Cookie Policy
Last updated: April 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information about how their site is being used.
Cookies are stored on your device by your web browser and can be read by the website that created them when you return. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), whilst others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them (persistent cookies).
2. How We Use Cookies
EV Gatwick Parking (evgatwickparking.co.uk) uses cookies for a number of purposes, including:
- Ensuring the website functions correctly and securely.
- Remembering your preferences and form entries to improve your experience.
- Understanding how visitors navigate and use our website so we can make improvements.
- Measuring the effectiveness of our content and any advertising we may run in the future.
We use both first-party cookies (set by our website) and third-party cookies (set by external services we use, such as Google Analytics).
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function correctly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised information about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which pages are most popular, how visitors move around the site, and where we can make improvements. All IP addresses are anonymised, meaning we cannot identify individual visitors from this data. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made (such as your preferred terminal, parking type, or form data you have previously entered) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as remembering your cookie consent preferences.
Marketing Cookies
At present, EV Gatwick Parking does not use marketing or advertising cookies. Should we introduce marketing cookies in the future, we will update this policy and ensure that your consent is obtained before any such cookies are placed on your device. This section will be updated accordingly.
4. Cookies We Use
The table below lists the key cookies used on our website, along with their purpose, duration, and type.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _ga_* | Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and track user interactions across pages. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and throttle request rate. | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate and limit data collection on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute | Analytics |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers your cookie consent preference so you are not asked again on each visit. | 1 year | Functional |
| PHPSESSID | A standard PHP session cookie used to maintain your session state as you navigate the website. | Session | Necessary |
| wp_lang | Stores your language preference for the WordPress interface. | Session | Functional |
| wordpress_sec_* | Used by WordPress to store authentication details for logged-in users (administrators only). | Session | Necessary |
5. How to Manage and Disable Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the “Options”, “Preferences”, or “Settings” menu of your browser. You can set your browser to block or delete cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is being set.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the site to work.
Below are links to cookie management instructions for the most commonly used browsers:
- Google Chrome — Manage cookies in Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox — Enhanced tracking protection in Firefox
- Apple Safari — Manage cookies in Safari
- Microsoft Edge — Delete cookies in Edge
- Brave — Privacy settings in Brave
You can also opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For more general information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or changes in applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
We recommend that you check this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. If we introduce any new categories of cookies (such as marketing cookies), we will seek your consent before placing them on your device.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this cookie policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
EV Gatwick Parking
Gatwick Airport, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 0NP
Email: info@evgatwickparking.co.uk
Website: evgatwickparking.co.uk
For more information about your data protection rights, please see our Privacy Policy.