Privacy Policy

Car Detail Finder (“Car Detail Finder”, “we”, “us”) operates https://cardetailfinder.com (the “Site”), a directory of car detailing and window-tinting businesses and a service that lets you request quotes from, and book, independent local providers. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using the Site you agree to this policy and to our Terms of Service.

1. Information we collect

Quote requests (customers). When you request a quote we collect the information you enter: name, phone number, email (optional), vehicle type, the service you want, preferred date, ZIP code and any notes. We also record the page you submitted from, the referring site, your IP address, the time of submission and, if you tick the SMS box, a record of that consent.

Providers. When a detailing business responds to a quote invitation or signs up as a partner we collect the contact name, business name, email, mobile number, the prices they quote, their acceptance of our Partner Terms, IP address and, if they opt in, a record of SMS consent.

Payments. Booking deposits are processed by Stripe. We never see or store your full card number; Stripe gives us a customer and payment-method reference so a saved card can be charged only when you accept a quote. Stripe's own privacy policy governs its processing.

Business listings. The directory contains business names, addresses, hours, ratings, review counts and service details collected from publicly available sources (primarily Google Business Profiles). Provider phone numbers, websites and booking links are held in our database but are not published on the Site.

Automatically collected. Like most websites we receive standard log data (IP address, browser, pages viewed, timestamps) and use Google Analytics 4, which sets cookies to measure traffic. The Site also carries third-party advertising, which uses cookies and similar technologies — see section 4 below for what is collected and how to opt out.

2. How we use information

• To send your quote request to up to three matched local providers and show you their quotes.
• To create and manage bookings, take deposits, and send confirmations, reminders and completion checks.
• To share your name and phone number with the one provider you book, after your deposit is paid, so they can perform the job.
• To notify providers of job opportunities they have agreed to receive.
• To operate, secure and improve the Site (fraud and spam prevention, rate limiting, analytics).
• To respond to your messages and requests.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for their own marketing.

3. SMS / text-message program

If you opt in, Car Detail Finder sends transactional text messages about your quote request or booking — for example, when a quote arrives, when a booking is confirmed, and a one-tap check after the job. Providers who opt in receive texts about new job opportunities and booking updates.

• Opt-in is always explicit. Customers tick an unchecked box on the quote form; providers tick an unchecked box on the quote-response or partner sign-up form, or text a keyword such as JOIN to our number. We never text scraped or purchased numbers.
• Frequency: message frequency varies; typically up to 5 messages per quote request or booking.
• Message and data rates may apply.
• Opt out any time by replying STOP. Reply HELP for help. You can also contact us via the contact page.
• Consent to receive texts is not a condition of requesting a quote or booking a service.
• No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors in support services, such as customer service, is permitted. All other use-case categories exclude text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

4. Advertising

The Site is supported by advertising. The text below is the disclosure required by Mediavine, the company that manages the ads on the Site, reproduced as they publish it.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

What you give us when you request a quote or make a booking — your name, phone number, email and the details of the job — is never passed to advertisers.

5. Who we share information with

• Providers you request quotes from see your service request, vehicle type, preferred date, ZIP code and notes (with phone numbers, emails and links removed). Only the provider you book receives your name and phone number, and only after the deposit is paid.
• Service providers that run the Site: Vercel (hosting), Supabase (database), Stripe (payments), Resend (email), Twilio (SMS) and Google Analytics. Each processes data only to provide its service to us.
• Advertising: Mediavine and its advertising partners, as described in section 4. They receive device and browsing data only — never your quote request, name or phone number.
• Legal: if required by law, to protect our rights, or in a merger or acquisition.

6. Retention

Quote requests, quotes and booking records are kept for as long as needed to operate the service, resolve disputes and meet legal and accounting obligations, then deleted or anonymised. Consent and opt-out records for SMS are retained to honour your preferences.

7. Security

Customer and payment data is stored in access-controlled systems, transmitted over encrypted connections, and is never exposed through the public Site. No method is perfectly secure; please contact us if you believe your information has been compromised.

8. Your choices and rights

You may ask us to access, correct or delete your personal information by using the contact page. Depending on where you live (for example, California and other US states with privacy laws) you may have additional rights, including the right to know what we collect and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information. We do not sell personal information for money. The interest-based advertising described in section 4 may count as “sharing” under those laws; you can opt out through the industry links in that section, your browser’s cookie controls, a Global Privacy Control signal, or by contacting us. Business owners may request corrections to, or removal of, their listing through the same page.

9. Children

The Site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.

10. Changes

We may update this policy; the effective date above will change and material changes will be noted on this page.

11. Contact

Questions about privacy? Use the contact page and choose “General inquiry”.