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Privacy notice

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Who is responsible

[Company name] is the data controller. Contact [privacy email].

What we collect and why

  • Your email address and a scrambled (hashed) version of your password, to run your account.
  • The number plates you look up and the reports you buy, to deliver and show your reports.
  • Your IP address, briefly, to stop abuse and limit lookups.
  • Payment details are handled by Stripe. We never see or store your card number.

Who we share it with

Stripe (payments), our hosting and database providers, and our vehicle data supplier, which receives the number plate you ask about. We don't sell your data.

How long we keep it

Account and report data is kept while your account is open. [State your retention period for closed accounts and payment records.]

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct or delete your data, or to object to how we use it. Contact us, and you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).

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We use one cookie to keep you signed in. It's essential, so there's no cookie banner. [Add any analytics you switch on.]

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