How We Handle Data

Who We Are

AUTOPARTSTUNER (autopartstuner.com) publishes vehicle fitment comparisons and links to third-party merchants. This policy explains what information we collect and how we use it.

Information We Collect

Usage and technical data

When you browse the site, we and our service providers may process information such as pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, browser type, device type, referral source, and timestamps. This helps us operate the site, measure performance, and improve content.

Advertising

We use Google AdSense to show ads. Google may process cookie identifiers and similar data to serve and measure ads, subject to your consent choices where required. See our Cookie Policy for details and opt-out links.

Affiliate clicks

When you use outbound buy links (including /go/ redirects), we may log the offer clicked, merchant name, referring page URL, and time of the click for internal analytics and affiliate reporting. We do not receive your payment or order details from merchants.

Contact form

If you submit our contact form, we store the name, email address, subject, message, and optional page URL you provide so we can respond. We may also send a notification email to site operators. Do not submit sensitive personal information through the form.

Local storage

Your theme preference (light, dark, or system) may be saved in browser local storage. This is not used for cross-site tracking or advertising.

How We Use Information

• Operate, secure, and improve the website and comparison content.
• Measure traffic, ad performance, and affiliate link activity.
• Respond to contact submissions and fitment correction requests.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.

We do not sell your personal information.

Legal Bases (EEA, UK, and Switzerland)

Where applicable, we rely on consent for advertising cookies (via Google’s CMP), legitimate interests for site security and aggregate analytics, and contract or consent for responding to contact messages you send us.

Third-Party Services

We use or link to services that process data under their own policies, including:

• Google (AdSense, consent messaging) — Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare (hosting, Web Analytics, security) — Privacy Policy
• Amazon and other merchants — when you follow affiliate links, their policies apply on their sites.

Data Retention

Contact messages and affiliate click logs are retained for as long as needed to operate the site, respond to inquiries, and maintain business records, then deleted or aggregated unless a longer period is required by law.

Your Choices

• Manage advertising cookies via the consent banner or Cookie Policy.
• Use browser privacy controls to limit cookies and tracking.
• Request access, correction, or deletion of contact form data by emailing us through the contact form.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes

We may update this policy by posting a revised version on this page. Material changes will be reflected in the “Last updated” date above.

Contact

For privacy requests, fitment corrections, or general feedback, use our contact form.