Privacy Policy.

The short version

Who is responsible

The data controller is the operator identified in full in the Imprint — name, correspondence address and VAT identification are stated there and nowhere else, so there is one record to keep correct. The site publishes as drivenerve, the family of driving tools it belongs to ("we"). For anything in this policy, including data-subject requests, write to hello@drivenerve.com.

What we process, and why

1 · Server logs (hosting)

Our hosting provider — Hostinger (HOSTINGER UAB, Švitrigailos str. 34, LT-03230 Vilnius, Lithuania, and Hostinger International Ltd, Cyprus), acting as our processor — automatically records standard access logs when you load a page: IP address, date and time, requested URL, browser user-agent and referrer. We use these only to operate, secure and debug the service. Legal basis in the EU/EEA and UK: legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in running a secure website. Logs are retained for the short period set by the host and are not used to identify visitors.

2 · Data stored in your browser (not sent to us)

The site saves your preferences with your browser's localStorage so the tool works the way you left it: display region, display currency, your comparison list and any draft edits you make in the Data Studio. This storage is strictly functional, contains no identifiers, never leaves your device, and is therefore exempt from consent requirements under the EU ePrivacy rules. Clear it any time via your browser's site-data settings; the site keeps working with defaults.

3 · Email you send us

If you email hello@drivenerve.com, we process your address and message to reply. Legal basis: legitimate interest, or steps prior to a contract if you're proposing one. We keep correspondence only as long as needed for the conversation and any legal obligations.

What we do not do

• No cookies are set by this site, first- or third-party, so there is no cookie banner: there is nothing to consent to.
• No analytics or measurement scripts run today.
• No advertising, no profiling, no fingerprinting, and no sale or sharing of personal information (including "sale/share" as defined by the California CCPA/CPRA).
• No newsletter or email list exists today; we do not collect email addresses on the site.

Features we may introduce, and how they will arrive

If we add any of the following, we will update this policy first, and each feature will launch in the most privacy-preserving form available:

• Newsletter. Would use a named email-service provider, double opt-in confirmation, one-click unsubscribe in every message, and consent as the legal basis. Signing up will never be required to use the site.
• Analytics. Would be a cookieless, aggregate-only service (no cross-site tracking, no personal profiles). If any future tool requires consent, we will ask before it runs, not after.

Partner links (active)

This site contains clearly labelled carVertical partner links in the "market services" module on car pages. These are plain outbound links: no affiliate scripts, pixels or cookies run on this site, and nothing about you is collected when the page loads. Clicking one takes you to carVertical (cV Group UAB, Vilnius), which sets its own cookies and processes your data under its own privacy policy; if you buy a report, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — we receive aggregate commission data from the partner, never your identity. The code CARPRICEINDEX gives readers 20% off a report; it is a discount for you, not a tracker. Partner links are always tagged "Partner link" where they appear, and prices, ratings and rankings on this site are never influenced by partners. Other links in that module (marketplaces, auction platforms, valuation services) remain plain, non-commission links.

Third-party links

Car pages link to independent services (for example vehicle-history checks, marketplaces, auction platforms) and the footer links to drivenerve.com. Those sites are operated by third parties under their own privacy policies; we don't control them and this policy stops where they begin.

Your rights

Depending on where you live — including the EU/EEA and UK (GDPR/UK GDPR), California (CCPA/CPRA), Canada (PIPEDA), Australia and New Zealand (Privacy Acts) — you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to complain to your supervisory authority. The operator is established in Lithuania, so the lead authority is the State Data Protection Inspectorate (Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija, vdai.lrv.lt ↗); you may equally complain to your own national DPA, or the ICO in the UK. Given how little we process, the practical answer is usually immediate: server logs expire on their own, browser storage is under your control, and email correspondence is deleted on request. Write to hello@drivenerve.com and we will act on any request within one month. We do not discriminate against anyone for exercising privacy rights.

International transfers

The site is served from our host's infrastructure (with data centres in the EU where available). Email correspondence is processed where our mail provider operates. Where any transfer outside the EEA occurs, it relies on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses under Art. 46 GDPR; Hostinger states it has concluded such clauses with its processors and sub-processors (hostinger.com/legal/privacy-policy, read 2026-09-01).

Children

The site is not directed at children and we knowingly collect no data from anyone, children included. Nothing here requires age verification because nothing here requires identity.

Changes

We will post any changes on this page with a new effective date. A change that introduced actual data collection (see "Features we may introduce") would be made prominent, not buried.