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CARWARRANTYUS.COM
PRIVACY POLICY
THIS DOCUMENT SETS FORTH THE PRIVACY POLICY FOR CARWARRANTYUS.COM. COMPANY VALUES THE PROTECTION OF
INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY. THIS PRIVACY POLICY SETS FORTH COMPANY'S PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE SITE,
AND GOVERNS THE MANNER IN WHICH COMPANY COLLECTS, USES, MAINTAINS AND DISCLOSES INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM
USERS OF THE SITE. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO
THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT USE THE SITE IN ANY MANNER. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT GOVERN PRIVACY
PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH OFFLINE ACTIVITIES OR ACTIVITIES OCCURRING ON WEBSITES NOT UNDER
COMPANY'S CONTROL.
The Information We Collect and How We Use That Information
Self-Reported Data. During your interactions with the Site, including when you provide any
self-reported information, Company collects personally identifiable information or other nonpublic personal
information from you. The type of self-reported information Company may collect includes, without
limitation: First and Last Name; City; State; Address; Zip Code; Work Phone; Home Phone; Email Address and
Vehicle Information. We may also collect aggregate, anonymous, statistical data, such as usage, traffic
patterns and user demographics based on your self-reported data. We collect this information in order to,
among other things, provide you with or assist in the provision of information, services and/or products
offered by Company or third parties (“Vendorsâ€) by or through the Site.
Electronically Produced Data.
Cookies. Company may use cookies and other tools to collect information about how you use the
Site (“Cookie Informationâ€). A cookie is a small, unique text file that a
website can send to your computer hard drive when you visit a site. We use both session cookies, which
terminate when a user closes his or her browser, and persistent cookies, which remain on the user's computer
until manually deleted. Most web browsers can either alert you to the use of cookies or refuse to accept
cookies entirely. If you do not want Company to deploy cookies in your browser, you can set your browser to
reject cookies or to notify you when a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. Rejecting cookies may
affect your ability to use the Site.
Action Tags. We may employ a software technology called action tags (also known as
;web beacons, single pixel gifs, clear gifs or web bugs, which are similar
to cookies, in order to gather information about the Site. Action tags help us identify and track the
performance of web pages on the Site, therefore allowing us to measure the performance and quality of the
Site and to manage Site content. In addition, Company, its advertisers and/or Vendors may use action tags in
emails. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of
marketing campaigns by showing, for example, how many emails have been opened.
IP Addresses. An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a number that is assigned to your computer
when you use the Internet. Company collects IP addresses and other technical information about your machine
through your web browser such as your operating system, browser type and referring URL for the purposes of,
among other things, system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers and others,
and to ensure the validity of user requests.
Log Files. Like most standard website servers, we gather certain information automatically and
store it in log files, which contain information such as, among other things, IP addresses, browser type,
operating system, ISP, date/time stamps and referring pages. Among other things, this information allows us
to track statistics and trends on an aggregate basis.
Disclosure of Information to Nonaffiliated Third Parties
Company may disclose all of the information described above under the heading 'The
Information We Collect and How We Use That Information' to other market participants that
provide and/or that market consumer services and/or products. These nonaffiliated third parties may include,
but are not limited to: (i) Vendors; (ii) retailers; and (iii) direct marketers, including without
limitation e-mail marketers. These parties may compensate us for your information. We may also disclose the
information to investors, potential investors, business partners and others. To the extent disclosure
of any information as provided herein may not otherwise be permitted by law, by submitting any self-reported
information to the Site, you consent to such disclosure.
You may opt out of Company';s disclosure of your nonpublic personal information to
nonaffiliated third parties (other than disclosures required or permitted by law) by following the
instructions in the Opt Out Notice and Opportunity to Opt Out section of
this Privacy Policy.
Maintenance of Information and Security
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to safeguard the confidentiality and security
of your nonpublic personal information. We utilize what we believe to be industry standard security measures
to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of nonpublic personal information under our control, and we limit
access to your nonpublic personal information within our organization to those employees who need to know
the nonpublic personal information to provide information, services and/or products to you. However, due to
the nature of the Internet, computer networks, systems and other factors, no transmission of data over the
Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control
of Company to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully, regardless of our best
intentions. As such, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us,
including without limitation nonpublic personal information.
Other Information
Consent to Receive Notices Via the Site. By submitting any nonpublic personal information to the
Site, you are agreeing that Company may deliver all privacy and opt out notices that may be required under
applicable law, if any, to you electronically, including via email to the most recent email address you have
provided to Company, or via posting on the Site.
Links. The Site may contain links to third party sites at which your personal information is
collected and used. Your visit to any third party website is governed by the privacy and other policies
applicable to that site. Company cannot control nor is it responsible for any such third party collection or
use of your personal information or the content or policies of such sites, and Company expressly disclaims
any liability related to such sites.
Web Logs and Other Forums. The Site may offer web logs, web postings, chat rooms,
newsgroups or other forums which permit users to interact online. Any information you transmit online in
such forums will be made public and Company cannot control nor is it responsible for the use any third party
may make of such information.
Privacy Policy Changes. Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time at
its sole discretion. All Privacy Policy changes will be posted on the Site. Consequently, we recommend that
you visit and review this Privacy Policy frequently. The last date on which this Privacy Policy has been
updated is noted below.
Limitation of Liability. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OVER PRIVACY IS SUBJECT TO THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF USE (INCLUDING ANY
LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES CONTAINED THEREIN).
Special Notification for California Residents. California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits
individuals who reside in California and use our Site for private, family or household purposes to request
information about our disclosures of certain categories of personal information to third parties for their
direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to us at the email address provided below. Within
thirty days of receiving such a request, we will provide a list of the categories of personal information
disclosed to third parties for third-party direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding
calendar year, along with the names and addresses of these third parties. This request may be made no more
than once per calendar year. We reserve our right not to respond to such requests submitted other than to
the address specifically referenced in this Section.
Company Contact Information. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy,
please email us .
Opt Out Notice and Opportunity to Opt Out
As described above under the heading "Disclosure of Information to Nonaffiliated Third Parties," we may
disclose your nonpublic personal information to nonaffiliated third parties. If you prefer that we not
disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties (other than disclosures
required or permitted by law), you may opt out of those disclosures at any time, whether before or after you
provide us with any nonpublic personal information. In other words, you may direct us not to make
disclosures of your nonpublic personal information to nonaffiliated third parties (other than disclosures
required or permitted by law).
Please be advised that if you resubmit nonpublic personal information to us after you elect to opt out,
you will have to submit a new opt out request with respect to the resubmitted information. Also, once we
provide your nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party, we cannot control how those
third parties will use your nonpublic personal information; as a result, your election to opt out will not
affect use by such third parties of previously disclosed nonpublic personal information.
Last Updated on March 30, 2010.
PLEASE RETAIN A COPY OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR YOUR RECORDS.
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