Cookie Policy for Car.co.uk

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer to improve your experience. This page describes the information they gather, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also provide details on how you can prevent these cookies from being stored; however, this may downgrade or impair certain elements of the site's functionality.

For more general information on cookies, see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry-standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave all cookies enabled if you are uncertain whether you need them, as they may be used to provide a service that you utilize.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for instructions). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will typically result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

Account-Related Cookies

If you create an account with us, we will use cookies for managing the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out; however, in some cases, they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

Login-Related Cookies

We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

Forms-Related Cookies

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Site Preferences Cookies

To provide you with a great experience on this site, we enable the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. To remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be recalled whenever you interact with a page affected by your preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• Google Analytics: This site uses Google Analytics, one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web, to help us understand how you use the site and ways in which we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit, enabling us to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics cookies info.
• Google AdSense: The Google AdSense service we use to serve advertising utilizes a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdSense, see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
• Microsoft Clarity: The Microsoft Clarity service we use to track the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on the Bing advertising network. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. For more information on Microsoft Clarity, see the official Microsoft Clarity Cookie Consent page.
• Facebook Meta: The Facebook Meta cookies are used to store and track visits across websites. Please see Facebook.com Cookies Policy for more information.
• Atlassian Jira ServiceDesk: The Atlassian cookies are used to improve and customize our products and websites and your experience; to allow you to access and use the Services without re-entering your username or password; to understand usage of our Services and the interests of our customers; to determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon; and to present you with advertising relevant to your interests. For more information on Atlassian cookies please see Atlassian Cookies Policy.
• Trustpilot: The Trustpilot cookies are used to determine what promotional content is more relevant and appropriate to you and your interests. Based on information relating to your access to and use of our platform and other websites on your devices, third-party advertising companies show ads about goods and services that may be of interest to you. For more information on Trustpilot cookies please see Trustpilot Cookies Policy.
• Stripe: The Stripe cookies are used to detect and prevent fraud and violations of our terms of service. For more information about Stripe cookies please see Stripe Cookies Policy.
• Matamo: Matamo cookies and JavaScript code are used to track visitor interactions on our websites. For more information about Matamo cookies and JavaScript, please see Matamo FAQ.
• Bing: The Bing Ads cookies are used to record your actions after you've viewed or clicked an advert to measure its performance and tailor future advertising to you. For more information on Bing and Microsoft cookies, please see Microsoft Cookie Inventory.

From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure you receive a consistent experience while on the site and to understand which optimizations our users appreciate.

As we sell products, it is crucial for us to understand statistics about how many visitors to our site make a purchase. Such data enables us to accurately make business predictions, allowing us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.

The behavioural advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar items that may interest you.

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, the following social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube will set cookies through our site, which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.