Privacy Policy

Overland Vault (“OV,” “we,” “us”) helps overlanders discover gear and track their builds. This page explains, in plain English, what we collect and what we do with it. Questions? Email overlandvault@gmail.com.

The short version

• We collect the info you give us (your account, your rigs, your build entries) and basic activity (which gear you view, add to a build, or save).
• We use it to run the product and to understand what overlanders are into.
• We share anonymized, aggregated trends with brands and manufacturers — for example, “interest in roof racks for 2021+ Broncos is up.” We never sell or hand over your personal information or anything that identifies you.
• If you message another member, we store those messages so the conversation works. We don’t sell your messages.

What we collect

• Account info — your username, email, and password (passwords are stored securely by our authentication provider; we never see them in plain text).
• Your build data — the rigs, parts, wishlist items, and maintenance records you add.
• Activity — which products you view, add to a build, or remove from a build. We record these as events so we can see catalog-wide trends.
• Messages — if you message another member, the contents of that conversation.

How we use it

• To run your garage, build sheets, and the discovery catalog.
• To improve the product and decide what to build next.
• To produce aggregated, anonymized trend insights we may share or license to brands and manufacturers. These are always summarized across many users — never tied to you.

What we share

• With brands and manufacturers: only anonymized, aggregated trends. Never your name, email, or individual activity.
• With service providers: the companies that host our database and send our email, only as needed to run OV.
• We do not sell your personal information.

Messaging between members

• Messaging is member-to-member only. Brands and shops cannot message you.
• We store messages to deliver them and to handle abuse reports. You can block any member and report abuse.

Your choices

• You can turn off direct messages in your settings.
• You can ask us to delete your account and data — email overlandvault@gmail.com.

Cookies & retention

We use cookies to keep you signed in and to understand aggregate usage. We keep your data while your account is active; when you delete your account we remove your personal data, though anonymized aggregate trends that no longer identify you may remain.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email overlandvault@gmail.com.