Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31 December 2025

Who we are

Our website address is: https://avtogear.eu.
AvtoGear operates an e-commerce platform offering automotive accessories to customers within the European Union.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form,
and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided
to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is
available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded
location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract
any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

When you submit a contact form, we collect the information you provide (such as name,
email address, and message) solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
We do not use this information for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

Orders and payments

When you place an order on our website, we collect personal data necessary to process
your order, including billing details, shipping address, email address, and payment-related
information.

Payments are processed securely via third-party payment providers (such as card processors
or payment gateways). We do not store your full payment card details on our servers.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure proper functionality,
enhance user experience, analyze website traffic, and enable essential e-commerce features
such as shopping cart and checkout.

For more detailed information, please review our
Cookie Policy.

Types of cookies we use

  • Essential cookies – required for the website to function properly
  • Functional cookies – remember your preferences (such as language or region)
  • Analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors use our website

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor
has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking,
and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. Your data may be shared only with
trusted third parties when necessary to operate our business, such as:

  • Payment processors
  • Shipping and logistics providers
  • IT and hosting service providers

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
For registered users or customers, we store personal information for as long as
necessary to fulfill contractual and legal obligations.

Your rights under GDPR

If you are located in the European Union, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to access your personal data
  • The right to rectification or correction
  • The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
  • The right to restrict or object to processing
  • The right to data portability

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some data may be processed outside the EU only when adequate data protection safeguards
are in place, in compliance with GDPR.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page
with an updated revision date.

Contact information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data,
you may contact us at:
🇪🇺 [email protected]