Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone or tablet) when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit — such as your preferences and what you’ve looked at — so the next visit is easier and the site can work properly. Similar technologies (like local storage and web beacons) are used in much the same way; we group them together as “cookies” in this policy.

How we use cookies

First Buy Motors uses cookies to:

• make the site work properly (e.g. remembering items you’ve viewed, keeping you signed in);
• remember the choices you’ve made (e.g. your cookie preferences);
• understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it;
• measure the effectiveness of our marketing and show you relevant offers.

Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the site to work. They’re used for things like recording your cookie preferences, keeping a session active, and protecting against fraud. Because the site can’t function properly without them, they don’t require consent.

Analytics cookies

These help us understand how visitors use the site — which pages are visited most, how long people stay, whether anything errors out. The data is aggregated and used to improve the experience. We only set these cookies if you accept analytics in our cookie banner.

Marketing cookies

These are used by us and our advertising partners to show you more relevant adverts on this site and on other sites you visit, and to measure how effective those adverts are. We only set these cookies if you accept marketing in our cookie banner.

Third-party cookies

Some pages on our site embed content or services from third parties (for example, vehicle galleries, map embeds, chat widgets and finance partners). These third parties may set their own cookies under their own policies. We don’t control these cookies — please check the third party’s own cookie or privacy policy for details.

Managing your preferences

You can control cookies in two places:

• Our cookie banner — the first time you visit the site you’ll see a banner asking you to accept all or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored locally on your device and remembered on future visits.
• Your browser settings — most browsers let you block or delete cookies for any site. Look for “Privacy” or “Cookies” in your browser settings. Be aware that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site from working.

If you previously accepted cookies and want to change your mind, the simplest option is to clear the site’s data in your browser — the cookie banner will reappear on your next visit so you can choose again.

How long do cookies last?

Cookies are either:

• Session cookies — deleted as soon as you close your browser; and
• Persistent cookies — stay on your device until they expire or you delete them. Most of the persistent cookies we set expire within 12 months.

How this relates to your personal data

Where cookies collect information that could identify you, that data is handled in line with our Privacy Policy. Please read that policy for full details of how we collect, use, share and protect personal information.

Changes to this cookie policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal or operational reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page — please check back occasionally for updates.

Contact

If you have any questions about this cookie policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at sales@firstbuymotors.co.uk or by writing to First Buy Motors, Office 126/139, Regus, Concorde Park, Concorde Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4BY.