Cookies Policy

Last Updated: 2/24/2025

This Cookies Policy explains how ABC Car Shipping, a California-registered company (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on website abccarshipping.com (“Website”). This policy applies solely to cookies and similar technologies and does not cover other aspects of our overall Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They help us recognize your device, remember your preferences, and improve your experience on the Website. Cookies may be “session cookies” (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent cookies” (remaining on your device until they expire or are manually deleted).

2. How We Use Cookies

ABC Car Shipping uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Functionality: These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation and secure access. Disabling these cookies may impair the functionality of the Website.
• Traffic and Analytics: These cookies are used to analyze Website traffic and usage patterns. This helps us understand how visitors interact with the Website so that we can improve it over time. Data collected is aggregated and anonymized.
• User Experience and Feedback: These cookies are utilized to enhance your browsing experience and gather user feedback.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, third-party cookies may be placed on your device when you visit the Website. These cookies are provided by external services such as Google Analytics and Hotjar, which help analyze traffic and enhance Website performance. These third-party cookies collect information in an aggregated and anonymous form and are not used to identify you personally. We do not sell or share your personal information with any third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Detailed Cookie Information

This section provides detailed information on the specific cookies used on the Website, including both first-party cookies and the third-party cookies mentioned above.

Google Analytics Cookies

• _ga
  • Type: Persistent
  • Purpose: Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated identifier.
  • Expiration: 2 years
• _gid
  • Type: Persistent
  • Purpose: Used to differentiate users and track site usage.
  • Expiration: 24 hours
• _gat
  • Type: Session
  • Purpose: Throttles the request rate to limit data collection on high-traffic pages.
  • Expiration: 1 minute

Hotjar Cookies

• _hjid
  • Type: Persistent
  • Purpose: Stores a unique user identifier for tracking visitor behavior across sessions.
  • Expiration: 365 days
• _hjIncludedInSample
  • Type: Session
  • Purpose: Indicates inclusion in Hotjar’s visitor sampling for performance measurement.
  • Expiration: Session
• _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
  • Type: Session
  • Purpose: Helps determine if a user session is ongoing.
  • Expiration: Session

5. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View, delete, or block cookies.
• Set your browser to notify you each time a cookie is set.

Please note that disabling cookies may impair certain functionalities of the Website. For more information on managing cookies, please refer to your browser’s help documentation.

6. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated policy will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about the use of cookies, please email us at [email protected].

By using the Website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy.