On this website https://www.briancurrie.co.uk we use cookies to provide a better user experience and also track user activity so we can improve our services in future. All the information which these cookies collect is anonymous and are only used to improve the experience on this website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text sent to a web browser by a website a user visits. A cookie file stored in a web browser and allows the service or a third-party to recognize a user anonymously and make the users next visit easier and the service more useful.
Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.
How Brian Currie Ltd Uses Cookies
When a user accesses this website, it may place a number of cookies files in the users web browser.
This website uses cookies for the following purposes: to enable certain functions of the service, to provide analytics, to store user preferences, to enable advertisements delivery, including behavioural advertising.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on.
Google Analytics Cookies
| __utm.gif | Analytics | Google Analytics Tracking Pixel that logs details about the visitor’s browser and computer. | Session | google-analytics.com |
| __utma | Analytics | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics. | Persistent | First Part |
| __utmb | Analytics | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the website. Used by Google Analytic s to calculate the duration of a website visit. | Session | First Part |
| __utmc | Analytics | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. | 30 mins | First Part |
| __utmt | Analytics | Stores the number of requests to the server. Used by Google Analytics. | 10 mins | First Part |
| __utmv | Analytics | Google Analytics __utmv Cookie lasts “forever”. It is a persistant cookie. It is used for segmentation, data experimentation and the __utmv works hand in hand with the __utmz cookie to improve cookie targeting capabilities. | Persistent | First Part |
| __utmz | Analytics | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. | 6 months | First Part |
| _ga | Analytics | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 2 years | First Part |
| _gat_* | Analytics | Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server. Used by Google Analytics. | 1 min | First Part |
| _gid | Analytics | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day | First Part |
| collect | Analytics | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitors device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels | Session | google-analytics.com |
| uid | Analytics | This cookie provides a uniquely assigned, machine-generated user ID and gathers data about activity on the website. This data is used by Google Analytics for analysis and reporting. | Session | First Party |
Digital Retailing v2 Cookies
| Cookie Name | Categorisation | Description | Duration | 1st/3rd Party |
| ndfe-payment-state | Required | Stores the status of an online payment incase the users refreshes their browser so they don’t get charged twice. This cookie is only applicable if using checkout.com payment gateway. | Session | First Party |
Gubagoo Chat Cookies
| Cookie Name | Categorisation | Description | Duration | 1st/3rd Party |
| __ggtrses | functional | Gubagoo – Stores data relating to chat feature. It uses a cookie to decide when to display the chat feature. | 24 hours | First Party |
| __ggtruid | functional | Gubagoo – Stores data relating to chat feature. It uses a cookie to identify and differentiate between user sessions. | 2 years | First Party |
| *:cache_expiry | functional | Gubagoo – to know when the items in LocalStorage should expire | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_chat_popup_closed | functional | Gubagoo – to know that the chat popup has been closed | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_chat_welcome_msg | functional | Gubagoo – to know if the welcome message has been displayed | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_emulation_welcome_msg | functional | Gubagoo – Stores data relating to chat feature. Welcome message to be displayed when chat is opened | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_firestamps | functional | Gubagoo – Stores data relating to engagement. Logs when a user engages with a portion of Gubagoo | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_firestamps:cache_expiry | functional | Gubagoo – to know when the firestamp data should expire | 40 days | First Party |
| gg_repeat | functional | Gubagoo – Stores data relating to chat feature. Determines if a chat element that was hidden should reshow | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_repeat:cache_expiry | functional | Gubagoo – to know when the repeat data should expire | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_tabs-opened | functional | Gubagoo – tracks the number of tabs Gubagoo is open on | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_view-*_time | functional | Gubagoo – Stores data relating to chat feature. Records time when a view was generated | Persistant | First Party |
| gg_*_1_ccpa_accept | functional | Gubagoo – Tracks whether or not a Cookie toolbar has been accepted. Moves the chat feature up or down if on the page. | Persistant | First Party |
| prox_id | functional | Gubagoo – Responsible for determining chat socket to Glive / Chat Console | 24 hours | First Party |
| *_cbo_in_transit_vins | functional | Gubagoo – Stores vehicle VINs that are in transit to dealership but still sold in VR | Persistant | First Party |
How to Control and Delete Cookies Through a Browser
The ability to enable, disable or delete cookies can also be completed at the browser level, in order to do this a user can follow the instructions provided by a browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility). Disabling a cookie or category of cookie does not delete the cookie from the users browser, the user will need to do this themselves from within the browser.
Please note, however, that if a user deletes cookies or refuses to accept them, the user might not be able to use all of the features this website offers, a user may not be able to store user preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
Last updated: 26th May 2022