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Cookies Policy

How we use cookies and similar technologies on the Ansons Solicitors website.

In short

ansons.law uses essential, analytics and marketing cookies. We only set non-essential cookies with your consent, and you can change your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings link in the footer of the website.

This policy explains what cookies we use, what they do, and how you can control them. We will only set non-essential cookies on your device with your consent.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Make our website work properly and securely
  • Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it
  • Measure the performance of our marketing campaigns
  • Show relevant content and advertising to people who have visited our site

We group cookies into three categories: essential, analytics and marketing.

Cookies we use

Essential Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as a result.

CookieProviderExpiryPurpose
__cf_bmHubSpot / Cloudflare30 minutesHelps distinguish humans from bots, supporting site security and performance.
__hsscHubSpot30 minutesTracks the current user session.
__hssrcHubSpotSessionIndicates whether the visitor has restarted their browser.
__hs_initial_opt_inHubSpot7 daysRecords whether the visitor has dismissed the cookie banner.
__hs_cookie_cat_prefHubSpot13 monthsStores your cookie consent preferences by category.

Analytics Performance and analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They tell us which pages are most and least popular, how visitors move around the site, and whether they encounter any errors. We use this information to improve how the website works.

CookieProviderExpiryPurpose
_gaGoogle Analytics 42 yearsDistinguishes unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated ID.
_ga_<ID>Google Analytics 42 yearsUsed to persist session state for our specific GA4 property.
_gidGoogle Analytics24 hoursDistinguishes unique visitors over a 24-hour period.
__hstcHubSpot13 monthsTracks visitors across sessions to help us understand site usage.
hubspotutkHubSpot13 monthsIdentifies returning visitors and links form submissions to their session history.

Information collected by Google Analytics is transmitted to and stored by Google. To learn more, see the Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking entirely by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Marketing Marketing and advertising cookies

These cookies are used to measure the effectiveness of our marketing and to show relevant content and advertising to people who have visited our site. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners through our site, and may be used to build a profile of your interests.

CookieProviderExpiryPurpose
_fbpMeta (Facebook)3 monthsUsed by Meta to deliver, measure and improve the relevance of ads on Facebook and Instagram.
frMeta (Facebook)3 monthsUsed by Meta to deliver advertising and measure ad performance.
_fbcMeta (Facebook)2 yearsStores the last-click attribution data when a visitor arrives via a Meta ad.

For more information about how Meta uses cookies, see the Meta Cookies Policy. You can manage your ad preferences through your Facebook ad settings.

Cookies set before you changed your preferences

If you change your cookie preferences, this will stop new cookies in the disabled categories from being set. Any data already collected before your preferences changed may still be held by us or our third-party providers in line with their retention periods. You can clear existing cookies through your browser settings, and you can opt out of further Google Analytics or Meta tracking using the links above.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in legal requirements. The "last reviewed" date below shows when this policy was most recently updated.

Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@ansons.law.

Last reviewed: April 2026.