Last updated: 16 May 2025.
Welcome to our cookie policy
Copart UK Limited (“Copart”, “we”, “our”, “us”) and certain third parties use cookies and other similar technologies (such as pixels, web beacons, scripts and mobile device IDs) (collectively “Tracking Technologies”) when you use this website and our services (together, the “Services”). These Tracking Technologies may be stored on your device or browser and may gain access to information stored on your device; they may also be used to collect your personal data. Copart is committed to providing you with the best experience when it comes to using our Services. This cookie policy will inform you more about Tracking Technologies, how we use them in our Services and how you may disable cookies if you so wish.
You can change your settings for Tracking Technologies we use in our Services at any time in our preference center: https://www.copart.co.uk/accountInformation/accountSetting. You can also access our preference centre from the permanently visible cookie button at the bottom left of our website.
This cookie policy should be read in accordance with our privacy policy which sets out how Copart respects your privacy and protects your personal data.
We may change this policy from time to time, in which case we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this cookie policy. If we make any material changes to the way we use Tracking Technologies, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you and will take additional steps as required by applicable law.
This cookie policy is provided in a layered format so you can click through to the specific areas set out below.
What type of Tracking Technologies are used on our Services?
How do we use Tracking Technologies?
Cookie settings and opting out
What type of Tracking Technologies are used on our Services?
- Cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer's hard drive when you visit a website. They are used for a lot of different purposes, such as letting you navigate between pages efficiently and enhancing your experience when visiting a website. For example, they can remember your preferences, recognise when you re-visit and provide you with the ability to use customised features.
- Scripts. A script is a piece of program code that makes our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
- Web Beacons/Pixels. A web beacon, also known as a tracking pixel, is a small, often invisible graphic embedded in a webpage that allows website owners to track user behavior and gather data such as page views and other interactions.
- Mobile Device IDs. A mobile device ID is a unique identifier assigned to a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet, which is used to distinguish it from other devices and can be utilized for various purposes including app tracking, security, and personalization
How do we use Tracking Technologies?
We use first party and third party Tracking Technologies. First party Tracking Technologies are set directly by us whereas third party Tracking Technologies are set by a third party (such as analytics providers or our advertiser or business partners).
We use Tracking Technologies that perform the following functions:
Essential Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies are essential to the functioning of our Services, to provide a service requested by you or to comply with the law (e.g. the security requirements of data protection law). These include cookies used to authenticate the user on each page after the user logs on to our Services; these are necessary to ensure your security and the security of the online bidding process by authenticating those that are entering the members areas. We do not need to obtain your consent in order to use these Tracking Technologies and these Tracking Technologies cannot be turned off as we cannot provide the Services without them.
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
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__cf_bm |
Third Party |
Persistent |
Required to manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. |
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_cq_check |
Third Party |
Session |
Detects if the device supports cookies. |
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_cq_duid |
Third Party |
91 days |
Detects domain sessions per device. |
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_cq_pxg |
Third Party |
24 hours |
Detects bots and malicious traffic. |
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cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary |
First Party |
364 days |
Per GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, stores information related to cookies in the category “Necessary”. |
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cookieyes-consent |
First Party |
364 days |
Identifies the unique user for the purpose of recording the consent log. |
|
copartg2auction |
First Party |
Persistent |
Necessary to run Copart Auction. |
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copartmember |
First Party |
Persistent |
Stores Copart member information to enable usage. |
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copartTimezonePref |
First Party |
Session |
Timezone related functionalities. |
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g2app.search-table-rows |
First Party |
Persistent |
Used for search result pages. |
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incap_ses_* |
First Party |
Session |
Allows user to maintain existing sessions across site visits. |
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JSESSIONID |
First Party |
Session |
General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written in JSP. Usually used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. |
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nlbi_XXXXXXX |
First Party |
Session |
Ensures requests by a client are sent to the same origin server. |
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OptanonAlertBoxClosed |
First Party |
364 days |
For cookie compliance, enables the website not to show the cookie compliance message more than once to a user. |
|
OptanonConsent |
First Party |
364 days |
For cookie compliance, enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. |
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reese84 |
First Party |
29 days |
This cookie is used in security tools such as CDN |
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search-table-rows |
First Party |
Persistent |
Used for search result pages. |
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timezone |
First Party |
Session |
Timezone related functionalities. |
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userCategory |
First Party |
18250 days |
Store Copart user details. |
|
userLang |
First Party |
Session |
Store Copart user details. |
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usersessionid |
First Party |
Persistent |
Store Copart user details. |
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visid_incap_XXXXXX |
First Party |
364 days |
Incapsula DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall: |
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x-d-token |
First Party |
Persistent |
This cookie is used for security tools such as CDN |
Functionality Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies allow us to remember choices you make and provide enhanced and personalised features e.g. to show you when you are logged in.
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
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___utmvxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
First Party |
Persistent |
Store visitor-level custom variable data and generates statistics about website’s traffic. |
|
cookies.js |
First Party |
Session |
Determines whether to show the end user the cookie policy modal. |
|
ep201 |
Third Party |
Persistent |
Survey Monkey: Set by load balancer. User tracking for abuse and troubleshooting problems. |
|
ep203 |
Third Party |
90 days |
Enables the system to uniquely identify browsers/devices for the purpose of mitigating account sharing. |
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MR |
Third Party |
6 days |
Measure the use of the website for internal analytics. |
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SRM_B |
Third Party |
389 days |
Installed by Microsoft Bing. Identifies unique web browsers visitors |
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stickycookie |
First Party |
Persistent |
User identification and traffic management. |
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stickycookie |
First Party |
Persistent |
User identification and traffic management. |
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uc_session |
Third Party |
Session |
Used to implement or transfer content through Dropbox. |
Performance Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies enable us to track user traffic patterns on Copart websites, including behavioral activity and content engagement. For example, how many people are visiting our website, which areas of the site they are viewing, and the duration of use of the Services. This gives us an insight into how our customers are using our website, helps us to improve user experience and to maintain, operate, and continually improve our Services.
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
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_ga |
First Party |
399 days |
Used for analytics purposes. |
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_ga_335340474 |
First Party |
729 days |
Stores the user’s ID to track and maintain session information. This cookie helps Google Analytics 4 identify unique users. |
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_ga_xxxxxxx |
First Party |
729 days |
Stores the user’s ID to track and maintain session information. This cookie helps Google Analytics 4 identify unique users. |
|
_ga_xxxxxxxxxx |
First Party |
399 days |
Stores the user’s ID to track and maintain session information. This cookie helps Google Analytics 4 identify unique users. |
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_gat |
First Party |
10 minutes. |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
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_gat_UA- |
First Party |
Persistent |
This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. |
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_gclxxxx |
First Party |
90 days |
Google conversion tracking cookie. |
|
_gid |
First Party |
Persistent |
Stores and update a unique value for each page visited. |
|
_uetvid |
First Party |
390 days |
Used by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website. |
|
_uetvid |
First Party |
2914081 days |
Used by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website. |
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OAID |
First Party |
365 days |
Associated with the OpenX banner advertising platform for publishers. Records whether specific ads have been displayed. Reportedly used for performance only rather than user targeting. As a first party cookie it cannot be used to track across domains. |
|
SM |
Third Party |
364 days |
Measures the use of the website for internal analytics. |
|
ubvs |
Third Party |
180 days |
Allows site owners to test the effectiveness of web pages, and ensure that visitors consistently see the expected version of a page. |
|
ubvt |
Third Party |
3 days |
Allows site owners to test the effectiveness of web pages, and ensure that visitors consistently see the expected version of a page. |
|
ubpv |
Third Party |
183 days |
Allows site owners to test the effectiveness of web pages, and ensure that visitors consistently see the expected version of a page. |
Advertising/Targeting Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies enable us to deliver a more personalised service, execute advertising campaigns and show you ads that are relevant to you as well as measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by our advertisers (for example advertising networks or companies placing advertisements on their behalf) and provide insights about the people who see and interact with their ads, visit their websites or use their app. A guide to behavioural advertising and online privacy has been produced by the internet advertising industry which can be found at: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu.
We do not have access or control over cookies or other features that advertisers and third party sites may use, and the information practices of these advertisers and third parties.
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
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__gads |
First Party |
389 days |
Enables ad display. |
|
__gpi |
First Party |
389 days |
Helps Google track user activity across different websites to deliver targeted advertisements. |
|
_fbp |
First Party |
90 days |
Deliver Facebook ad products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
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_gat_gtag_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
First Party |
Persistent |
Used to manage high traffic and maintain the performance of the website. |
|
_gat_UA-XXXXXX-X |
First Party |
Persistent |
Used to manage high traffic and maintain the performance of the website. |
|
_uetsid |
First Party |
1 day |
Used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user. |
|
ANONCHK |
Third Party |
Persistent |
Carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
|
cg_uuid |
Third Party |
335 days |
Enables third-party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant ads. |
|
DEVICE_INFO |
Third Party |
176 days |
Stores information about the user's device and capabilities to optimize video playback and user experience on YouTube. |
|
DSID |
Third Party |
Persistent |
Notes specific user identity. |
|
fr |
Third Party |
89 days |
Delivers, measures, and improves the relevancy of ads served on Meta platforms. Helps in tracking user interactions and ad performance. |
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GoogleAdServingTest |
First Party |
Session |
Determines what ads have been shown to the website visitor. |
|
MR |
Third Party |
6 days |
Use to measure the use of the website for internal analytics. |
|
MUID |
Third Party |
389 days |
Allow user tracking across Microsoft domains. |
|
NID |
Third Party |
182 days |
Used for user tracking with Google. |
|
UserID1 |
Third Party |
90 days |
Collects information on a visitor. |
Tracking Technology settings and opting out
We use Tracking Technologies when providing our Services to make sure you benefit from the best experience. Some of these Tracking Technologies are essential and we cannot provide our Services without them. Others are not essential, and you can turn them off and have the right to choose whether or not to accept them. However, if you choose to refuse Tracking Technologies, you may not be able to use the full functionalities of our Services (for example creating customised searches for vehicles).
You can change your settings for the Tracking Technologies we use in our Services at any time in our preference centre: https://www.copart.co.uk/accountInformation/accountSetting. You can also access our preference centre from the permanently visible cookie button at the bottom left of our website.
In addition to our preference centre, most browsers allow you to change your settings so that you can:
- see what Tracking Technologies are used on your device and/or browser and delete all non-essential tracking technologies on a collective basis;
- block Tracking Technologies, including from particular websites/apps;
- block Tracking Technologies from being set; and
delete Tracking Technologies when you close your browser (although this means that any preference settings you have made on our services may be lost).
For more information on how to manage your browser settings, please see below.
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer >> Click here
Cookie settings in Chrome >> Click here
Cookie settings in Safari >> Click here
Cookies settings in FireFox >> Click here
Cookie settings in Safari IOS >> Click here
Cookie settings in Google Android >> Click here
Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge >> Click here
If you disable one or more Tracking Technologies, we will still use the information collected via these Tracking Technologies prior to your disabled preference being set; however, we will stop using the disabled Tracking Technologies to collect any further information.
If you have any questions about this policy, please send an email to privacy@copart.co.uk.
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Persistent cookies |
These cookies help us to remember your settings when you revisit our website and therefore these continue to stay on your computer after you have visited our site. |
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Session cookies |
These cookies identify that the user is moving from page to page and terminate when the user stops visiting the various pages. It is then deleted when the browser is closed. |
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Third party cookies |
All third party cookies belong to someone other than us such, as advertising partners and can also be set into external content from third party websites within our website. |