Last updated: 15 October 2026
About cookies
Cookies are small files that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as your browser’s own storage, work in the same way. This policy explains which ones legalbusiness.co.uk uses, why, and how you can control them. Please read it with our Privacy Policy.
Your choices
When you first visit, our cookie banner asks which optional cookies you accept. Necessary cookies are always on because the Website cannot work without them. Analytics cookies, and cookies from embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos, are set only if you accept them.
You can change your choices at any time using the Cookie Settings button on the Website. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser’s settings, but if you block necessary cookies, logging in and parts of the Website will not work.
Necessary cookies
These are needed for the Website to work and to keep it secure, so they do not need your consent.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cookieyes-consent |
CookieYes | Remembers your cookie choices so the banner does not ask again. | 1 year |
lb_free_articles |
Legal Business | Lets visitors who are not logged in read one free article every 30 days. It records only which article was read free and when the allowance began. It contains no personal information, is not used for analytics or advertising, and is protected against tampering. | Up to 30 days |
wordpress_test_cookie |
Legal Business | Checks that your browser accepts cookies, so that you can log in. | Until you close your browser |
wordpress_logged_in_* |
Legal Business | Keeps you logged in as you move between pages. | Until you close your browser and no longer than 2 days, or 14 days if you choose to stay logged in |
wordpress_sec_* |
Legal Business | Secures your logged-in session. | Until you close your browser and no longer than 2 days, or 14 days if you choose to stay logged in |
wfwaf-authcookie-* |
Wordfence | Lets our firewall recognise logged-in users so it can protect the Website without blocking them. | 12 hours |
wpEmojiSettingsSupports |
WordPress | Browser storage rather than a cookie. Records whether your browser can display emoji, so the page does not check again. | Until you close the tab |
Analytics cookies
These help us understand how readers use the Website so that we can improve it. They are set only if you accept analytics cookies.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another. | 2 years |
_ga_* |
Google Analytics | Keeps track of your current visit. | 2 years |
Embedded content
Some articles include videos from YouTube or Vimeo. Until you accept functional cookies, we show a placeholder instead of the video, and nothing is loaded from YouTube or Vimeo. You can still watch the video on YouTube or Vimeo using the link in the placeholder. If you accept functional cookies, YouTube videos load in YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), where YouTube sets its cookies and browser storage when you play the video. YouTube’s use of cookies is covered by Google’s privacy policy. The cookies YouTube sets include:
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
YSC |
YouTube | Records which videos you have watched during this visit. | Until you close your browser |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
YouTube | Estimates your connection speed so videos play smoothly. | 6 months |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
YouTube | Stores your cookie choices for YouTube. | 6 months |
Vimeo videos also load only if you accept functional cookies. When one loads, Vimeo’s security service sets __cf_bm to tell people apart from automated bots, for up to 1 hour. It is not used for analytics or advertising. Vimeo’s use of cookies is covered by Vimeo’s privacy policy.
Some articles also include interactive charts from Infogram, which load from Infogram’s own servers. Infogram receives your IP address when a chart loads, as any website does, and handles it under Infogram’s privacy policy.
Cookies we do not use
We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the cookies we use change. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, email [email protected] or write to Legalease Ltd, 188 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG.