Privacy notice – DART Atlas
What data we collect through the DART Atlas registration form, why we use it, who sees it and what your rights are.
1. Who is responsible for your data
The controller is Ciprian Barb, trading as ProDetailing Network.
For any question about your data, write to us at the email address above.
2. What data we collect
We only collect the data you enter in the form. Some of it appears publicly on your workshop profile, some we only use internally.
| Data | Examples | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop | name, tagline, description, categories (detailing, auto service, body & paint, tyres, tuning), logo, cover photo, year started, team size | Public |
| Contact person | name, role, photo | Public |
| Public contact details | phone, WhatsApp availability, contact email for clients | Public |
| Location | country, city, postal code; the exact address only if you choose to show it; travel radius | Public |
| Activity | services, vehicles, languages spoken, opening hours, guarantee, payment methods, products sold, certifications and brands | Public |
| Links | website, online booking link, Google profile, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, products link | Public |
| Private email | the email address we use to contact you | Private |
| Verification data | company name, company registration number | Private |
| Other information | how you heard about us, registration date, form language | Private |
| Reviews (later) | average rating and number of reviews from clients | Public |
Fields marked with an asterisk are required. Without them we cannot verify and publish your workshop. All other fields are optional.
If you upload photos showing other people (for example employees), please make sure they agree first.
3. Why we use the data and on what legal basis
| Purpose | What we do | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing your profile | we show the public data of your workshop on DART Atlas | Your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) |
| MEX Garage app (later) | when we launch MEX Garage, the app for car owners, your profile may also appear there; we will inform you beforehand | Your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) |
| Verifying the workshop | we check that the company exists and the data is real, including in public registers; we may contact you for details | Legitimate interest: a trustworthy map for clients, Art. 6(1)(f) |
| Communicating with you | confirmation of the registration, profile link, “Verified workshop” badge, questions about the profile | Steps taken at your request, Art. 6(1)(b) |
| “MEX AI partner” label | we compare your private email with the list of MEX AI clients, to show the label only to workshops with an active subscription | Legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) |
| Placing you on the map | we turn the city, postal code and (if you choose) the address into map coordinates | Your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) |
We do not make automated decisions with legal effects on you and we do not sell your data.
4. Who has access to the data
Public data can be seen by anyone who visits DART Atlas. Private data is only seen by us and by the technical providers below, who process it on our behalf.
| Provider | What we use it for | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Google (Firebase Hosting, Google Workspace, Google Apps Script, Google Drive, Google Maps) | hosting the page and the form, storing registrations and photos, sending emails, placing workshops on the map | EU / USA |
| OpenStreetMap Foundation | the map tiles shown on DART Atlas (the visitor's browser loads them directly) | United Kingdom |
Where data may leave the EU (for example to the USA), the transfer is based on the safeguards provided by the GDPR, such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses. For the United Kingdom there is an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
We do not pass the data to other companies for marketing.
5. How long we keep the data
- While the profile is active: we keep the workshop data.
- If you ask for deletion or withdraw your consent: we remove the profile from the map within 7 days and delete the data within 30 days.
- If the registration is not approved: we delete the data within 90 days of the registration.
- Emails exchanged with you: may be kept longer only if the law requires it (for example, for tax records).
6. Your rights
At any time you have the right to:
- find out what data we hold about you and receive a copy (Art. 15);
- have incorrect or incomplete data corrected (Art. 16);
- have your data deleted (Art. 17);
- restrict the processing (Art. 18);
- receive your data in an easy-to-use format or have it sent to someone else (Art. 20);
- object to processing based on our legitimate interest (Art. 21);
- withdraw your consent to publication at any time, without affecting what was lawfully done before (Art. 7(3)).
To use any of these rights, write to us at contact@prodetailingnetwork.com. We reply within one month at the latest.
7. Complaints and changes
If you believe your data is not used correctly, you can lodge a complaint with a data protection authority. The authority responsible for us is the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany. You can also complain to the authority in the country where you live or work.
We may update this notice when we add new features, for example the MEX Garage app or reviews. The current version is always on this page, with the date of the last update. We will inform you by email about important changes.
Last updated: 25 October 2026