This Cookie Policy explains how Camberley Cars (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website camberleycar.co.uk. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal data more generally.
By continuing to use our website, or by selecting your preferences in our cookie consent banner, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the instructions in the “Managing Your Cookie Preferences” section below.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors interact with the pages.
We may also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, and local storage. For simplicity, this policy refers to all of them as “cookies”.
Cookies can be:
- First-party cookies — set directly by our website.
- Third-party cookies — set by services we use (such as Google Analytics or Google Maps).
- Session cookies — deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies — stored on your device for a set period.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to help our website work properly and to improve your experience. Specifically, cookies help us to:
- Remember your cookie consent choices.
- Keep the website secure and functional.
- Understand how visitors find and use our site, so we can improve it.
- Measure the performance of our online booking journey and marketing activity.
- Show relevant content and information through embedded services such as Google Maps.
We do not use cookies to collect information that personally identifies you without a clear purpose, and we aim to limit our use of cookies to what is reasonably necessary.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Below is a breakdown of the cookies currently used on our website, grouped by purpose. The cookies listed are accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of the last update. As we change the tools and services we use, this list may be updated from time to time.
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function correctly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| wpconsent_preferences | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager helps us manage the tags and scripts used on our website. It does not itself collect personal data, but it allows other services (such as analytics) to be loaded.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| cookiePreferences | Records the cookie preferences set by a user. | 2 years |
| td | Records statistical data on user behaviour. Used for internal analytics. | Session |
3.2 Statistics / Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information in an aggregated, mostly anonymous way. We use this information to improve the user experience, fix issues, and make informed decisions about our content and services.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google. You can read more about how Google uses data here: policies.google.com/privacy.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| _ga | Used to distinguish individual users. | 2 years |
| _ga_ | Used to persist session state. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users for up to 24 hours. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle the request rate. | 1 minute |
| _gac_ | Contains campaign-related information, shared with Google Ads when linked. | 90 days |
| _gali | Identifies which link on a page was clicked. | 30 seconds |
| __utma | Used to identify users and sessions (legacy). | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits (legacy). | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used to distinguish sessions (legacy). | End of browser session |
| __utmt | Used to throttle server requests (legacy). | 10 minutes |
| __utmz | Stores traffic source or campaign information (legacy). | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Stores custom variable data (legacy). | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used for A/B or multivariate testing (legacy). | 18 months |
3.3 Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to deliver content and advertising that is more relevant to you, and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing activity. Some marketing cookies may be set by third-party services embedded on our website, such as Google Maps and social media platforms.
Google Maps
Google Maps is used to display maps and location information on our website, including pickup and drop-off locations.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| OGPC | Stores user preferences and information for Google-mapped pages. | 1 month |
| OGP | Activates and tracks Google Maps functionality. | 2 months |
Social Media and Advertising Platforms
Our website may load content or tracking pixels from social media platforms (for example, Facebook and Instagram) and advertising networks. These services may set their own cookies to measure ad performance and to personalise content on their platforms. You can review the cookie and privacy practices of these services on their respective websites.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services we rely on, such as Google and social media providers. We do not control these cookies, and we recommend that you review the cookie and privacy policies of the relevant third parties for more information about how they use data.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage cookies in several ways:
Through our cookie banner
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can accept, reject, or customise your preferences. You may change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.
Through your browser
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies. Instructions are available in the help section of your browser, including:
Through opt-out tools
You can also opt out of certain third-party tracking using tools such as:
- Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Your Online Choices (EU/UK advertising opt-out)
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the way our website functions, including features such as our online booking system and embedded maps.
6. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. There is currently no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, and we do not change our behaviour based on this signal at this time.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or changes in relevant laws and guidance. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, or about how we use cookies on our website, please contact us:
Camberley Cars
Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom
📞 [+44 1276 66888](tel:+441276 66888)
✉️ bookings@camberleycar.co.uk
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For information about how we handle personal data more generally, please see our Privacy Policy.
