Cookie policy
The short version: this site works without cookies. We only use optional analytics cookies, and only if you click Accept.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as your browser's local storage, work in much the same way. The law (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, or PECR, alongside the UK GDPR) says we must tell you what we use and ask for your consent before we store anything that isn't strictly necessary.
This policy applies to offroadbuyers.co.uk, run by Off Road Buyers Ltd. The company number and registered office for Off Road Buyers Ltd appear at the bottom of this website.
What we use
We don't use any cookies to make the site work. The offer form, contact form and every page work without them.
We use two things, and only one of them is a cookie set with your consent:
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| orb-consent | Local storage (not a cookie) | Us | Remembers whether you clicked Accept or Reject, so we don't ask every time | Until you clear it |
| _ga | Analytics cookie | Google Analytics | Tells one visitor apart from another, so we can count visits | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_ followed by an ID | Analytics cookie | Google Analytics | Keeps track of the current visit | Up to 2 years |
The two analytics cookies are only set if you click Accept on the cookie banner. If you click Reject, or ignore the banner, Google Analytics doesn't load at all. Some browsers delete cookies sooner than the times shown.
Why we use analytics
Google Analytics tells us which pages people visit, how they found us and whether they go on to ask for an offer. We use it to see which pages help people sell and which need improving. It doesn't tell us who you are, and we don't use it to show you adverts.
Google processes this information on our behalf. You can read how Google uses information from sites that use its services, or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
What Google Analytics collects
When you've accepted analytics, Google Analytics records things like the pages you view, how long you stay, the type of device and browser you use, the website that sent you here and your approximate location (town or region, worked out from your IP address). Google says Google Analytics 4 doesn't log or store IP addresses.
When you send our offer form or contact form, we record that a form was sent and, for offers, the type of machine (for example "Quad / ATV"). We never send your name, phone number, email address, postcode or photos to Google Analytics.
What we don't use
No advertising cookies, no retargeting, no social media tracking pixels and no cookies that follow you around other websites. If we ever want to add something like that, we'll update this policy and ask for your consent first.
Links to other services
If you click a WhatsApp button, you leave our site and WhatsApp's own cookie and privacy rules apply. We don't embed videos, maps or social media feeds, so no other companies set cookies through our pages.
Changing your mind
You can change your choice at any time. The simplest way is to clear this site's data in your browser settings (look for "cookies and site data" and search for offroadbuyers.co.uk). That removes your saved choice and any analytics cookies, and the banner will ask you again next time you visit.
You can also block or delete cookies for all sites in your browser settings. The site will still work if you do.
More information
For how we handle the details you send us through our forms, see our privacy policy. For how offers, collection and payment work, see our terms and conditions. Questions about cookies? Contact us.
We'll update this policy if we change the cookies we use. Check the date at the top of this policy to see when we last revised our cookie use.