34 years of motor trade experience, distilled into your pocket.

1. Who we are

Before You Buy A Car ("BYBAC", "we", "us" or "our") is a UK vehicle-check web app operated by [LEGAL BUSINESS NAME], trading as Before You Buy A Car.

For UK data protection law, [LEGAL BUSINESS NAME] is the controller of the personal data described in this policy.

Business address: [BUSINESS ADDRESS]
Company number: [COMPANY NUMBER, IF APPLICABLE]
Contact email: support@beforeyoubuyacar.co.uk

2. What this policy covers

This policy applies when you visit BYBAC, create or access an account, generate a vehicle report, save a report in My Garage or send us feedback.

3. Personal data we collect

Information you provide

We may collect information you enter or select while using BYBAC, including an email address, vehicle registration number, mileage, transmission, drivetrain, completed service items, advisory checks, visible damage, amendments and negotiation choices.

Authentication data

If you sign in, we use email-based authentication provided through Supabase. We may process your email address, account identifier, login timestamps, authentication tokens, session information and security-related records. You should keep your email account secure because access to it may allow access to your BYBAC account.

Vehicle-report data

We may collect, generate, store or cache information connected with vehicles you search for or save. This can include registration numbers, official-source vehicle and MOT information, advisories, your selections and amendments, servicing estimates, visible damage selections, model-risk information and negotiation guidance.

A vehicle registration number usually identifies a vehicle rather than a person. It may become personal data where it can be linked to an identifiable individual, such as an account holder, vehicle owner or regular user. We treat linked vehicle-report data accordingly.

Feedback data

If you send feedback through our About Us page, we collect your email address, feedback message, the page URL, your browser user-agent information and the time of submission. Please do not include unnecessary personal information about yourself or anyone else.

Technical data

When you use BYBAC, we and our service providers may receive limited technical information needed to operate, secure and troubleshoot the app. This may include IP address, browser and device type, operating system, timestamps, requested pages, error logs and security or diagnostic information.

Cookies and browser storage

We use browser storage and may use cookies where needed for essential features, including account sessions and saved-report functions. See our Cookie Policy.

4. How and why we use personal data

We do not currently use optional analytics in the BYBAC app. If this changes, we will update this policy and obtain consent where required.

5. Where vehicle information comes from

Vehicle information may originate from official sources, including GOV.UK or DVSA-related sources, and from additional enrichment sources. Source information may be combined with your selections to generate guidance and estimates.

6. Who we share personal data with

We use service providers to operate BYBAC. They may process personal data only as needed to provide their services and subject to appropriate arrangements.

We may also disclose information where required by law, to protect our legal rights or in connection with a business sale or restructuring subject to appropriate safeguards. We do not sell personal data.

7. International transfers

Some providers or their subprocessors may process personal data outside the UK. Where a restricted international transfer takes place, we use an appropriate safeguard, such as UK adequacy regulations or approved contractual safeguards, and complete any assessment required by law.

8. How long we keep personal data

We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, including legal, security and dispute-handling requirements.

We may retain anonymised information that no longer identifies an individual.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data. These may include access controls, authentication safeguards, secure transmission and restricted access to production systems. No online service can be completely secure.

10. Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to ask us to:

• give you access to your personal data;
• correct inaccurate personal data;
• delete personal data;
• restrict how we use personal data;
• stop processing based on legitimate interests;
• provide certain personal data in a portable format; and
• honour a withdrawal of consent where processing relies on consent.

To exercise a right, email support@beforeyoubuyacar.co.uk. We may need to verify your identity.

11. Complaints

Please contact us first at support@beforeyoubuyacar.co.uk so we can try to resolve your concern.

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Details are available at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-complaints/.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our service, providers or legal obligations change. We will publish the revised version on this page and update the date above.

1. About this policy

This policy explains how Before You Buy A Car ("BYBAC", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and mobile web app.

Cookies are small files stored on your device. Similar technologies include local storage and session storage, which allow a website to store limited information in your browser.

2. Strictly necessary technologies

BYBAC uses limited browser storage to provide features requested by users, maintain secure login sessions and recover saved-report amendments. These technologies support the operation of the service.

Consent is not normally required for a technology that is strictly necessary to provide a service you request. We still explain its use below.

3. Optional technologies

Some current browser-storage keys remember interface guidance that you have already viewed. We are reviewing whether these should be removed, limited to the current session or managed as optional functional storage. If consent is required, these keys will not be set unless you choose to allow them.

If we introduce analytics or other optional technologies, we will update this policy and, where required, ask for your consent before they are set. Where consent is required, you will be able to accept or reject optional technologies and change your preferences later.

4. Browser-storage table

The table reflects the current BYBAC app implementation. Our website hosting platform may set additional technologies. We keep this list under review and will update it if the production configuration changes.

5. Managing browser storage

You can remove or block cookies and browser storage through your browser settings. Blocking or deleting strictly necessary storage may sign you out, prevent My Garage from working correctly or remove unsynchronised amendments.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our app, providers or legal obligations change. We will publish the latest version on this page and update the date above.

7. Contact us

Questions about this policy can be sent to support@beforeyoubuyacar.co.uk.

1. About these terms

These Terms of Use apply when you access or use Before You Buy A Car ("BYBAC", "we", "us" or "our") through our website or mobile web app.

BYBAC is operated by [LEGAL BUSINESS NAME], trading as Before You Buy A Car.

Business address: [BUSINESS ADDRESS]
Company number: [COMPANY NUMBER, IF APPLICABLE]
Contact email: support@beforeyoubuyacar.co.uk

By using BYBAC, you agree to these terms.

2. What BYBAC provides

BYBAC is a digital research and guidance service for UK car buyers. Depending on data availability, it may help you review:

• vehicle and MOT information;
• MOT advisories;
• estimated servicing items and costs;
• visible damage selections;
• model-specific issues or risks;
• negotiation guidance; and
• vehicle reports saved in My Garage.

BYBAC is independent from dealerships and does not sell vehicles.

3. Important limitations

Reports, service intervals, repair prices, model-specific issues, negotiation figures and other guidance may be estimates, generalisations or informational aids. Actual vehicle condition, costs and suitability can vary significantly.

Before purchasing a vehicle, you should:

• arrange an independent mechanical inspection by a suitably qualified professional;
• inspect the vehicle in person;
• confirm its history and legal status using appropriate sources;
• verify information with the seller and relevant third parties;
• review original documents; and
• make your own purchasing decision.

BYBAC does not provide legal, financial, insurance or investment advice.

4. Source data

Some information may originate from official GOV.UK, DVSA-related or other third-party sources. Although we aim to present useful information, source data may be incomplete, delayed, unavailable, inaccurate or affected by technical issues. Information can also change after a report is generated.

BYBAC does not guarantee:

• a vehicle's condition or roadworthiness;
• ownership, provenance or legal status;
• the absence of finance, theft, write-off or other history issues unless a specific check is expressly stated as included;
• the accuracy or completeness of seller representations;
• the accuracy or completeness of third-party data;
• future servicing or repair costs;
• that an identified model-specific risk applies to a particular vehicle; or
• the price a seller will accept.

5. Accounts and My Garage

You may be able to sign in using email-based authentication and save reports in My Garage. You are responsible for providing accurate information, keeping access to your email account secure and notifying us promptly if you suspect unauthorised access.

My Garage is provided for convenience. You should keep your own copy of any information that is important to a purchasing decision. Saved reports may become unavailable if an account is closed, data is deleted or the service changes.

6. Permitted use

You may use BYBAC for your personal, lawful vehicle research. You must not:

• use BYBAC unlawfully or fraudulently;
• interfere with the app, its security measures or other users;
• attempt unauthorised access to accounts, systems or data;
• introduce malicious code;
• use automated tools to scrape, harvest or extract data unless we agree in writing;
• overload or disrupt BYBAC;
• misrepresent a BYBAC report as an inspection, guarantee or professional advice;
• resell, republish or commercially exploit reports without our written permission; or
• infringe intellectual property or third-party rights.

7. Intellectual property

The BYBAC name, branding, app design, original written content and software are owned by or licensed to [LEGAL BUSINESS NAME]. Third-party and official-source data may remain subject to the rights, licences and attribution requirements of its respective owners.

You may use a BYBAC report for your personal vehicle-purchasing research. No other rights are granted unless we agree in writing.

8. Third-party links and services

BYBAC may link to trusted third-party websites or services. Third parties operate independently and may have their own terms and privacy policies. A link does not mean that BYBAC controls, endorses or guarantees a third-party service. You should carry out your own checks before relying on it.

9. Availability and changes

We aim to provide a useful and reliable service, but we do not promise uninterrupted availability. We may suspend, update, withdraw or change features where reasonably necessary, including for maintenance, security, provider changes or legal reasons.

We may update these terms. The latest version will be published on this page. Where a change materially affects registered users, we will take reasonable steps to provide notice.

10. Liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, and your statutory consumer rights.

BYBAC is responsible for losses that are a foreseeable result of our breach of these terms or our failure to use reasonable care and skill.

BYBAC is not responsible for losses caused by:

• inaccurate, incomplete, delayed or unavailable third-party data where we have used reasonable care;
• reliance on estimates or general guidance without appropriate independent checks;
• seller statements or omissions;
• a vehicle's actual condition;
• events outside our reasonable control; or
• your breach of these terms.

BYBAC is intended for consumer vehicle research. We are not responsible for business losses, including loss of profit, revenue, business opportunity or goodwill.

11. Suspending or ending access

We may suspend or end access where reasonably necessary, including if you seriously or repeatedly breach these terms, misuse BYBAC or create a security risk.

You may stop using BYBAC at any time. To request account deletion, email support@beforeyoubuyacar.co.uk.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of [ENGLAND AND WALES / SCOTLAND / NORTHERN IRELAND - CONFIRM]. If you are a consumer, you retain any mandatory rights to bring a claim in the courts applicable to where you live.

13. Contact us

Questions about these terms can be sent to support@beforeyoubuyacar.co.uk.