Cookie Policy

1) What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies help websites function, improve user experience, understand usage, remember preferences, and support analytics and marketing.

We may also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, local storage, SDKs, or server logs (“Similar Technologies”). For simplicity, this Policy refers to all these as “cookies”.

2) Why we use cookies
We use cookies to:

• make the Website work and keep it secure;
• remember your choices (where applicable);
• understand how visitors use the Website so we can improve it;
• measure performance of pages, forms, and campaigns;
• support online marketing features (where enabled and lawful).

3) Cookie categories we may use
We use (or may use) the following categories of cookies:

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)
These are required for the Website to operate (e.g., security, network management, load balancing, fraud prevention, session management).
Legal basis/consent: These do not require consent under PECR where strictly necessary for a service you request.

B. Functional Cookies (Preferences)
These remember choices you make to improve functionality (e.g., language, region, accessibility preferences).
Legal basis/consent: These generally require your consent unless strictly necessary.

C. Analytics / Performance Cookies
These help us understand how the Website is used (e.g., which pages are visited, time spent, error messages). We may use aggregated reporting to improve performance.
Legal basis/consent: These require your consent.

D. Marketing / Advertising Cookies
These may be used to measure and improve marketing effectiveness and to show relevant information across platforms (including social media), where enabled.
Legal basis/consent: These require your consent.

4) Third-party cookies and external platforms
Some cookies may be placed by third parties where we use third-party services (for example, website hosting, analytics providers, embedded content, maps, scheduling tools, payment gateways, or social media plugins).

Third parties may collect information about your device and your use of the Website over time and across other websites. Your use of third-party services is also governed by their own terms and privacy/cookie policies. CLC UK does not control third-party cookies once you enable them, and we do not accept responsibility for third-party acts, omissions, platform changes, outages, or security incidents, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5) What cookie information may be collected
Cookies may collect information such as:

• IP address (which may be truncated or pseudonymised where supported),
• device type, browser type, operating system,
• unique identifiers,
• approximate location derived from IP (not precise GPS unless you separately enable it),
• Website usage (pages visited, links clicked, time spent),
• referral source (how you arrived at the Website).

Where cookie data identifies you (directly or indirectly), it is treated as personal data and handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

6) Consent and cookie controls
Non-essential cookies (functional, analytics, marketing) will be used only if you consent, via our cookie banner/consent tool (where deployed).

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by:

• using the cookie banner settings (if available), or
• adjusting browser settings as described below.

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.

7) Managing cookies in your browser (and consequences)
Most web browsers allow you to:

• view which cookies are set,
• delete cookies, and/or
• block some or all cookies.

If you block or delete cookies:

• some parts of the Website may not function properly,
• preferences may not be saved,
• certain features may be unavailable.

Browser management instructions vary; you can typically find them in your browser’s “Help” or “Settings” section.

8) Cookie list and details
Because cookies can change depending on:

• the pages you visit,
• which tools are enabled at the time,
• whether you accept cookies, and
• third-party platform updates,

we may not always display an exhaustive static list here. Where we use consent tooling, the cookie banner/settings panel should show a current list (name, provider, purpose, duration) at the time of your visit.

If you require a current cookie inventory for compliance or audit purposes, you may request it using the contact details in Section 12.

9) Retention (how long cookies last)
Cookies may be:

• Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser), or
• Persistent cookies (remain until expiry or deletion).

Duration depends on the cookie’s purpose and the provider. We aim to keep cookie durations proportionate and to limit non-essential cookies to the shortest practical lifespan consistent with their function.

10) International transfers

Some cookie providers or third-party services may process information outside the UK. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we apply appropriate safeguards in line with UK GDPR (for example, adequacy regulations or recognised contractual protections), as described in our Privacy Policy.

11) Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• changes in law or regulatory guidance,
• changes to the Website,
• changes to cookies/tools used.

The updated version will be published on the Website with a revised effective date. Continued use of the Website after publication indicates your acceptance of the updated Policy (subject always to any required consent for non-essential cookies).

12) Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:
Chisty Law Chambers Limited (CLC UK)
Registered Office: 1 Grace House, Bessborough Road, Harrow, England, HA1 3EX
Email: info@chistylawchambers.co.uk