Cookie Policy

When you access our website Acorn Motor Group www.acorn-group.co.uk (our “Site”), we will use cookies and other similar technologies that might store or access information on your device.

If you have any questions about this cookie policy, you contact us at dpo@acorn-group.co.uk

You should read this policy carefully before using this website to make sure you understand how we use cookies and how you can manage your preferences.

1. What is a "Cookie"?

A "cookie" is a small text file that is stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) by your browser when you visit this Site. Cookies cannot contain viruses or anything else that might harm your device. You can find out more about cookies on the ICO website.

Some cookies are important for the functionality of the Site and are automatically set by us when users visit it. Other cookies enable us to offer users the services and functions that best meet their needs and to adapt our service for you so that the website can be used quickly and easily.

2. How will you be informed?

When you first access our Site, you will be informed about the cookies we use through a pop-up cookie banner and, where we need your consent to use them, to make a choice on whether or not you are happy for us to use them. The individual cookies we use on our Site are described below.

3. What cookies we use and why

We use the following types of cookies on this Site:

  • Necessary Cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Site. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
  • Preference Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our Site. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Statistics Cookies: These allow us to see how our Site is working, if there are any problems loading certain pages, recognise and count the number of visitors, and to see how visitors move around our Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Marketing Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

The cookies we use and their purpose can be found at the bottom of this page

4. Changing your preferences

The law states that we can use ‘strictly necessary’ cookies on your device that are required for the operation of our website and also cookies that collect statistical information about how our online services are used that aim to improve our services.

We may also set certain cookies without requesting your consent, including cookies used solely for, service improvement, or functionality enhancement. You may still disable these cookies through your browser settings.

For all other types of cookies, we need your permission, and we rely on the lawful basis of consent for our use of any additional cookies. We will not set Performance or Tracking Cookies unless you enable them.

You can amend your cookie preferences at any time, even if you initially accepted or rejected all or certain cookies. If you do so, it will have no impact on the performance of our website.

If you would like to change your cookie settings, please click here. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Alternatively, if you would like to opt-out of all cookies and similar technologies we use, most web browsers allow you to set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies and similar technologies. Find out more by clicking on the links below:

For more information about managing and deleting cookies visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

5. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to websites managed by other organisations. This Cookie Policy only applies to our website, so we encourage you to read the privacy and cookie policies on the other websites you visit. We cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

6. Changes to this cookie policy

Any future changes to our cookie policy will be posted on this Site. We recommend that you check it regularly for updates or changes. In the event of significant changes, we will inform you and, if necessary, obtain your consent.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about this cookie policy, you can contact us at dpo@acorn-group.co.uk.