Cookie policy.

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet, phone) when you visit. They are widely used across the internet to help sites work reliably, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use them.

This policy explains which cookies pianoauctions.co.uk uses and why. It applies to this website only; it does not cover any third-party site you might reach by following a link from here.

Strictly necessary

These cookies are required for the website to function. Without them, features you have asked for cannot be delivered. Examples: keeping you logged in during a bidding session, remembering the sale you are viewing, storing your consent choices for other cookies. You cannot switch these off without breaking the site.

Analytics

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the site — which pages are viewed, how long people spend on them, where they come from — so we can improve it. The data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. If you decline analytics cookies the site still works normally.

Marketing

These cookies are set by advertising partners (for example, Google Ads, Meta) to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns and, in some cases, to show you our advertisements on other sites you visit. You can decline these without affecting site functionality.

Preferences

These cookies remember choices you have made — such as language, region, or accessibility settings — so you do not have to set them again on every visit. Declining these means you may need to reapply your preferences each time.

Some pages embed content from third parties (for example, an auctioneer’s live-bidding platform, an embedded map, a video). Those third parties may set their own cookies when the content loads. Their use of those cookies is governed by their own policies, not ours; the most common are listed below.

• Google (Analytics, Ads, Fonts, Maps) — for site analytics, advertising measurement, and embedded maps or fonts.
• YouTube / Vimeo — when a page embeds a video, the player sets cookies to remember playback state.
• EasyLive Auction — when you register or bid via the live-bidding portal, that platform sets its own cookies for your session.

You can accept, reject or change your cookie preferences at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page. Your choice is stored in a “strictly necessary” cookie so we remember it on your next visit.

You can also manage cookies in your browser directly:

• Chrome — Settings › Privacy and security › Cookies and other site data
• Firefox — Settings › Privacy & Security › Cookies and Site Data
• Safari — Preferences › Privacy › Manage Website Data
• Edge — Settings › Cookies and site permissions

Blocking all cookies may stop parts of the site working — in particular, you may not be able to place a bid or use the members-only areas.

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or the law. The “last updated” date at the top of the page will tell you when the current version was published. Material changes — a new tracking partner, a new category of cookie — will be flagged the next time you visit.

If you have any question about this policy, please contact us.