Privacy Policy

01 Controller & Contact Information

This Privacy Policy describes how AUTO REPUBLIC LLC collects, uses, and protects personal information gathered through pluxy.shop and associated editorial channels. Using this publication indicates your acknowledgment of this policy.

AUTO REPUBLIC LLC is an independent editorial publication documenting grassroots car culture. We are writers and photographers covering the people, builds, and meets that make up this community. We do not provide vehicle repair services, sell vehicles or parts, operate a dealership, perform mechanical work, or offer any form of automotive commercial service. Our activity is entirely journalistic and editorial.

02 Data We Collect

What You Give Us

• Name and email address, provided when signing up for the Auto Republic newsletter
• Written messages and correspondence directed to our editorial team through site contact channels

What We Collect Automatically

• IP address and approximate geographic location derived from it
• Device type, operating system, and browser version
• Pages visited, articles read, time spent on page, and navigation behavior
• Referral source — how you arrived at pluxy.shop

Cookies

• Essential cookies — required for the site to function; cannot be disabled
• Analytics cookies — collect anonymized reading behavior data to help improve editorial coverage and organization
• Advertising cookies — placed by third-party platforms to enable interest-based advertising and remarketing, subject to your consent

03 Legal Bases for Processing

We only process personal data where we have a lawful reason to do so:

• Service delivery — sending newsletter content to readers who signed up for it is the core editorial service we have agreed to provide
• Legitimate interest — site security, anonymized analytics to improve our journalism, and protection against fraud or abuse
• Legal compliance — retaining records required under applicable Florida or federal law
• Consent — analytics and advertising cookies are only placed where you have consented; consent can be withdrawn at any time via browser settings

04 How We Use Your Data

• To deliver Auto Republic editorial content to newsletter subscribers on our publication schedule
• To maintain and manage our subscriber list in line with reader preferences
• To analyze anonymized reading patterns across the publication to improve editorial decisions
• To maintain the security and technical integrity of pluxy.shop
• To run interest-based advertising and remarketing campaigns through third-party platforms where advertising cookie consent has been given
• To comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

05 Cookies, Google Ads & Google Analytics

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how readers engage with Auto Republic's editorial content. This service records anonymized data—which stories get read, how long readers engage, what devices they use, and broad location data. No individual reader is identified. This information informs only our editorial choices.

Google Ads

We use Google Ads advertising programs including remarketing, which may show Auto Republic content to readers who have previously visited pluxy.shop while they browse the Google Display Network or Google Search. These campaigns are facilitated by Google's DoubleClick cookie and associated tracking mechanisms.

We also use Google Ads conversion measurement to evaluate whether advertising activity results in reader engagement. This data is used only to optimize how and where we advertise the publication.

Opt-Out Options

• Manage Google personalized ads: adssettings.google.com
• Digital Advertising Alliance: optout.aboutads.info
• Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org

Cookie Settings in Your Browser

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

06 Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or exchange personal data. Sharing is limited strictly to service providers who operate the publication on our behalf, each bound by data processing agreements that prohibit independent use:

• Hosting and infrastructure — to keep pluxy.shop online and secure
• Email delivery — to send newsletter issues to subscribers
• Analytics — Google Analytics, for anonymized reader behavior measurement
• Advertising — Google Ads, for remarketing campaigns where consent is active

We will share data when required by law, valid legal process, or where necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of this publication or its readers.

07 International Transfers

AUTO REPUBLIC LLC is based in Orlando, Florida. Personal data collected through pluxy.shop is primarily processed in the United States. Third-party providers including Google LLC may process data in other countries.

When data crosses international borders, we ensure that appropriate safeguards apply—including standard contractual clauses or equivalent legal mechanisms—to protect your information regardless of jurisdiction.

08 Data Retention

• Newsletter subscribers — data held while subscription is active; deleted upon unsubscription or verified deletion request
• Editorial correspondence — held for up to 24 months from the final communication
• Analytics data — subject to Google Analytics default retention settings, generally up to 14 months before deletion
• Advertising data — governed by Google Ads platform policies and campaign lifecycles
• Legal records — kept for whatever period applicable law requires

Data we no longer need for its original purpose is deleted or anonymized on a rolling basis, unless a legal obligation requires its retention.

09 Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights over personal data we process:

• Access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — to ask us to fix inaccurate or incomplete records
• Deletion — to request removal of your data, subject to any legal requirements to retain it
• Consent withdrawal — to withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing
• Portability — to receive a copy of data you have provided in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — to object to processing based on legitimate interest where your personal circumstances warrant it

California residents have rights under the CCPA/CPRA including the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. AUTO REPUBLIC LLC does not sell personal information. Verified California resident requests will be addressed within 45 days.

Submit rights requests through the contact channels at pluxy.shop. We respond to all verified requests within 30 days.

10 Security Measures

We apply technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards to protect reader data:

• HTTPS/TLS encryption on all data transmitted to and from pluxy.shop
• Access controls limiting who within AUTO REPUBLIC LLC can access personal data
• Data processing agreements with all third-party service providers
• No storage of payment data, financial credentials, or vehicle service transaction records—this publication conducts no commercial transactions of any kind

No electronic system is without risk. If you have reason to believe your interaction with this publication has been compromised, please contact us through the channels listed on pluxy.shop.

11 Children & Minors

pluxy.shop is an editorial publication for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 13, or the applicable threshold in other jurisdictions, without verified parental or guardian authorization in compliance with applicable law.

If we learn that a minor has submitted personal data without appropriate authorization, we will delete it promptly. If you believe this has occurred, please contact us and we will investigate without delay.

12 Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices change, applicable law changes, or the services we use are updated. Any revision will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top of this document.

Where changes are significant, active newsletter subscribers will receive advance notification where practicable. Continued use of pluxy.shop after a revised policy is published constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

Questions about this policy can be sent to [email protected] or through our site contact channels.