1. Introduction
This Cookies Policy explains how Reeds Solicitors LLP (“Reeds”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (www.reeds.co.uk).
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function effectively, remember your preferences, improve user experience and provide information about how visitors interact with a website.
This Cookies Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal data.
2. Who We Are
Reeds Solicitors LLP is the data controller responsible for personal data collected through this website.
Registered Office:
Office 11, Station Field Industrial Estate
Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 1JD
Email: [email protected]
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us using the details above.
3. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies allow websites to recognise a device, remember preferences and improve functionality and performance.
Some cookies are essential for a website to function correctly, whilst others help website owners understand how visitors use their site or support advertising and marketing activities.
4. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the website functions correctly and securely.
- To remember your cookie preferences.
- To analyse how visitors use our website.
- To improve website performance and user experience.
- To measure the effectiveness of our advertising and online marketing activities.
Where required by law, we will obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
5. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation, security and functionality of the website. They cannot be disabled through our cookie preference centre because the website may not function properly without them.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, including which pages are visited, how visitors navigate the site and how long visitors spend on particular pages.
This information helps us improve our website and services.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies help us measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and understand how users interact with our online advertising.
These cookies are only placed where you have provided the necessary consent.
6. Cookies Used on This Website
The following cookies have been identified as being used on this website:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
| wpconsent_preferences | Reeds Solicitors LLP | Stores the visitor’s cookie consent preferences and settings | Strictly Necessary | 30 days |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users and generates website usage statistics | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_8CBQ3K7VB7 | Google Analytics | Maintains session state and analytics reporting | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads | Measures advertising effectiveness and conversion activity | Marketing | Up to 90 days |
We review the cookies used on our website periodically and may update this table from time to time as our website and services evolve.
7. Third-Party Services
We currently use the following third-party services which may place cookies on your device:
Google Analytics 4
We use Google Analytics 4 to help us understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as page visits, visitor journeys and website performance metrics. This information is used to improve the content, usability and effectiveness of our website.
Google Ads
We use Google Ads conversion tracking to help us understand whether visitors complete certain actions on our website after interacting with our advertising campaigns.
Further information about how Google uses information collected through its services can be found in Google’s privacy documentation.
8. Consent and Managing Your Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Reject non-essential cookies.
- Manage your cookie preferences.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie preferences tool available on our website.
Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
9. International Transfers
Some of the third-party services we use, including Google Analytics and Google Ads, may transfer and process personal data outside the United Kingdom, including in the United States.
The UK has recognised the United States as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred under the UK-US Data Bridge. Where transfers occur under this framework, or where other appropriate safeguards apply (such as UK International Data Transfer Agreements), we ensure such transfers comply with UK data protection legislation.
For further information about how Google processes and transfers data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy at google.com/privacy.
10. Personal Data and Cookies
Information collected through cookies and similar technologies may constitute personal data under applicable data protection laws where it can be linked to an identifiable individual or device.
Where this occurs, such information will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice and applicable data protection legislation.
11. Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through browser settings. You can usually:
- View cookies stored on your device.
- Delete cookies.
- Block cookies.
- Restrict certain categories of cookies.
Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality and security of the website.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit the About Cookies website [http://www.aboutcookies.org] which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your machine as well as more general information about cookies.
12. Your Rights
Where cookies or similar technologies collect or process personal data, you have certain rights under data protection law. These may include the right to access the personal data we hold about you, request that we correct or erase it, restrict or object to our processing of it, and, in some circumstances, request that your personal data be transferred to another organisation.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie settings tool. However, if you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights in relation to personal data collected through cookies or other tracking technologies, please contact us using the details in section 14.
For more information about your rights under data protection law, please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website at www.ico.org.uk/your-data-matters.
You will not normally have to pay a fee to exercise your rights. However, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to comply with a request where it is manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive, as permitted by applicable law.
To exercise any of your rights, please use the contact information in section 14.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, regulatory guidance, technology or our website services.
Any changes will be published on this page and the “Last Updated” date amended accordingly.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact:
Data Protection Officer
Mr Jan Matthews
Reeds Solicitors LLP
Office 11, Station Field Industrial Estate
Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 1JD
Email: [email protected]
This Policy Was Last Updated in June 2026, and will be reviewed again on June 2027.