Our Cookie Policy
We use cookies to ensure our website works smoothly and to help us understand how you use it. This policy provides detailed information about what cookies are, how we use them, and what your choices are. Your privacy is important to us.
Cookie Policy of Phillips & Co Accountants
Last Updated: 4th November 2025
1. Introduction Phillips & Co Accountants (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in our use of cookies. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (https://phillipsco-accountants.co.uk/) and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
2. What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
3. How we use cookies We use cookies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site, use its features, and remember your cookie consent choices.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language) and provide enhanced features, such as the interactive Google Map on our contact page.
Marketing/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are set by third parties (like Google) and are used to build a profile of your interests to show you relevant advertisements on other websites.
4. Types of cookies we use
Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are essential for our site to function and are loaded automatically. You cannot opt out of these.
Cookie Name: viewed_cookie_policy
Provider: Phillips & Co
Purpose: Stores your cookie consent preferences.
Duration: 1 Year
Cookie Name: wordpress_test_cookie
Provider: Phillips & Co
Purpose: Checks if the user’s browser has cookies enabled.
Duration: Session
Functionality Cookies These cookies enable enhanced functionality, such as remembering your language or powering the interactive map and spam protection on our “Contact Us” page. These are only set with your consent.
Cookie Name: wp_lang
Provider: Phillips &Co
Purpose: Stores the user’s language preference.
Duration: Session
Cookie Name: SID, SSID, SIDCC
Provider: Google
Purpose: Security cookies used by Google to authenticate users and protect data for its embedded services (e.g., Maps, reCAPTCHA).
Duration: 1-2 Years
Cookie Name: SOCS
Provider: Google
Purpose: Stores the user’s preferences and consent state for Google’s services.
Duration: 1 Year
Cookie Name: UULE
Provider: Google
Purpose: Sends location information to Google’s servers to show you location-relevant results (e.g., centering the map).
Duration: 6 Hours
Marketing/Advertising Cookies These cookies are set by third-party services to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. We only use these with your explicit consent.
Cookie Name: SAPISID
Provider: Google
Purpose: Used by Google to build a profile of visitor interests to show relevant and personalised advertising.
Duration: 2 Years
5. Legal basis for using cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are used based on our legitimate interest to provide a functioning website.
All other cookies (including Functionality and Marketing) are used based on your explicit consent, which you can provide or withdraw at any time via our cookie consent banner.
6. Managing your cookie preferences You can manage your cookie preferences at any time.
Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit, you are presented with a cookie consent banner. This allows you to “Accept All” or “Reject All” non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences individually. You must have a “Reject All” option that is as easy to select as “Accept All”.
Browser Settings: You can configure your browser to accept or reject cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is set. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
7. Cookie consent By clicking “Accept” (or “Accept All”) on our cookie consent banner, you consent to the use of all non-essential cookies as described in this policy. By clicking “Reject” (or “Reject All”), you opt out of all non-essential cookies. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time.
8. Data transfers Some of our third-party service providers (like Google) process data outside the UK. This means your data may be transferred to countries, such as the United States, which may not have the same level of data protection. When this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place (such as relying on Google’s Standard Contractual Clauses) to protect your data in line with UK GDPR.
9. Data retention Cookie data is retained according to the specific expiration dates set for each cookie, as detailed in Section 4.
10. Changes to this cookie policy We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website. If we make material changes, such as adding new cookies or changing their purpose, we will renew your consent.
11. Contact us If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or your cookie preferences, please contact us at info@phillipscoaccountants.co.uk