Last updated: August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Gazz-Matic International Limited (“GAZ”, “GAZ Shocks”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the GAZ Shocks website.
It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website can store on your device when you visit it.
Cookies can perform a number of functions, including allowing websites to remember information between pages, maintaining the contents of an online shopping basket, remembering preferences and helping website owners understand how their websites are used.
Similar technologies, such as local storage, scripts, tags and pixels, may perform related functions. References to cookies in this policy include similar technologies where appropriate.
2. How We Use Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- provide essential website functionality;
- operate our online shop and checkout;
- remember products added to your basket;
- maintain website and account security;
- remember choices or preferences;
- process online transactions;
- understand how visitors use our website;
- identify and resolve website performance issues; and
- improve our website and services.
3. Strictly Necessary Cookies
Some cookies are strictly necessary for our website and online shop to operate correctly.
These may include cookies used to:
- remember products placed in your shopping basket;
- maintain your basket while moving between pages;
- allow the checkout process to function;
- maintain security and prevent fraudulent or malicious activity;
- remember essential privacy or cookie choices; and
- provide other functionality specifically requested by you.
Because these cookies are necessary to provide the website or service you have requested, they may not require your consent. However, we provide information about their use through this policy.
4. WooCommerce and Online Shopping
Our website uses WooCommerce to provide online shopping functionality.
WooCommerce may use cookies or similar technologies to perform essential ecommerce functions, including remembering when products have been added to a basket and maintaining basket information while you browse the website.
These technologies allow the online shop to recognise changes to your basket and provide the checkout functionality you request.
5. Payment and Checkout Technologies
When online payment facilities are available, our payment provider may use cookies or similar technologies as part of secure payment processing, fraud prevention, authentication or transaction security.
Some payment-related technologies may be essential to complete a payment or protect the transaction.
Where a payment provider uses information for its own purposes, its use of cookies and personal information may also be governed by its own privacy and cookie information.
6. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may be used to remember choices you make or provide enhanced website functionality.
Where a functional cookie is not strictly necessary to provide a service you have requested, we will obtain consent where required before using it.
7. Analytics and Performance Cookies
We may use analytics and performance technologies to understand how visitors use our website.
These technologies may help us understand information such as which pages are visited, how visitors navigate through the website, how long pages take to load and whether visitors encounter technical errors.
Where consent is required for analytics or performance cookies, they will not be used until the appropriate consent has been provided.
8. Third-Party Cookies
Some functionality on our website may be provided by third-party services.
These services may set or access their own cookies or similar technologies when their functionality is used.
Examples may include payment processing, website security, embedded content, analytics or other services used to operate the website.
Where consent is legally required for a third-party technology, we will seek that consent before it is activated.
9. Cookie Consent
When you visit our website, you may be presented with controls allowing you to manage the use of non-essential cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies may operate without consent where they are required to provide functionality or a service you have requested.
Non-essential cookies that require consent will only be used after you have made the relevant choice.
You may change or withdraw your cookie preferences where our cookie controls provide this facility.
10. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies through their settings.
You can therefore use your browser settings to restrict or remove cookies.
Please be aware that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of our website from functioning correctly. For example, the website may be unable to maintain the contents of your shopping basket or complete the checkout process.
11. How Long Cookies Remain on Your Device
Different cookies remain on a device for different periods.
Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may remain for a defined period or until they are removed.
The duration depends on the purpose of the particular cookie and the service that provides it.
12. Personal Information and Cookies
Some information collected through cookies or similar technologies may constitute personal information, particularly where it can identify or be associated with an individual or device.
Where personal information is processed through these technologies, it will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law.
13. Changes to Our Use of Cookies
We may change the cookies and technologies used by our website as the site, ecommerce system, payment facilities or other services develop.
We may update this Cookie Policy accordingly and, where necessary, request fresh consent for new or changed uses of non-essential cookies.
14. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, technology, service providers or legal requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page together with the date it was last updated.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Gazz-Matic International Limited
Rayridge House
Swinborne Road
Basildon
Essex
SS13 1EH
United Kingdom
Telephone: 01268 724585
Email: enquiries@gazshocks.com