Cookies are small files that websites save in your web browser. This page explains, in plain English, which ones we use and how you can say no.
Last updated: 4 November 2026
Cookies we always use
These are needed for the website to work, so they can’t be switched off. They:
- keep the website safe from hackers and spam
- keep you signed in to your account and to online bidding
- remember the lots you are watching
- remember your cookie choice, so we don’t keep asking
Cookies we only use if you say yes
- Analytics (Google Analytics). These tell us how many people visit and which pages they look at, so we can improve the website. We can’t see who you are.
- Marketing (Google Ads). These tell us whether our Google adverts are working, for example if someone clicked an advert and then asked for a valuation.
If you don’t say yes, none of these are used and nothing is sent to Google.
How to change your mind
Click the round cookie button at the bottom left of any page, or click here. You can switch cookies on or off at any time. We’ll also ask you again every 6 months.
You can also delete cookies in your web browser’s settings. If you block all cookies, signing in and bidding may not work.
Videos and links to other websites
YouTube videos on our site don’t use cookies unless you press play. Links to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other sites only take you there if you click them, and those sites have their own cookie rules.
Questions
Get in touch on contact@carshaltonauction.co.uk or 020 8149 3085. Our Privacy Policy explains how we look after your personal details. If you’re unhappy with how we use your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Full list of cookies (for those who want the detail)
| Cookie | What it does | Kept for |
|---|---|---|
| Always used | ||
| sbit_consent | Remembers your cookie choice | 6 months |
| server_session_… | Website security | 10 days |
| wordpress_…, wp-settings-… | Keeps you signed in | Up to 14 days |
| wp_consent_… | Passes your cookie choice to the website | 6 months |
| bidspirit… (browser storage) | Online bidding sign-in and watched lots | Until you sign out |
| Only if you say yes: Analytics | ||
| _ga, _ga_… | Google Analytics visit counting | 2 years |
| Only if you say yes: Marketing | ||
| _gcl_au, _gcl_aw | Google Ads results | 90 days |
If you say yes, Google may handle this information in the USA, under the legal safeguards that UK and EU law requires.