Privacy
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.
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 of 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.








