This website cookie policy was updated last on: 30 May 2025
Please read this policy carefully as it contains important information about who we are and how we use cookies and similar technologies (which we will refer to collectively in this policy as cookies) on our website www.trethowans.com (our Website). This policy should be read together with our Privacy Notice https://www.trethowans.com/privacy-policy/ which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal data (information) generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal data and details of how to contact us and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you have a complaint.
Who we are
Our Website is operated by Trethowans LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC342356. Our registered office is London Road, Salisbury, SP1 3HP.
We are a member of the Lawfront Group and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lawfront Holdings Limited, a limited company registered in England & Wales (Reg No. 13327912) having its registered address at 10 Ledbury Mews North, London, W11 2AF and approved as owner by the SRA (SRA No. 819548).
Please contact us by email, post or telephone if you have any questions about this policy or the information we hold about you.
| Our contact details | Our Privacy Officer’s contact details |
| Trethowans LLP, 1 London Road, Salisbury, SP1 3HP 01722 412512 | Sarah Wheadon [email protected] Trethowans LLP, The Pavilion, Botleigh Grange Business Park Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2AF 023 8032 1000 |
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our Website.
For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the ICO, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
We use cookies on our Website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website and allows us to improve our Website. Further details about the cookies we use can be found below.
Consent to use cookies and changing settings
We will ask for your consent to place cookies on your device, except where they are essential for us to operate our Website.
You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies you have provided or manage any other cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the icon found in the bottom left of our Website. You can then adjust the preference sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.
How to turn off all cookies and consequences of doing so
If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings so that cookies (including those which are essential for us to operate our Website) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our Website.
If you want to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the guidance on cookies published by the ICO, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Our use of cookies
The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
| Cookie type | Name | Purpose | Duration | Own/Third party | Personal data collected/processed | Is it strictly necessary? i.e. is it required for the operation of our Website? |
| Analytics | _ga | This cookie calculates visitor, session and campaign data and tracks usage for our Website’s analytics report | 1 year 1 month and 4 days | Google Analytics | This cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors | No |
| Analytics | _ga_* | This cookie stores and counts page views | 1 year 1 month and 4 days. | Google Analytics | This cookie collects unique user identifiers, device information and location data and tracks interactions with websites (such as page views and events) | No |
| Analytics | sbjs_migrations | This cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on our Website | Session | Sourcebuster | This cookie identifies the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies | No |
| Analytics | sbjs_current_add | This cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on our Website | Session | Sourcebuster | This cookie identifies the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies | No |
| Analytics | sbjs_first_add | This cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on our Website | Session | Sourcebuster | This cookie identifies the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies | No |
| Analytics | sbjs_current | This cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on our Website | Session | Sourcebuster | This cookie identifies the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies | No |
| Analytics | sbjs_first | This cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on our Website | Session | Sourcebuster | This cookie identifies the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies | No |
| Analytics | sbjs_udata | This cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on our Website | Session | Sourcebuster | This cookie identifies the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies | No |
| Analytics | sbjs_session | This cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on our Website | 1 hour | Sourcebuster | This cookie identifies the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies | No |
| Analytics | _gcl_au | This cookie is placed by Google Adsense to store and track conversions for advertisement efficiency of websites using Google services | 3 months | Google Tag Manager | Browsing behaviour | No |
| Analytics | CLID | This cookie stores information about how visitors interact with our Website and helps to provide an analysis report | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity | Data collected includes the number of visitors, where they visit our Website, and the pages visited | No |
| Analytics | _clck | This cookie retains the browser’s Clarity User ID and settings. This cookie guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to our Website will be linked to the same user ID | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity | User information | No |
| Analytics | SM | This cookie synchronises the MUID across Microsoft domains | Session | Microsoft Clarity | None | No |
| Analytics | MR | This cookie is used to collect user information for analytics purposes | 7 days | Bing (.bing.com) | User information | No |
| Analytics | MR | This cookie is used to collect user information for analytics purposes | 7 days | Bing (,clarity.com) | User information | No |
| Analytics | _clsk | This cookie stores and consolidates a user’s page views into a single session recording | 1 day | Microsoft Clarity | User’s pageview | No |
| Analytics | _cltk | This cookie is used by Microsoft Clarity to store and track interaction | Session | Microsoft Clarity | User’s pageviews, bounce rates and time durations | No |
| Advertisement | MUID | This cookie recognises unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics and other operational purposes | 1 year and 24 days | Bing (.clarity.ms) | None | No |
| Advertisement | MUID | This cookie recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics and other operational purposes | 1 year and 24 days | Bing (.bing.com) | None | No |
| Advertisement | ANONCHK.c | This cookie stores a user’s session ID and verify ads’ clicks on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalisation as well | 10 minutes | Bing | User’s session ID | No |
| Performance | SRM_B | This cookie is used as a unique ID for visitors to our Website | 1 year and 24 days | Microsoft Advertising | User information | No |
| Essential | wpEmojiSettingsSupport | This cookie is set when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly | Session | WordPress | None | Yes |
Other tracking technologies in addition to cookies
Web beacons: Web beacons (also known as tracking pixels, pixel tags, web bugs and clear GIFs) are small images that may be used within webpages and emails. We may use these to place cookies on your browser and to learn more about how you interact with web content or emails such as whether emails have been opened or links clicked.
Web server & application logs: Our servers automatically collect certain information to help us administer and protect our Website, analyse usage, and improve users’ experience. The information collected includes:
- IP address and browser type
- Device information including Unique Device Identifier (UDID), MAC address, Identifier For Advertisers (IFA), and similar identifiers we or others may assign
- Device operating system and other technical facts
- The city and country from which you access our Website
- Pages visited and content viewed, stored, and purchased
- Information or text entered
- Links and buttons clicked
- URLs visited before and after you use the features
“Do Not Track” Signals
Some browsers transmit Do Not Track (DNT) signals to websites. Due to the lack of a common interpretation of DNT signals throughout the industry, we do not currently alter, change or respond to DNT requests or signals from these browsers. We continue to monitor industry activity in this area and reassess our current DNT practices as necessary.
Third party websites
Throughout our Website we may provide links to other websites owned and operated by third parties or include social media features such as Facebook, ‘X’ (previously Twitter) and LinkedIn share buttons. These third party websites may also use cookies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.
Changes to this policy
We may change this policy from time to time and when we do the changed policy will be posted on our Website.