BSG Solicitors

Cookie Policy

1.                   Introduction

This website https://www.bsglaw.co.uk (‘Our Site’) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site.

This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with the Website Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

 

2.                   Definitions and Interpretation

In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

·       ‘Cookie’ – Cookies are small pieces of text that are stored in your browser, and that can be read by our website and, where present, third parties that we use, and you consent to us using. This will occur when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site.

·       ‘Cookie Law’ – means the relevant parts of the Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR, the Data Use and Access Act 2025 (‘DUAA’), Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (as amended).

·       ‘Personal Data’ – means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the Data Protection Act 2018 (‘DPA 2018’) and the UK GDPR.

·       ‘We/Us/Our’ – BSG Solicitors, which is the trading style of Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP, which is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (Registered No. OC350314).

 

3.                   Information About Us

Our Data Compliance Manager is Pippa Weld-Blundell, who is responsible for this policy.

The Firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No: 524974).

All personal information that We may use will be collected, processed, and held in accordance with the provisions of UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), which sits alongside the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, you can email us at enquiries@bsglaw.co.uk.

 

4.                   How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device.

First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

 

5.                   How to Manage your Cookies

You can manage or delete Cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling Cookies may affect the functionality of this website. Information on how to manage Cookies in the most common browsers is available at: https://allaboutcookies.org.

 

6.                   Cookies on Our Site

All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookies:

 

6.1   Essential Cookies

These Cookies are essential for the website to operate and cannot be switched off. They are set in response to actions you take, such as completing a contact form or navigating between pages. No consent is required for these Cookies.

Examples include session management Cookies that allow you to move through the site without losing information, and temporary Cookies set when you visit our login page to determine whether your browser accepts Cookies.

 

6.2          Functionality Cookies

Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA), functional Cookies whose sole purpose is to enable or enhance how the website works or appears do not require your consent, provided they are used exclusively for that purpose. We use functional Cookies to remember display preferences and accessibility settings. You are not required to consent to these, but you may opt out at any time using the controls described below.

 

6.3          Persistent Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookies may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.

 

6.4          Session Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookies may be a “session Cookie”. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

 

7.                   Privacy and Data Protection

For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

 

8.                   Consent and Control

When you first visit our website, before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop up requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however, certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.

In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

 

9.                   Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time.  Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made.  You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

Any printed version of this policy should be considered obsolete.

 

10.               Contact Us

If you have any questions about how we use Cookies, please email us at enquiries@bsglaw.co.uk or write to us at BSG Solicitors, 3&4 Aalborg Square, Lancaster, LA1 1BJ, or call 01524 386500.

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