Cookies Policy
Last updated: 6 May 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how South West Wills & Estate Planning (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, www.southwestwills.co.uk.
In line with our commitment to transparency and our adherence to the Data Use and Access Act 2025 (DUAA) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), this policy explains what cookies we use and how you can control them.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to the owners of the site.
2. How We Use Cookies
At South West Wills & Estate Planning, we use cookies to:
Keep the website running securely and properly (including fraud prevention and spam protection on forms).
Remember your preferences and settings (so the site works the way you expect).
Understand, in a general way, how visitors use our site so we can improve it (for example, which pages are most popular).
Certain low-risk analytics and functionality cookies may be used without explicit consent where permitted by law. We aim to keep this simple and transparent, and you can control cookies using the options in our cookie banner and your browser settings.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We group cookies into the following categories:
A. Strictly Necessary (Security / Core Operation)
These cookies are essential for the secure and effective operation of the website. They include cookies used for security, fraud prevention, and to enable core site features (such as submitting forms).
B. Functionality / Preference Cookies
These cookies help our website remember choices you make and provide a smoother experience (for example, keeping your preferences).
C. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it. We use basic analytics as part of a standard website setup and we do not use aggressive tracking.
D. Marketing / Tracking Cookies
These cookies can track your browsing activity and are used to make advertising more relevant. We will only use these cookies if you opt in via our cookie banner (where applicable).
4. Consent and Cookie Choices
Some cookies are essential to make the website work properly and keep it secure.
For anything else:
We’ll ask you to choose in our cookie banner (especially for any marketing/tracking cookies).
Certain low-risk analytics and functionality cookies may be used without explicit consent where permitted by law — but we’ll still explain what’s being used and give you a clear way to opt out.
5. Managing Your Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences through our updated cookie banner by selecting “Accept all”, “Reject non-essential”, or “Cookie Settings” (to choose which optional categories to allow). You can change your choices at any time by reopening the cookie banner via the “Cookie Settings” link/button on our website.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Please note that if you choose to decline optional cookies, you may still use our website, though some features or personalisation may be limited.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Our website is built on Squarespace, and it may set cookies needed for the site to work properly.
We may also use:
Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and improve the site. We use this in a basic way (standard website analytics), not for aggressive tracking.
Google reCAPTCHA to protect our forms from spam and abuse.
Our cookie banner focuses on higher-risk cookies (like marketing/tracking) which require you to opt in. It also provides clear information and options to manage other cookies. Because third-party cookies are controlled by those providers, you should check their own privacy/cookie information for full details.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology or legislation. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or how we protect your data while providing our estate planning services, please contact us:
South West Wills & Estate Planning
Email: clare@southwestwills.co.uk
Website: www.southwestwills.co.uk