Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how iVendi Limited, trading as CarFinanceChecker.com and NewVehicle.com, utilises cookies across our websites and services on motor dealership websites to personalise the user experience and user analytics to monitor and improve the experience. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

Further detail is provided below. This policy is effective from 12/04/2022.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files downloaded to your computer when you visit a website or application. We use cookies along with equivalent server-side technologies to track options selected on iVendi powered websites and to remember your preferences when you return, providing analytics to allow us to improve the experience on our sites. Cookies and similar server-side technology provide a convenience feature to save you time or tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.

To provide the best user experience, you need to have cookies enabled. If you prefer, you can restrict, block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings but that may mean that the website won't work properly.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case iVendi Limited) 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. like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits the website in question and when it visits certain other websites.

Cookies don’t harm your computer. Like other online companies, we use cookies to provide you with more relevant and useful information. Cookies generally do not hold any information to identify an individual person but are instead used to identify a browser on an individual machine.

For further information on cookies or for details on how to delete them or refuse their installation on your computer, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org

Categories of Cookies

The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our websites and the purposes they perform. These cookies include:

Strictly Necessary

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. They also help us to enforce our Terms of Use, prevent fraud and maintain the security of our services. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Functional

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.

Analytical

These cookies are used to allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.

Marketing

These cookies, and similar technologies, may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts or information on other sites. They are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, the online advertisements you encounter will be less relevant to you and your interests.

Cookie List

NewVehicle.com login and registration (Strictly Necessary)

The ivfa_production cookie is used to record information relevant to the login of the NewVehicle.com account when you save information or submit applications to finance institutions.

OneTrust (Strictly Necessary)

We use OneTrust as our cookie compliance solution, allowing the site to identify whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of cookies. Please refer to https://www.onetrust.com

Stripe (Strictly Necessary)

We use Stripe as a payment processor for our Reservation feature. This company uses cookies as part of providing this service. Please refer to https://stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal

Google Analytics (Analytical)

We use Google Analytics to carry out statistical analysis of page use, page interactions and paths through the Website to evaluate and develop our website. This is known as ‘digital analytics’. We may also record certain information that customers provide during a car finance check or online applications. To opt out of being tracked via Google Analytics, you can also use Google’s opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Hotjar (Analytical)

We use Hotjar software to anonymously track our user journeys to understand how our webpages perform. This company uses cookies to provide this service. Please refer to https://www.hotjar.com

Snowplow Analytics (Analytical/Functional/Marketing)

We use Snowplow Analytics to carry out statistical analysis of page use, page interactions and paths through the website to evaluate and develop our website. This is known as ‘digital analytics’. We may also record certain information that customers provide during a car finance check or online applications. Please refer to https://snowplowanalytics.com

RudderStack (Analytical/Functional/Marketing)

We use RudderStack to collect, store, and route customer event data to our data warehouse and analytics tools. Please refer to https://www.rudderstack.com

FingerprintJS (Analytical/Functional/Marketing)

FingerprintJS runs in the browser to securely identify visitors and store all necessary fraud detection information. Please refer to https://fingerprintjs.com

Facebook (Marketing/Analytical)

We use Facebook pixels to measure the effectiveness of our advertising by understanding the actions you take on our website. Please refer to https://en-gb.facebook.com/business

Algolia (Analytical/Functional)

We use Algolia for its AI-powered search and discovery platform to help us maximise the speed of search and discovery, to ensure the search is tuned to provide more relevant and faster results. Please refer to https://www.algolia.com