Becca's Auto ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website beccasauto.com ("Website"). This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies, what types of cookies we use, and how you can control them. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we use personal information.
By continuing to browse or use our Website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.
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, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, font size, and other display preferences. This can make your next visit to the website easier and the site more useful to you.
In addition to cookies, we may also use other similar technologies on our Website, such as:
Web Beacons: Small graphic images (also known as "pixel tags" or "clear GIFs") that may be included on our Website and that typically work together with cookies to identify our users and user behavior.
Local Storage Objects: Various types of local storage that may be stored on your device, such as HTML5 local storage and Flash cookies.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use different types of cookies for various purposes. These include:
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
3.2 Performance/Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website. This helps us improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
3.3 Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
3.4 Marketing/Targeting Cookies
These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
3.5 Session vs. Persistent Cookies
In terms of duration, we use both session cookies and persistent cookies:
Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that exist only during your website session. They are deleted from your device when you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device after you have closed your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Website. These cookies help us recognize you as a returning visitor. They will remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Website, deliver advertisements on and through the Website, and so on.
These third-party services may include:
Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) to help us understand how users engage with the Website.
Advertising networks that require the data to select and serve relevant advertisements to you and others.
Social media platforms (like Facebook, Twitter) to enable you to share content from our Website.
Please note that these third parties may have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to read these policies on their respective websites.
5. Your Cookie Choices
5.1 Cookie Consent
When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline the use of certain types of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" button at the bottom of our Website.
5.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
Some browsers have incorporated "Do Not Track" features. As there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal, our Website does not currently respond to browser DNT signals.
6. Specific Cookies We Use
The following table lists some of the main cookies we use on our Website, their purpose, and their duration:
Cookie Name
Purpose
Category
Duration
cookie_consent
Stores your cookie consent preferences
Essential
1 year
cookie_analytics
Records if you've consented to analytics cookies
Essential
1 year
cookie_marketing
Records if you've consented to marketing cookies
Essential
1 year
_ga
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users
Analytics
2 years
_gid
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users
Analytics
24 hours
_gat
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
Analytics
1 minute
user_preferences
Remembers your display preferences
Functionality
1 month
recently_viewed
Tracks vehicles you have viewed recently
Functionality
1 month
fb_pixel
Facebook Pixel tracking for advertising
Marketing
3 months
Please note that this list is not exhaustive and may change as we update our Website or as third-party services evolve.
7. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised policy on our Website. We encourage you to periodically review this page to stay informed about our use of cookies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Becca's Auto
123 Automotive Drive
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia