Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 20, 2025

Introduction
At Muscle Car Restorations, Inc., we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using our website, https://www.musclecarrestorations.com. Your access to and use of our website is contingent upon your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please do not use our site.

1. Information We Collect
We gather various types of information when you interact with our website, including:

• Personal Identification Information:
  Your name, email address, phone number, billing address (if applicable), and other details you provide via forms or when registering an account.

• Technical and Usage Data:
  Details such as your IP address, device identifier, browser type, operating system, and information about your interactions with our website (e.g., pages viewed and comments submitted).

• Interaction with Advertisements:
  When applicable, data about your engagement with advertisements on our site.

• Cookies and Similar Technologies:
  We use cookies to improve your experience (see below for details).

2. Comments and User-Submitted Content
When you leave a comment, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection. An anonymized version of your email (a hash) may be processed internally by Muscle Car Restorations, Inc. for verification purposes. Once approved, your comment and associated profile picture will be publicly visible.

3. Media Uploads
If you upload images or other media, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Any such data may be accessible to visitors who download your files.

4. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your user experience. For example:

• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year.
• Login Cookies: When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to check if your browser supports cookies. Once you log in, cookies are used to remember your login status and display preferences. These cookies may last for varying durations—from two days to two weeks if you select “Remember Me.” Logging out will remove these cookies.
• Content Editing Cookies: When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie (without personal data) may store the post ID for one day.

5. Embedded Content from Third-Party Websites
Our pages may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited the external site directly, which means those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interactions.

6. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We limit sharing your personal data to what is necessary for our services. For example, if you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not sell your personal information.

7. Data Retention

• Comments: Your comments and associated metadata are stored indefinitely to facilitate the approval of future comments.
• User Accounts: For registered users, personal information provided during registration is retained until you choose to update or delete it (with the exception of your username, which remains unchanged).

We only retain your data as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.

8. Security Measures
We employ various security measures to protect your data, including:

• Limiting data collection to only what is essential.
• Using secure connection technologies (such as SSL/TLS) when transmitting sensitive information.
• Keeping our systems and software updated to mitigate security risks.

9. Direct Marketing
We may use your information to send you updates and promotional materials. You can opt out of receiving direct marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in our emails or by contacting us directly.

10. Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not designed for individuals under the age of 18. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided personal information, we will take steps to delete such information and inform the child that our services are not intended for them.

11. Analytics
We use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our website. If you wish to opt out of such tracking, please follow the instructions provided by the respective analytics service (e.g., Google Analytics opt-out).

12. Your Rights
You have several rights regarding your personal data, including:

• Access: The right to know what personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: The right to request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: The right to ask us to delete your personal information.
• Data Portability: The right to receive your data in a portable format.
• Restriction: The right to request that we limit how we process your data.
• Withdrawal of Consent: The right to withdraw consent for data processing at any time.
• Complaints: The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your data is mishandled.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We may require additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.

13. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites, so please review their privacy policies independently.

14. Do Not Track
We do not currently honor Do Not Track (DNT) signals. However, you can control tracking through your browser settings.

15. International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be processed in the United States or other jurisdictions. By using our website, you consent to such transfers, even if the laws in those regions may not provide the same level of protection as in your country.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as needed. Any changes will be posted on our website along with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

17. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

Muscle Car Restorations, Inc.
Jeremy Cortner
Email: jcortner@musclecarrestorations.com
Phone: 715-834-2223
Address: 11371 20th Ave. Chippewa Falls, WI. 54729