Cookies Used by this Website
Essential
"Essential" cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like secure areas and online billing. These cookies don't gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
| Name | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | This cookie is used by WordPress to check if cookies are enabled on the browser. | Session |
| privacy_cookie_status | This cookie records the user’s cookie consent preferences, including which categories of cookies have been accepted or declined, so that these preferences can be applied on subsequent visits without the user being asked again. | 1 year from set/update. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA, which protects our site against spam enquiries on contact forms. | 6 months |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website. It sets first-party cookies that assign each browser a randomly generated client ID, so that we can measure visits, sessions and the general performance of the site. This client ID does not tell us your name or contact details, but it is treated as personal data under data protection law and is only set with your consent. For more information see Google's Privacy & Terms.
| Name | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Set by Google Analytics 4 to distinguish users by assigning a randomly generated client ID. Used to count visitors and to recognise a browser that has visited before. | 2 years by default. Browsers apply their own limits to first-party cookie lifespans, so the effective duration is often shorter. |
| _ga_<container-id> | Set by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state for this property, so that page views within a single visit are grouped into one session. | 2 years by default. Browsers apply their own limits to first-party cookie lifespans, so the effective duration is often shorter. |
MS Clarity
| Name | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| _clck | Set by Microsoft Clarity to store a unique visitor ID and preferences. Used to recognise returning visitors and ensure their activity is attributed to the same user across visits. Microsoft Clarity provides heatmaps and session recordings that help us understand how visitors interact with the site. More information from Microsoft Clarity. | 1 year |
| _clsk | Set by Microsoft Clarity to connect multiple page views within a single visit into one session recording. | 1 day |
| CLID | Set by Microsoft Clarity to record the first time Clarity encountered the visitor on any site using Clarity. | 1 year |
| MUID | Set by Microsoft to assign a unique identifier to the visitor's browser. Used across Microsoft sites for analytics, advertising and other operational purposes. | 1 year |
| MR | Set by Microsoft to indicate whether the MUID cookie should be refreshed. | 7 days |
| ANONCHK | Set by Microsoft to indicate whether the MUID is transferred to Microsoft's advertising cookie. Clarity always sets this to 0, meaning no such transfer takes place. | 10 minutes |
| SM | Set by Microsoft to synchronise the MUID cookie across Microsoft domains. | Session |
Review Solicitors
| Name | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| rs_tracking_id | Set by ReviewSolicitors to track referrals and activity originating from the firm's profile on the ReviewSolicitors platform. Used to attribute visits and enquiries back to the embedded widget. More information from ReviewSolicitors. | 180 days |