1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, improve functionality, measure performance, and support advertising.
Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, local storage, device identifiers, and other tracking technologies.
2. How We Use Cookies
We do not use cookies to directly collect information such as your name, email address, phone number, or physical address.
However, the Website uses third-party services that may place cookies or similar technologies on your device for analytics and advertising purposes.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- to understand how visitors use the Website;
- to measure website traffic and performance;
- to improve content and user experience;
- to display advertisements;
- to measure ad performance;
- to help prevent fraud and abuse;
- to comply with advertising and analytics requirements;
3. Types of Cookies We May Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for basic website functionality and security. The Website may use them to operate properly, protect against abuse, or remember essential settings.
These cookies generally cannot be disabled through our Website, although you may be able to block them through your browser settings.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website.
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect aggregated and statistical information about website usage, such as:
- pages visited
- time spent on pages
- browser and device type
- approximate geographic location
- referral sources
- interactions with the Website
Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect this information.
You can learn more about how Google uses data from sites that use its services:
policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:
tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Advertising Cookies
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Website.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- serve ads
- personalize ads, where permitted
- limit how often you see an ad
- measure ad performance
- detect and prevent fraud
- improve advertising services
Google's advertising cookies may allow Google and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this Website and other websites.
You can manage or opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings:
adssettings.google.com
You can also learn more about Google advertising technologies here:
policies.google.com/technologies/ads
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the Website are placed by third-party services, not directly by us.
Third-party cookies may be set by:
- Google Analytics 4
- Google AdSense
- Google advertising partners
- other ad technology providers that may participate in the Google advertising ecosystem
These third parties may collect and process data according to their own privacy policies.
We do not control third-party cookies once they are placed by external providers.
5. Personalized and Non-Personalized Ads
Depending on your location, consent choices, browser settings, and Google account settings, the Website may display personalized or non-personalized ads.
Personalized ads may be based on your previous visits to this Website or other websites.
Non-personalized ads are not based on your past browsing behavior, but they may still use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting, fraud prevention, and security.
6. Managing Cookies
You can manage cookies in several ways.
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to:
- block cookies
- delete existing cookies
- allow cookies only from certain websites
- block third-party cookies
- receive a warning before cookies are stored
Browser settings are usually found in the "Privacy", "Security", or "Cookies" section of your browser.
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect how the Website functions and how ads are displayed.
Google Ad Settings
You can manage personalized advertising preferences through Google:
adssettings.google.com
Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing Google's browser add-on:
tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Industry Opt-Out Tools
You may also be able to opt out of certain interest-based advertising through:
aboutads.info
7. Cookies Used by Google Services
The exact cookies used by Google services may change over time. Common Google-related cookies may include cookies used for analytics, advertising, security, and user preferences.
Examples may include cookies associated with:
- Google Analytics
- Google AdSense
- ad personalization
- ad measurement
- fraud prevention
- frequency capping
For more information about Google cookies and advertising technologies, please visit:
policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
policies.google.com/technologies/ads
8. Consent
Where required by applicable law, we may ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie consent tool available on the Website, if implemented.
If no cookie consent tool is available, you can manage cookies through your browser settings and Google privacy tools.
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, third-party services, legal requirements, or website functionality.
Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
10. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at:
Contact: https://cars-data.com/en/contact
Website: cars-data.com