Privacy Policy
Last updated: 23 May 2026
1. Who We Are
Auto & Design Solutions, LDA, trading as AD Car Import, is the controller for personal data submitted through the vehicle search form on this website.
- Company name
- Auto & Design Solutions, LDA
- VAT number
- PT513857532
- Registered address
- Rua Pedro Nunes 34 A, 2500-303, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
You can contact us using the details above for any privacy request or question about how your personal data is handled.
2. Data We Collect
When you submit a request, we collect the details you provide: vehicle brand/model, maximum budget, import calculator details, name, phone number, and any optional example vehicle link you choose to share from mobile.de or AutoScout24. We do not ask for special-category data.
3. Why We Use Your Data
We use your data to review your vehicle search request, prepare an import estimate and contact you about that request. The legal basis is your consent, given by ticking the consent checkbox before submitting the form. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
4. How Long We Keep Data
We keep enquiry data only for as long as needed to respond to your request and manage follow-up communication, normally up to 12 months unless a longer period is required for legal, accounting or dispute-resolution reasons.
5. Sharing And Transfers
We do not sell your personal data. We may share data only with service providers needed to handle your request, such as communication, hosting or operational support providers. If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we will use appropriate safeguards required by GDPR.
6. Analytics
We use Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics through the Google tag only after you accept optional analytics cookies. These tools help us understand how visitors interact with our website and improve the user experience. They may collect usage data such as page views, clicks, scrolling, device/browser information, approximate location data and referral information. This information is processed by Microsoft and Google in accordance with their own privacy practices. You can learn more at clarity.microsoft.com and policies.google.com/privacy.
7. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability or objection where applicable. You also have the right to withdraw consent and to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese supervisory authority, CNPD.
8. Security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect submitted data from unauthorised access, loss or misuse. No website or transmission method can be guaranteed completely secure.
9. Changes
We may update this policy when our processing practices or legal obligations change. The latest version will be published on this page.