Tread Automotive Effective 31 May 2026 Cars. Considered.
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Cookie Policy

Effective 31 May 2026  ·  Read with the Privacy & POPIA Policy

In plain terms

We use the few cookies the site needs to work, and we ask before setting anything else. No advertising cookies. No cross-site tracking. You can change your choice whenever you like.

1. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device. Cookies let a site remember things between pages and visits, such as a setting you have chosen. Some cookies are essential for a site to work; others are optional. Under POPIA, we ask for your consent before setting anything that is not essential.

2. How Tread Automotive uses cookies

We keep this deliberately minimal. We use cookies and similar storage in the following categories:

Strictly necessary

These are needed for the site to function and to remember your cookie choice. They are always on, because the site cannot work properly without them. They include the small record of whether you accepted or declined optional cookies.

Analytics, with your consent

If you accept, we use privacy-respecting analytics to understand, in aggregate, which pieces are read and how people find us. These do not identify you individually and do not follow you across other websites. If you decline, they are not loaded.

What we do not use

  • No advertising or marketing cookies.
  • No cross-site or third-party tracking cookies.
  • No selling of any data a cookie collects.

3. Third-party services

Some parts of the site rely on third parties who may set cookies or receive your IP address when content loads:

  • Netlify, for hosting and forms.
  • Google Fonts, for typography. We are reviewing self-hosting our fonts so that no third-party request is made before you have chosen.
  • Our analytics provider, loaded only after you consent.

These third parties process information under their own terms.

4. Your choices

When you first visit, you are asked whether to allow optional cookies. You can change that choice at any time using the Cookie settings link, here or in the footer of any page.

You can also control cookies in your browser settings, including blocking or deleting them. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the site may not work as intended.

5. More information

For how we handle personal information generally, and your rights under POPIA, see our Privacy & POPIA Policy. Questions about cookies can go to treadautomotive@gmail.com.