Cookie Policy

Last updated: 29 January 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide information to website owners and third parties.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until deleted) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser).

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on O2 Store Finder UK (ostores2.com) to:

  • Remember your preferences and settings (such as cookie consent)
  • Understand how you use our website
  • Improve your browsing experience
  • Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
  • Analyze website traffic and performance

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:

  • Remembering your cookie consent preferences
  • Enabling secure areas of the website
  • Ensuring the website loads correctly
  • Session management

You cannot opt out of essential cookies as they are required for the website to work. These cookies do not collect personal information for marketing purposes.

2. Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous, aggregated information such as:

  • Number of visitors
  • Pages visited and navigation paths
  • Time spent on pages
  • Error messages encountered
  • How you arrived at our website (referral source)
  • Device and browser information

This information helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

3. Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These cookies are used to display advertisements that are relevant to you. They are set by advertising networks we work with, including Google AdSense.

Important Notice About Advertising Cookies

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads. The DoubleClick cookie is used by Google in the ads served on the websites of its partners, displaying AdSense ads.

Advertising cookies may:

  • Track your browsing habits across different websites
  • Build a profile of your interests
  • Show you relevant advertisements
  • Limit how many times you see a particular ad
  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites to provide relevant advertisements.

Provider Cookie Name(s) Purpose More Info
Google AdSense / DoubleClick __gads, __gpi, IDE, DSID, test_cookie Advertising, ad personalization, ad measurement Google Ads Policy
Google NID, 1P_JAR, CONSENT Preferences, security, consent tracking Google Privacy Policy
OpenStreetMap _osm_location, _osm_session Map functionality, session state OSM Privacy Policy
Google Fonts Various Font delivery, performance Google Privacy Policy

How to Opt Out of Advertising Cookies

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the following:

Please note that opting out of personalized advertising does not mean you will stop seeing ads. You will still see advertisements, but they may be less relevant to your interests.

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View cookies stored on your device
  • Block all cookies or only third-party cookies
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Allow cookies from specific websites only
  • Set your browser to notify you when cookies are being set

Please note: Blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other websites you visit. Some features may not work correctly.

Browser-Specific Instructions

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:

  • Accept All Cookies: Enables all cookies including advertising cookies
  • Essential Only: Enables only strictly necessary cookies required for the website to function

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website, or by using the browser settings described above.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

We respect Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. When we detect these signals, we will limit the use of personalized advertising cookies accordingly.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

More Information

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit: