Privacy policy
Last updated July 7, 2026
The short version
Browsing this site is anonymous. Vehicle lookups are answered and forgotten: not saved, not tied to you. The lemon law checkup runs entirely in your browser, and your answers never leave your device unless you choose to submit an inquiry at the end. The only time we collect personal information is when you submit a form yourself, and we tell you exactly what happens to it below.
Vehicle lookups
When you look up a make, model, and year, we answer from our copy of NHTSA's published complaint and recall data and return the result. We do not store your selection, associate it with you, or require an account. The site's analytics count events only (a lookup happened), never what was looked up. Server logs kept by our hosting provider (Vercel) may record IP addresses for security and are retained per their standard policy.
The lemon law checkup
The checkup computes your green, yellow, or red result on your own device. Your answers are not transmitted to us while you use it, and the "save my summary" button copies text to your clipboard, nothing more. Analytics record only which verdict color was shown, never the answers behind it.
Attorney inquiries
If you submit the attorney inquiry form, we collect the name, phone number, email, and any vehicle details and description you provide, together with the checkup answers you chose to send. Your inquiry may be sent to a participating Minnesota attorney who handles lemon law claims, which is the purpose of the form, and participating attorneys may pay to receive inquiries. No attorney-client relationship is formed unless you and the attorney agree to one. By checking the consent box you agree to be contacted by phone, text, or email, including by automated means; consent is not a condition of any purchase, and you can tell any caller to stop contacting you at any time. Inquiries go only to the legal intake queue; they are never added to a marketing list or sold.
Cookies and analytics
This site does not use advertising cookies or third-party ad trackers. Our own analytics store event names only (for example, "a lookup was completed"), with no vehicle selections, answers, or identifiers attached. Basic, aggregate traffic analytics may be collected by our hosting provider.
Data removal
To have an attorney inquiry deleted, contact us and include the phone number or email you submitted so we can locate the record.
About this site
MN Lemon Buddy is an independent educational resource. It is not a law firm and not affiliated with NHTSA, any vehicle manufacturer, or the State of Minnesota. See the disclaimers on every page, and read more about the site.