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This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and how we sell or share lead information with car buyers so they can make you an offer – plus your privacy rights and how to opt out.
Last updated June 10, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how JunkCarValue.com, operated by Junk Car Value LLC (“JunkCarValue,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, sells, and shares the personal information of people who use junkcarvalue.com (the “Site”). It also explains the privacy rights available to residents of California and other US states and how to exercise them.
Who we are and what we do. JunkCarValue.com is a lead-generation service and reseller of consumer leads. We are not a car buyer. When you use our calculator and submit the offer form, we sell and/or share your lead – including your contact and vehicle details – with one or more third-party junk-car buyers so that they can contact you and make an offer. Those buyers, and not JunkCarValue.com, purchase vehicles and operate independently of us.
Scope. The Site is intended for residents of the United States who are at least 18 years old. By using the Site you confirm that you meet these requirements. This policy does not cover the independent practices of the car buyers or other third parties who receive your information; their use of your data is governed by their own privacy policies. If anything here conflicts with applicable law, the law controls.
Notice at collection
At or before the point we collect your personal information, we provide the following notice of the categories of personal information we collect, the purposes for which they are used, and whether each category is sold or shared. We do not collect categories of personal information other than those described below.
| Category of personal information | Examples | Purpose | Sold / Shared? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | Name, phone number, optional email address, IP address. | Connect you with car buyers, contact you about your request, verify and respond to privacy requests, prevent fraud. | Yes - sold and/or shared with car buyers. |
| Commercial and vehicle information | Vehicle year, make, model, VIN, condition, mileage, ZIP code, and the estimate you request. | Generate your estimate and pass your request to car buyers so they can bid. | Yes - sold and/or shared with car buyers. |
| Internet or other electronic network activity | Device and browser type, pages viewed, referring pages, and analytics events (collected only when analytics is enabled). | Operate, secure, measure, and improve the Site. | Possibly - use of analytics cookies may be a "share" for cross-context behavioral advertising under some laws. You can opt out (see below). |
| Geolocation data (approximate) | Coarse, city/region-level location inferred from your IP address. | Security, fraud prevention, and routing leads to relevant local buyers. | No / limited - not sold for money; ZIP you enter is shared as vehicle info. |
| Consent and transaction records | The consent language shown to you, timestamp, page URL, and IP address kept as proof you agreed to be contacted. | Legal compliance, dispute resolution, and record-keeping. | No - retained by us as compliance records, not sold. |
Sources of personal information
- Directly from you the information you type into the calculator and the offer form (vehicle details, ZIP code, name, phone, optional email).
- Automatically from your device - usage and device data collected through cookies and similar technologies when analytics is enabled, and your IP address.
- From service providers - hosting, form-processing, and analytics providers that help us operate the Site and may return limited technical information.
How we use personal information
- To generate your vehicle estimate and connect you with one or more car buyers.
- To contact you (and to enable buyers to contact you) about your request and selling your vehicle.
- To operate, maintain, secure, measure, and improve the Site.
- To prevent, detect, and investigate fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
- To keep records of your consent and our transactions and to comply with legal obligations.
- To respond to your privacy requests and verify your identity.
How we sell and share personal information
Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@junkcarvalue.com. For how your data is handled, see our privacy policy.
- Car buyers. We disclose your identifiers (name, phone, optional email) and commercial/vehicle information (year, make, model, VIN, condition, ZIP, estimate) to one or more third-party junk-car buyers so they can evaluate your vehicle and contact you with an offer. Because we receive consideration for connecting you with buyers, this is a "sale" and/or "share" of personal information under the CCPA/CPRA and similar laws.
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Service providers. We use the following service providers, who process personal information on our behalf and are contractually limited to that purpose:
Vercel - website hosting and content delivery.
Formspree - processing and routing of lead-form submissions.
Google Anlytics - website analytics (loaded only when analytics is enabled). - Legal and safety. We may disclose personal information to comply with law, respond to lawful requests, enforce our terms, or protect the rights, property, or safety of JunkCarValue.com, our users, or others.
- Business transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
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