2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies on zencarwash.online for the following purposes:
- To ensure our website operates correctly and securely.
- To remember your cookie consent preference so we don't prompt you repeatedly.
- To understand how visitors navigate our website so we can improve content and layout.
- To measure the performance of our pages (e.g. load times, most visited sections).
We do not use cookies for:
- Advertising or retargeting campaigns.
- Tracking your activity across other websites.
- Building personal profiles or selling data to third parties.
- Processing payments (we have no online payment system).
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core site functionality. They do not collect personal data for marketing purposes and do not require your consent under applicable law.
Examples include: remembering your cookie preference, maintaining basic session security, and enabling server-side page delivery.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website. The data collected is aggregated and anonymised — we cannot identify individual users from this information. Analytics cookies are only set if you click "Accept" on our cookie banner.
If you decline analytics cookies, your visit will not be tracked and your browsing experience will be unaffected.
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make on the site — such as your consent decision — so you don't have to repeat them on subsequent visits. We currently use localStorage rather than a traditional cookie for this purpose, which achieves the same outcome but is stored locally in your browser.
4. Cookie Reference Table
The following table lists the specific cookies and storage items in use on our website:
Analytics cookies are only set if you have accepted non-essential cookies. If Google Analytics is not in use on a given version of our website, the _ga, _gid, and _gat cookies will not be present.
5. Third-Party Cookies
We currently use Google Analytics as our analytics provider, subject to your consent. Google may process data in accordance with their own Privacy Policy, which is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
We have enabled IP anonymisation within Google Analytics, meaning the final octet of your IP address is masked before storage. This means Google cannot identify individual users from the data we collect.
We do not embed social media buttons, third-party videos, advertising networks, or any other third-party trackers on our website. Our website loads fonts from Google Fonts, which may transmit your IP address to Google's servers as part of the font delivery process. This is standard web behaviour and does not involve cookies.
6. Managing & Deleting Cookies
You have full control over cookies on your device. You can manage them in several ways:
Through Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies through their settings menu. Here are quick links for common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site data
Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some websites, including ours.
Clearing Our localStorage Item
To reset your cookie consent preference stored in localStorage:
- Open your browser's developer tools (usually F12 or right-click → Inspect).
- Go to the Application or Storage tab.
- Find Local Storage → zencarwash.online.
- Delete the
zws_cookie_consententry. - Refresh the page — the cookie banner will reappear.
Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
7. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner is displayed at the bottom of the screen. You have two options:
- Accept — essential cookies remain active, and analytics cookies are also enabled.
- Decline (Essentials Only) — only strictly necessary cookies and localStorage items are used. No analytics data is collected.
Your choice is saved in localStorage as zws_cookie_consent. You can change your preference at any time by clearing this item (see Section 6) or by contacting us.
If you are visiting from the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, your consent is processed in accordance with GDPR requirements. If you are visiting from Japan, your preferences are handled in accordance with Japan's APPI.
8. Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or improvements to our website. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent revision.
If we introduce new non-essential cookies, we will update this policy and reset the consent banner so you can make a fresh choice.