Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device — such as your computer, tablet, or smartphone — when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work properly, to remember your preferences, and to give website operators information about how their site is being used.

When you return to a website, your browser sends the cookie back to the server, allowing the site to recognise you and remember information about your previous visit — for example, whether you are signed in, or whether you have previously dismissed an information notice.

Cookies can be session-based (they expire and are deleted when you close your browser) or persistent (they remain on your device until they expire automatically or you delete them). The cookies we use are explained in detail in Section 2 below.

We currently use only the following categories of cookies and similar technologies on drive-easy.co.uk. We do not use any cookies that are not listed here.

Although we ourselves only use the essential cookies described above, some third-party service providers that power parts of our platform may set their own cookies or use similar technologies when their services are engaged during your visit. These include:

• Payment providers: when you proceed to our checkout page, our payment provider's secure environment may set cookies necessary to process your transaction safely and prevent fraud. These cookies are governed entirely by the payment provider's own privacy and cookie policies — we do not control them and they are not accessible to us.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers: our web hosting and content delivery infrastructure may set limited technical cookies as part of their standard load-balancing, security, or caching operations. These are operational in nature and not used for tracking or advertising.

The cookies and similar technologies we use fall into two duration categories:

• Session cookies are temporary and exist only for the duration of your browsing session. They are automatically deleted from your device when you close your browser. Our authentication and security cookies are session-based.
• Persistent storage entries — such as our local storage preference flag — remain on your device until they expire automatically (based on a set expiry period) or until you manually clear them through your browser or device settings. These are used only for lightweight operational preferences, not for tracking.

You have the right to control cookies on your device. Most modern browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their settings menus. You can also clear local storage and other site data in the same way. Here is how to manage cookies in the most commonly used browsers:

You can also use browser extensions and privacy-focused tools (such as Privacy Badger or uBlock Origin) to manage cookies across all websites you visit. Because we do not use advertising or tracking cookies, blocking third-party cookies in your browser settings will have minimal impact on your experience of drive-easy.co.uk.

When you first visit drive-easy.co.uk, you will see a cookie notice at the bottom of the screen informing you that we use essential cookies. Because we only use cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the site, we do not require your consent to set them under UK law — but we display the notice as a matter of transparency and good practice.

If you dismiss the notice, a local storage entry is created to remember your acknowledgement so that the banner does not reappear on future visits. This is the only non-session data stored in connection with the cookie notice itself.

If our use of cookies changes — for example, if we introduce analytics tools, embed third-party content, or begin using new technologies — we will update this Cookie Policy to reflect those changes before they take effect. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

Where a new type of cookie requires your consent under applicable law, we will implement an appropriate consent mechanism before setting it. We will never introduce non-essential cookies without giving you a clear opportunity to accept or decline them.

We encourage you to revisit this page periodically to stay up to date with how we use cookies. If you have any questions about our current practices, please contact us at info@drive-easy.co.uk.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, or if you would like to know more about how we protect your personal data, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides full details of how we collect, use, and protect your personal data across the Drive Easy platform.