2 How We Use Cookies
Biltmore Motors uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Authentication: To identify you when you log in to your account and keep you signed in during your session.
- Preferences: To remember your settings, including display preferences and saved filters.
- Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent activity, protect your account, and maintain website integrity.
- Performance: To understand how users interact with our website, which pages are most visited, and where improvements are needed.
- Auction functionality: To track your active bids, watchlist items, and auction participation status.
3 Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They enable core features such as account login, bid placement, and security verification. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow us to remember choices you make (such as your display preferences or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to improve site performance and user experience. Examples include cookies from Google Analytics.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
4 Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics for the website and deliver advertisements. These third parties include:
- Google Analytics — for website analytics and performance measurement
- Payment processors (such as Stripe) — for secure payment processing and fraud prevention
- WooCommerce — for cart, checkout, and account session management
- LinkedIn, Facebook — for social sharing features and targeted advertising
These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use such information. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies and our Privacy Policy.
5 Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
- Browser Settings: You can configure your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. See Section 6 for browser-specific instructions.
- Opt-Out Links: For analytics cookies, you can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Please note that if you choose to disable certain cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly, including bid placement, account login, and watchlist features.
6 Browser Settings
Most modern browsers allow you to control cookie settings. Here is how to access cookie settings in the most popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
For more information about how to control cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.com.
7 Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you via email or a notice on our website.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
8 Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: