DFWcertautos.com PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY

 

SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

 

DFWcertautos.com is owned and operated by Resource Automotive, Inc. As used in this Privacy and Security Policy, the terms “we” and “our” means DFWcertautos.com, its owner, Resource Automotive, Inc. and all parent, sister and subsidiary companies of Resource Automotive, Inc. The terms “you,” “your” and “user” means any visitor to, or individual viewing content from, DFWcertautos.com.

At DFWcertautos.com we value individual privacy and we want to give our website visitors the opportunity to know what information we collect about them and how they can limit the use of personally-identifiable information beyond the purposes for which they first provided it.

This Privacy and Security Policy describes our policies for handling the information about you that is collected and received through this website. Your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of and your agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Privacy and Security Policy.

This Privacy and Security Policy does not apply to practices of the listing dealers, advertisers, or businesses providing links and or services on or through this website, or any other third parties. We are not responsible for the content, policies or privacy practices of such third parties or their websites.

DFWcertautos.com is for use by individuals over the age of majority. Individuals under the age of majority may not use this website; and if such individual does use this website, then the parent or guardian of such individual shall be solely responsible for the acts of such individual.

           
INFORMATION WE COLLECT

 

Browsing the Website

 

At DFWcertautos.com we introduce pre-owned car buyers like you to pre-owned car dealers. If you browse through this website without entering any personal data, we may gather and store certain information about your visit. This information does not identify you personally and cannot be linked back to you unless you decide at some point to identify yourself. If you are only browsing, we may collect some or all of the following information: IP address, the type of browser and operating system used to access our website, the date and time you access our website, the pages you visit (click-through), and if you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website as well as additional information related to your visit.

 

Usage and Ownership of Information You Submit to Us

 

To make use of certain features on our website, visitors need to provide limited information about themselves and their interests so that we can tailor the information we provide to their needs. For example, to help you find the car you want close to home, we need to know what kind of car you're looking for and your zip code. We ask you to provide this information when you perform a search. We use this information to help you find the car you're looking for.

All information submitted to us through this website become and remains our property. Consequently, we may use any information that you submit for any purpose we deem appropriate in accordance this Privacy Policy, our Terms and Conditions of Use, and applicable law. If you find a listing that interests you and elect to contact the listing dealer directly through our website, either via the information contact form or the dealer toll free telephone number which we have provided, we will share with the listing dealer the contact information you supply which typically includes your name, phone number, email address, and may also include other information you provide in the “comments” section of the form you complete or information you provide by telephone.

 

Our Use of Cookies

 

To help us tailor our website to the needs and interests of our visitors, we may keep track of the pages visited by our users by placing a cookie on your hard drive. "Cookies" are small identifiers sent from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive, similar to a license plate, that help us to recognize you if you visit our website again. Cookies are not designed to be used to get data from your hard drive, your e-mail or any other personal data about you. We use this information obtained through the use of cookies to analyze trends, to administer this website, to track users’ movements around this website and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. To protect your privacy we do not use cookies to store or transmit any personal information about you on the Internet. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings.

Our advertisers and third parties that provide products and/or services through our website may also assign their own cookies, a process we don't control. The help function on most web browsers contains information on how to set your browser to notify you before accepting a cookie or to disable cookies entirely. However, if you don't accept cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of various features on our website that are available to other visitors.

 

Google Analytics Cookies

 

We use a tool called Google Analytics to collect information about use of our website by visitor and to help us analyze how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics uses a cookie that collects anonymous information such as how often users visit our website, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other websites they used prior to coming to our website. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to improve our website. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your Web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this website, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use (http://www.google.com/analytics/tos.html) and the Google Privacy Policy (http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html). You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this website by disabling cookies on your browser. In addition, to provide website visitors with more choice about how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics to indicate that information about the website visit should not be sent to Google Analytics. If you want to opt out, download and install the add-on for your current web browser. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is available for Internet Explorer® (versions 7 and 8), Google Chrome™ (4.x and higher), and Mozilla® Firefox® (3.5 and higher). http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

 

Third Party Advertising

 

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies use non-personally identifiable information regarding your visit to this website and other websites, such as the user IP address, pages viewed, date and time of your visit, and number of times you have viewed an ad (but not your name, address, or other personal information), to serve ads to you on this website and other websites that may be of interest to you. In the course of serving advertisements to this website, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser.

 

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

 

To make our website more valuable to our visitors, we feature some products and services that come from third party providers. These products and services are may be accessed by you through links on our web. When you access another website or purchase products or services or conduct other transactions via a link on our website, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the website you're visiting or the provider of such products or services. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. Also, please be aware that any information you provide on such pages is provided directly to those providers and is subject to their security and privacy policies. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these outside providers because their privacy policy and practices may differ from ours. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected when you visit our website.

 

INFORMATION SECURITY

 

The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We also assess new technology for protecting sensitive customer information on an ongoing basis. When we forward your submitted information to an automobile dealer in our network, we ask that dealer to commit to use your submitted information only to respond to your request for information. However, please note that when your submitted information is forwarded to an automobile dealer or other third party provider we cannot monitor how it is handled and it will be handled according to the security and privacy policies of that dealer or third party provider which policies may differ from our policy.

 

LEGAL AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

 

At all times we shall have the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as permitted or required by law, including, but not limited to when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process or a request served on us or the website. Additionally, in the event that either the securities or assets of Resource Automotive, Inc., this website or one of our affiliated companies or business units is acquired by another company, information on our visitors would be among the transferred assets.

 

PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

 

We have the right to modify this Privacy and Security Policy at any time by posting the revised terms on this website. You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Privacy and Security Policy. Your continued use of this website or viewing of content from this website following any such changes shall constitute your acknowledgment of, and agreement to, such changes.

 

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

Although we take our commitment to this Privacy and Security Policy, seriously, NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY CREATES OR PROVIDES ANY RIGHT OF ACTION FOR ANY USER AGAINST US FOR VIOLATION OF OUR OWN PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY. IN ADDITION, THE LIMITATION OF LIABLITY AND CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM AND WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE “TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE” FOR THIS WEBSITE SHALL APPLY TO ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION RELATED TO PRIVACY, AND/OR SECURITY ALLEGED BY ANY USER OF THIS WEBSITE.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our Privacy and Security Policy, please write to us at the following address:

DFWcertautos.com
Legal Department
Attn: General Counsel
P.O. Box 123049
Ft Worth, TX