Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your actions and preferences over time (such as login, language and other display preferences), and they can also be used to understand how visitors use the site.

This Cookie Policy explains how My Car Showroom (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential functionality – to allow the website and uploader to work properly.
• Performance & analytics – to understand how the site is used and improve it.
• Security and abuse prevention – to help protect the service from misuse.

We do not use cookies to track your activity across unrelated websites, and we do not sell cookie data to third parties.

3. Types of Cookies We May Use

a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions you take, such as navigating pages, using the uploader or making a payment.

You can set your browser to block these cookies, but parts of the site may then not work correctly.

b) Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting anonymous information (for example, which pages are visited most often, or if users see error messages). We use this information to improve the performance and usability of the site.

c) Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the site to remember choices you make (such as language or certain settings) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They are optional but can improve your experience.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may use reputable third-party services that set their own cookies when you visit our site. These can include:

• Payment providers (e.g. Stripe, Braintree) – cookies used to support secure payment processing and fraud prevention.
• Analytics tools – to understand how visitors find and use our website.
• Hosting or content delivery networks (CDNs) – to serve content quickly and reliably.

These providers may use cookies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing those policies for more detailed information about their usage.

5. Your Choices & Control

When you first visit our site, you may see a notice or banner explaining that we use cookies. Where required, we will ask for your consent before storing non-essential cookies (such as optional analytics or functional cookies) on your device.

You can control cookies in several ways:

• Browser settings: Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser’s help or settings menu for details.
• Clearing existing cookies: You can delete cookies that have already been set on your device via your browser’s settings.
• Opting out of analytics: Some analytics providers offer their own opt-out mechanisms.

Please note that blocking certain types of cookies may affect the functionality of our uploader or other features of the site.

6. Cookies on Devices

Cookies may be stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device. The rules we apply are the same regardless of the device you use to access the site.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, the services we provide, or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

8. Contact

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at: support@mycarshowroom.co.uk.