Cookie Policy for Book Your Oil Change
Last Updated: February 28, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to BookYourOilChange.com. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at bookyouroilchange.com and our mobile applications (collectively, the "Platform"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Book Your Oil Change) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Platform to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Platform and provide relevant features for mobile oil change service providers. Third parties serve cookies through our Platform for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Platform and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. These include:
- Authentication cookies that allow you to log into your account
- Session cookies that enable the Platform to remember your selections as you navigate through different pages
- Cookies that enable shopping cart functionality and payment processing
Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Platform, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our Platform functions.
Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Platform but are non-essential to their use. They help us to:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Enable service area mapping functionality
- Facilitate the integration of oil capacity data for different vehicles
- Support customer communication features
Without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Platform is being used by mobile oil change business owners or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Platform for you. These include:
- Google Analytics cookies to track user engagement and usage patterns
- Cookies that help us understand which features are most popular among our users
- Cookies that help us improve our Platform based on user behavior
Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests. We may use these cookies to:
- Deliver targeted advertisements related to business tools and services for mobile oil change providers
- Track the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns
- Limit the number of times you see an advertisement
Social Media Cookies
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Platform through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Book Your Oil Change | Essential: Maintains your session | Session |
| auth_token | Book Your Oil Change | Essential: Authenticates your account | 30 days |
| preferences | Book Your Oil Change | Functionality: Stores your preferences | 1 year |
| service_area | Book Your Oil Change | Functionality: Saves your service area settings | 6 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Analytics: Distinguishes users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Analytics: Identifies user session | 24 hours |
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies on the Platform, first you must disable the use of cookies in your browser and then delete the cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option for preventing the use of cookies at any time.
If you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Platform and some features may not function properly. For example, we may not be able to remember your service preferences or provide personalized features for your mobile oil change business.
If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
- For Chrome: Chrome Support
- For Firefox: Firefox Support
- For Safari: Safari Support
- For Edge: Edge Support
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
Cookie Settings
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.
You can also set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it or not. Alternatively, you can use tools like the "Privacy Badger" browser extension to automatically control cookies.
For our mobile applications, you can manage your privacy settings through your device settings, such as "Limit Ad Tracking" on iOS devices or "Opt out of Ads Personalization" on Android devices.
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. We do not currently respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
Do We Update Our Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at
Email: [email protected]