Cookie Policy

CARMEX UK uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer.

Cookies help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. Some of the cookies we use are essential for the site to operate.

A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember certain information about you. This can include which pages you have visited, choices you have made from menus, any specific information you have entered into forms and the time and date of your visit. Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit certain websites. We use a number of different cookies on the Shopify website, including strictly necessary, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor. 

Two types of cookies are used on this website:

SESSION COOKIES

Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you close the browser. We use session cookies to carry information across pages of our site and avoid you having to re-enter information each time you enter a new page.

PERSISTENT COOKIES

Persistent cookies remain in the cookie file of your browser even after the browser is closed. The length of time a cookie remains depends on its lifespan.

We use persistent cookies to collect and compile anonymous, aggregated information for statistical and evaluation purposes to help us understand how users use the website and help us improve the structure of our website.

No personal information is stored in our cookies.

WHICH COOKIES ARE USED BY CARMEX UK?

This website uses Google Analytics, a popular web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us compile reports to analyse how users use the site – meaning that we use them to see how many users come to our website, the pages that generate interest and the links that users most often click on (amongst other things) so that we may then improve the site. Google Analytics uses cookies which do not enable any website user to be individually identified and these cookies will only be used for website analytics purposes. For an overview of privacy at Google please visit www.google.co.uk/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html.

By using this Website, you consent to the use of the Google Analytics cookie in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Other cookies we use for the functioning of the site include: 

Name Function
_ab Used in connection with access to admin.
_orig_referrer Used in connection with shopping cart.
 _secure_session_id Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.
Cart Used in connection with shopping cart.
cart_sig Used in connection with checkout.
cart_ts Used in connection with checkout.
checkout_token Used in connection with checkout.
Secret Used in connection with checkout
Secure_customer_sig Used in connection with customer login
storefront_digest Used in connection with customer login

 

 Reporting and Analytics (excluding Google Analytic tags)

Name Function
l_anding_page Track landing pages
_orig_referrer Track landing pages
_s Shopify analytics.
_shopify_fs Shopify analytics.
_shopify_s Shopify analytics.
_shopify_sa_p Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
_shopify_sa_t Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
_shopify_uniq Shopify analytics.
_shopify_visit Shopify analytics.
 _shopify_y Shopify analytics.
_y Shopify analytics.
tracked_start_checkout Shopify analytics relating to checkout.

 

On 26 May 2011, the rules about cookies on websites changed. This site uses cookies. Some of the cookies we use are essential for parts of the site to operate and have already been set. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site may not work.

Please note that our advertisers may also use cookies, over which we have no control.

HOW TO CONTROL COOKIES

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be to access all or parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon you visit our site.

We will not continue the use of cookies, other than those essential cookies for any longer than necessary.

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