Cookies Policy
1. Introduction: Our Approach to Cookies
At Legalmaster™ ("Legalmaster", "we", "us", "our"), your privacy is paramount. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (www.legalmaster.co.uk). Like most modern websites, we use cookies to provide and improve our services, but we are committed to using them responsibly and transparently.
Our guiding principle is privacy-first: we only use cookies that are essential for our services to function, or those that help us improve our service *with your explicit consent*. We do not use cookies for invasive tracking or third-party advertising.
This policy should be read alongside our main Privacy Policy, which provides more detail on how we handle your personal data.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits, enabling various functionalities and improving user experience.
Cookies can be "session" cookies (which expire once you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (which stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
3. How and Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for specific, limited purposes:
- To make our website work properly: Some cookies are essential for navigating the site and using its features, such as submitting forms securely.
- To understand and improve our service: With your permission, we use analytics cookies to see how visitors interact with our website, helping us identify areas for improvement.
We categorise the cookies we use as follows:
4. Types of Cookies We Use
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Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to move around the website and use its core features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like processing your order forms or ensuring secure connections, cannot be provided. They help maintain your session and ensure the security and integrity of our forms.
Consent: Because these cookies are strictly necessary for the service to function, UK law does not require us to ask for your consent to place them on your device. However, we inform you about them here.
Examples: Session ID cookies, security tokens (e.g., CSRF prevention), cookies managing the state of your form submission.
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Analytical / Performance Cookies (Require Consent)
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. We use this information solely to improve how our website works.
Specifically, we use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses cookies to gather anonymous information about website traffic and user behaviour (e.g., number of visitors, pages visited, time spent on site, general geographic location). This data is typically aggregated and does not personally identify you.
Consent: These cookies are not essential for the website to function. We will only place these cookies on your device if you give us your explicit consent via the cookie consent banner presented when you first visit our site (or via cookie settings). If you do not consent, these cookies will not be activated.
Example Cookies (set by Google): _ga, _gid, _gat (These help distinguish users and throttle request rates).
For more information on Google Analytics cookies and privacy practices, please visit: Google Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Cookie Usage.
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Functionality Cookies
We currently do not use cookies specifically designated for remembering non-essential user choices (like language preference) beyond what is strictly necessary for the service.
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Targeting / Advertising Cookies
We do NOT use targeting or advertising cookies. We do not track your activity across other websites, nor do we allow third-party advertisers to place cookies via our site.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over the use of non-essential cookies:
- Cookie Consent Tool: When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can use this tool to accept or reject non-essential cookies (Analytical/Performance cookies). You can usually revisit your choices at any time via a link or button typically found in the website footer labelled "Cookie Settings" or "Manage Consent".
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete cookies already set. However, please be aware that blocking or deleting Strictly Necessary cookies will likely impact the website's functionality, and you may not be able to use our forms or complete orders.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
6. Third-Party Cookies
The primary third-party cookies used on our site (subject to your consent) are those from Google Analytics. While we have chosen this service to help us improve our website, we do not control the setting of these cookies directly beyond initiating the service based on your consent. Please refer to Google's privacy and cookie policies (linked in Section 4) for more information on their practices.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data use practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us using the details provided in our main Privacy Policy or email us directly at: service@www.legalmaster.co.uk.