Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Induction

Last updated: 1st March 2024

This Policy explains how Dick Lovett uses cookies and other trackers to provide functionality and enhance the experience for users who visit dicklovett.co.uk. If you choose not to allow cookies, you may not be able to access all the features we provide and your experience on our website may be limited.

For more details about your personal data and how we use it, please refer to our Privacy Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded onto your computer, tablet, or smartphone (collectively known as "devices") while you use the internet and browse various websites. Cookies are not viruses, any kind of malware, programs, or applications. Cookies cannot see files on your device.

Cookies are unable to contain any data that can personally identify a user. However, any personal information that we have stored about you may be connected to the data retrieved from and stored in cookies. Learn more about how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

Types of cookies

Session cookies - these cookies automatically expire when a user ends their session by closing the web browser.

Persistent cookies - these cookies are stored on the user’s device and remain valid until a specified expiry date, unless manually deleted by the user before that date.

First party cookies – these cookies are set by the website you are visiting, and they can only be read by that website.

Third party cookies – these cookies are created by a domain other than the one the user is visiting. They are used for marketing purposes. They allow advertisers and other third-party organisations to collect data on a user's browsing behaviour across multiple websites, which can then be used to deliver targeted ads or personalised content.

Categories of cookies

The cookies used on dicklovett.co.uk can be categorised as follows:

Essential – these cookies are necessary for the safety, security, and integrity of our website. These cookies do not require your consent and cannot be switched off. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of our website may not work if you block these types of cookies.

Functional - these cookies allow us to remember choices you make about the kind of experience you want on our website and to provide you with a more personalised experience. For example, auto-fill forms and remembering your data preferences.

Performance - these cookies help us learn how you use our website to improve its performance and design.  

Marketing – these cookies collect information about your browsing habits and allow us to create personalised advertisements that we can display on our website, and on other websites. These cookies are set by us or by carefully selected third parties and help us to improve the relevance of our adverts.

What Cookies do we use

We use both session and persistent cookies on our website, which are either first or third party. These cookies have varying lifespans, and once they expire, your data is no longer stored.

See the table below for the type of cookies we use, whether they are first or third party and their lifespan. Please refer to the next section to learn how you can manage your cookie preferences.

Name of cookie Provider Why we use it Lifespan Classification
__cf_bm Cloudflare This cookie is part of Cloudflare’s Bot Management service and helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots, helping to distinguish between humans and bots 1 day Essential
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID that is used to generate analytical data on how visitors use the site 2 years Performance
_ga_# Google Analytics Used to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit 2 years Performance
_gat Google Analytics Used to throttle request rate 1 day Performance
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID that is used to generate analytical data on how visitors use the site 1 day Performance
collect Google Analytics Used to send data to Google about the visitor's device and behaviour, tracking across devices and marketing channels Session Performance
ads/ga-audiences Google Tag Manager Used to detect whether the user intends to leave the page via cursor movements, allowing triggering of pop ups Session Performance
_fbp Facebook Used by Facebook to deliver remarketing advertisements 3 months Marketing
mhVisitorId Mediahawk Dynamic numbers, call tracking 1 year Marketing
EVOSESSION Dicklovett.co.uk Necessary functional cookie, required for the website to function properly according to the user's interactions with features 3,600 days Essential
DataPreferences Dicklovett.co.uk     Used to store a record of the user's chosen cookie banner preference 3 months Essential
RecentlyViewedVehicles Dicklovett.co.uk     Used to store what vehicles a user has viewed in order to display them on the used vehicle pages 1 week Functional
Name of cookie __cf_bm
Provider Cloudflare
Why we use it This cookie is part of Cloudflare’s Bot Management service and helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots, helping to distinguish between humans and bots
Lifespan 1 day
Classification Essential
Name of cookie _ga
Provider Google Analytics
Why we use it Registers a unique ID that is used to generate analytical data on how visitors use the site
Lifespan 2 years
Classification Performance
Name of cookie _ga_#
Provider Google Analytics
Why we use it Used to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit
Lifespan 2 years
Classification Performance
Name of cookie _gat
Provider Google Analytics
Why we use it Used to throttle request rate
Lifespan 1 day
Classification Performance
Name of cookie _gid
Provider Google Analytics
Why we use it Registers a unique ID that is used to generate analytical data on how visitors use the site
Lifespan 1 day
Classification Performance
Name of cookie collect
Provider Google Analytics
Why we use it Used to send data to Google about the visitor's device and behaviour, tracking across devices and marketing channels
Lifespan Session
Classification Performance
Name of cookie ads/ga-audiences
Provider Google Tag Manager
Why we use it Used to detect whether the user intends to leave the page via cursor movements, allowing triggering of pop ups
Lifespan Session
Classification Performance
Name of cookie _fbp
Provider Facebook
Why we use it Used by Facebook to deliver remarketing advertisements
Lifespan 3 months
Classification Marketing
Name of cookie mhVisitorId
Provider Mediahawk
Why we use it Dynamic numbers, call tracking
Lifespan 1 year
Classification Marketing
Name of cookie EVOSESSION
Provider Dicklovett.co.uk
Why we use it Necessary functional cookie, required for the website to function properly according to the user's interactions with features
Lifespan 3,600 days
Classification Essential
Name of cookie DataPreferences
Provider Dicklovett.co.uk    
Why we use it Used to store a record of the user's chosen cookie banner preference
Lifespan 3 months
Classification Essential
Name of cookie RecentlyViewedVehicles
Provider Dicklovett.co.uk    
Why we use it Used to store what vehicles a user has viewed in order to display them on the used vehicle pages
Lifespan 1 week
Classification Functional

Managing cookies

While most web browsers provide options to manage cookies, like giving consent for each cookie or blocking them entirely, it is crucial to keep in mind that such actions can impact the website's functionality. Some essential features that rely on cookies may not work as intended, and the website's performance may also be affected.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

To manage cookies on your mobile phone or tablet, please refer to your user manual.

Withdrawing consent

You will be presented with a pop-up window that allows you to either accept all cookies or adjust your preferences accordingly.

Opting for 'Accept all cookies' will approve all non-essential first and third-party cookies. If you choose to decline any cookies, we will not set them on your device, except for essential cookies and a cookie that remembers your preference for not having any other cookies set on our website.

You can modify your cookie preferences at any time during your visit through our Data Preference Centre.

Changes to this policy

If we make any changes to the cookies we use, we will update our Cookie Policy and change the "Last Updated" date above to reflect the updates. We will ask you to re-consent to our changed use of cookies (unless they are necessary cookies). 

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies on our website.

Contacting us

If you have any questions in connection with this Cookie Policy, please contact us by emailing [email protected].