Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-05-29
1. Who we are
TrendiCars is operated by TechTrendi (Ghana). Contact: hello@techtrendi.com.
2. What we collect
- Account: name, email, phone (optional), hashed password
- Pipeline data: cars you add, saved searches, notes
- Payments: subscription history (we never see card details — Paystack handles those)
- Telegram: your Telegram chat ID (only after you explicitly link)
- Logs: IP address, user agent, request timestamps for security and debugging
3. How we use it
- To provide the Service (alerts, calculators, pipeline tracking)
- To process payments via Paystack
- To send transactional emails (verification, password reset, deal alerts)
- To prevent abuse and secure the platform
We do not sell your data, use it for advertising, or share it with third parties for marketing.
4. Sub-processors we share data with
- Paystack — payment processing (email, name, plan)
- Brevo — sending transactional emails (email, name)
- Telegram — alert delivery (chat ID, only when you opt in)
- Cloudflare — DNS
5. Data retention
Account data is kept while your account exists, plus 30 days after deletion (for backups). Payment records are kept for 7 years for tax compliance. Logs are retained for 30 days.
6. Your rights
You can:
- Access, update, or correct your data at /account
- Delete your account by emailing hello@techtrendi.com
- Unsubscribe from non-essential emails (deal alerts) from your dashboard
- Disconnect Telegram alerts anytime
7. Security
Passwords are hashed with bcrypt. Connections are encrypted with TLS 1.3 (Let's Encrypt). The database is on a dedicated server in Germany. We restrict access to a small team.
8. Cookies
We use one essential cookie for authentication (trendicars_token, HTTP-only, 7-day expiry). We do not use analytics or advertising cookies.
9. Children
TrendiCars is for adults (18+). We don't knowingly collect data from minors.
10. Changes
We may update this policy. Material changes will be announced by email and at the top of this page.
11. Contact
Questions or data requests: hello@techtrendi.com