The short version
- The calculators run in your browser. What you type into them is not stored or sent anywhere unless you submit a form.
- If you submit the broker connection form, your details and calculator answers go to one licensed Ontario brokerage (RIBO) so they can contact you with quotes. Nobody else. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- If you submit the contact form, we use your details only to reply.
- We display advertising, which involves cookies (details below).
Forms and your information
Form submissions are processed by our hosting provider (Netlify) and delivered to us. Broker-connection submissions include your name, contact details, postal code, and the answers you entered in the calculator, and are shared with one licensed Ontario insurance brokerage for the purpose of contacting you with quote comparisons, with your express consent (checked at submission). We do not sell or share your information with any other party. To withdraw consent or request deletion of anything you've submitted, use the contact form or reply to any message from the broker.
Advertising cookies
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The VIN checker
VIN format validation happens entirely in your browser. If a VIN passes validation, it is sent to the U.S. NHTSA public vehicle database (vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov) to decode the vehicle's specifications; we don't store it, and NHTSA's handling is governed by its own policies.
Questions
Privacy questions or requests: contact us. This policy was last updated July 2026 and applies to faultchecker.ca.