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, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visits, such as your preferences and browsing history.
2. How We Use Cookies
Keane International Legal Consultancy LLP ("KILC") uses cookies on our website (kilc.co.uk) to improve your browsing experience, analyse website traffic, and understand how visitors interact with our site. We use cookies in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR).
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and language preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be switched off in our systems.
- Language preference: Remembers your chosen language (English or Chinese) so you do not need to select it on every visit.
- Session management: Maintains your session state as you navigate between pages.
- Cookie consent: Records whether you have accepted or declined non-essential cookies.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use self-hosted analytics (not Google Analytics) to ensure your data stays on our own servers and is not shared with third parties.
- Page views: Tracks which pages are visited to help us understand which content is most useful.
- Referral source: Identifies how visitors arrived at our website (e.g., search engine, direct visit, or link from another site).
- Device and browser information: Collects general technical information to help us optimise the website for different devices.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Theme preference: Remembers your preferred display settings (e.g., light or dark mode).
- Form data: May temporarily store information you have entered into forms to prevent data loss.
4. Third-Party Cookies
We do not use any third-party advertising or tracking cookies. Our analytics are self-hosted, and we do not share your browsing data with external advertising platforms. Any third-party services integrated into our website (such as Cloudflare for security) may set their own cookies, which are governed by their respective privacy policies.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or alert you when a cookie is being set. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
- Cookie consent: When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
For more information about how to manage cookies in your specific browser, please visit your browser's help pages:
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@kilc.co.uk
- Post: Keane International Legal Consultancy LLP, 128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
For more information about your data protection rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.