Why cookies matter
You may have seen cookie popups when visiting websites and wondered what they mean.
This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on Young Car Driver, and how they help keep the site secure, useful, and working properly.
On this page
- What are cookies?
- First-party and third-party cookies
- How we use cookies
- Types of cookies we use
- Cookies in emails
- How to control your cookie preferences
- Questions about this policy
- Changes to this policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website. They help the site remember things about your visit, such as preferences, choices and activity.
Some cookies disappear when you close your browser. These are called session cookies. Others stay on your device until they expire or are manually deleted. These are called persistent cookies.
Cookies can also work alongside similar technologies, such as tracking pixels or tools that help websites understand how people use pages, links or emails.
UK cookie rules sit under PECR, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, and also cover similar technologies that store or access information on a user’s device.
First-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are placed by Young Car Driver to support how the site works, such as helping pages load, keeping the site secure, or remembering cookie choices.
Third-party cookies may come from services we use, such as analytics tools, embedded features, social media tools, forms, or trusted partner services.
We also work with trusted partners, such as affiliate and comparison partners, who may place their own cookies when you interact with certain features or click through to a partner site.
These cookies may be set either while you are on our website, for example through embedded tools or tracking technologies, or after you leave our website and visit a partner site.
Each partner manages its own cookie settings, privacy information and technology. You can read more about this in our Trusted partners page and our How we make money page.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. However, limited information may be shared with trusted partners where needed to provide services, manage referrals, or understand whether a referral led to an enquiry or application, as explained in this policy and our Privacy policy.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to help the site work properly, stay secure and improve the experience for visitors.
This may include helping pages load correctly, remembering cookie choices, understanding how people use the site, checking performance, supporting forms or embedded tools, and managing referral or partner journeys where relevant.
Some cookies are essential because they help the website work properly and securely. Other cookies are optional and depend on the choices you make in the Cookiebot cookie settings tool.
We use Cookiebot to help manage consent and categorise cookies, but we remain responsible for reviewing cookie classifications and keeping this policy accurate.
A full, up-to-date list of cookies used on this website is available through the Cookiebot cookie settings tool.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies help make the website usable by supporting basic functions such as page navigation, security, site access and remembering your cookie choices.
These cookies are always active because the website cannot work properly without them.
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website and do not require your consent.
We still provide information about these cookies so you can understand what they do and why they are needed.
Preference cookies
Preference cookies allow the website to remember information that changes the way the site behaves or looks, such as choices you have made on the site.
These cookies may help remember settings, messages you have already seen, or other preferences that improve your experience.
Preference cookies are optional and depend on the consent choices you make in Cookiebot.
Statistics cookies
Statistics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with Young Car Driver.
They may show us which pages are popular, how people find the site, how long users stay, and where people leave the site.
This helps us improve page structure, content, navigation, mobile usability and user experience.
Statistics cookies are optional and depend on the consent choices you make in Cookiebot.
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to track visitors across websites, help show relevant content or advertising, measure campaign performance, or support partner and referral journeys.
Some pages may include affiliate links, comparison links, or partner journeys. Where you click through to a partner, cookies or similar technologies may be used to help track that referral, manage the partner journey, or understand whether a referral resulted in an enquiry or application.
We do not run traditional display ads as the main purpose of Young Car Driver, but Cookiebot may show a Marketing category because marketing, referral or partner technologies can still be used where consent is given.
Marketing cookies are optional and depend on the consent choices you make in Cookiebot.
Once you leave Young Car Driver and visit a partner site, that partner’s own cookie policy, privacy policy and terms will apply.
Unclassified cookies
Unclassified cookies are cookies that Cookiebot has detected but that are still being reviewed and assigned to a final category.
We work to review and classify these cookies as quickly as possible.
We treat unclassified cookies as non-essential until they are reviewed and correctly categorised. They should not be used for optional purposes unless consent has been given.
Cookies in emails
Some emails we send, including newsletters where you have opted in to receive them, may include cookies or similar technologies that help us understand whether an email was opened or a link was clicked.
This helps us understand what content people engage with, so we can improve future messages.
Where required, we rely on consent to send marketing emails and measure engagement.
Service or transactional emails may still be sent where needed, for example where they relate to a request you have made.
You can reduce some email tracking by blocking remote images in your email settings, or by deleting the email.
How to control your cookie preferences
You can manage your cookie choices using the Cookiebot cookie settings tool on our website, including accepting, rejecting, changing or withdrawing consent. This can be opened from the Cookiebot icon shown on the site.
Cookiebot lets you manage categories such as Necessary, Preferences, Statistics and Marketing. It may also show cookie details, your current consent state, your consent date and your consent ID.
Necessary cookies are always active because the website needs them to work properly. Optional cookies, such as preference, statistics and marketing cookies, depend on the choices you make.
You can also restrict or block cookies using your browser settings. Your browser’s Help or Settings section should explain how to do this.
If you choose to block all cookies, parts of the website may not function properly, and some features may not work as expected.
For more information, you can visit the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) guidance on cookies and the ICO’s guide to PECR.
Questions about this policy
If you have questions about this Cookie policy, you can contact us through our Contact us page.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated in future. Any changes will be published on this page with a new updated date.
More about how we work
These pages explain more about how Young Car Driver works, how we handle data, and how we work with trusted partners.