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Hadgkiss Hughes & Beale Cookie Notice & Privacy Signals Review

A public review of visible cookie controls, privacy information and public data-collection signals on the Hadgkiss Hughes & Beale website.

Checked

27 June 2026

Review type

Public Visibility Check

Website

hhb-law.co.uk

Scope

Visible Public Signals

78out of 100

Visible choice controls, with scope for clearer cookie-specific information

The public website provides both “Accept” and “Reject” controls and a route to reset cookie preferences. Cookie and Privacy Policy links are available in the footer alongside regulatory and complaints information. The page labelled Cookie Policy is largely a broader privacy notice, so a clearer separation of cookie-specific information, privacy information and consent controls could make visitor choices easier to understand.

Technical tag behaviour not tested

Privacy information

25 / 25

Privacy, cookie, complaints and costs information was publicly linked in the footer alongside regulatory wording.

Cookie choices

20 / 25

Visible “Accept” and “Reject” controls were identified, with public wording stating that the chosen preference is remembered.

Cookie information

10 / 15

Google Analytics cookies are described, but the page is mainly a broader privacy notice rather than a detailed cookie-specific guide.

Form transparency

10 / 15

The published policy describes website forms and Jotform processing, but this review did not assess every live form journey.

Choice persistence

13 / 20

A “Reset Cookie Preferences” route was visible; the settings options and their technical effect were not tested.

Why the score is 78, not a compliance verdict
The score reflects visible public evidence only. It gives credit for accessible privacy and cookie links, clear accept and reject controls, and a route to revisit preferences. Points are held back because cookie-specific information is relatively limited and blended with wider privacy material, and because this review did not technically inspect storage, scripts, category controls or technology behaviour before and after a visitor choice. It is not a legal conclusion.
What was directly visible in this check
The website footer linked to Cookie Policy, Privacy Policy, Complaints Policy and Costs Transparency information, alongside wording that the firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The visible cookie notice included “Accept” and “Reject” controls. The Cookie Policy page showed a route to reset cookie preferences, described Google Analytics cookies and referred visitors to browser settings for enabling or disabling cookies.
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 all non-essential technologies are prevented from loading before a visitor selection, the exact settings available through the preference reset route, or whether every consent state is technically enforced.
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

  • Visible “Accept” control identified
  • Visible “Reject” control identified
  • Public wording says the preference will be remembered
  • Cookie Policy linked from the public notice
  • Reset Cookie Preferences route visible

The visible consent controls offer a clear public choice. This review does not determine the technical effect of accepting, rejecting or resetting preferences.

Cookie & Privacy Information

  • Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy linked separately
  • Cookie Policy page includes broader privacy wording
  • Google Analytics cookies described
  • Browser settings are referenced for cookie management
  • Policy wording states an effective date of 10 May 2018

A more focused cookie-specific page could make it easier for visitors to distinguish between website cookies, wider privacy information and the live controls available to manage consent.

Public Data Collection

  • Website forms are described in the published policy
  • Jotform is identified as a form-processing provider
  • Submitted form data is described as being emailed to the firm
  • Public Privacy Policy provides broader data-processing information
  • Website enquiries are identified as a category of personal information processed

This review does not assess live form configuration, backend processing, retention, lawful basis, access controls or client-file data processing.

Evidence matrix

Observed Evidence and Review Boundaries

Review areaWhat was observedReview statusNot determined by this check
Cookie messagePublic notice with “Accept” and “Reject” controls and a link to Cookie Policy.ObservedWhether each option technically controls the loading of technologies.
Visitor choicePublic wording says the selected preference is remembered, with a Reset Cookie Preferences route.ObservedThe precise settings available and technical persistence of every consent state.
Privacy informationFooter links to Cookie Policy, Privacy Policy, Complaints Policy and Costs Transparency information.ObservedAccuracy, legal adequacy or completeness of policy information.
Public formsPublished policy describes website forms and the use of Jotform for form processing.Policy wording observedLive form configuration, backend data handling, retention or lawful basis.
Cookies and tagsNot technically inspected in this public visibility review.Not testedCookies, browser storage, network requests, Google Analytics behaviour, third-party scripts or Consent Mode behaviour.

What a Deeper Review Would Check

The visible banner and policy links provide useful public evidence, but they do 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 acceptance, after rejection and after a preference reset.

Because the cookie-policy page refers to Google Analytics cookies and website-use information, the practical review point is whether analytics and other non-essential technologies are correctly described, categorised and only activated in the consent state intended by the live controls.

Suggested technical scope

  • Clean-browser baseline
  • Cookie and browser-storage review
  • Network-request and tag-firing review
  • Accept versus reject comparison
  • Reset-preferences route review
  • Cookie-policy versus live-site comparison
  • Developer-ready action list

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

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