Cookies Policy

Automotive Repair and Retail Services

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our automotive repair and retail website. They help us provide you with a better browsing experience by remembering your preferences and enabling essential website functionality. Our commitment to transparency means we want you to understand exactly how we use these technologies.

Types of Cookies We Use

GDPR Compliance & Consent Mode v2

We are fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and implement Google's Consent Mode v2. This advanced consent management system ensures that we respect your privacy choices while still providing valuable automotive services. Our consent mechanism allows for granular control over different types of cookies and data processing activities.

How We Use Cookies

Our automotive repair and retail website uses cookies for several important purposes:

  • Service Booking: To maintain your session while booking automotive repair appointments and selecting services
  • Shopping Cart: To remember automotive parts and accessories you've added to your cart
  • User Preferences: To remember your vehicle information, preferred service locations, and communication preferences
  • Security: To protect against fraudulent activity and ensure secure transactions for automotive services
  • Analytics: To understand how customers interact with our automotive services and improve our offerings
  • Personalization: To provide customized recommendations for automotive maintenance and parts based on your vehicle type

Third-Party Cookies

We work with trusted third-party service providers who may place cookies on your device to help us deliver our automotive services more effectively. These may include:

  • Payment processing services for secure transactions when purchasing automotive parts
  • Analytics providers to help us understand website usage and improve our automotive services
  • Customer support platforms to provide better assistance with automotive inquiries
  • Marketing platforms to deliver relevant automotive content and advertisements
  • Social media platforms to enable sharing of automotive content and reviews

These third parties are contractually bound to use cookies only for the purposes we specify and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

Managing Your Cookie Settings

You have several options for controlling cookies on our automotive website:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our automotive booking system and shopping features.

Our Cookie Preference Center

You can update your cookie preferences at any time using our preference center, which provides granular control over different types of cookies used on our automotive website.

Opt-Out Options

For advertising cookies, you can opt out of targeted advertising while still receiving general automotive-related content and maintaining access to all our repair and retail services.

Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have comprehensive rights regarding your personal data collected through cookies, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing. Our Consent Mode v2 implementation ensures these rights are respected throughout your interaction with our automotive services.

Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different lifespans:

  • Session Cookies: Automatically deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted
  • Essential Cookies: Retained only as long as necessary for website functionality
  • Analytics Cookies: Typically retained for up to 24 months to analyze long-term automotive service trends

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy periodically to reflect changes in our automotive services, legal requirements, or cookie technologies. We will notify you of any significant changes through our website or other appropriate means. Your continued use of our automotive repair and retail services after such modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

This Cookies Policy is effective as of the date of your acceptance and governs your use of our automotive repair and retail website.