Cookie Policy
Cookies Policy
Our website (www.thpsolicitors.co.uk) is the property of THP Solicitors Ltd, otherwise known as THP Solicitors, a limited company registered in England and Wales. We are a firm of solicitors and for more information please see the About section of this website.
All references to ‘we’ ‘us’ ‘our’ or ‘Firm’ means THP Solicitors Ltd and includes any Partner and/or employee of THP Solicitors.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, respected and dealt with in accordance with applicable laws. This Cookies Policy, together with our Privacy Policy, explains how we will use and protect any personal data that we collect from you or that you provide to us (‘your personal data’).
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. computer, tablet or smartphone) when you use our website. These cookies help us recognise you and your device and store information about your preferences or past actions. For example, we may monitor which pages are visited, how many times etc. and this information helps us to build a profile of our users. Most of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
If you are using our website, we will automatically obtain information from you as part of that visit. This information will not identify you, however, will allow us to:
- administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes
- improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer
- obtain information about your preferences and use of our website
- allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so
- as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure
- make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.
For further information on cookies generally visit www.aboutcookies.org
Types of cookies
The cookies we place on your device fall into the following categories:
- Session cookies—these allow our website to link your actions during a particular browser session. These expire each time you close your browser and do not remain on your device afterwards
- Persistent cookies—these are stored on your device in between browser sessions. These allow your preferences or actions across our website to be remembered. These will remain on your device until they expire, or you delete them from your cache
- Strictly necessary cookies—these cookies are essential for you to be able to navigate our website and use its features. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for could not be provided
- Performance cookies—these cookies collect information about how you use our website, e.g. which pages you go to most often to improve how our website works. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information about you and the information we collect is anonymous.
- Functionality cookies—these cookies allow our website to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language, last action and search preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites
Below are some examples of the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:
| Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ga, _gid, _gat | We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. |
| PREF, NID, HSID, APISID, SID | We use Google reCAPTCHA on our login forms and within our checkout to help prevent spam and abuse. The cookies set by this service are essential site cookies. |
| cookies_consent | We check for the existence of this cookie on your device to check if you have previously accepted our cookie policy. No personal or identifying information is stored. This cookie allows us to prevent our cookie popup from displaying if you have previously accepted it. |
You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the websites below tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how. However, some of our website features may not function as a result and this will impact your user experience.
Alternatively, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org which provides directions on how to block cookies on all major browsers. The site also explains how you can delete cookies that have already been stored on your computer and provides general information about cookies. If you have any queries in relation to the above please do not hesitate to contact us through any of the contact methods on our site. You should be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of the websites you visit.
Resources & Further Information
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. These websites will have their own privacy policies for which we do not accept any responsibility. This policy does not extend to your use of any other website or to any information you may provide or may be collected by any other website.
Changes to this policy
This policy may change at any time. You should check this page periodically in order to ensure that you are aware of any changes. If we make any substantial changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our website
If you have any queries about how we use cookies on our website please contact us by emailing us at office@thpsolicitors.co.uk, by post to at: Marketing, THP Solicitors Ltd, 9 Chalfont Court, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 5SY or by calling us on 0118 975 6622.