1. Who We Are

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

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if provided) may be visible to the public.

3. Media

If you upload images, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors to the site could potentially extract this data.

4. Cookies

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
  • Login Page: A temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser.
  • User Login: When you log in, cookies will save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logout removes login cookies.
  • Editing Content: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie, which expires after one day, will be saved in your browser. This contains no personal data and simply reflects the post ID of the edited article.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (such as videos or images). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the external site. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interactions. True Cars For Sale is not responsible for data handling on external sites.

6. Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.

7. Data Retention

  • Comments: Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to streamline future interactions.
  • Registered Users: For registered users, we store personal information provided within their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete this information at any time, except for the username. Website administrators can also manage this data as needed.

8. User Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold, or request its deletion. This excludes any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

9. Data Transmission

Visitor comments may be screened via an automated spam detection service.