At Tradecar.co.uk ("we," "us," or "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, use our services, or engage with us in any other way. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address.
Vehicle Information: Make, model, year, mileage, condition, and other related vehicle details.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, services, and interact with our content, such as browsing data, pages visited, IP address, device type, and browser details.
Transaction Information: Details of any transactions you carry out through our website and information related to payments.
Communications: Any correspondence, feedback, or reviews you submit to us.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our services, including listing and advertising vehicles.
To communicate with you regarding your inquiries, requests, or transactions.
To improve, personalize, and optimize our website and user experience.
To send you marketing communications (if you have opted-in to receive them).
To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
3. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
We process your personal information on the following legal grounds:
Consent: You have given consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes.
Contractual Necessity: Processing is required for the performance of a contract, such as facilitating the sale or purchase of a vehicle.
Legal Obligation: We may need to process your data to comply with legal requirements.
Legitimate Interests: We process data based on our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and marketing activities.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your information with:
Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us with website hosting, payment processing, marketing, or customer support.
Legal Authorities: If required by law, or in response to legal processes, we may share your information with government authorities, law enforcement agencies, or regulators.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: You can request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
Restriction: You can request the restriction of processing your data in certain circumstances.
Objection: You can object to the processing of your data, particularly for direct marketing purposes.
Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format for transfer to another service provider.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details below.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. These technologies help us analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information.
You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, some parts of the site may not function properly if you disable cookies.
8. Security of Your Information
We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal data from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your data.
9. International Transfers
Your personal information may be processed in countries outside of the UK. If this occurs, we will ensure that your data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including by using standard contractual clauses or ensuring that the recipient country has an adequate level of data protection.
10. Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any linked websites before providing any personal information.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date." We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:
support@tradacar.co.uk
