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Last updated: 23 October 2026
This cookie policy explains how Kent Car Keys uses cookies and similar technologies on kentcarkeys.co.uk. Necessary cookies keep the website and your privacy choices working. Analytics and advertising cookies are optional and are off until you make an appropriate choice.
In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Kent Car Keys. You can contact us about cookies and website privacy at:
For information about how we handle enquiries and other personal information, see our privacy policy.
When you first visit, our cookie banner offers three choices:
Browsing, scrolling or continuing to use the website does not give consent. You can reject optional cookies and still browse the site, send an enquiry or use our call buttons.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using Open cookie settings or the floating Cookie settings control on the site. Changing your choice reloads the page, so finish any enquiry you are writing before changing settings.
We use CookieYes to display the banner and remember your choice for 180 days, including when you reject optional cookies. WordPress Consent API cookies share the saved permissions with website plugins. Clearing these cookies, using another browser or device, or reaching the end of the preference period may cause the banner to appear again.
A cookie is a small text file stored in your browser. It can remember a preference or help recognise visits and sessions. Similar technologies, such as browser local storage, can also store information on your device.
First-party cookies are stored for this website’s domain. Some are set by services supplied by another organisation, such as Google, even though they are stored for our domain. Persistent cookies remain until their expiry or until you remove them; session cookies normally end when you close your browser.
Necessary cookies remember and communicate your privacy choices, so the website can respect them. They do not provide visitor analytics or advertising measurement and cannot be switched off through the optional consent controls.
| Cookie | Provider and purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes: remembers your accepted and rejected categories. | 180 days |
| wp_consent_* | WordPress Consent API: shares allow or deny choices between the banner and plugins. This includes wp_consent_statistics, wp_consent_statistics-anonymous, wp_consent_marketing, wp_consent_preferences and wp_consent_functional. | 30 days; restored from your saved banner choice when needed |
If you allow Analytics, we use Google Analytics to understand visits, page use, successful enquiry submissions and call-button clicks. A call-button click measures an intention to call; it does not tell us that a call connected or a job was completed.
Our enquiry conversion event uses the configured form name, form identifier and position on the page. It does not include the name, email address, telephone number, vehicle details or message you enter in the form. Submitting an enquiry still sends its contents to Kent Car Keys so we can respond, as described in the privacy policy.
| Cookie | Purpose | Default duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes visitors for Google Analytics. | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_6FJYSDR9XT | Maintains session information for Google Analytics. | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_53PH7CP164 | Maintains session information for the website’s existing Google Analytics configuration. | Up to 2 years |
Browser privacy controls can shorten cookie lifetimes, and permitted cookies may be renewed on a later visit. Google explains its Google Analytics cookie use in more detail.
The Advertisement category controls Google Ads cookies used to measure advertising effectiveness and support advertising personalisation where enabled.
| Cookie | Provider and purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google Ads: helps measure advertising effectiveness and conversions. | 3 months |
Our current setup holds Google measurement tags back until Analytics is accepted. Before that choice, and when Analytics is rejected, Google measurement requests are blocked. Accepting Advertisement on its own does not start Google measurement; advertising measurement also requires Analytics consent.
If you accept Analytics but reject Advertisement, Analytics measurement can operate while advertising storage, advertising user data and advertising personalisation remain denied. Google’s shared tag may still send cookieless advertising measurement or consent signals in that state. To keep all Google measurement off, reject Analytics or select Reject All.
When both categories are accepted, Google receives the permissions for both purposes. Google may process information under its own terms and privacy arrangements. See how Google uses cookies and similar technologies.
Open Cookie settings and select Reject All, or switch off the category you no longer want and save your preferences. The page reloads to apply the change. Withdrawing Analytics removes the listed Google Analytics cookies and stops subsequent Google measurement. Reject All also removes the listed advertising cookie. Necessary consent cookies remain to remember the new choice.
Withdrawing consent stops future use under that permission; it does not automatically delete information already collected by Google. You can contact Kent Car Keys using the details above if you have a question about personal information.
You can also remove or block cookies using your browser’s privacy settings. Blocking all cookies may prevent the website from remembering your choice, so the banner may appear again.
We will update this cookie policy when the website’s cookies, measurement tools or purposes change. The date above shows the latest revision. If a new optional purpose needs consent, we will ask for a new choice before using it; an updated policy or continued browsing will not count as consent.
