Privacy Policy

At VehicleTowRating.com ("we," "our," or "us"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Submit vehicle towing capacity data through our submission forms
• Use our search and browse features
• Contact us via email or other communication methods

This information may include:

• Vehicle specifications (year, make, model, trim, engine, towing capacity)
• Technical details you submit (drivetrain, transmission, axle ratio, etc.)
• Notes or comments you provide with submissions

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address and general location information
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website addresses
• Click data and browsing behavior

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our towing capacity database
• Display vehicle towing information to users
• Moderate and verify user-submitted data
• Improve our website and user experience
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive submissions
• Comply with legal obligations

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience:

• Essential Cookies: Required for website functionality (theme preferences, session management)
• Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site
• Advertising Cookies: Google AdSense to display relevant advertisements

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit some website functionality.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site.

Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, not your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.

For more information about Google Analytics, visit: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on .

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the Internet.

You can opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info .

Third-Party Services

Our website uses the following third-party services:

• Google reCAPTCHA: To prevent spam and abuse on submission forms
• Google AdSense: To display advertisements
• Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic
• Font Awesome: For icons (CDN)
• Alpine.js: For interactive components (CDN)

These third parties have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they handle your data.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following situations:

• Public Display: User-submitted vehicle data is displayed publicly on our website
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights
• Service Providers: With third parties that help us operate our website (hosting, analytics, advertising)

Data Retention

We retain user-submitted vehicle data indefinitely as part of our public database. Analytics and log data are retained according to our hosting provider's and Google's retention policies.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access to your personal information
• Correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion of your information (subject to legal requirements)
• Objection to processing of your information
• Opt-out of marketing communications

Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Users

Our website is operated in the United States. If you are visiting from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@vehicletowrating.com
Website: VehicleTowRating.com