the WordPress platform the site runs on.	When you close your browser

Analytics and site improvement

These cookies help us understand how people use the site so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics 4 to measure visits, the pages people look at and the enquiries that result, and Microsoft Clarity to see anonymised heatmaps and recordings of how visitors move through pages.

Clarity recordings capture mouse movement, scrolling, clicks and taps. Text you type into forms is masked before the recording is stored, so we do not see the content of your enquiry, your contact details or your payment information through this tool.

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Expires
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguishes one visitor from another so visits can be counted without identifying you by name.	2 years
_ga_[CONTAINER ID]	Google Analytics	Keeps track of the state of your session for our specific Analytics property.	2 years
_clck	Microsoft Clarity	Keeps a Clarity identifier for your browser so activity across pages is joined into one session.	1 year
_clsk	Microsoft Clarity	Joins the page views within a single visit into one recording.	1 day
CLID, ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM	Microsoft (clarity.ms, c.bing.com)	Identify the browser to Microsoft's services, verify page views and support the Clarity product.	10 minutes to 13 months, depending on the cookie

More information is available in Google's cookie notice and the Microsoft privacy statement.

Call tracking

The telephone number shown on this website may change depending on how you reached us. This lets us see which adverts, search results and pages lead to phone enquiries, so we know which marketing is worth paying for. Whichever number is shown, your call connects to Storage Stockport in the normal way.

To do this we set a cookie that records which number was allocated to your visit and how you arrived at the site. When you call, we match the number you dialled to that visit. We record the number you called from, the number dialled, and the date, time and duration of the call. Calls are not recorded.

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Expires
[CALL TRACKING COOKIE NAME]	storagestockport.com	Records the tracking number allocated to your visit and how you found the site, so a call can be matched to the right source.	[90 DAYS]

The information collected through call tracking is explained in more detail in the telephone calls section of our privacy policy, including how long we keep it and how to object.

Advertising

We advertise on Google. These cookies tell us when an advert has led to an enquiry, help us avoid showing you the same advert repeatedly, and allow us to show our adverts to people who have visited the site before. Some of them are set by Google on its own domains and allow Google to recognise your browser across other websites in its network.

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Expires
_gcl_au, _gcl_aw	Google Ads	Records that you arrived from a Google advert so we can see which adverts lead to enquiries.	90 days
IDE, test_cookie	Google (doubleclick.net)	Measures advert performance and allows adverts to be shown to you on other websites.	15 minutes to 13 months, depending on the cookie
NID	Google (google.com)	Stores advertising preferences held by Google for your browser.	Up to 6 months

You can control how Google personalises the adverts you see through Google My Ad Center.

Browser controls

As well as our cookie settings, you can block or delete cookies through your browser. The help section of your browser explains how, and most browsers let you clear cookies for a single site. Blocking all cookies will stop parts of this and most other websites working properly.

For general guidance on cookies and how to manage them, see the ICO's advice for the public or aboutcookies.org.

Questions

If you have a question about this policy or the cookies we use, email sales@storagestockport.com or call 0161 304 5695.

We review this policy when we change the tools we use on the site. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.