PRIVACY POLICY
Stoudt Auto Sales is committed to
protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most
powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to
the Stoudt Auto Sales Web site and governs data collection and usage. By
using the Stoudt Auto Sales website, you consent to the data practices
described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Stoudt Auto Sales collects personally identifiable information, such as your
e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Stoudt Auto
Sales also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique
to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and
favorites.
There is also information about your
computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Stoudt
Auto Sales . This information can include: your IP address, browser type,
domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This
information is used by Stoudt Auto Sales for the operation of the service,
to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics
regarding use of the Stoudt Auto Sales Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you
directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally
sensitive data through Stoudt Auto Sales public message boards, this
information may be collected and used by others. Note: Stoudt Auto Sales
does not read any of your private online communications.
Stoudt Auto Sales encourages you to
review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Stoudt
Auto Sales so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and
share your information. Stoudt Auto Sales is not responsible for the privacy
statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Stoudt Auto Sales
and Stoudt Auto Sales family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Stoudt Auto Sales collects and uses
your personal information to operate the Stoudt Auto Sales Web site and
deliver the services you have requested. Stoudt Auto Sales also uses your
personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or
services available from Stoudt Auto Sales and its affiliates. Stoudt Auto
Sales may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your
opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be
offered.
Stoudt Auto Sales does not sell, rent
or lease its customer lists to third parties. Stoudt Auto Sales may, from
time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a
particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your
unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone
number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Stoudt Auto
Sales may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical
analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or
arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using
your personal information except to provide these services to Stoudt Auto
Sales , and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your
information.
Stoudt Auto Sales does not use or
disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or
political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Stoudt Auto Sales keeps track of the
Web sites and pages our customers visit within Stoudt Auto Sales , in order
to determine what Stoudt Auto Sales services are the most popular. This data
is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Stoudt Auto
Sales to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a
particular subject area.
Stoudt Auto Sales Web sites will
disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do
so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a)
conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
Stoudt Auto Sales or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property
of Stoudt Auto Sales; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of Stoudt Auto Sales , or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Stoudt Auto Sales Web site use
"cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text
file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot
be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are
uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain
that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies
is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a
cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.
For example, if you personalize Stoudt Auto Sales pages, or register with
Stoudt Auto Sales site or services, a cookie helps Stoudt Auto Sales to
recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the
process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses,
shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Stoudt Auto Sales
Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you
can easily use the Stoudt Auto Sales features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or
decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can
usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you
choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the
interactive features of the Stoudt Auto Sales services or Web sites you
visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Stoudt Auto Sales secures your personal
information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Stoudt Auto Sales
secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer
servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized
access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card
number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use
of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Stoudt Auto Sales will occasionally
update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback.
Stoudt Auto Sales encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be
informed of how Stoudt Auto Sales is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Stoudt Auto Sales welcomes your
comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Stoudt
Auto Sales has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Stoudt Auto
Sales at sales@stoudtautosales.com. We will use commercially reasonable
efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
