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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026 | Last Updated: 2026

At CarsFixer.com ("CarsFixer", "we", "our", or "us"), we prioritize user privacy, data transparency, and compliance with Google AdSense, GDPR, and CCPA standards. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, share, and protect your information, including the use of cookies and third-party advertising networks.

1. Information We Collect

We believe in minimal data collection. You can freely access our diagnostic tools, OBD-II error code lookups, VIN decoders, repair cost estimators, and guides without creating an account or registering.

  • Voluntary Information: When you contact us via contact forms or direct email (e.g., to report an issue or suggest a repair guide), we collect your name, email address, and message content to respond to your inquiry.
  • Automated Log Information: When you access our website, standard web server logs automatically record non-personally identifiable details, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and clickstream data for security, diagnostic performance, and uptime monitoring.

2. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store preferences and enhance your user experience. CarsFixer uses the following types of cookies:

  • Essential & Preference Cookies: Used to remember your interface preferences (such as light/dark mode selection, Metric vs. Imperial units in calculators, and saved bookmarked vehicles).
  • Analytics Cookies: Utilized by web analytics platforms (such as Google Analytics) to understand aggregated traffic patterns, popular tool pages, and navigation performance without identifying individual users.
  • Advertising Cookies & Web Beacons: Deployed by third-party advertising partners to deliver relevant advertisements and measure ad campaign effectiveness.

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Partners

CarsFixer partners with Google AdSense and authorized third-party ad networks to display advertisements when you visit our website.

  • Use of Advertising Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other sites on the Internet.
  • Personalized Advertising: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to CarsFixer.com and/or other sites across the Internet.
  • Data Sharing with Third-Party Advertisers: Non-personally identifiable browsing data, device identifiers, and general geographic location may be shared with or collected by Google and third-party advertising networks to provide contextual and personalized ads, prevent fraudulent clicks, and evaluate advertising performance.

🔗 How Google Uses Information From Partner Sites

To learn more about how Google processes information when you visit partner websites like CarsFixer, please review Google's official privacy terms:

👉 How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services (policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites)
👉 Google Privacy & Terms for Partner Sites (partners.google.com/policies/privacy)

4. Opting Out of Personalized Advertising & Managing Cookies

You have full control over your cookie settings and personalized advertising preferences:

5. CCPA / CPRA & GDPR Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as California or the European Economic Area), you are entitled to specific statutory data privacy rights:

  • Right to Know & Access: You may request disclosure of any personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Deletion: You may request the permanent deletion of your personal communications or contact records.
  • Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell personal information. You can opt out of personalized tracking via the links provided above.
  • Non-Discrimination: We will never discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any privacy rights, email our team at contact@carsfixer.com or Info@carsfixer.com.

6. Third-Party External Links

Our website contains links to manufacturer service documentation, government safety databases (NHTSA), and automotive parts retailers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any linked websites you visit.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

CarsFixer is intended for general audiences and drivers. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that a child under 13 has submitted personal information, we will delete it promptly.

8. Data Security & Retention

We implement industry-standard SSL/TLS encryption, secure hosting configurations, and routine monitoring to safeguard all transmissions and protect any voluntary communications against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological updates, regulatory changes, or modifications to our third-party advertising partnerships. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, our use of cookies, or Google AdSense advertising, please reach out to us: