Privacy Policy - CarGedara

Welcome to CarGedara (cargedara.com), your trusted digital platform for comparing car prices, reviewing vehicle specifications, and finding vehicle listings across Sri Lanka. Whether you are researching the latest import duty changes for a brand-new Japanese hybrid, checking reconditioned car prices in Colombo, or searching for a registered seller in Kandy, protecting your privacy is extremely important to us. This Privacy Policy details how CarGedara collects, uses, protects, and handles your personal information when you browse our website or interact with our services.

1. Information We Collect

To provide accurate car pricing, market insights, and connection services between buyers and sellers, we gather specific types of information from our users:

Personal Identification Data: When you register an account, post a vehicle listing, or send an inquiry to a car seller, we may collect your full name, telephone number, email address, and general location (such as Colombo, Gampaha, or Kurunegala).
Vehicle Listing Information: If you list a car for sale on CarGedara, we collect details about your vehicle, including the make, model, year of manufacture, registration status, fuel type, mileage, pricing details, and uploaded photographs.
Technical and Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website. This includes your IP address, browser type, device details, pages viewed (such as specific car price pages or vehicle comparison tools), and the time spent on various sections of the site.
Inquiry and Communication Records: When you fill out contact forms, submit leasing eligibility inquiries, or send an email to [email protected], we retain records of those communications to assist you effectively.

2. How We Use Your Information

CarGedara utilizes the collected information to deliver a smooth and informative car buying experience for Sri Lankans. Specifically, we use your data to:

Display your vehicle listings to potential buyers across Sri Lanka looking for registered or un-registered vehicles.
Connect prospective buyers with verified car dealers, individual sellers, and third-party financial institutions offering vehicle leasing options.
Maintain and update accurate market pricing guides for Japanese reconditioned models, popular European sedans, and domestic commercial vehicles.
Improve website performance, layout, and user experience based on traffic patterns from major towns like Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, and Kandy.
Send important administrative notices, updates regarding automotive import policy changes, and responses to your customer service inquiries.
Prevent fraudulent listings, spam, and unauthorized activities on our platform.

3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We respect your privacy and do not sell or rent your personal contact information to third-party marketers. However, to operate an effective automotive marketplace, we may share information under the following limited circumstances:

Public Vehicle Listings: Details you provide specifically for a vehicle advertisement—such as car specifications, photos, general location, and seller contact number—will be publicly visible on CarGedara so buyers can reach you.
Seller Inquiries: When you fill out a form to inquire about a specific car listed on our platform, your name and contact phone number will be shared directly with the relevant car dealer or private seller.
Leasing and Finance Partners: If you explicitly request assistance with car leasing or vehicle loans, we may share your inquiry details with vetted financial partners and banks in Sri Lanka to generate quotes for you.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by the laws of Sri Lanka, legal processes, or formal requests from Sri Lankan law enforcement agencies or regulatory authorities.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

CarGedara uses cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking tools to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files saved on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website.

Essential Cookies: Necessary for fundamental website navigation, enabling user logins, and saving your active car search filters.
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand which car categories, mileage calculators, and duty comparison tools are most popular, allowing us to continuously improve our content.
Preference Cookies: Remember your saved preferences, such as preferred currency displays or regional search settings across Sri Lanka.

You can choose to disable cookies through your browser options; however, doing so may impact the functionality of certain interactive features on cargedara.com.

5. Data Security

We apply robust technical and organizational security protocols to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Secure servers, encrypted data transmission, and restricted database access ensure your personal information remains safe. While we take every reasonable precaution, please note that no internet transmission or electronic storage method can be guaranteed as 100% secure.

6. Third-Party Websites and Services

CarGedara contains links to third-party websites, including vehicle inspection services, official government duty portals, and external automotive financing providers. We do not exercise control over external platforms and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We encourage all users to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites they visit through our platform.

7. Data Retention and User Rights

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or to satisfy legal, tax, and accounting requirements in Sri Lanka. As a user of CarGedara, you hold the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access and Rectification: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you or update any incorrect details in your profile.
Listing Removal: You can edit or remove your vehicle listings at any time once your car has been sold or taken off the market.
Account Deletion: You may request the deletion of your registered CarGedara account and associated personal data by contacting us directly.

8. Compliance with Sri Lankan Law

CarGedara operates within the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. This Privacy Policy, as well as all operations and data processing activities carried out by cargedara.com, are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Sri Lanka. Any legal disputes arising from your use of this site shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Sri Lanka.

9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in Sri Lankan automotive regulations, import taxation guidelines, technology standards, or our operational practices. Any modifications will be published on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed about how we protect your information.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your data rights, please contact our privacy compliance team via email:

CarGedara Privacy Team
Email: [email protected]
Website: cargedara.com
Sri Lanka