Privacy Policy
Effective date: April 1, 2026
At Overseaauto ("we", "us", or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have in relation to your data.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Account information — name, email address, phone number, and password when you register.
- Listing data — vehicle details, images, descriptions, and pricing that you submit as a dealer.
- Inquiry data — messages you send to dealers through our platform.
- Usage data — pages visited, searches performed, and features used, collected via cookies and server logs.
- Device information — browser type, IP address, operating system, and device identifiers.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your data to:
- Operate and maintain the platform and your account.
- Connect buyers with dealers and facilitate inquiries.
- Send transactional emails (account confirmation, password resets).
- Analyse usage trends to improve the platform and user experience.
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent activity or policy violations.
- Comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with:
- Dealers — when you send an inquiry, your contact details and message are shared with the relevant dealer.
- Service providers — trusted third parties that assist us in hosting, analytics, email delivery, and fraud prevention, bound by data processing agreements.
- Legal authorities — where required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.
4. Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for session management, remembering preferences, and analytics. You can control cookie settings in your browser; however, disabling cookies may affect platform functionality.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us. We may retain certain data as required by law or for legitimate business purposes (e.g. fraud prevention records).
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion — request erasure of your personal data.
- Objection / Restriction — object to or request restrictions on certain processing activities.
- Portability — request a machine-readable export of your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
7. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet is fully secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children's Privacy
Our platform is not directed to individuals under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top and, where appropriate, notify you by email. Your continued use of the platform after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
Overseaauto — Privacy Team
Email: privacy@marketplace.com
Or use our Contact page to submit a request.