Car Buddy (“Car Buddy”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting its users’ privacy. The following text is our privacy policy that spells out how and why we collect, use, and share information about you when you use our platform, services, and/or when you otherwise interact with us via online communication channels.

This privacy policy is effective from 1st Nov 2019. Your continued use of this site and related services following any amendments/changes/modifications to this privacy policy entails your acceptance thereof.

Please read the Policy carefully before using our platform and services.

Scope of the Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is applicable to the website and services of Car Buddy and describes the user privacy practices when we process the information that:

A. You provide to us
B. We collect automatically
C. Is collected from other sources

Data Controller

Car Buddy controls the procedures and purpose of user data.

What We Collect

(Personal and Non-personal Information)

A: We collect the information you provide to us directly when you use our platform/services. This includes, but is not limited to:

1. Account information, including your name, gender, age, email address, phone number, postal address, or similar.
2. The content you submit, like your comments on our blog and communication with our customer service support.
3. Actions you take like your interaction with products, blog posts, etc.
4. Your search queries, browsing behavior, actions you take, their frequency, and duration.

B: We collect information automatically when you use our website. This includes:

1. Log information such as your IP address, user-agent string, browser type, the requested URL, and search terms.
2. Information collected from cookies and/or similar technologies that help us remember information about your visit and activity so we can improve the quality of our site/products/services for you.
3. Your location information with your consent (for example, by using GPS or Bluetooth.) We may also receive information about your approximate location from other information about you, like your IP address.

C: We may receive information about you from other sources, like third parties, and link up the additional information that we have about you. This includes:

1. Information collected from third-party sites that integrate our website/services/products, including our embeds and ad technology.

How We Use Information About You

Car Buddy collects your information solely to:

1. Make Car Buddy services accessible to you.
2. Arrange access to your account.
3. Provide customer service; respond to your inquiries, requests, complaints, and feedback.
4. Complete your payment and transactions.
5. Send service-related information.
6. Personalize your website experience and facilitate your usage of the platform.
7. Make business and marketing decisions.
8. For fraud and security monitoring and consequently;
9. Take action against illegal activities and suspected fraud.
10. Review platform performance and resolve technical issues.
11. Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and other administrative messages.
12. Update you about any amendments/changes/modifications in any term and condition of our policies.
13. Communicate to you about services/products, offers, promotions, events, and other information we think is relevant to you.
14. Review platform performance, diagnose technical problems, and analyze data to improve your experience.
15. Enable our advertisers and other partners to show you tailored ads that are relevant to you
16. Measure the effectiveness of our ads.
17. Carry out our responsibilities and enforce our rights attached to any contract signed between you and us.
18. In any other way that is communicated to you when you provide the information
19. For any other purpose per your consent
20. How We May Share Your Information
21. Information to law enforcement authorities, regulators, and other
22. We do not sell your information to anyone; however, we may share it to comply with the law. This is done in response to a request for information if we believe that the disclosure follows or is required by any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. We attempt to give you prior notice before disclosing y information to the extent the law allows it.