Cookie Policy | Roy Stubbs Driving School

Cookie Policy & Consent

This policy details how Roy Stubbs Driving School uses cookies and local storage mechanisms on our website to ensure compliance with UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are tiny text files that websites save to your browser to remember your preferences, track site visits, or embed robust third-party features (like videos). We also use localStorage, which achieves similar functionality without expiry dates.

2. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always On)

These cookies/storage states are essential for the core functioning of this website. Because they are necessary to provide services you actively request, we do not require upfront consent for these:

Theme Preference: We use your browser's local storage to remember whether you selected "Light Mode" or "Dark Mode" using the toggle at the bottom of the screen.
Cookie Banner Decision: When you accept or decline our Analytics cookies, we must save a small local property on your browser remembering your choice so the banner does not repeatedly bother you.

3. Analytical and Performance Cookies (Requires Consent)

We use a third-party service called Histats to anonymously measure how many visitors we get, which pages are most popular, and basic geographic demographics to help us improve. If you accept the cookie banner, the following trackers will load:

Histats Trackers: These are used to record unique visitors and the length of your session automatically over time. You can choose to Decline these cookies at any time via the consent popup.

4. YouTube Video Embeds

When you visit pages with embedded video tutorials (such as the "Show Me, Tell Me" page), we connect exclusively via YouTube’s official privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). Therefore, YouTube will not track your viewing behaviour or deploy marketing cookies automatically when the website loads!

5. How To Change Your Preferences

You can adjust your cookie consent settings for this website right now by clearing your browser's cache for this domain or using the interactive prompt. Alternatively, you can disable cookies entirely via the privacy settings of your preferred internet browser.