Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Overview

Stowey ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit stowey.app. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

Information you provide: When you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content solely to respond to your enquiry.

Automatically collected information: Like most websites, we collect standard log data including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring URLs. This data is used only in aggregate to understand how our site is used.

Local storage: Stowey stores preset configurations (car and item data) in your browser's local storage. This data never leaves your device and is not transmitted to our servers.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to contact form enquiries
  • Understand and improve website usage and performance
  • Ensure the security and integrity of our service
  • Comply with legal obligations where required

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

Cookies and Tracking

We may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and analyse site traffic. These may include:

  • Essential cookies: Required for the website to function correctly.
  • Analytics cookies: Used to understand aggregate user behaviour (e.g. Google Analytics). These are anonymised and do not identify individual users.
  • Advertising cookies: If advertising is displayed on the site (e.g. via Google AdSense), Google may use cookies to serve relevant ads based on your interests. You can opt out via Google's Ad Settings.

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of our website.

Third-Party Services

Our website may use the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

  • Google Analytics — website analytics
  • Google AdSense — display advertising
  • ipapi.co — anonymous IP-based country detection to show region-relevant content

Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and are then securely deleted. Log data is retained for a maximum of 90 days.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details on our Contact page.

Children's Privacy

Stowey is not directed at children under the age of 13. 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.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please get in touch.