Privacy Policy for UK Best Car Parts

Last updated: December 15, 2025

At UK Best Car Parts, we’re real UK mechanics sharing honest advice. We don’t sell your data or spam you — simple as that. This policy explains what we do with any info you share.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://ukbestcarparts.com.

What Information We Collect

  • Contact Form Submissions: When you fill in our Contact Us form, we collect your name, email, and message. This is only to reply to your question.
  • Newsletter Subscriptions: If you sign up for updates, we collect your email address.
  • Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
  • Media: If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
  • Website Usage: We use basic analytics (via Google Analytics or similar) to see how people use the site — things like page views and rough location (country level). No personal identifiers.
  • Cookies: We use essential cookies for site function and basic analytics cookies. If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
    • If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
    • When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
    • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
  • Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We do not collect payment info (we don’t sell parts directly) or sensitive data.

How We Use Your Information

  • To reply to your messages, comments, or questions.
  • To send occasional newsletter updates (tips, new guides) if you subscribe — you can unsubscribe anytime.
  • To improve the site (anonymous usage stats).
  • To approve and display your comments publicly.

We never use your info for marketing without consent, and we never sell or share it with third parties.

Who We Share Your Data With

  • If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
  • We only share data with trusted partners like our hosting provider (SiteGround, UK/EU servers) or email tool (MailerLite for newsletters) — all GDPR-compliant and only for site function.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Contact messages and comments: Until we’ve replied and the conversation is closed (usually a few months). Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
  • Newsletter emails: Until you unsubscribe.
  • Analytics: Anonymised and kept for 26 months max.
  • For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights

Under UK/EU GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your data
  • Correct it
  • Delete it (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Restrict processing
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability

Just email info@ukbestcarparts.com and we’ll sort it promptly (usually within 30 days). If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

Security

We use secure hosting (WordPress with up-to-date plugins) and HTTPS. Forms are protected against spam. No system is 100% secure, but we do our best.

Where Your Data Is Sent

  • Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
  • Data stays in the UK/EU where possible.

Changes to This Policy

We’ll update this page if anything changes and note the date at the top.

Contact Us

Questions about privacy? Email info@ukbestcarparts.com — we’ll reply fast.

Our Promise to You

Your info is safe with us — we hate spam as much as you do. We’re just here to help you save money on car parts with honest advice from real mechanics.

Thanks for trusting us.

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