This policy explains what information AutoWorks Racing ("we", "us") collects when you visit autoworksracing.com, why we collect it, who processes it and what choices you have. AutoWorks Racing is the controller of this information. Contact: hello@autoworksracing.com.

The short version: you can read every page without an account, we have no sign-up forms, we don't sell personal information, and we don't run personalized advertising.

What we collect

Server logs

Like every website, our web server records basic technical details of each request: your IP address, the date and time, the page requested, the referring page, your browser's user-agent string and the response status. We use these logs to keep the site running, to fix errors and to protect it against abuse. They are kept only as long as needed for those purposes and are then deleted by automatic log rotation.

Visit statistics (our own analytics)

To see which pages are useful, we run our own lightweight analytics script. It does not set cookies and stores nothing on your device. When a page loads it sends us:

  • the page address and the referring site, including campaign tags (utm_source, utm_medium) in the address;
  • your screen size, time zone and browser language;
  • a few technical signals we use to tell people from automated bots: whether the browser reports being automated, the number of browser plugins and the number of processor cores;
  • whether you interacted with the page (scrolling, moving the mouse, tapping or typing) within about ten seconds, so we can separate real visits from bounces.

Our server also receives your IP address and user-agent with that request. From them we derive an approximate country and a pseudonymous visitor identifier so we can count unique visitors; we do not use them to identify you.

Google Analytics

We also use Google Analytics 4, loaded through Google Tag Manager, to measure traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies (see our cookie policy) and processes your IP address to estimate your location. Google acts as our service provider; its handling of the data is described at policies.google.com/privacy and How Google uses information from sites that use its services. Google Analytics data is kept for the retention period set in our account, at most 14 months.

  • Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland: Google Analytics does not set cookies unless you accept them in our cookie banner. Until then, Google receives only cookieless signals that cannot be linked to you across visits.
  • Everyone else can turn Google Analytics off at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. We also honor the Global Privacy Control signal: if your browser sends it, Google Analytics stays off.
  • You can also block Google Analytics on every website with Google's opt-out browser add-on.

Email

If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write. We use it only to reply and to fix any problem you report, and we delete correspondence when it is no longer needed.

What we don't do

  • We don't sell or rent personal information, and we don't "share" it for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined by California law.
  • We don't show personalized ads or use advertising cookies.
  • We don't ask you to create an account, and we have no comment or sign-up forms.
  • We don't knowingly collect information from children under 13. The site is a general-audience vehicle reference.

We process server logs and our cookieless visit statistics on the basis of our legitimate interest in running, securing and improving the site. We use Google Analytics cookies only with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time through Cookie settings. We process emails to answer you, which is in both your and our legitimate interest.

Where the information is processed

Our servers and Google's may be located outside your country, including in the United States. Google provides safeguards for international transfers such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in Europe, the UK GDPR, or the California Consumer Privacy Act and other US state privacy laws), you may have the right to:

  • know what personal information we hold about you and get a copy;
  • have it corrected or deleted;
  • object to or restrict certain processing, and withdraw consent;
  • opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we don't sell or share it);
  • not be treated differently for using these rights.

Because we don't ask for names or accounts, we may only be able to find data linked to an identifier you give us, such as your email address. To make a request, email hello@autoworksracing.com with "Privacy" in the subject line. If you are in Europe or the UK, you can also complain to your local data protection authority.

Pages link to manufacturers, government sites and publications we cite. Their privacy practices are their own; this policy covers only autoworksracing.com.

Changes to this policy

If our practices change, we will update this page. The "Last updated" date at the top changes only when the text of this policy changes.