Overview
Our dealership takes your privacy seriously and is committed to safeguarding your
privacy online. Because we do gather certain types of information from visitors
to our sites, we have developed a privacy statement to help you understand the terms
and conditions surrounding the collection and use of that information. This statement
discloses the types of information we gather, how it is used, and how you can gain
access to and edit any data that we've collected about you at any time.
Guiding Principles:
Our dealership respects the privacy of individuals who visit our Web sites, send
us e-mail, or participate in features/services we offer online. Accordingly, our
policy regarding online privacy has been developed using the following guiding principles:
Our dealership maintains a strict "no-spam" policy. Subscribers to our e-mail services
(or any other feature/service found on our Web site) will not receive unsolicited
e-mail messages from us. Our dealership collects information online primarily to
provide our visitors with a more relevant experience on our sites. When doing so,
we will make every reasonable effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection
of data. Our dealership will take reasonable physical, electronic and managerial
measures to safeguard and secure any information you provide to us (e.g. data will
be stored in protected databases on secured servers with restricted access). Our
dealership will not share any information you've provided to us with anyone without
your consent other than to provide the service you've requested. At the time you
register for any such service, you will be notified of, and asked to consent to,
the sharing of your information with any particular third party necessary to the
provision of the requested service. Information Collected
Non-Personally Identifiable Data:
Anytime you visit our Web site, we may gather certain non-personally identifiable
information regarding the means you use to access our site. This information may
include the type and version or your browser, your service provider, your IP address
and any search engine you may have used to locate the site. We use this information
to help diagnose problems with our server, administer the Web site, and compile
broad statistical data. In addition, we gather certain navigational information
about where you go on our Web sites. This information enables us to determine which
areas of the Web sites are most frequently visited and helps us to tailor the sites
to the needs and interests of our online visitors. Such information is gathered
by us in the aggregate and will not be associated with a specific individual without
that individual's consent.
Information Voluntarily Provided:
Any information you provide to us (i.e. name, e-mail address, etc.) when you enroll
in one of our E-Mail Reminder Services, request information, or use any of the other
interactive portions of our Web sites, is securely maintained on our Web server
and internal systems. This information may be used to provide you with information
you've requested about our company, our products and our services, or to provide
you with special notices. You may opt out of receiving future communications at
any time (see opt-out Procedures below). This data may also be used to tailor your
experience on our sites by providing content that is relevant to your interests
and geographic region.
Information Collected from Other Sources:
To help us better understand and respond to your needs and interests, we may in
the future receive information about you from other sources. We will ask any provider
of such information to represent and warrant that the information has been gathered
and maintained in accordance with all state and federal laws. Any such information
will be maintained by us in accordance with the standards set forth in this privacy
policy along with other personal information you've provided.
Disclosure of Personal Information:
Our dealership understands the importance of your privacy. We collect and maintain
the personal information of our consumers for our use and our subsidiaries. We do
not sell, rent, or trade consumer information to third parties, other than as described
below, and never without your consent.
Business Partners:
Our dealership may partner with select retailers and other companies at various
times to provide expanded services to our site visitors. As part of such a relationship,
we may share with these companies the use of certain interactive Web site functions
(i.e. the E-Mail Reminder Service). Information provided by site visitors through
the use of such interactive functions may be available to both our dealership and
our partners.
Agents:
Our dealership may use other companies and individuals to perform certain functions
on our behalf. Examples include administering e-mail services and running special
promotions. Such parties only have access to the personal information needed to
perform these functions and may not use or store the information for any other purpose.
Subscribers or site visitors will never receive unsolicited e-mail messages from
agents working on our behalf.
Business Transfers:
In the event that our dealership sells or transfers a particular portion of its
business assets, consumer information may be one of the business assets transferred
as part of the transaction. If substantially all of the assets of our dealership
are acquired, consumer information may be transferred as part of the acquisition.
Compliance with Law/Safety:
Our dealership may disclose specific personal information based on a good faith
belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with or conform to the law or
that such disclosure is necessary to protect the users of our Web sites, the sites
themselves, or the public.
With Consent:
Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, you will be notified when any personally-identifiable
information about you may be shared with third parties, and you will be given the
opportunity to decline to share that information.
Use of Cookies:
Our dealership may use a browser feature known as a "cookie." Cookies are small
files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing you with a customized
browsing experience. Our dealership uses cookies to provide you with the convenience
of not having to reenter information, such as user IDs and passwords, multiple times
during your visits to our Web sites. Cookies can also be utilized to help us provide
you with information targeted to your interests, based upon your prior browsing
on our Web sites. The "help" section of the toolbar on most browsers will inform
you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser
notify you upon the receipt of a new cookie, or how to disable the use of cookies
completely. As our Web sites have been designed to take advantage of the use of
cookies. Should you configure your browser to decline their use, certain features
of our Web sites may not function correctly and you may be required to renter any
user IDs and passwords more frequently
Accessing Our Web Sites from Outside of the United States:
If you are visiting our Web site from a location outside of the U.S., your connection
will be through and to servers located in the U.S. Any information you provide during
your visit will be processed and maintained on our Web server and other internal
systems located within the U.S.
External Links:
Our Web sites contain links to other sites. Our dealership is not responsible for
the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. To help ensure the protection
of your privacy, we recommend that you review the privacy policy of any site you
visit via a link from one of our Web sites.
Passwords:
The personal data record created through your registration with our Web site can
only be accessed with the unique password associated with that record. To protect
the integrity of the information contained in this record, you should not disclose
or otherwise reveal your password to third parties.
Public Forums:
Our Web sites may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available
to its users at various times. Please remember that, unless otherwise stated, any
information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you
should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information in these
areas.
Opt-out Procedures:
You may always opt-out of receiving future communications from our dealership. Our
sites allow users to opt-out of receiving such communications at the point where
personal information is requested, or through other means as identified.
Contacting the Web Sites:
If you have questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the practices of these sites,
you may contact us.
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