How choices work
Google Consent Mode v2 initially denies analytics storage, advertising storage, advertising user data, and ad personalization. For requests identified as coming from the United States, Pettus Analytics then starts under the cookie notice unless this browser previously opted out. Advertising stays off unless it is allowed in Privacy settings. For other or unknown countries, analytics and advertising stay off until the visitor makes an affirmative choice. Essential security and preference storage remain available.
TradePending valuation, Capital One Auto Navigator, RouteOne credit applications, and Xtime service scheduling are functional services. TradePending and Capital One executable widgets load only after you choose their branded controls. RouteOne opens only after you choose its finance link. These providers may then use provider-controlled cookies, local storage, or similar technology to deliver the requested service, prevent fraud, retain progress, and meet legal obligations. Their controls and retention are governed by the notices shown by each provider. You can avoid loading a tool by not choosing its control or link.
Xtime is linked from the service page and opens in a new tab. Xtime does not load or place storage on this domain before you choose a store’s “Schedule online” link; storage used after that click is on the provider experience and governed by Xtime’s notice.
Cloudflare Turnstile is an essential security service on direct careers and shopper inquiry forms. It evaluates whether a submission appears automated and normally runs without requiring an interaction. It is not used for advertising and cannot be disabled while using a protected form.
When Global Privacy Control is present, advertising storage, sale, sharing, and cross-context behavioral advertising remain disabled on this domain.
Current cookie and storage inventory
| Cookie or storage | Category and purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| pettus_privacy_choices | Essential. Stores selected Google categories, GPC state, policy version, and choice timestamp. | 180 days |
| pettus_privacy_notice | Essential. Remembers that the United States cookie notice was acknowledged. It does not record consent or change an opt-out. | 180 days |
| Protected administration session | Essential. Authenticates authorized users to the website control center. It is not used for shopper advertising. | Session or sign-in-provider period |
| _ga and _ga_* | Optional Pettus analytics. Google Analytics distinguishes browsers and sessions for aggregate reporting. For United States requests, these may be created under the disclosed notice-and-opt-out setting. Elsewhere, they are created only after analytics permission. A retail-tool provider may separately use Google measurement under its own notice. | Up to 2 years |
| _gid, _gat, _gac_*, and _gcl_* | Analytics or advertising measurement. Used only if a corresponding approved Google tag and consent category are active. | Minutes to 90 days, depending on the tag |
| TradePending storage | Functional. Delivers vehicle valuation, maintains the appraisal flow, measures tool use, and supports follow-up requested in the experience. | Provider-defined; see the TradePending notice |
| Capital One Auto Navigator storage | Functional. Renders eligible vehicle financing tools, maintains session state, prevents fraud, and supports Capital One services. | Provider-defined; see the Capital One notice |
| RouteOne storage | Functional and security-related. Supports the selected store’s embedded credit application, progress, privacy notices, and application security. | Provider-defined; see the notices in the application |
| Xtime storage | Functional. Supports the selected dealership’s service scheduling flow, appointment availability, security, and requested follow-up after the shopper opens Xtime. | Provider-defined; see the Xtime privacy notice |
| Cloudflare Turnstile security data | Essential security. Evaluates form traffic, prevents automated abuse, and returns a short-lived verification token. | Short-lived challenge and provider-defined security records |
Tag Manager and analytics
This website initializes the canonical PettusAuto Google Analytics tag directly when analytics is active. Google Signals and advertising personalization signals are disabled for that analytics configuration. Advertising Tag Manager containers remain separate and load only after advertising is allowed. Tag Manager does not itself create a cookie.
Pettus does not intentionally send form values, customer contact details, credit information, or free-form text to Google Analytics. See the Privacy Policy for collection, provider, and retention details.
Changing or withdrawing consent
The Privacy Choices control remains available after the notice is dismissed or a selection is saved. Turning a Google category off sends an immediate Consent Mode update and removes accessible first-party Google measurement cookies from this domain. Browser settings can also block or delete cookies. Blocking essential or provider storage may prevent the website from remembering a choice or a requested retail tool from working correctly.