Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how SellMobile ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at sellmobile.co.uk (the "Service"). 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 to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, SellMobile) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
• Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
• Marketing Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests.

Types of Cookies We Use

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.

• Session Cookies: These temporary cookies expire when you close your browser and help maintain your session while browsing our site.
• Security Cookies: These cookies help protect against security threats and ensure the integrity of our website.
• CSRF Protection: These cookies help prevent cross-site request forgery attacks.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you get error messages from web pages.

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our site's performance and user experience.
• Page Load Tracking: These cookies help us monitor page load times and identify performance issues.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

• Language Preferences: These cookies remember your language and region preferences.
• User Preferences: These cookies store your preferences for website features and settings.
• Form Data: These cookies help remember information you've entered in forms to improve your experience.

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

• Social Media Cookies: These cookies are set by social media platforms to track your activity across websites.
• Advertising Networks: These cookies are used by advertising networks to deliver targeted advertisements.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

How to Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager.

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, limiting cookies may impact your experience of our website. Here are links to the cookie settings for the most popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Mobile Device Controls

You can also control cookies on mobile devices through your device settings. Please refer to your device manufacturer's instructions for more information.

Cookie Retention

Cookies have different lifespans depending on their purpose:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
• Essential Cookies: These may be stored for up to 1 year.
• Analytics Cookies: These are typically stored for up to 2 years.
• Marketing Cookies: These may be stored for up to 1 year.

Updates 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. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:

• Email: privacy@sellmobile.co.uk
• Address: 338 Hessle Road, Hull, HU3 3SB