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. 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.