PRIVACY_POLICY

1. Introduction
Autolexica (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring transparency about how we collect, use, and store it. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we safeguard it when you use our automobile parts search and comparison service.

2. Data Controller
Autolexica
Harksheider
Email: admin@autolexica.de

3. Data We Collect

Personal Identification Data: Name, email address, contact information (only if you register or contact us).

Search Data: Search terms related to automobile parts, selected filters, and browsing preferences.

Location Data: Approximate location based on IP address to display relevant offers in Germany or other countries.

Technical Data: Browser type, device type, operating system, IP address, and cookies.
We do not collect payment information — all purchases occur directly with third-party sellers.

4. Purpose of Data Processing
We process your data for:

Displaying relevant automobile parts and seller offers.

Customizing results based on your location (e.g., German suppliers first).

Improving our platform and user experience.

Complying with legal obligations.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR – your consent.

Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR – performance of a contract.

Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR – our legitimate interests in operating and improving our service.

6. Cookies & Tracking
We use cookies to:

Save your search settings for automobile parts.

Measure traffic and improve performance.

Show relevant results based on your previous searches.
(You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may limit some features.)

7. Data Sharing
We do not sell your data. We may share your data with:

Service providers (hosting, analytics).

Legal authorities (if required by law).

Third-party automobile part sellers only when you click on an offer, in which case their own privacy policy applies.

8. Data Storage & Retention

We store personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above.

Search data may be stored anonymously for analytics purposes.

9. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the right to:

Access your data (Art. 15 GDPR).

Rectify inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR).

Erase your data (“Right to be Forgotten”, Art. 17 GDPR).

Restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR).

Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).

Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR).

Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7 GDPR).
To exercise these rights, contact us at: admin@autolexica.de .

10. Data Security
We use encryption (SSL/TLS) and other technical measures to protect your data from unauthorized access.

11. International Data Transfers
If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards in compliance with GDPR.

12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted on our website, and continued use of our service indicates acceptance of the changes.

13. Account Registration and Login

When you register or log in to our website, we may collect the following personal data:

Username

Password

Email address

IP address and device/browser information for security purposes

14. Purpose of Account Data Processing

We process your account data for the following purposes:

Creating and managing your account

Ensuring security and preventing fraud

Communicating important account-related information (e.g., password resets, account alerts)

15. Legal Basis for Account Data Processing

We process your account data based on:

Your consent for registration – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR

Contractual necessity for providing login and account services – Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR

16. Account Data Storage and Security

Your account data is stored only as long as necessary to manage your account or comply with legal obligations.

Passwords are securely hashed/encrypted.

IP and device information is used only for security and fraud prevention.

17. Account Termination 

You may delete your account at any time.

Upon deletion, your personal data associated with the account will be erased, except where retention is required by law.