What we collect

Server logs. Our host records standard request data — IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp, and response status — to serve pages and defend against abuse. Logs are retained for a short period and are not used to build profiles.

No account data. There is no login, no comment form, and no newsletter list. We do not ask you for a name, an email address, or anything else in order to read the site.

Advertising and cookies

We display advertising through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
  • You may opt out of personalised advertising by visitingGoogle Ads Settings.
  • You can also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalised advertising ataboutads.infoand, in Europe,youronlinechoices.eu.

For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, advertising and analytics cookies are denied by default until you choose “Accept all” in the consent banner. Choosing “Essential only” keeps ads non-personalised. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage, not on our servers.

Change your choice at any time. Resetting clears the stored preference and shows the banner again on your next page view.

Analytics

If analytics is enabled, we use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is designed to work without cookies and without fingerprinting individual visitors. It reports aggregate page views and Core Web Vitals. It is not used for advertising.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of personal data about you, and to object to processing. Because we do not hold account data, most requests will concern server logs or advertising identifiers controlled by Google.

To make a request, write to universeecar@gmail.com. If you are in the EEA or UK, you also have the right to complain to your national data protection authority.

Retention

Server logs are retained for a limited period for security and operational purposes and then deleted or aggregated. Consent preferences live in your browser until you clear them.

Children

AutoCar is a news publication intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, the review date at the top of the page changes and the substance of the change is described here. [Add a dated change log before launch.]

Contact

Privacy questions: universeecar@gmail.com. Data controller:AutoCar Media [add legal entity and address].