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West Midlands Solicitors Cookie Banner & Tracking Review

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West Midlands Solicitors Cookie Notice & Privacy Signals Review

A public review of visible cookie controls, privacy information and public data-collection signals on the West Midlands Solicitors website.

Checked

27 June 2026

Review type

Public Visibility Check

Website

westmidlandssolicitors.co.uk

Scope

Visible Public Signals

68out of 100

Useful settings controls, with scope for clearer first-layer choice

The public cookie notice provides an “Accept” option and a route to GDPR cookie settings. The settings panel separates Strictly Necessary Cookies from 3rd Party Cookies, identifies Google Analytics and provides enabled or disabled controls with a Save Settings option. The main improvement point is the first layer: a clear reject option is not displayed alongside Accept, so visitors need to take an additional step to manage non-essential cookies.

Technical tag behaviour not tested

Privacy information

20 / 25

A public Privacy Policy is available and explains personal-data processing, data rights and contact routes.

Cookie choices

16 / 25

The first layer provides Accept and a settings route. A separate first-layer Reject All option was not identified.

Cookie information

13 / 15

Settings identify Strictly Necessary Cookies and 3rd Party Cookies, including Google Analytics for visitor statistics.

Form transparency

8 / 15

Public forms collect name, email, contact number and enquiry details; every live form notice was not reviewed.

Choice persistence

11 / 20

The settings panel includes Save Settings, but the ability to reopen and amend a saved choice was not fully verified.

Why the score is 68, not a compliance verdict
This score reflects visible public evidence only. It gives credit for a public Privacy Policy, a visible settings route, category separation and an available choice to enable or disable third-party cookies. Points are held back because the initial notice shows Accept but no equally prominent Reject All option, and because this review did not test whether third-party cookies are disabled by default, whether settings remain available after a choice, or how scripts behave in each consent state. It is not a legal conclusion.
What was directly visible in this check
The public first-layer wording states that cookies are used to provide the best experience and directs visitors to settings to find out which cookies are used or to switch them off. The settings panel contains Privacy Overview, Strictly Necessary Cookies, 3rd Party Cookies and Cookie Policy sections. It states that strictly necessary cookies should be enabled to save cookie preferences and identifies Google Analytics as collecting anonymous visitor and popular-page information. The panel includes Enable or Disable controls and a Save Settings option.
What this check did not test
This public check did not inspect browser storage, cookie values, network requests, tag-manager settings, analytics requests, advertising pixels or Consent Mode behaviour. It did not determine whether Google Analytics or other third-party technologies are technically prevented from loading until a visitor enables that category, nor whether the setting can be reopened after consent has been recorded.
Important: This is a Public Visibility & Transparency Score based on observed public evidence. It is not a GDPR, PECR, legal or formal compliance score, and it does not determine how scripts, cookies, pixels or tags operate in every consent state.

Review findings

Visible Consent and Privacy Signals

Cookie Notice

  • First-layer wording explains that cookies are used for website experience
  • Visible “Accept” option identified
  • Visible route to GDPR cookie settings identified
  • Separate first-layer “Reject All” option was not identified
  • Settings route requires an additional step to manage third-party cookies

The site provides a visible route to control cookies, but a more balanced first layer could make it quicker for visitors to choose between accepting and declining non-essential categories.

Cookie & Privacy Information

  • Public Privacy Policy available
  • Settings panel separates Strictly Necessary and 3rd Party Cookies
  • Google Analytics is identified for anonymous visitor and page statistics
  • Save Settings option identified
  • Cookie Policy section available within the settings panel

The category information is useful and gives visitors a clear indication that analytics is treated separately from strictly necessary functionality. The technical effect of the enabled or disabled controls was not tested.

Public Data Collection

  • Public enquiry forms request name, email, contact number and enquiry details
  • Privacy Policy explains personal-data processing and individual rights
  • Public policy identifies the firm as data controller
  • Privacy contact information is provided
  • Website forms were visible on public service pages

This review does not assess backend form processing, lawful basis, retention, access controls, case-management systems or the handling of client-file information.

Evidence matrix

Observed Evidence and Review Boundaries

Review areaWhat was observedReview statusNot determined by this check
Cookie messageFirst-layer notice with an “Accept” option and a route to cookie settings.ObservedWhether first-layer presentation and controls operate identically across all devices and journeys.
Visitor choiceSettings include third-party-cookie enable or disable controls and a Save Settings action.ObservedThe default status of every category, the technical effect of each option and the availability of a post-choice re-open route.
Cookie informationSettings identify Strictly Necessary Cookies and 3rd Party Cookies, including Google Analytics.ObservedWhether the categories and technology descriptions are complete and current for the live website.
Privacy informationPublic Privacy Policy describes personal-data handling, individual rights and a privacy contact route.ObservedAccuracy, legal adequacy or completeness of the policy information.
Public formsPublic service pages include enquiry fields for name, email, contact number and enquiry details.ObservedBackend data handling, retention, security, lawful basis or client-file processing.
Cookies and tagsNot technically inspected in this public visibility review.Not testedCookies, browser storage, network requests, Google Analytics behaviour, advertising technologies, third-party scripts or Consent Mode behaviour.

What a Deeper Review Would Check

The public interface presents a settings route and explains Google Analytics in a third-party cookie category, but it does not establish how the website behaves in a clean browser. A technical review would compare cookies, browser storage, network requests and visible page changes before interaction, after Accept, after third-party cookies are disabled and after settings are saved.

The practical question is whether Google Analytics and any other non-essential technologies remain inactive until the relevant category is enabled, and whether visitors can return to their cookie settings easily after their initial choice.

Suggested technical scope

  • Clean-browser baseline
  • Cookie and browser-storage review
  • Network-request and tag-firing review
  • Accept versus disabled-category comparison
  • Settings-panel default-state review
  • Cookie-settings re-open route review
  • Google Analytics review
  • Developer-ready action list

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Factual corrections and updates are not conditional on purchasing any service.

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