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Cookie Policy
How Number 1 Plates uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Number 1 Plates) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. advertising, interactive content and analytics).
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate — these are referred to as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics and other purposes.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our website functions.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID |
Number 1 Plates | Preserves your session state across page requests | Session |
cart |
Number 1 Plates | Stores your shopping basket contents | 7 days |
cnotice |
Number 1 Plates | Remembers if you have acknowledged our cookie notice | 1 day |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website | 2 years |
_gid |
Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of which pages you have seen | 24 hours |
_gat |
Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate — limits data collection on high-traffic sites | 1 minute |
utma, utmb, utmc, utmv, utmz |
Google Analytics | Recognises returning visitors, tracks pages visited, estimates audience size and monitors traffic | Various |
Marketing & Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_fbp |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers | 3 months | |
fr |
Used by Facebook to deliver, measure, and improve the relevancy of ads | 3 months | |
__kla_id |
Klaviyo | Used for email marketing — tracks user activity for targeted email campaigns | 2 years |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
tp_uuid |
TrustPilot | Enables the TrustPilot review widget to function correctly | 1 year |
recently-viewed |
Number 1 Plates | Remembers recently viewed products for a personalised experience | 30 days |
How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the cookie consent manager we display when you first visit our website.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Most browsers also allow you to:
- See what cookies you have and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from particular sites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
To find out how to manage cookies in popular browsers:
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on. These third parties may include:
- Google Analytics — website analytics and performance measurement
- Google Ads — advertising and remarketing
- Facebook / Meta — social media advertising and pixel tracking
- Klaviyo — email marketing platform
- TrustPilot — customer review and trust platform
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at sales@number1plates.com or call 0808 281 5092.
You can also view our full Privacy Policy for more information on how we handle your personal data.