Dealer's Privacy Policy

 

 

 

General Statement:

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it.  This privacy policy explains our policies and practices regarding online customer information.  It is through this disclosure that we intend to provide you with a level of comfort and confidence in how we collect, use, and safeguard personal and other information we collect or that you provide through this website, and how you can contact us if you have any questions or concerns. 

 

Information About Our Organization and Website:

This privacy policy applies to cavenderbuickgmc.com

 

Personally Identifiable Information We Collect From You:

When you visit the website we will not collect any personal information about you unless you provide it to us voluntarily.  Personal data includes information that is particular to you such as name, street address, telephone number, and e-mail address (and credit card number if you place an order).  If you opt not to provide us with personal information you can still access our website, however you may be unable to participate in certain promotions, receive product information, or have a purchase order fulfilled.  Our primary goal in collecting personal information from you when you visit the website is to provide you the functionality and services that you need to have a meaningful and customized experience while using the website features.  We need to collect personal information in order to verify user identity, pre-populate fields for user convenience and fulfill purchase orders. By visiting this website and by providing your personally identifiable information to us, you understand and consent to the collection, use, processing, transfer, and disclosure of your personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information in accordance with this privacy policy. 

 

How We Use the Personally Identifiable Information We Collect:

Personally identifiable information collected on the website may be used to:

 

Other (Non-Personally Identifiable) Information We Collect From Website Visitors:

The website collects other information, non-personally identifiable information from website visitors.  This means that we do not track these items on an individual basis that identifies the website visitor, but rather gather and collect this information on an aggregate basis that includes all website visitors.  Non-personal information includes tracking the website pages that are visited or the amount of time spent on our website.  

 

How We Use the Aggregate or Non-Personally Identifiable Information We Collect:

Non-Personally identifiable information collected on the website may be used to:

Methods to Collect Information:

We may use cookies.  A “cookie” is a small text file that helps us in many ways to make your visit to our website more enjoyable and meaningful to you. For example, cookies avoid you having to log in every time you come back to our website. They also allow us to tailor our website or advertisement to better match your interests and preferences. 

This website may use a third party to deliver website functionality such as fulfilling your request to purchase items from our online store, calculation of sales tax, credit card processing and website functionality.  In performing these functions the third party may place a cookie on your computer or have to gather personal information from you in order to facilitate the processing of your purchase. 

Sharing Your Information:

We do not share, sell, or rent personally identifiable information with independent companies for their own use without providing you a choice.  Personal information that you provide to us in the course of using our website features or requesting a product or service through this website may be gathered and stored and be used for purposes of contacting you for things like promotional offers, marketing programs, or other communications from this website or other dealer programs and service. 

Vendors, contractors or partners of the website who have access to your personal information in connection with providing services for the website are required to keep the information confidential and are not permitted to use this information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing for the website. 

 

The website will disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law.

 

California Users:

Under California’s "Shine the Light" law, California residents who provide personal information in obtaining products or services for personal, family or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us once a calendar year information about the customer information we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of customer information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared customer information for the immediately prior calendar year.  To obtain this information, please send an email message to daaron@cavenderauto.com with "Request for California Privacy Information" on the subject line and in the body of your message. We will provide the requested information to you at your e-mail address in response.  Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by the "Shine the Light" requirements and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response.

 

Access To and Control Over the Use of Your Information:

You are able to access, correct or update your personal information.  You will be asked for your ID and password so that we may be able to process your changes.  We will use reasonable efforts to correct any factual inaccuracies in your information.    

 

Security of Your Information:

It is important that you protect your ID and password to keep your information confidential and to protect your account.  Always be sure to log out when you are done using this website.  We also take certain steps to keep user names and passwords confidential. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or that we transmit to you. We disclaim any and all liability for disclosure of any information obtained due to errors in transmission or the unauthorized acts of third parties.

  

Links to Other Websites:

The website provides links to other websites or may use third party providers such as PayPal.  We encourage you to review the privacy policies of all websites that you visit, including those whose links are provided so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information.  The website is not responsible for the privacy policies, content or data handling practices on other websites.    

 

Children’s Privacy:

The website does not knowingly intend to collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.  If a child has provided us with personal information a parent or guardian of that child may contact us at 210-819-4444 if they want this information deleted from our records.  We will then make reasonable efforts to delete the child's information from the database that stores information for the website.  

 

Contacting Us:

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this online privacy policy for the website, or have any questions regarding the contents of this website please contact us at 210-819-4444.  [phone #, email?]

 

Privacy policy Effective Date and Revision Days:

Occasionally we may update the privacy policy for the website in order to reflect any changes to the website or our privacy practices.  If we update this statement, the new statement will be posted to the website ten (10) days prior to the changes taking effect.         

The effective date of this privacy policy is 06/21/2013.