How choices work
Before the Pettus-owned optional Google tag loads, Google Consent Mode v2 denies analytics storage, advertising storage, advertising user data, and ad personalization. A visitor can accept, reject, or manage those categories and change the choice later. Essential security and preference storage remain available.
TradePending valuation, Capital One Auto Navigator, and RouteOne credit applications are functional services. They load only on relevant trade, inventory, vehicle, or finance pages and may 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 opening its relevant page or widget.
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 |
| 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 and creates these 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 |
Tag Manager and analytics
This website uses Google Tag Manager as the controlled delivery system for approved Pettus measurement tags; Tag Manager does not itself create a cookie. A dedicated Pettus-owned Tag Manager container and separate GA4 property are active for this domain. The container loads only after analytics or advertising permission, and the GA4 tag sends measurement only after analytics permission. This property remains separate from established Pettus group and rooftop properties while reporting is validated.
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 a selection. 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.