Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2026 · Compliant with EU GDPR (Reg. 2016/679) and Italian D.Lgs. 196/2003.
1. Data Controller
Garage Drops (the "Platform") is the controller of personal data collected via this website. For any questions concerning your data, contact us at privacy@garagedrops.com.
2. Data We Collect
We process the following categories of data:
- Account data — email address, hashed passphrase, country.
- Newsletter subscription — email address, country (optional), timestamp.
- Technical data — IP address, user agent, basic logs (retained max 90 days).
3. Legal Basis & Purpose
We process your data on the legal bases of: (a) contractual necessity — to provide membership and access to drops; (b) consent — for newsletter subscription, withdrawable at any time; and (c) legitimate interest — for fraud prevention and platform integrity.
5. Data Retention
Account data is retained for as long as your membership is active and for 24 months after deletion request, for legal recordkeeping. Newsletter data is retained until you unsubscribe. Technical logs are retained for 90 days.
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell your data. We share it only with sub-processors strictly necessary to operate the platform: cloud hosting (data within EU), email delivery (Resend, EU/US with Standard Contractual Clauses), and object storage (within the Emergent platform infrastructure).
7. Your Rights (Art. 15-22 GDPR)
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data and obtain a copy.
- Request rectification of inaccurate data.
- Request erasure (right to be forgotten).
- Restrict or object to processing.
- Data portability.
- Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior lawfulness.
- Lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority.
To exercise any of these rights, write to privacy@garagedrops.com.
8. Security
Passphrases are stored hashed with bcrypt. Communications happen over HTTPS. Authentication tokens live in httpOnly Secure cookies. Access to administrative tools is gated behind authentication and a hidden route.
9. Terms of Service
By using the Platform you agree to these terms. Membership is offered free of charge and may be revoked at our discretion in case of misuse. All drops, photographs, and editorial content remain the property of Garage Drops or the original artisans, restorers and photographers credited.
10. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify members by email of any material change.
What Garage Drops is.
Garage Drops is a private collection of rare cars and rare motorcycles, restored and hand-picked — from my own collection and from carefully selected private collections.
Each vehicle is presented through a dedicated cinematic release. Only one vehicle at a time is officially for sale; the others are kept inside the Vault.
Before publishing, every vehicle is inspected and road-tested. When a fully documented restoration is not available, the vehicle is still checked and tested by us and by our authorized workshop, to guarantee proper operation and full transparency toward the future owner.
Private sale: every vehicle comes from my personal collection or from carefully selected private collections, and is sold as seen, with no warranty or returns.