Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data that a website asks your browser to place on your computer’s hard drive or in your device’s memory. Most websites use cookies to enhance user experience by doing things like keeping track of your preferred language and other settings. Cookies can be session-based (temporary) or persistent (remaining until they expire).
Types of Cookies We Use
Our website, “Vehicle Registration Status,” operated by DMV California, uses the following types of cookies to ensure functionality and performance, as well as to enhance user experience:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you’ve asked for cannot be provided.
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Performance Cookies: These collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, if they get error messages, and how quickly the website responds to track its performance. Performance cookies do not collect personally identifiable information (PII) and are only used to improve how our website works.
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Functionality Cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you’ve made to text size, fonts, and other customizable aspects of the web pages.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These are used to deliver ads that are more relevant to you, but to achieve this, they may track your visits across the sites or apps you visit, excluding the website or application you’re currently looking at. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
If you wish to control or delete cookies you can do so by altering your browser settings; however, deleting certain cookies might affect your online experience with our website. For more detailed information about managing and deleting cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.
Third-Party Cookies
We sometimes use third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website to the suppliers of external services like tracking and analytics. These cookies may also be used for remarketing purposes. You can manage the use of these cookies through their respective websites, as outlined in their privacy and cookie policies.
Consent and Control
By using our website, you consent to the placement of cookies on your device. You can provide and withdraw consent to cookies at any time by updating your preferences through our Cookie Consent Tool found in the footer of this website. In addition, you can adjust your browser settings to notify you when a new cookie is received or to block cookies altogether.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding our use of cookies or our privacy and cookie policies, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
Please note that this Cookie Policy is subject to change, and we will update the “Last Updated” date accordingly. We encourage you to review the policy from time to time to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Compliance with Regulations
Our use of cookies complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ePrivacy Directive, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and UK GDPR. We are committed to respecting your choices and rights regarding personal data and cookies.