Our website address is: https://motcheckmate.co.uk (motcheckmate.co.uk in Bing)
MOT CheckMate is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy when you use our website or purchase our products.
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user‑agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised hash created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images posted on the site.
If you leave a comment, you may opt‑in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t need to re‑enter your details next time. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to store your login information and display preferences.
Login cookies last for two days
Screen‑options cookies last for one year
If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks
Logging out removes login cookies
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third‑party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content — including tracking your activity if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We may also use automated spam‑detection services to protect the site.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve follow‑up comments automatically.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.
You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a request, contact us at info@motcheckmate.co.uk
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam‑detection service.