Who is responsible for your data
CheckedMotors is a trading name of Marius Andrei Dobrin, a sole trader in the United Kingdom (postal address on our Contact page), who is the data controller for this website. Contact: [email protected]. We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), registration number ZC262387.
What we collect and why
- Sellers: name, email, phone number, the car's registration and details, photos and description - to publish and manage your advert, to let buyers contact you, and to email you about your listing (approval, expiry reminders, renewal). Lawful basis: performing our contract with you.
- Dealers: name, business name, email, phone and login details - to run your dealer account. Lawful basis: contract.
- Buyers who message a seller: name, email, optional phone and your message - passed to the seller by email so they can reply. Lawful basis: your request / legitimate interests.
- People who buy a vehicle check: email address (from the payment page), the registration checked and the report - to deliver the report and keep records of the sale. Lawful basis: contract and legal obligation (accounting records).
- Everyone: IP address and basic request data - to protect the site against abuse (for example limits on lookups and messages) and to keep it secure. Lawful basis: legitimate interests.
We don't sell your data, and we don't use advertising or tracking cookies.
Who we share it with
- Stripe - processes card payments. We never see your full card details.
- Our vehicle data provider - receives the registration number to supply vehicle data. We don't send them your personal details.
- Our hosting provider and Cloudflare - host the website, database and email, and protect it from attacks.
- Sellers - receive the details you put in a message to them.
- Authorities, where the law requires it (for example the police investigating fraud).
Some of these providers may process data outside the UK; where they do, they use safeguards recognised under UK data protection law.
Cookies
We only use strictly necessary cookies: login session cookies for the admin and dealer areas, and security cookies set by Cloudflare. No consent is needed for these, and we don't use analytics or advertising cookies.
How long we keep it
- Listings: while live and for up to 12 months after they end, then deleted or anonymised.
- Buyer messages and lookup/abuse logs: up to 12 months.
- Payment and check records: 6 years, as required for tax and accounting.
- Online check reports stay viewable for 30 days; the PDF you receive by email is yours to keep.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete your data, object to or restrict how we use it, or ask for a copy in a portable format. Email [email protected] and we'll reply within one month. If you're unhappy, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).