Cookie Policy
Last Updated: July 2026
1. About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Smart Repairs Ayr (“we”, “our”, or “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
It explains what cookies are, why we use them and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies help websites function correctly, remember preferences and provide information about how visitors use the website.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
3. How We Use Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Enable essential website functions.
- Keep the website secure.
- Remember your cookie preferences.
- Understand how visitors use the website.
- Improve the performance and usability of the website.
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising or marketing.
- Display content provided by third-party services.
4. Types of Cookies We May Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to operate correctly and securely.
They may be used for functions such as website security, form submissions, remembering your privacy choices and maintaining essential website features.
Strictly necessary cookies do not normally require your consent because the website cannot function properly without them.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.
They may collect information such as:
- Which pages are visited.
- How long visitors spend on the website.
- How visitors arrived at the website.
- Which links or buttons are selected.
- Whether visitors experience website errors.
This information helps us improve the performance, content and usability of the website.
We will only use non-essential analytics cookies where you have given your consent.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.
For example, they may remember your language, location, display preferences or other settings.
Advertising and Marketing Cookies
Advertising cookies may be used to measure advertising performance, understand visitor interests and show more relevant advertisements.
These cookies may also help limit how often you see an advertisement.
Advertising cookies may be set by us or by third-party advertising providers. They will only be used where you have given your consent.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some features on our website may be provided by third-party services. These providers may place their own cookies or use similar technologies when you interact with their content.
Third-party services used on the website may include:
- Website analytics providers such as Google Analytics.
- Online map services such as Google Maps.
- Video services such as YouTube or Vimeo.
- Social media platforms such as Facebook or Instagram.
- Advertising and conversion-tracking services.
- Website security, hosting and performance providers.
These third parties are responsible for their own cookies and personal information practices. We encourage you to read their privacy and cookie policies.
6. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie notice asking you to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
We will not intentionally place non-essential analytics, advertising or marketing cookies on your device before you have made your choice.
You can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies or select the types of cookies you wish to allow.
Not accepting non-essential cookies should not prevent you from accessing the main functions of the website, although some optional features may not work as intended.
7. Changing Your Cookie Preferences
You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time using the cookie settings option available on our website, where provided.
You can also manage cookies through your internet browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- View which cookies are stored on your device.
- Delete individual cookies.
- Block cookies from particular websites.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block all cookies.
- Delete cookies when you close the browser.
Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the operation and functionality of some websites.
8. How Long Cookies Remain on Your Device
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the type of cookie.
Session cookies are normally deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are deleted through your browser settings.
9. Personal Information
Some cookies and similar technologies may collect information that can identify or distinguish your device, such as an IP address, device identifier or browsing information.
Where information collected through cookies constitutes personal data, it will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable UK data protection law.
10. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use, the services provided on our website or applicable legal requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page together with an updated revision date.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on our website, please contact Smart Repairs Ayr using the contact details provided on our website.