Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

'We use cookies to personalise content, to provide social media features and to analyse website traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners”

1. What are “cookies”?

When you visit this website, it will store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of “cookies”. These “cookies” are very small text files that may be downloaded to your computer or mobile device.

The information is used mostly in order to make this site work as you would expect. The information does not usually identify you directly, but it can give you a more personalised web experience.

Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some cookies. However, please be advised that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of this site and the services that we are able to offer.

2. Can cookies harm my computer or mobile device?

No. Cookies cannot harm your computer and cannot carry viruses. Cookies are intended to enhance your experience of a website, rather than obstruct it.

3. What cookies are on this website?

Sections 3.1 to 3.4 below describe the cookies which are installed upon this website. If you review these, and decide that you would prefer us not to use cookies, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to let you know when a website tries to put one in your browser software - for further information, see section 4 below.

3.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are always active, and are necessary for this website to function. They cannot be switched off. 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.

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.

Host Cookie name Duration
Halfords ASP.NET_SessionId Session only
X-Mapping-xxxxxxxx Session only
Cookielaw 3 months

3.2 Performance cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic 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 that is collected by these cookies is aggregated, and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

These cookies are set by the Google Analytics service, but hosted by Halfords.

Host Cookie name Duration
Halfords __utma 2 years
__utmc Session only
_gid 1 day
__utmb 26 minutes
_ga 2 years
__utmt 6 minutes
__utmz 6 months
__utmv 1 minute
_gat 10 minutes

3.3 Functional cookies

These cookies enable our 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.

Host Cookie name Purpose Duration
Halfords browserupdateorg To encourage users to update browsers to new versions 1 day
www.browser-update.org __cfduid 1 year
www.euroland.com __utmc To track usage of the share price charts Session only
__utmz 6 months
__utmb 30 minutes
__utma 2 years
__utmt 3 minutes

3.4 Targeting cookies

These cookies are set through our site by our partners. They are generally used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. You can control these cookies by following the guidance in section 4 below. However, if you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Host Cookie name Purpose Duration
Facebook datr To serve targeted advertising via Facebook 2 years
lu 2 years
Twitter auth_token To collect user data through a range of plug-ins and integrations with Twitter 15 years
twll 5 years
__utmz 2 months
secure_session 15 years
guest_id 2 years
__utma 2 years
remember_checked 5 years
remember_checked_on 5 years
cdn.syndication.twimg.com lang Session only
syndication.twitter.com lang Session only

4. More information about cookies

To learn more about cookies, including how to manage them and how they affect your online activities, please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can also learn how to control cookies on different browsers at www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-control-cookies/, or if you want to know how to delete cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-delete-cookies/.

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

The Internet Advertising Bureau website (Your Online Choices) which you can visit at www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/ allows you to install opt-out cookies across different advertising networks.

New technologies such as Mozilla's Do Not Track (www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/dnt/) allow you to tell websites not to track you.

It is noted however that blocking cookies may, on occasion, reduce the functionality of a website or prevent access, depending on the browser options which are selected.

5. Data Protection

If you have any comments or queries regarding our use of your data, please contact our Data Protection Officer by:

Email

dataprotectionofficer@halfords.co.uk

Post

Data Protection Officer, Halfords Group plc, Icknield Street Drive, Washford West, Redditch B98 0DE.