Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookies Policy explains how iBuyAnyMotor.com ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at https://ibuyanymotor.com.

By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our use of cookies, you should change your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our website.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

2.1 How Cookies Work

When you visit our website, we may place cookies on your device that:

• Store information about your visit and preferences
• Remember your settings for future visits
• Improve your browsing experience
• Help us understand how you use our website
• Enable certain features and functionality

2.2 Types of Cookie Storage

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They help us track your movement through the website during a single browsing session.

Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period (or until you delete them). They help us recognize you as a returning visitor and remember your preferences.

2.3 First-Party vs Third-Party Cookies

First-Party Cookies: Set by iBuyAnyMotor.com directly. We use these to operate our website and improve your experience.

Third-Party Cookies: Set by other organizations (like Google, Facebook, or advertising networks) for analytics, advertising, and social media purposes.

3. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes:

3.1 Essential Website Operation

• Enable core website functionality
• Remember your form submissions and valuations
• Maintain security and prevent fraud
• Remember your cookie consent preferences

3.2 Performance and Analytics

• Understand how visitors use our website
• Identify which pages are most popular
• Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
• Improve website performance and user experience

3.3 Functionality and Personalization

• Remember your vehicle valuation details
• Store your location for collection services
• Personalize content based on your interests
• Enable social sharing features

3.4 Marketing and Advertising

• Show you relevehiclet advertisements
• Measure advertising campaign effectiveness
• Prevent showing you the same ad repeatedly
• Track conversions from our ads

4. Types of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

ESSENTIAL

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, form submission, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cannot be disabled: These cookies are required for the website to operate.

Examples:

• Session identifiers to maintain your connection
• Security cookies to prevent fraudulent activity
• Cookie consent preferences
• Form data retention during your session

4.2 Performance Cookies (Analytics)

ANALYTICS

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages. All information collected is aggregated and anonymous.

Can be disabled: You can opt out of these cookies without affecting website functionality.

What we track:

• Page views and time spent on pages
• Traffic sources (how you found our website)
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• Navigation patterns and user journey
• Bounce rates and exit pages

4.3 Functionality Cookies

FUNCTIONAL

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your vehicle details or preferred language) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

Can be disabled: Disabling these may affect some website features.

Examples:

• Remembering your recent vehicle valuation
• Storing your location for collection services
• Remembering your communication preferences
• Enabling video players and live chat

4.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies

MARKETING

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevehiclet to you and your interests. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Can be disabled: You can opt out, but you may still see ads (just less relevehiclet).

What they do:

• Track your browsing across different websites
• Build a profile of your interests
• Deliver personalized advertisements
• Measure ad campaign performance
• Enable remarketing (showing ads after you leave our site)

5. Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a detailed list of specific cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name	Category	Purpose	Duration
PHPSESSID	Essential	Maintains user session state across page requests	Session
cookie_consent	Essential	Stores your cookie consent preferences	1 year
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics: Distinguishes unique users	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics: Distinguishes unique users	24 hours
_gat	Analytics	Google Analytics: Throttles request rate	1 minute
_gcl_au	Marketing	Google AdSense: Stores conversion data	3 months
IDE	Marketing	Google DoubleClick: Tracks ad impressions and conversions	1 year
test_cookie	Marketing	Google DoubleClick: Checks if browser accepts cookies	15 minutes
fr	Marketing	Facebook: Delivers and measures advertising effectiveness	3 months
_fbp	Marketing	Facebook Pixel: Tracks conversions from Facebook ads	3 months
vehicle_valuation	Functional	Stores your recent vehicle valuation details	7 days
user_location	Functional	Remembers your location for collection services	30 days

Note: This list may not be exhaustive as third-party services may set additional cookies. We regularly review and update this information.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses services from various third-party providers who may set their own cookies. We do not have direct control over these cookies.

6.1 Why Third-Party Cookies?

Third-party cookies help us:

• Understand website traffic and user behavior
• Measure advertising effectiveness
• Enable social media sharing
• Provide enhanced functionality (maps, videos, live chat)
• Improve our services based on analytics

6.2 Third-Party Cookie Providers

We work with the following third-party services:

• Google LLC - Analytics, Ads, Tag Manager, reCAPTCHA
• Facebook/Meta - Facebook Pixel, social plugins
• Microsoft - Bing Ads tracking
• LinkedIn - Insight Tag for advertising
• Twitter/X - Analytics and advertising
• YouTube - Video embedding (Google-owned)

7. Google Services and Advertising

We use various Google services on our website. Understanding how Google uses cookies is important for your privacy.

7.1 Google Analytics

Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors interact with our website:

• What it does: Tracks page views, user demographics, traffic sources, and user behavior
• Data collected: IP address (anonymized), browser type, pages visited, time on site
• Purpose: Improve website performance and user experience
• Opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

7.2 Google Ads and DoubleClick

We use Google Ads to display advertisements to potential customers:

• Display Advertising: Shows our ads across Google's network of websites
• Remarketing: Shows ads to people who previously visited our website
• Conversion Tracking: Measures which ads lead to vehicle valuations or contact form submissions
• Interest-Based Advertising: Delivers ads based on your browsing interests

7.3 Google AdSense

If we display third-party advertisements on our website:

• Google AdSense may use cookies to show relevehiclet ads
• Third-party advertisers may also use cookies
• Ads may be personalized based on your browsing history

7.4 Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager helps us manage marketing and analytics tags:

• Allows us to update tracking codes without changing website code
• May set cookies to ensure tags fire correctly
• Does not collect personal information directly

7.5 Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA on our contact and valuation forms to prevent spam:

• Distinguishes between humans and automated bots
• May collect information about your device and browser
• Subject to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

7.6 Managing Google Advertising Cookies

You can control Google's use of cookies for advertising:

• Google Ads Settings: Manage your ad preferences
• Opt-out of personalized ads: Disable interest-based advertising
• Google Privacy Policy: Read Google's Privacy Policy

8. Social Media and Analytics

8.1 Facebook Pixel

We use Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our Facebook advertising:

• Conversion Tracking: Tracks when someone submits a form after clicking a Facebook ad
• Remarketing: Shows ads to people who visited our website on Facebook and Instagram
• Custom Audiences: Creates audiences based on website visitors
• Lookalike Audiences: Finds new potential customers similar to our existing ones

Control Facebook Pixel:

• Manage your Facebook ad preferences in your account settings
• Opt out of interest-based advertising: Facebook Ad Settings
• Review Facebook's Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy

8.2 Social Media Plugins

We may include social media buttons and plugins (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram):

• These services may set cookies even if you don't click the buttons
• They may track your browsing across different websites
• Each platform has its own privacy policy
• We do not control what data these platforms collect

8.3 Other Analytics and Advertising Platforms

We may also use:

• Microsoft Bing Ads: For search advertising and conversion tracking
• LinkedIn Insight Tag: For B2B advertising and analytics
• Twitter/X Analytics: To measure engagement and advertising effectiveness
• Hotjar or Similar: For heatmaps and session recordings (if implemented)

9. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

9.1 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View and delete existing cookies
• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies only
• Delete cookies when you close the browser
• Create exceptions for specific websites

Browser-Specific Instructions:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and data stored
• Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options → Privacy

9.2 Mobile Devices

On mobile devices, you can manage cookies through your browser settings:

• iOS Safari: Settings → Safari → Block All Cookies
• Android Chrome: Chrome Menu → Settings → Site Settings → Cookies

9.3 Impact of Disabling Cookies

9.4 Industry Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of interest-based advertising from multiple networks at once:

• Your Online Choices (EU): www.youronlinechoices.com
• Network Advertising Initiative (US): www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
• Digital Advertising Alliance (US): www.aboutads.info/choices/

9.5 Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. However:

• There is no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT
• Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals
• We recommend using other cookie management options described above

10. Other Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies:

10.1 Web Beacons (Pixels)

Small transparent image files embedded in web pages or emails:

• Track whether you've viewed a page or opened an email
• Often work in conjunction with cookies
• Used for analytics and advertising purposes

10.2 Local Storage

HTML5 local storage allows us to store data locally on your device:

• Stores larger amounts of data than cookies
• Data persists until explicitly deleted
• Used for enhanced website functionality
• Can be cleared through browser settings

10.3 Session Storage

Similar to local storage but data is deleted when you close your browser:

• Stores temporary data during your browsing session
• Used to maintain form data and user preferences
• Automatically cleared when you close the browser tab

10.4 Device Fingerprinting

We may collect information about your device to create a unique identifier:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Screen resolution
• Installed fonts and plugins
• Used for security and fraud prevention

11. Your Choices and Rights

11.1 Consent Management

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences by category
• Learn more about each cookie category

11.2 Withdrawing Consent

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer
• Clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site
• Using your browser settings to block cookies
• Contacting us directly at Ibuyanycar75@gmail.com

11.3 Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have rights regarding your personal data collected through cookies:

• Right to Access: Request information about data collected through cookies
• Right to Deletion: Request deletion of data associated with your cookies
• Right to Object: Object to processing for marketing purposes
• Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data

For more information about your data rights, please see our Privacy Policy.

12. Updates to This Policy

12.1 Policy Changes

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes in our use of cookies
• New cookie technologies or services
• Changes in applicable laws and regulations
• Improvements to our website functionality

12.2 Notification of Changes

When we make significant changes to this policy:

• We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• We may display a prominent notice on our website
• We may request your consent again if required by law

12.3 Review Regularly

We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and protect your privacy.

13. Contact Us

Document Information:
Cookies Policy Version: 2.0
Last Updated: January 25, 2026
Next Review Date: July 2026
This Cookies Policy complies with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).