Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how CarZoon Automotive Ltd (“CarZoon”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit carzoon.co.uk or use our automotive marketplace.
It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. Who we are
CarZoon Automotive Ltd is registered in Scotland under company number SC882384.
Registered office:
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
United Kingdom
For questions about this policy, email support@carzoon.co.uk.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website. They can recognise a device, remember preferences, maintain a secure session and help website operators understand how their services are used.
Similar technologies—including scripts, tags, pixels and local storage—may perform comparable functions. References to “cookies” in this policy include these technologies where appropriate.
3. How we obtain and manage consent
When you first visit CarZoon, our cookie settings panel allows you to:
- accept all cookies;
- reject non-essential cookies; or
- select individual categories and save your choices.
Essential cookies are always active because they are required to operate or secure the website, or to provide a feature you request. Analytics, advertising and social-media cookies are optional and remain disabled unless you choose the relevant category.
Your preferences are stored for 180 days. We may ask you to choose again after that period or if our cookie use changes materially.
Open Cookie SettingsYou can change or withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before you changed your choice.
4. Cookies and technologies we use
Essential cookies
These cookies support consent records, website security, accounts, sessions, baskets and payment-related functions. They cannot be switched off through our cookie settings.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
czcc_consent | CarZoon | Records your cookie-category choices and the time they were saved. | 180 days |
wordpress_test_cookie | CarZoon / WordPress | Checks whether your browser supports cookies. | Session |
wordpress_logged_in_* | CarZoon / WordPress | Keeps registered users signed in. | Normally 2 days, or up to 14 days if “Remember Me” is selected |
wordpress_sec_* | CarZoon / WordPress | Supports account and administrative security. | Session or login period |
wp-settings-*wp-settings-time-* | CarZoon / WordPress | Remembers account-interface preferences. | Up to 1 year |
woocommerce_cart_hashwoocommerce_items_in_cart | CarZoon / WooCommerce | Remembers basket contents during applicable purchase journeys. | Session |
wp_woocommerce_session_* | CarZoon / WooCommerce | Identifies and retrieves the applicable basket or checkout session. | Normally 2 days |
Some essential cookies are only created when you use the relevant feature, such as signing in, purchasing a listing product or starting checkout.
Analytics cookies
With your permission, we use Google Analytics through Google Site Kit to understand which pages are viewed, how visitors reach and navigate CarZoon, general device or browser information, and website performance. We use this information to improve our marketplace.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors and supports website-usage measurement. | Up to 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains session and measurement information for the relevant Analytics property. | Up to 2 years |
Advertising cookies
With your permission, Google Ads technologies may measure advertising performance, attribute visits or conversions to advertisements, and help limit or improve the relevance of advertising.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_gcl_au | Google Ads | Supports advertising conversion measurement. | Up to 3 months |
_gcl_aw or similar _gcl_* | Google Ads | Stores campaign and advertisement-click information. | Normally up to 90 days |
The cookies created can depend on whether you reached CarZoon through an advertisement and which Google features are active.
Google Consent Mode: Google tags may load with analytics and advertising storage denied before you make a choice. In that state, Google may receive limited consent-status or cookieless measurement signals, but analytics and advertising cookie storage remains denied unless you grant permission.
See Google’s Privacy Policy for more information.
Social-media cookies
No social-media storage technology was detected in our published website audit on 14 September 2026. The consent category is reserved for optional embeds or sharing tools. We will update this register before activating a social-media provider.
5. Third-party services
Some technologies are provided by third parties, including Google and the providers supporting our WordPress and WooCommerce services. These organisations may process information under their own privacy and cookie policies.
Third parties may change their cookie names or durations. We periodically review our website and this policy to keep the information accurate. External websites linked from CarZoon are not covered by this policy.
6. Managing cookies through your browser
Most browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies. You may also be able to block third-party cookies or delete cookies automatically when the browser closes.
Blocking essential cookies may prevent accounts, saved sessions, checkout functions or security controls from working properly. Browser guidance is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our website, providers, legal obligations or cookie practices change. The effective date at the top shows when it was last updated. Where a change materially affects your choices, we may display the cookie settings panel again and request fresh consent.
8. Contact us
CarZoon Automotive Ltd
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
United Kingdom
Email: support@carzoon.co.uk