Introduction

Car Tracker Nigeria (“Car Tracker Nigeria”, “we”, “our”, “us”) uses a small number of cookies on cartracker.com.ng. This Cookie Policy explains every cookie this site sets, why it is set, how long it lasts, and how you can change or revoke your consent at any time.

We treat cookies as a separate topic from our broader data handling for clarity, but the same Nigerian and international data protection principles apply. For everything else — including how we handle data collected through our telematics devices, driver services, and customer contact — see our Privacy Policy.

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy. Your consent choice is recorded the moment you click Accept or Reject on the banner; nothing happens to non-essential cookies until you make a choice.

Governing Framework. This Policy is drafted in compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (NDPR), the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA), the National Information Technology Development Agency Act (NITDA Act), and other applicable Nigerian legislation. For data subjects in the European Union, United Kingdom, or any jurisdiction with stricter cookie law, the consent banner respects your rights under GDPR and the UK ePrivacy Regulations.

What Cookies Are

A cookie is a small text file your browser stores when you visit a website. The next time you return, the site reads the cookie to remember things like whether you are logged in, what language you prefer, or whether you have already seen the consent banner.

Cookies are not programs. They cannot install software, read other files on your device, or collect personal information you have not entered into the site yourself. The risk with cookies is what websites use them to track — not the cookies themselves.

Similar technologies covered by this Policy include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. Where this Policy says “cookies”, we mean cookies and any equivalent client-side storage technology.

Categories We Use

We classify cookies into two categories on this site. We do not use marketing or advertising cookies of any kind.

3.1 Essential

Required for the site to function. These run by default because the site cannot work without them. They store things like your consent choice or your WordPress login session if you are an admin.

3.2 Analytics

Help us measure traffic and understand which guides visitors actually find useful. These are blocked by default and only activate after you click Accept on the consent banner.

What We Do Not Use. We do not run Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, Google Ads remarketing tags, or any other advertising tracker. We do not sell or share visitor data with advertising networks under any circumstance.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function. Under both NDPA 2023 and GDPR, essential cookies do not require explicit consent because they are strictly necessary to provide the service you requested (loading the website).

4.1 Cookies We Set

• fenix_cookie_consent — remembers your Accept or Reject choice on the banner. Lifetime: 1 year. Set by: this site.
• wordpress_* — used only when an administrator is logged in to manage the site. Not set for regular visitors. Lifetime: browser session. Set by: WordPress core.
• wp-settings-* — remembers admin interface preferences in the WordPress dashboard. Only set for logged-in admins. Lifetime: 1 year. Set by: WordPress core.

4.2 If You Block Them

You can still block essential cookies in your browser settings if you prefer, but the consent banner will reappear on every visit because we cannot remember your previous choice without the consent cookie itself. Logged-in admin sessions will also not persist between page loads.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies count visits and track anonymised user journeys so we can see which content people find useful. We use Google Analytics 4, loaded through Google Tag Manager. The data is aggregated; we do not use it to identify individual visitors.

Default State: Blocked. Analytics cookies are blocked by default. They only run after you click Accept on the cookie banner. If you click Reject, none of the cookies listed below are ever set on your device, and no requests to Google Analytics are made.

5.1 Cookies That May Be Set After Consent

• _ga — distinguishes one visitor from another. Lifetime: 2 years. Set by: google-analytics.com.
• _ga_<ID> — tracks session and engagement metrics. Lifetime: 2 years. Set by: google-analytics.com.
• _gid — legacy session identifier. Lifetime: 24 hours. Set by: google-analytics.com.
• _gat_* — rate-limits analytics requests. Lifetime: 1 minute. Set by: google-analytics.com.

Third-Party Services

Some cookies are set by external services we use to operate this site. Each service has its own privacy policy linked below.

6.1 Google Tag Manager

Loads our analytics tags only after you accept the cookie banner. Tag Manager itself does not set tracking cookies; the tags it fires do. See Google’s privacy policy.

6.2 Google Analytics 4

Counts page views and anonymised user journeys. We do not connect this data to your name, email, or phone number. See Google’s privacy policy.

We periodically review which third parties we use. If we add a new service that sets cookies, this page is updated and the consent banner re-triggers so you can review the change and re-consent.

Your Choices & Controls

You have three independent ways to manage cookies on this site:

7.1 Use the Button on This Page

Click Update my preferences below; the banner reappears so you can change your previous choice. Whatever you pick overwrites your previous answer immediately.

7.2 Configure Your Browser

Every modern browser lets you block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or clear cookies from specific sites. Settings vary by browser — search “block cookies” plus your browser name for current instructions.

7.3 Use Private/Incognito Mode

Private windows discard all cookies when closed — useful for one-off visits where you do not want any record left on your device.

Change your mind any time. Consent is not permanent. You can reject after accepting, or accept after rejecting, and the change takes effect on the next page load.

Update my preferences

Legal Basis

Under the NDPA 2023 and NDPR 2019, we process cookie data on one or more of the following lawful bases:

• Strictly necessary — legitimate interests: Essential cookies are processed under our legitimate interest in delivering a functioning website. They do not require consent.
• Analytics — consent: Analytics cookies are processed only after you provide clear, specific, and informed consent via the cookie banner.
• Legal obligation: We may retain consent records to demonstrate compliance with NDPA, NDPR, or NDPC enforcement requests.

8.1 International Visitors

If you are visiting from the European Union, United Kingdom, or any jurisdiction with stricter cookie law, the consent banner respects your rights under GDPR and the UK ePrivacy Regulations. Reject means no analytics fires — that is the actual default behaviour, not just a stated intention. The same banner serves all visitors equally.

Your Data Protection Rights

Even if your only interaction with us is browsing this website, you have rights over any personal data we hold about you. You can ask us to:

• Access: Receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you. We respond within 30 days as required by NDPA.
• Rectify: Correct anything inaccurate — a misspelled name, an outdated phone number, an old address.
• Erase: Delete your data from our systems, subject to any legal obligations to retain certain records.
• Restrict: Limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.
• Object: Refuse processing for a specific purpose, including marketing.
• Withdraw consent: Revoke any consent you previously gave, at any time, without explanation. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of prior processing.
• Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format you can transfer elsewhere.
• Lodge a complaint: Complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) at [email protected] if you believe your rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected] with the subject “Data Rights Request” and proof of identity. We do not charge for these requests.

Changes to This Policy

We update this Policy whenever we add or remove a third-party service that sets cookies, or when the law changes meaningfully. The Last Updated date at the top of this page tells you when the current version was published.

Material changes — like adding a new tracking provider — trigger the consent banner again so you can review and re-consent. We do not silently expand what we track.

Previous versions are kept on request. Contact us if you need to see what this Policy said on a particular date.

Contact & Complaints

For all cookie, privacy, and data protection queries, contact our Data Protection point of contact:

• Entity: Car Tracker Nigeria (trading as Car Tracker Nigeria)
• Email: [email protected] (Subject: “Data Protection Request”)
• Phone / WhatsApp: +234 803 745 9093
• Address: 90 Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to escalate your complaint to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC): www.ndpc.gov.ng | [email protected].

Questions about cookies or your data?

Our team handles all privacy and data protection queries directly. Contact us and we will respond within the timeframes required by the NDPA 2023.

• WhatsApp / Phone: +234 803 745 9093
• Email: [email protected]
• Office: 90 Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos