1. Scope of this Policy
We (“William Fry LLP”, “we”, “our” and “us”) respect the privacy of all visitors to our website, williamfry.com (“Website”).
This is our policy on the use of cookies on the Website. We may update this policy from time to time to reflect any changes in technology or legislation affecting the way we use cookies. Any updates to this policy will be posted to this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure you are happy with our use of the cookies and to learn more about how you can update your cookies preferences.
2. Summary of this Policy
When you first visit our Website, we only set strictly necessary cookies on the web browser of your PC, telephone, tablet or other Internet-connected device (each a “Device”). These are cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our Website. We will only set non-necessary cookies on your Device where we have obtained your prior consent to do so (see section 5 of this policy). If you choose to consent to non-necessary cookies, you can change your consent preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by using our cookies banner (see section 8 of this policy).
You should also know that some of our cookies collect and process your personal data. We have more information about these cookies in sections 6 and 7 of this policy and you can find further details about our processing activities in our Website Privacy Statement.
3. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on the web browser of your Device that “remember” information about you and your visit(s) to a website or connection to web application. Certain cookies collect personal data about you from your Device. This personal data can include your name, IP address and e-mail address.
Cookies can be “first party” which are cookies set by us, or “third-party” which are cookies that are placed on your Device by a third party when you visit our Website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your Device by a third party providing a service to us. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our Website is being used.
4. Why Do We Use Cookies?
Our Website uses cookies to:
- distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you visit our Website and assists us make improvements to our Website.
- remember your interactions and preferences over a period of time so you don’t have to keep re-entering your details when you come back to the Website or browse from one page to another. For example, our cookies may collect data relating to your Device such as language settings, font size settings, other display preferences or other information relating to your Device (e.g. the type of device being used to browse the Website).
- help our Website to work faster and route information over your network.
5. Types of Cookies on our Website
6. Controlling Cookies: Your Preferences and Consent
We only use strictly necessary cookies on the initial loading of our Website as these cookies do not require your consent and they are strictly necessary for the operation of our Website.
The non-necessary cookies that we use on the Website (performance, social media and functionality cookies) require your consent before they can be set on your Device. We ask for your consent preferences using our cookies banner. Our cookies banner puts the choice in your hands and enables you to consent to all, some or none of these non-necessary cookies.
Once you set your cookie preferences, you can change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking on our cookie icon.
7. Disabling and Deleting Cookies
You may also set your browser to disable cookies, but this action may block our strictly necessary cookies and prevent our Website from functioning properly, and you may not be able to fully utilise all of the Website’s features and services. Manufacturer’s instructions for managing your browser cookie preferences can be found via the following links:
8. More Information and Questions
More information about how we protect and process your personal data can be found in our Website Privacy Statement. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at [email protected]