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COOKIE POLICY
Introduction
The Firm’s website (“Website”) uses cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using cookies, the Firm is able to provide you with a better experience and to improve its Website by better understanding how you use it.
The Firm may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, the Firm’s system will not issue non-essential cookies without your explicit consent.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file placed on your computer or device by a website that you visit.
Cookies serve various functions including enabling website functionality, improving performance, and providing analytics insights. Some cookies are placed by the Firm (first-party cookies), while others are set by external providers (third-party cookies).
Strictly Necessary Cookies (Functional)
Cookies that are essential for the working of basic functionalities of a website. These cookies do not require your consent.
Analytics Cookies (Statistics)
Cookies that gather information on website and page visits, usage and efficiency to allow for improvement. These cookies are only set with your explicit consent.
Marketing Cookies
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. These cookies are only set with your explicit consent.
Third-party Cookies
Third-party cookies are placed by external services used by the Firm, for example, analytics providers such as Google. These may collect data about your use of the Website and are only activated with your consent.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on the user’s computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time a website is visited.
Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and only remain on a user’s computer or device from the point at which they visit a website until they close their browser. Session Cookies are deleted when a browser is closed.
The Firm’s Website
The Firm uses first party cookies (those placed directly by and used only by the Firm) to:
- Improve our site and to deliver a better service;
- Analyse trends and estimate audience size and usage patterns;
- Speed up your searches;
- Gather broad demographic information for aggregate use; and
- Recognise you when you return to our site.
When visiting the Website, you may further receive certain third-party cookies (those placed by websites, services and/or parties other than the Firm) on your computer or device.
Third-party cookies are used on the Website for analytics (set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information), to enable the Firm to better understand how the Website is used and improve the Website. These cookies will not be set unless you give your consent through our cookie pop-up.
All cookies used by and on the Website are used in accordance with the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), UK GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Consent and Control
Upon visiting the Website, you will be shown a cookie consent pop-up. This pop-up gives you the option to:
- Accept all cookies;
- Reject all non-essential cookies; or
- Customise your preferences by selecting cookie types.
Non-essential cookies will only be set after you have given explicit consent. For non-essential cookies (such as analytics and third-party cookies), we rely on your consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR.
You may update or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link, which is accessible at the footer of the Website.
For more information about how we collect and use your personal data, including data collected via cookies, please refer to the Firm’s Privacy Policy.
In addition to the controls that the Firm provide, you can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies but this can be changed. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party cookies. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
Cookies we use
| Provider / Cookies | Purpose | Duration | Type | |
| Complianz (first-party) cmplz_banner-status, cmplz_consented_services, cmplz_policy_id, cmplz_functional, cmplz_preferences, cmplz_statistics, cmplz_marketing | Stores your cookie preferences, so that your choices are respected and the banner is not shown on every visit. | 1 year | Strictly Necessary | |
| Google Analytics _ga | Distinguishes unique visitors to produce aggregate statistics on how the Website is used. Only set with your consent. | 2 years | Analytics / Third-party | |
| Google Analytics _ga_6QSQ15RX7B | Stores session state to count page views and visits for analytics. Only set with your consent. | 2 years | Analytics / Third-party | |
| WordPress and Wordfence (first-party) wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*, wordpress_test_cookie, wp_lang, wp-settings-*, wfwaf-authcookie-*, wfls-remembered-* | Keep site administrators securely logged in, remember their dashboard settings and protect the login area. Not set for ordinary visitors. | Session to 1 year | Strictly Necessary |
This policy will be reviewed annually or when there is a change in circumstances, in work practices or the introduction of new legislation.