Last updated: 25 October 2026
This policy explains what information Details of Cars (details-of-cars.com) records when you visit the site, why, and what choices you have. We keep it short because we collect very little.
Who we are
Details of Cars is run by BrightWave Solutions Ltd., 42 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, United Kingdom, telephone +44 7883314923. You can reach us through the contact form. For the purposes of UK data protection law we are the controller of the personal data described here.
What we collect
Server logs
Like almost every website, our hosting server records technical details of each request: your IP address, the date and time, the page requested, your browser and operating system (the user agent) and the page that sent you here. We use these logs to keep the site running and secure, for example to find errors and to stop abuse. They are kept only as long as needed for that purpose and are not used to build profiles of visitors.
The contact form
When you write to us, the form sends your name, e-mail address and message to us by e-mail so that we can reply. The message is not published and is not stored in the website database. To filter out spam, the content of the form and your IP address are checked by Akismet, a service of Automattic Inc. (Automattic privacy policy). We keep your e-mail only as long as needed to deal with your request.
No accounts and no comments
The site has no user accounts, newsletters or comment forms, so we collect nothing else from visitors.
Cookies and analytics
Details of Cars sets no cookies of its own for visitors. Site administrators who log in to manage the site receive the standard WordPress login cookies.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4, a service of Google, to learn which pages are read and how visitors find the site. On your first visit a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies.
- If you accept, Google Analytics sets its cookies (
_gaand_ga_6132CLD48Z, kept for up to two years) so that repeat visits can be counted. - If you reject or do not choose, no analytics cookies are set. The page still sends Google a cookieless signal with technical details such as the page address, the browser and the time of the visit, which Google uses to estimate visitor numbers.
According to Google, Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. The data is processed by Google under the Google privacy policy and may be transferred outside the United Kingdom. You can change your choice at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page; the choice itself is kept in your browser’s local storage, not in a cookie.
Visit counter
Every page also includes a third-party visit counter. It loads a script from acint.net, which receives your IP address and browser details and may store a cookie in your browser to count visits.
Pictures, fonts and the site’s own scripts are served from our own server. Data reaches other companies only through Google Analytics, the visit counter and YouTube videos, described here.
YouTube videos
Some articles include YouTube videos embedded in YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). When a page with a video loads, YouTube, a service of Google, receives your IP address and browser details, and when you play the video it may store information in your browser. This is covered by the Google privacy policy.
Advertising
We do not show third-party advertising at the moment. If we add advertising in the future, we will update this policy first and ask for your consent before any advertising cookies are used.
Links to other websites
Our articles link to their sources and to related pages on other websites, and the “Partners” blocks contain links to third-party websites, some of them paid placements. Those websites have their own privacy practices, which we do not control.
Why we may use your data
- Server logs: our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website.
- Contact form: to answer the message you sent us, which is in your interest and ours.
- Analytics cookies: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
We do not sell personal data. Besides Akismet, your data may be handled by our hosting provider and our e-mail provider, which process it on our behalf. Some of these services are based outside the United Kingdom, for example in the United States; such transfers rely on the safeguards those providers offer under data protection law.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask us for a copy of the personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to how we use it. To do so, write to us through the contact form. If you are unhappy with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).
Children
Details of Cars is a general-interest archive and is not directed at children.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page when the way the site works changes, for example if we add advertising. The date at the top shows the latest version.