CHECK OUT OUR WINTER SALE IN THE SPECIAL OFFERS TAB

Cookie Policy

Guardian Automotive Limited

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 25 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Guardian Automotive (“Guardian Automotive”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on www.guardianauto.co.uk (“Website”).

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we use personal data.

  1. What are cookies?

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website, and also allows us to improve our site.

Cookies are small files of letters and numbers that are placed on your browser or your device when you visit a website. They can enable core website functions, help a website remember information about a visit, and allow website operators and third parties to understand how a website is used.

Some cookies may process information that constitutes personal data, such as online identifiers, IP addresses or information relating to your use of the Website.

  1. How we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • to operate and secure the Website (including making login faster by remembering your login details, making pages load quicker, and ensuring our website is optimised for your browser or device);
  • to support third-party functionality made available through the Website; and
  • to understand how visitors use the Website through analytics.
  1. Cookies used on our Website

The cookies used on our Website are set out in the table below. Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Other cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.  The maximum duration for each cookie is set out below.

Cookie Title

 

Type of Cookie

Purpose

Duration

guardianAutomotive

Necessary / Functional

Required to maintain login state.

Session

elfsight_viewed_recently

Analytics / Performance

Set by Elfsight in relation to the home page banner to prevent the same visitor from being counted multiple times within a short interval.

Less than one minute

_cfuvid

Necessary

Set by Cloudflare to enable rate limiting to distinguish between individual visitors who share the same IP address.

 

Session

__cf_bm (universe-static.elfsightcdn.com)

 

Necessary

Set by Cloudflare to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

One hour

__cf_bm (files.elfsightcdn.com)

Necessary

Set by Cloudflare to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

One hour

ga*

Analytics

Set by Google Analytics to store and count page views.

One year, one month and four days

_ga

Analytics

Set by Google Analytics to calculate visitor, session and campaign data, track Website usage for analytics reports, and recognise unique visitors using a randomly generated identifier.

One year, one month and four days

 

  1. Types of cookies used by our website

Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the operation, security or core functionality of the Website, or to provide a service that you have specifically requested.

Functionality cookies.

These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. 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).

Analytics or Performance cookies

These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

We use Google Analytics cookies, including _ga and cookies matching the ga* pattern, to understand how visitors use the Website.

Third-party cookies and services

Some cookies are set by third parties that provide functionality or services through the Website. These third parties are:

  • Google Analytics, to provide website analytics functionality; and
  • Elfsight and Cloudflare to support embedded Website functionality, security and bot-management measures.

Third parties may process information collected through their cookies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie notices. We do not control third-party cookies. Further information should be obtained from the relevant third party’s documentation.

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

  1. Managing your cookie preferences

You can set your non-essential cookie preferences by clicking "Accept additional cookies" or "Reject additional cookies" on the cookie banner on our Website.

You may also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Information on managing cookies in commonly used browsers usually is available from the browser provider. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the availability or functionality of some parts of the Website.

  1. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, including where the cookies or similar technologies used on the Website change. We will publish the updated version on this page and update the “Last updated” date above.

  1. Contact us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:  [email protected]