Privacy Statement

Effective Date: 20th of March 2026

Welcome to Name This Car (namethiscar.com). This Privacy Statement explains how Name This Car collects, uses, and protects your information when you use this service.

1. Data Controller

Name This Car is operated by STIG Engineering, located in the Netherlands. For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Name This Car is the "data controller" responsible for your personal information.

2. Information Name This Car Collects and Its Legal Basis

Name This Car only collects information necessary to provide and maintain the service. Under the GDPR, Name This Car must have a legal basis to process your data:

  • Uploaded Images: Name This Car collects the photos you upload to analyze and identify the vehicle.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: Name This Car uses essential cookies to keep the website functional. If you interact with affiliate links, third-party partners such as Amazon may place cookies or use similar technologies to track purchases and attribute commissions.

3. How Name This Car Processes and Stores Your Images

The core function of this service is to analyze your uploaded images to determine the vehicle's make, model, and year.

  • Processing: Name This Car utilizes automated image recognition technology to analyze the photos you submit. The images are processed solely to provide you with the vehicle identification results.
  • Storage and Retention: Uploaded images and their corresponding analysis data are stored on secure cloud servers for a maximum period of 30 days. After this period, the images and data are automatically and permanently deleted from Name This Car's systems.

4. Visibility of Your Results

To make it easy for you to share your findings, every car identification result generates a unique URL. Please be aware that anyone with access to this specific URL can view the result, which includes the image you uploaded and the generated car details. These result pages are not indexed on search engines, but it is strongly advised to not upload images containing sensitive personal information, such as recognizable faces, license plates, or private property in the background.

5. Third-Party Services and International Data Transfers

Name This Car relies on select third-party services to operate and fund the website. Because some of these partners may be based outside the European Economic Area (EEA), your data may be transferred internationally, including to countries such as the United States. Where required, Name This Car relies on appropriate legal safeguards for such transfers.

  • Service Providers: Name This Car uses third-party infrastructure and technology providers to host the website, temporarily store uploaded images, and support Name This Car's image analysis functionality.
  • Amazon Associates: Some links on this website are affiliate links to Amazon. If you click one of these links and make a qualifying purchase, Name This Car may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Amazon may collect information such as your IP address, browser information, and referral data, and may use cookies or similar technologies to track qualifying purchases.

6. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Name This Car uses one first-party cookie named resultHistory to remember the car identification results you have requested during previous visits. This cookie is essential to provide the History feature. Without it, you would have no way to retrieve your past results. It contains only anonymous result identifiers (no personal data). This cookie does not require your consent under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, as it is strictly necessary to deliver a service you have explicitly requested.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access, Correct, or Delete: You can request the premature deletion of your data before the standard 30-day retention period expires. To remove a specific image or result, please provide me with the exact URL.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent for cookie tracking at any time through your browser settings.
  • Right to Complain: If you believe Name This Car is processing your data unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

8. Contact Name This Car

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or wish to exercise your data rights (such as deleting a result URL), please reach out to me by emailing stigengineering@gmail.com.