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This privacy statement discloses the privacy
practices for Auto Used Cars For Sale.
Because
this web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it
has agreed to disclose its information practices.
If you have question about Auto Used Cars
For Sale posted privacy policy, you can contact us by email at privacy
@Auto-Used-Cars-For-Sale.com
Information Collection and Use
Auto Used Cars For Sale is the sole owner of the information collected
on this site. We will not
sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from
what is disclosed in this statement. Auto Used Cars For Sale collects information from our users at several
different points on our website.
Registration
In order to use this website, a user must first complete the registration
form. During registration a user is required
to give their contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact the
user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest. It is optional for the user to provide
demographic information (such as income level and gender), and unique
identifiers (such as social security number), but encouraged so we can
provide a more personalized experience on our site.
Order
We request information from the user on our order form.
Here a user must provide contact information (like name and shipping
address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration
date). This information is
used for billing purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble processing an order,
this contact information is used to get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked
to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the
cookie simply terminates. For
instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to
log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may
still use our site. The only
drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our
site. For example, the user
will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or
monthly Drawings that take place. Cookies can also enable us to track
and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our
site.
Some of our business partners use cookies
on our site. However, we
have no access to or control over these cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners
and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can
identify any individual person.
We use an outside shipping company to ship
orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and
services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally
identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
We partner with another party to provide specific
services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names,
or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to
provide these services.
These parties are not allowed to use personally
identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites.
Please be aware that we [Auto Used Cars For Sale] are not responsible
for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and
to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects
personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected
by this Web site.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time
our site requests information from users via surveys or contests.
Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary
and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact
information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information
(such as zip code, age level). Contact
information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.
Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving
the use and satisfaction of this site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect
our users’ information. When
users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is
protected both online and off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users
to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social
security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with
the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.
While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on
the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are
just ‘surfing’.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive
information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users’
information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted
in our offices. Only employees
who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing
clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally
identifiable information. Our
employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their
desk. When they return, they
must re-enter their password to re-gain access to your information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date
on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new
policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the
importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers’
information is protected. Finally,
the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept
in a secure environment, behind a locked cage.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly fulfill
its obligation to our customers, it is necessary for us to supplement
the information we receive with information from 3rd party sources.
For example, to determine if our customers
qualify for one of our credit cards, we use their name and social security
number to request a credit report.
Once we determine a user’s credit-worthiness, this document is
destroyed.
(or)
In order for this website to enhance its ability
to tailor the site to an individual’s preference, we combine information
about the purchasing habits of users with similar information from our
partners, Company Y & Company Z, to create a personalized user profile. When a user makes a purchase from either
of these two companies, the companies collect and share that purchase
information with us so we can tailor the site to our users’ preferences.
Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement
updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements,
which contain important information about the service. We communicate
with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating
to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user’s personally identifiable information
changes (such as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service,
we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user’s
personal data provided to us. This
can usually be done at the member information page or by emailing our Customer Support.
[Some sites may also provide telephone or postal mail options for
updating or correcting personal information].
Choice/Opt-out Users of our site are always notified when
their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed
choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require an
outside party, or not.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change
our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our
users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it,
and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information
in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we
will notify users by way of an email.
Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information
in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the
privacy policy under which the information was collected.
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