COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: 22 October 2026
1. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site work, remember your preferences and understand how it is used.
2. Cookies we use
| Type | Purpose | Examples | Needs consent? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Security, site function, remembering your cookie choice | WordPress session cookies, consent cookie | No |
| Analytics | Counting visits and seeing which pages are used | [e.g. Google Analytics / Site Kit] | Yes |
| Functionality | Remembering preferences | [if any] | Yes |
| Marketing | Advertising and tracking | [Remove this row if you do not use any] | Yes |
3. Your choices
When you first visit, a banner lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time through [LINK TO COOKIE SETTINGS] or by clearing cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the website works.
4. Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties such as [ANALYTICS PROVIDER] or embedded content like maps and videos. These providers have their own privacy policies.
5. More information
See our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal information, or contact [EMAIL].
NOTES FOR THE ATTORNEY (do not publish)
- PAIA manual (South Africa): private bodies are generally required to have a PAIA manual and a registered Information Officer. Check the current obligations and exemptions, and consider adding a “PAIA Manual” page.
- Attorney advertising rules: the Legal Practice Council (SA), the SRA (UK) and the relevant Australian regulator each have rules on how a firm may advertise, what must appear on its website (registration numbers, regulator name, complaints procedure) and how claims such as “specialist” or “expert” may be used. Add whatever each regulator requires, such as the SRA transparency rules on price and complaints.
- Cookie banner: the Cookie Policy only works with a real consent banner. A free plugin such as Complianz or CookieYes can provide one, and it should block analytics cookies until consent is given.
- Contact forms: add a short notice and a consent tickbox next to every form, for example “I have read the Privacy Policy and agree to my information being used to respond to my enquiry.”
- Keep these in sync with reality: only list the cookies, tools and service providers the site actually uses.
- These are templates, not legal advice. Have the final versions reviewed by the attorney for each jurisdiction before the site goes live.