Cookies & Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 November 2025

Hirst and Wilde Ltd (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates www.luciehirst.com (the “Site”) under the trading name Lucie Hirst Private Clients. This page explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information obtained through our website and how we use cookies and similar technologies. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection and Use

While using our Site, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include your name, email address, telephone number, and any details you share when making an enquiry. We only collect the information you choose to provide, such as through our contact form or when signing up to hear from us.

Log Data

Like many websites, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”). This may include your computer’s IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the duration of time spent on those pages. We also use third-party services, including Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Business, which collect, monitor, and analyse this information to help us understand how our Site is used and how we can improve it. All data collected is anonymous and does not identify individual users.

Cookies

Cookies are small files containing data that may include a unique, anonymous identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. We use cookies to analyse user activity, improve the functionality and experience of our Site, and tailor the content we show based on user preferences. Any information gathered through cookies is compiled on an aggregate, anonymous basis.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose to delete or disable them at any time. Please note that some features of the Site may not function properly if cookies are disabled. For further information on managing cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics

When someone visits www.luciehirst.com, we use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. This helps us understand things like the number of visitors to different parts of the Site. This information is processed in a way that does not identify anyone, and we do not make or allow Google to make any attempt to identify visitors.

Communications

We may use the personal information you provide to contact you with updates, news, or information relating to your enquiry or to our business services. You may opt out of receiving communications from us at any time by contacting us directly.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. While no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, we use commercially acceptable means to protect your information and to ensure it is not lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, or altered without authorisation.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 11 November 2025 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will become effective immediately upon being posted on this page. We may update or change this Policy from time to time, and your continued use of the Site after any modifications indicates your acceptance of those changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

Hirst and Wilde Ltd (trading as Lucie Hirst Private Clients)

Email: lucie@luciehirst.com

Registered in England and Wales, Company No. - 15539340

Registered Office: The Dower House, Chinnor Hill, Oxfordshire, OX39 4BS