Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy of Phillips & Co

Phillips & Co Accountants

Last Updated: 27/03/2025

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 and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Performance/Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. We use this information to improve how our website works. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. These cookies may also be used to provide statistics on how the website is used.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. Third parties might use these cookies to track your browsing habits across different websites.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies: [List specific necessary cookies, their purpose, and duration]
Performance/Analytics Cookies: [List specific performance/analytics cookies, their purpose, and duration. For example, Google Analytics cookieFunctionality Cookies: [List specific functionality cookies, their purpose, and duration]
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: [List specific targeting/advertising cookies, their purpose, and duration if any are used]

5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are used based on our legitimate interest to provide the website.
Performance, functionality, and targeting cookies are used based on your consent.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences through the following methods:

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 cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to manage your preferences. You can change these preferences at any time.
Third-Party Tools: You can use third-party tools and browser extensions to manage your cookie preferences.

7. Cookie Consent

By clicking “Accept” on our cookie consent banner, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using our cookie consent management tool.

8. Data Transfers

If any of the third-party cookies we use involve the transfer of data outside the UK, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

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. Your continued use of our website after the updated policy is posted constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or your cookie preferences, please contact us at info@phillipscoaccountants.co.uk.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.