This Cookie Policy explains how MyTradesShop, operating as MyTradesShop Limited (“we”,“us”, or “our”), uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit or interact with our website (www.MyTradesShop.com).
This policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). It should be read alongside our Customer Privacy Policy and Tradespeople Privacy Policy.
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you browse a website. They allow a website to recognise your device, remember user choices, maintain secure sessions, and collect analytics regarding site usage.
In addition to cookies, we may use similar automated tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixels, local storage objects (LSOs), and server logs to support site utility and marketing measurements.
We use cookies to deliver secure authentication for homeowners and trade professionals, process job leads, remember individual preference options, monitor platform usage metrics, and serve relevant online advertisements.
These cookies are strictly required for the core operation of www.MyTradesShop.com. They enable core functions such as secure user login, fraud prevention, active job lead purchasing, and cookie preference retention.
Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests / Necessity for Contract Performance under PECR Reg 6(4)(b). Consent is not required for these essential cookies.
These cookies collect aggregated, non-directly identifiable information on how visitors navigate our platform. They allow us to count visit statistics, measure page speed performance, and optimize site layout based on user movement.
Legal Basis: Consent (you can accept or refuse these cookies via our banner).
Functionality cookies allow www.MyTradesShop.com to remember choices you make (such as your regional search preferences or account layout choices) to provide a tailored user experience.
Legal Basis: Consent.
These cookies record your interactions with our platform, pages visited, and links followed. We use this information to deliver targeted platform offers on external advertising networks (such as Google, Meta, and TikTok) and evaluate ad efficiency.
Legal Basis: Consent.
Below is a breakdown of the primary cookies operating across www.MyTradesShop.com:
| Cookie Name | Category | Provider / Domain | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
__ts_session, auth_token, refresh_token | Strictly Necessary | First-party | Session | Maintains secure user login and active session validation. |
cookie_consent_status | Strictly Necessary | First-party | 2 Year | Stores your cookie consent choices. |
_ga, _gid, _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics | Up to 3 Years | Tracks site navigation usage and user behavior metrics. |
CLID, _clck, ANONCHK | Analytics | Microsoft Clarity | 1 Year | Provides session heatmaps and usability optimization logs. |
_gcl_au, _gcl_aw | Targeting | Google Ads | 90 Days | Measures conversion efficiency of Google search campaigns. |
_fbp, fr | Targeting | Meta (Facebook) | 90 Days | Delivers personalized trade advertising across Meta platforms. |
_ttp | Targeting | TikTok Pixel | 13 Months | Tracks ad campaign engagements originating from TikTok. |
_pin_unauth | Targeting | 1 Year | Measures home improvement promotion interactions on Pinterest. |
Certain features integrated into our platform rely on trusted third-party service providers (such as payment processors like Stripe, cloud analytics vendors, and embedded video tools). These third parties may store cookies on your device according to their respective policies.
You can manage or modify your cookie choices at any time:
Please note: Blocking essential cookies may prevent secure areas, login tools, or payment gateways from operating correctly.
We may revise this Cookie Policy periodically to align with technical modifications, statutory regulatory updates, or changes to platform functionality.
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please reach out to us:
Last updated: September 2026