Privacy Policy

Eugene Car Club ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Email address
• Full name
• Username
• Password (encrypted)

If you sign up with Google, we receive your name and email from your Google account.

Profile Information

You may optionally provide:

• Biography
• Location
• Profile photo
• Social media links (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, website)

Car Information

When you add cars to your garage:

• Make, model, and year
• Car description and story
• Car photos
• Modifications and details

Usage Data

We automatically collect:

• Pages visited and features used
• Clicks, scroll depth, and navigation patterns
• Device type and browser information
• Referring website
• Session duration

Session Recordings

We use Amplitude Session Replay to record visual replays of how users interact with our website. This helps us understand user behavior and improve our service. These recordings capture mouse movements, clicks, scrolls, and page content but do not capture sensitive form inputs like passwords.

Contact Form

When you contact us, we collect your name, email, and message content.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain our services
• Create and manage your account
• Display your profile and cars to other members
• Send important updates about our service
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our website
• Respond to your inquiries and support requests
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data:

Firebase (Google)

We use Firebase for authentication, database storage, and file storage. Firebase is operated by Google. See Firebase Privacy Policy.

Amplitude

We use Amplitude for analytics and session replay to understand how users interact with our website. See Amplitude Privacy Policy.

Vercel

Our website is hosted on Vercel. See Vercel Privacy Policy.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts for typography. When you visit our site, your browser may connect to Google servers to load fonts.

4. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

• Authentication: Firebase uses cookies to keep you signed in
• Analytics: Amplitude uses cookies to track sessions and user behavior

We do not use advertising cookies or sell your data to advertisers.

5. Data Sharing

We may share your information:

• With other members: Your public profile and car information is visible to other Eugene Car Club members and website visitors
• With service providers: We share data with the third-party services listed above to operate our platform
• For legal reasons: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and safety

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes. Analytics data may be retained in aggregated, anonymized form.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate information
• Delete your account and associated data
• Export your data
• Opt out of analytics (by using browser privacy settings)

To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@eugenecarclub.com.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete that information.

9. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure authentication, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice on our website. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at hello@eugenecarclub.com.