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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.

NameDescription
wordpress_test_cookieThis cookie is used by WordPress to check if cookies are enabled on the browser.
privacy_cookie_statusThis cookie is set to record the fact that a User has opted to enable cookies.
_GRECAPTCHAThis cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA, which protects our site against spam enquiries on contact forms.

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 UK 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 calculate visitor, session and campaign data. 2 years (browsers commonly cap first-party cookies at around 13 months, so the effective lifespan 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 (similarly capped in practice)
_gid Set by Google Analytics 4 to distinguish users on a daily basis by assigning a randomly generated client ID. Used to measure engagement time and session data. Present on some configurations only. 24 hours
_gat_gtag_<id>, _dc_gtm_<GTM-id> Set by Google to throttle the rate at which requests are made. Present on some configurations only. 1 minute

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

Ruler

Name Description Expiration
__racnt Set by Ruler Analytics to identify unique visitors and track which marketing source brought them to the site. Updated with each page view to attribute enquiries and conversions to the correct marketing channel. More information from Ruler Analytics. Up to 3 years
__rasesh Set by Ruler Analytics to store a unique session identifier, used to associate a visitor's activity across pages within a visit. More information from Ruler Analytics. Up to 2 years
__rafm, __rasel*, __racplx*, __ratel* Set by Ruler Analytics to power dynamic telephone number replacement. Each cookie stores information about the visitor's marketing source, the phone number pool assigned to that source, and the page elements to be replaced. This allows calls made through the website to be attributed to the marketing channel that drove the visit. More information from Ruler Analytics. Session

Stripe

These are the cookies set by Stripe which are essential to the functioning of the 'Pay online' page.

NameDescription
_stripe_mid, _stripe_sid, m.stripe.com (called _guid/ m cookie) Stripe's software allows us to accept payments through our website. The cookies set are set for fraud prevention purposes. More information from Stripe