Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 01-Jan-2021
Last update: November 30, 2024
This website uses cookies to enhance the user experience while visiting the website.
Cookies are small files saved to the user's computer's hard drive that track, save, and store information about the user's interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website to provide the users with a tailored experience.
Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website onto their computer's hard drive, they should take necessary steps within their web browser's security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors.
This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics and other third-party services, which use cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computer's hard drive to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website but will not store, save, or collect personal information. You can read Google's cookie policy here for further information: http://www.google.com/privacy.html.
1. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. These technologies may be used for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movements around the site, and gathering demographic information about our user base as a whole.
2. Third-Party Services
We use third-party services that may place cookies on your device when you visit our website. These third parties may include but are not limited to:
- Microsoft Azure: Hosting and infrastructure services.
- Google Analytics: Analytics services to understand how our services are used.
- Stripe: Payment processing services.
These third parties may use cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Other cookies may be stored on your computer's hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links, or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved, or collected.
The following categories of cookies are used by Auto Review:
3. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|
| __AntiXsrfToken | 1 day | This cookie is used to prevent cross-scripting attacks. It holds a session to verify the login sessions. |
| ARRAffinity | session | ARRAffinity cookie is set by Azure app service, and allows the service to choose the right instance established by a user to deliver subsequent requests made by that user. |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | session | This cookie is set by Windows Azure cloud, and is used for load balancing to make sure the visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| _cfuvid | session | Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
4. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how our visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| _hjSessionUser_* | 1 year | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
| _hjSession_* | 1hour | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
| _fbp | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting the website. |
| CLID | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity set this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report. The data collection includes the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited. |
| _clck | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID. |
| SM | session | Microsoft Clarity cookie set this cookie for synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. |
| MR | 7 days | This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes. |
| _clsk | 1 day | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording. |
5. Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| SRM_B | 1 year 24 days | Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors. |
| MUID | 1 year 24 days | Bing sets this cookie to recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. |
| ANONCHK | 10 minutes | The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user's session ID and verify ads' clicks on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalisation as well. |
6. Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party cookies from services like Stripe for processing payments. These cookies are set and controlled by the respective third parties. You can review Stripe's cookie policy here: https://stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal.
How can you control cookies?
You can manage your cookie preferences for Auto Review here
You can accept or reject cookies by adjusting your web browser controls. If you choose to disable cookies, your experience of our website may be limited, and some features might not work as intended.
You can manage your cookie settings by following your browser's instructions. Here are some links that might be of assistance:
Google Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Microsoft Edge
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge
Mozilla Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
Safari
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Industry Opt-Out Tools
You can opt out of receiving targeted advertising by visiting:
7. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last update" date, and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.
8. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at legal@auto-review.co.uk.