Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive.

This Cookie Policy explains how smartlegal Ltd ("we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website smartlegal.world and our digital learning platform.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for several purposes:

  • To ensure our website functions properly and securely
  • To remember your preferences and settings
  • To analyse how our website is used and improve our services
  • To deliver relevant advertising and measure its effectiveness
  • To provide social media features and analyse our traffic
  • To support our digital marketing and remarketing campaigns

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of necessary cookies when visiting our website.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to analyse website usage patterns, which helps us improve our services and user experience.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. These cookies remember your preferences and settings to provide a more personalised experience.

3.4 Marketing/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 and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads and other advertising platforms that may place these cookies on your device.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Type
cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year Necessary
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 24 hours Analytics
_gcl_au Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
_gcl_aw Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
IDE Google DoubleClick - ad targeting and measurement 1 year Marketing

5. Third-Party Cookies

We work with third-party service providers who may also set cookies on your device when you visit our website. These include:

  • Google Analytics: Helps us understand how visitors use our website
  • Google Ads: Enables us to show relevant advertisements and measure campaign performance
  • Google Fonts: Provides web fonts to enhance the visual appearance of our website

6. Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to adjust how Google tags behave based on your consent choices. This ensures that Google services respect your privacy preferences whilst still providing valuable insights for improving our services. When you deny consent for certain cookie categories, Google Consent Mode v2 enables privacy-preserving measurement and remarketing.

7. How to Control Cookies

7.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in our website footer.

7.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find cookie controls in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

For more information about managing cookies in popular browsers:

7.3 Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of certain third-party cookies:

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

smartlegal Ltd

Grafton Street 92

Galway, H62 3188, Ireland

Email: privacy@smartlegal.world

Phone: +353 91 846 4977