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Africa-wide delivery
6-month warranty
Quality tested engines
Secure payments
Africa-wide delivery
6-month warranty
Quality tested engines
Secure payments
Africa-wide delivery
6-month warranty
Quality tested engines
Secure payments

Cookie Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Auto Spare Engines (Pty) Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website. This policy provides information about what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you use our site, and improve your browsing experience.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Duration: Session / Persistent

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, shopping cart operations, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

Examples: Session management, security authentication, load balancing

Performance Cookies

Duration: Persistent (up to 2 years)

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if error messages are displayed. These cookies help us improve the performance and functionality of our site.

Examples: Google Analytics, page load times, error tracking

Functionality Cookies

Duration: Persistent (up to 1 year)

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to remember changes you've made to text size, fonts, and other customizable parts.

Examples: Language preferences, login information, recently viewed items

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

Duration: Persistent (up to 2 years)

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. They also help limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and share this information with other organizations.

Examples: Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, retargeting cookies

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Authentication: To identify you when you log in to your account
  • Security: To protect your account and prevent fraud
  • Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences
  • Shopping Cart: To remember items you've added to your cart
  • Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website
  • Advertising: To show you relevant advertisements on other websites
  • Performance: To optimize website speed and functionality

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we use third-party cookies from trusted partners to help us understand and improve your experience:

Analytics Services

We use Google Analytics to collect information about website usage. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users interact with our website. The information generated is transmitted to and stored by Google.

Advertising Partners

We work with advertising partners like Google Ads and Facebook to show you relevant advertisements. These partners may use cookies to track your browsing activity across different websites.

Social Media Platforms

Our website includes social media features (like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram plugins) that may set cookies to enable proper functionality and track your interaction with social content.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies. However, please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

How to Manage Cookies in Different Browsers

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
  • Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions

Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of targeted advertising by visiting:

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you don't want your online activities tracked. Currently, there is no industry standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, so our website does not respond to DNT browser signals.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: privacy@autospareengines.co.za
Phone: +27 11 123 4567
Address: Auto Spare Engines (Pty) Ltd, 123 Industrial Road, Spartan, Kempton Park, 1619, South Africa