Cookie Policy
Last updated 26 August 2026
This policy explains how this website uses cookies and similar technologies, and lists exactly what is stored and when. If something is not listed here, this site does not do it.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site work properly and can help the owner understand how the site is used.
One thing we count without asking
We keep a simple running tally of how many times each page is viewed, and how many people accept or decline the choice below. There is no cookie, nothing stored on your device, and no identifier, not even an anonymous one. Your visit is added to a number and no record of it is kept. It is never sent to Google or anyone else.
Before you choose
Until you accept optional cookies, this website does not:
- load Google Analytics
- set any Google Analytics cookie
- create any identifier on your device
- record which pages you view
- record taps on the phone number or email address
- record that you started filling in the enquiry form
The page tally above is the one exception, and it involves no cookie and no identifier. Continuing to browse is not taken as agreement, and nothing is pre-ticked.
What is stored, and when
| What | Set by | When | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| ssm_consent | This website | As soon as you answer | Remembers your answer so you are not asked on every page. Stored on your device only, and set whether you accept or decline. |
| ssm_anon | This website | Only if you accept | A random identifier with nothing personal in it, so separate page views can be counted as one visit. Removed when you withdraw. |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Only if you accept | Google's own analytics cookies, used to measure visits and traffic sources. |
| Page tally | This website | Always | A running count of page views and of accept or decline choices. No cookie, no storage on your device, no identifier. |
What is measured if you accept
- pages viewed, and how you arrived at the site
- click to call, that someone tapped the phone number. This does not tell us a call happened, only that the link was tapped.
- click to email, that someone tapped the email address. The address tapped is never sent to Google.
- that someone began filling in the enquiry form
- that an enquiry was successfully sent
Your name, email address, telephone number and message are never sent to Google Analytics.
If you decline
Everything above stays off. The site works normally, the enquiry form works normally, and your enquiry is still received and answered, see the privacy policy. Because no identifier exists, we cannot tell where that enquiry came from, and it is recorded as unknown rather than guessed at.
Changing your mind
Withdrawing stops optional analytics, deletes the identifier from your device, and clears the Google Analytics cookies this site set. Analytics information already collected is kept for 14 months and then deleted.
Controlling cookies
You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how the site works.
Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at stephen@stephenkellylaw.ie.