Overview
CarSmarts is a browser extension that helps Australian car buyers improve car listing information pages when browsing Australian car sales websites such as carsales.com.au. CarSmarts is developed by clovellysoftware.com.au, an small Australian software developer. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
Data We Collect
When you browse car listings with the extension installed, we collect:
- Listing data: Public information from car listings you view, including price, odometer, vehicle specs, location, and listing URL
- Listing images: The primary photo of vehicles, used to identify listings
- Device identifier: A randomly generated ID stored locally, used to track your contribution count
- Email address (optional): If you choose to enter your email in extension settings, it links your contributions so they persist if you reinstall the extension
Data We Do NOT Collect
- Your browsing history outside of supported car listing sites
- Personal notes you add to listings (these are stored locally in your browser)
- Your name, location, or other personal information
- Payment or financial information
- Other information from car listing pages such as user profile, transaction history and so on
How We Use The Data
- Aggregate listing data to show price history, listing age, and price drop insights to all users
- Count contributions for gamification features
- Improve the accuracy and coverage of our crowdsourced database
Data Sharing
We do not sell your data. Aggregated, anonymised listing statistics may be displayed publicly (e.g., "X listings tracked"). Individual browsing patterns are not sent, stored, shared or sold.
Data Storage
Data to support the extension is stored on a dedicated server. Your device identifier and (optionally) email are stored securely and used only as described above.
Your Rights
You can:
- Uninstall the extension at any time to stop contributing data
- Request deletion of your data by contacting us via GitHub or clovellysoftware.com.au
- Use the extension without providing any email address
Third-Party Services
The extension only communicates with:
- carsmarts.app - Our API server for storing and retrieving listing insights
- carsales.com.au - The car listing website (read-only, no data sent to them)
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy occasionally. Significant changes will be noted in extension update notes.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy? Open an issue on GitHub.