Cookie Policy for AutoFix Garage
This Cookie Policy explains how AutoFix Garage ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, autofixgarage-seattle.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. They can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. A cookie does not give us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. The purposes for which we use cookies include:
- To operate and personalize our Website: Some cookies are essential to the operation of our website. They allow you to navigate our site, use its features, and personalize your experience.
- To analyze website traffic: We use cookies to understand how visitors use our website, which pages are popular, and where visitors are coming from. This information helps us to improve our website and make it more user-friendly.
- To improve user experience: We use cookies to remember your preferences, such as language settings or login information. This makes your browsing experience more convenient and personalized.
- For marketing purposes: We use cookies to track your online activity and show you relevant advertisements based on your interests. This helps us to promote our services and reach potential customers.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | Identifies the current session of the user. | End of session |
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These cookies are set by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for us, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
How to Manage Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in this cookie policy. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Here's how you can manage cookies in some of the most popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
You can also learn more about cookies and how to manage them at the following websites:
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
AutoFix Garage
123 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: (206) 555-1212
Email: [email protected]
This Cookie Policy was last updated on October 26, 2025. Authored by Isabella Rodriguez, Data Protection Officer at AutoFix Garage.