EVQ Privacy Policy (CCPA/CPRA Compliant)
Effective Date: October 15, 2025
EVQ, Public Benefit Corporation (“EVQ,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you use our website, mobile application, or related services (collectively, the “Services”).
By using our Services, you agree to the practices described below.
Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and any details you voluntarily provide when you inquire about a vehicle.
- Vehicle Interest Information: Details about the vehicle(s) you’re interested in and your interactions with our listings.
- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Services (e.g., IP address, device type, browser, pages visited).
- Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We and our partners use cookies to personalize content, analyze traffic, and measure marketing effectiveness.
- Browser Storage Technologies: In addition to cookies, we use browser storage technologies (localStorage and sessionStorage) to store your preferences, form inputs, and session data locally on your device. This includes vehicle search filters, saved preferences, and information you provide in contact forms. This data remains on your device and helps improve your experience by remembering your preferences across visits.
- Personal Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and any details you voluntarily provide when you inquire about a vehicle.
Third-Party Analytics and Security Services
We use the following third-party services to analyze website performance, understand user behavior, and protect our Services from spam and malicious traffic:
- Google Tag Manager (GTM): We use Google Tag Manager to manage and deploy tracking tags on our website. GTM loads various analytics and marketing scripts and may transmit your IP address to Google servers. Learn more: Google Privacy Policy
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4): We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user behavior. GA4 collects IP addresses (anonymized for EU users), device information, pages visited, geographic location, and referral sources. This helps us understand which vehicles and features are popular and improve our Services. Data is transmitted to and stored on Google servers, which may be located outside your country. Learn more: Google Privacy Policy | How Google uses data
- Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to capture behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replays showing how users interact with our website. Clarity collects mouse movements, clicks, scrolling behavior, session replays, and device information. This helps us identify usability issues and improve site navigation. Data is transmitted to and stored on Microsoft servers. Learn more: Microsoft Privacy Statement
- Cloudflare Turnstile: We use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect our contact forms and website from spam and bot traffic. Turnstile collects IP addresses, TLS fingerprints, User-Agent headers (browser information), visit duration, and mouse movements to distinguish humans from bots. Cloudflare processes this data on our behalf and also retains a copy for its own bot detection purposes. Data may be transferred internationally. Learn more: Cloudflare Privacy Policy | Turnstile Privacy Addendum
- Your Control Over These Services:
- You can opt out by adjusting cookie preferences, installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on, or disabling cookies in your browser
- Cloudflare Turnstile is essential for security and operates automatically to protect all users
- To exercise privacy rights regarding data Cloudflare holds independently, contact Cloudflare at privacy@cloudflare.com
- You can opt out by adjusting cookie preferences, installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on, or disabling cookies in your browser
- Google Tag Manager (GTM): We use Google Tag Manager to manage and deploy tracking tags on our website. GTM loads various analytics and marketing scripts and may transmit your IP address to Google servers. Learn more: Google Privacy Policy
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Connect you with car dealers who offer the vehicles you’re interested in;
- Enable those dealers to contact you directly about your inquiry;
- Improve and analyze our Services;
- Communicate with you about updates or offers (you can opt out anytime); and
- Comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
- Connect you with car dealers who offer the vehicles you’re interested in;
How We Share Your Information
We may share your personal information with:
- Dealers who provide vehicle listings on our platform;
- Our marketing lead and distribution partners, which may contact you with related vehicle offers and marketing communications;
- Service Providers assisting us in analytics, customer service, or website operation; and
- Government or Legal Authorities, if required by law.
We do not sell your data for unrelated purposes. However, under California law, our sharing of lead information with marketing partners may be considered a “sale” or “share” of personal information.
- Dealers who provide vehicle listings on our platform;
Your Privacy Rights (California and Other States)
If you are a resident of California (or certain other states with similar privacy laws), you have the following rights:
- Right to Know: Request details about what personal information we collect, use, and share.
- Right to Delete: Ask us to delete your personal information (subject to certain exceptions).
- Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to Opt Out: Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for marketing purposes.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
To exercise these rights, please email privacy@evqengage.com or visit our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page.
If you submit a privacy request, we may verify your identity before responding.
- Right to Know: Request details about what personal information we collect, use, and share.
Data Retention
We retain your information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes.
Data Security
We use reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no online platform can guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The latest version will always be available at evcarfinders.com/privacy-policy.
Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, contact:
EVQ Public Benefit Corporation
Email: privacy@evqengage.comAddress:
110 Prefontaine Pl. S.
Suite 304
Seattle, WA, 98104
(206) 395-4035California-Specific Disclosure
If you are a California resident, you may opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information at any time by visiting our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page or emailing privacy@evqengage.com with the subject line “CCPA Opt-Out.”