This Privacy Policy describes how Garage Atlas ("we," "us," or "our"), operated by Brandon Staley, collects, uses, and shares information when you visit garageatlas.org (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information you provide directly. If you use the correction submission form on any car page, we collect the information you voluntarily submit — including your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to review and respond to your submission.
Automatically collected information. When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically by third-party services we use, including:
This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies by our analytics and advertising partners.
We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — and similar technologies to operate the Site and serve relevant advertising. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
You can control cookies through your browser settings or by using our cookie consent tool when you first visit the Site. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site or the relevance of ads shown to you.
Garage Atlas displays advertisements to support the operation of the Site. We use Google AdSense to serve ads, and may also work with direct advertising partners from time to time. These advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to display relevant advertisements.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.
We do not sell your personal information to advertisers. Advertising partners handle data collected through their cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We use the information we collect to:
The Site uses the following third-party services, each of which has its own privacy policy governing the data it collects:
We retain correction form submissions for as long as necessary to review and respond to them, after which they are deleted. Data collected by third-party analytics and advertising services is retained according to those services' own data retention policies.
The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
You have the following options regarding your privacy on the Site:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Garage Atlas
Operated by Brandon Staley
Email: privacy@garageatlas.org
Website: garageatlas.org