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Privacy Policy

How we handle your data

Car Insurance Expert is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and how we handle it under UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

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Who we are

Car Insurance Expert (carinsuranceexpert.co.uk) is the data controller for personal data collected through this site. Registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

What we collect

Automatically (analytics): page views, referring URL, anonymised IP, browser type, session duration — via Google Analytics and Ahrefs Analytics. This data is aggregated and used to understand audience behaviour. No personally identifying information is stored in this dataset.

Voluntarily (forms): if you email editorial or fill in a contact form, we store the email address and message contents for the purpose of replying. Retained for up to 2 years.

Affiliate referrals: when you click through to an insurer or comparison-site partner, the partner may set their own cookies and collect data per their own privacy policies. We receive only aggregate referral metrics (clicks, conversions), not your personal details.

Cookies

We use cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. You can opt out via the cookie consent banner.

Your rights under UK GDPR

  • Access — request a copy of what we hold about you
  • Rectification — correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure — request deletion (subject to legal retention requirements)
  • Restriction — limit how we process your data
  • Portability — receive your data in a portable format
  • Objection — to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Complaint — raise any data-protection concern with us first; under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 we handle complaints directly, and if it stays unresolved you can complain to the ICO

To exercise any of these rights, email editorial@carinsuranceexpert.co.uk.

Data retention

Analytics data is retained for 14 months; voluntarily-submitted email correspondence for up to 2 years; affiliate-referral records for 2 years. After these periods, data is deleted or fully anonymised.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our practices or applicable law change. Material changes will be notified via a banner on the site for at least 30 days.

Last updated: 30 August 2026