Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. They let a site remember your preferences between visits. This policy explains which cookies Hosting Cheap (hosting-cheap.com) uses and why.

2. Cookies we use

Cookies on this website fall into three categories. Only the necessary category is always on; analytics and marketing cookies are set only after you allow them through the cookie banner.

• Necessary (always on): hc_ccy remembers the display currency shown to you (prices are always charged in USD); hc_cookie_consent records the cookie choice you made in the banner for 180 days so we don't ask again; and our hosting platform may set cookies needed to serve pages securely and reliably.
• Analytics (with your consent): Google Analytics 4 cookies (_ga, _ga_*) help us understand which pages are used and how visitors find us, in aggregate.
• Marketing (with your consent): Google Ads cookies (_gcl_*) and the Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Pixel cookie (_fbp) measure whether our advertising works and may be used to show you more relevant ads.

If you decline, no analytics or marketing cookies are set. Google's tags then operate in cookieless “consent mode”, sending only anonymous, aggregated pings that store nothing in your browser; the Meta Pixel is not loaded at all.

3. The billing area

Our separate client and billing area at billing.hosting-cheap.com runs on WHMCS and sets its own strictly necessary cookies (for example, to keep you logged in). Those cookies are essential to operate your account. Your cookie choice is stored against the shared .hosting-cheap.com domain, so the decision you make on this site is honoured in the billing area too — the same analytics and marketing rules apply on both.

4. Managing cookies

You can change your mind at any time: deleting the hc_cookie_consent cookie in your browser makes the banner reappear on your next visit so you can choose again. You can also delete or block any cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect how parts of the site work — for example, your currency preference may not be remembered.

5. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email info@hosting-cheap.com. Hosting Cheap is a trading name of Bohzo Ltd, registered in England and Wales, Company No. 15031604.