Cookie Policy

This Cookies Policy sets out the basis on which Edward Webb (www.barristerinleicester.co.uk (“the Website”) use cookies on the Website. 

By continuing to use the Website, you consent to us placing non-essential cookies on your computer or device.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small data / text files sent by a website’s server to a web browser, processor memory or hard drive and stored there. They are used for a range of different purposes including customising a website for the user, helping users navigate a website, improving that user’s website experience, and storing user preferences such including login information.

Cookies can be classified as either ‘essential’ or ‘non-essential’.

Essential cookies: these are cookies that are either used solely to carry out or facilitate the transmission of communications over a network or strictly necessary to provide an online service.

Non-essential cookies: these are any cookies that do not fall within the definition of essential cookies, such as cookies used to analyse your behaviour on a website (‘analytical’ cookies) or cookies used to display advertisements to you (‘advertising’ cookies).

Cookies can be classified as either ‘session’ or ‘persistent’, depending on how long they last after they are placed on your browser.

Session cookies: session cookies last for as long as you keep your browser open. They expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies: persistent cookies expire at a fixed point in time or if you manually delete them from your browser, whichever occurs first.

Cookies can be classified as ‘first party’ or ‘third party’.

First party cookies: these are cookies placed on your device by our website domain.

Third party cookies: these are cookies placed on your device by third party website domains.

What Cookies do the Websites use?

The Website use non-essential cookies for analytical purposes. As there is no shopping cart, no way to purchase goods or services on the website and there is no member area, the Website does not need cookies for these purposes. The use of cookies on the Website is therefore limited.

Accepting or Rejecting Cookies

The Website operate a pop-up facility when you first enter the same. It gives you the option to accept cookies. However, if you change your mind you can reject the cookies by changing the settings in your browser by blocking third party cookies. Please click here for details on how to reject cookies if you are using Microsoft Explorer.