Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how SellMyCarColchester.co.uk, operated by Velvis Cars (trading name of Velvis Ltd, Kinckhams Barn, Bures Road, West Bergholt, Essex, CO6 3DN), collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website.

1. What information we collect

When you use our instant valuation tool and contact form, we may collect:

• Your name
• Your phone number
• Your vehicle registration number and mileage
• Any additional notes you choose to include

We do not collect payment information, financial details, or any sensitive personal data.

2. How we use your information

We use the information you provide solely to:

• Contact you about your vehicle and the offer made
• Arrange a convenient time to view your car
• Follow up if you do not respond to our initial contact

We will not use your information for marketing purposes or pass it to third parties for marketing.

3. Lawful basis for processing

We process your personal data on the basis of legitimate interest — you have submitted an enquiry about selling your vehicle and reasonably expect us to contact you in response. We only retain data for as long as necessary to follow up on your enquiry.

4. How we store and protect your data

Your enquiry details are transmitted securely via Formspree (formspree.io), a third-party form processing service. Formspree forwards your submission to our email address and stores it in accordance with their own privacy policy, available at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.

We do not operate our own database of customer records. Enquiries are handled by email and deleted once no longer needed.

5. Vehicle lookup

When you enter your registration number, we send it to the Autotrader UK API to retrieve publicly available vehicle and valuation data. No personal information is sent to Autotrader as part of this lookup — only the registration number and mileage you provide.

6. Cookies

This website does not currently use cookies for tracking or analytics. If we introduce analytics or advertising tools in future, this policy will be updated and a cookie consent notice will be displayed.

7. Sharing your data

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any third parties, other than the form processing service (Formspree) described above, which is necessary to receive your enquiry.

8. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to our processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at sales@velviscars.co.uk.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

Velvis Cars (trading name of Velvis Ltd)
Kinckhams Barn, Bures Road, West Bergholt, Essex, CO6 3DN
sales@velviscars.co.uk
01206 861351

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version.