PRIVACY POLICY
AutoBrag, Inc. shares your concern about the protection of your
personal information online. This is our policy regarding the privacy of
information we collect on our web site located at
www.autobrag.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy includes examples of the
types of personal information we collect and the kinds of companies with whom we
share such information. These examples are illustrative and should not be
considered a complete inventory of our information collection, use and sharing
practices. We will comply with applicable California state laws that may
restrict the types of information we may disclose about you or require us to
provide you with additional notices.
Certain services, which you may access on the Site, are provided by
our third party partners, and protection of your information relating to such
services will be governed by the privacy policy of such third party.
By accessing, browsing and using the Site, you acknowledge that you
read, understood and agreed to the Privacy Policy described herein.
Information AutoBrag Collects
We may collect
personally identifiable information ("personal data") about you that you
specifically and voluntarily provide to us while using the Site. personal data
includes information that can identify you as a specific individual, such as
your name, address, phone number, or email address.
Protecting Your personal data
The personal data you provide us is saved in a
secure environment and is kept in our records to make it easier for you to use
our services on return visits.
Information collected by AutoBrag, Inc. is stored in a secure
database(s), accessible only by AutoBrag, Inc.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure
correct use of information, we will employ reasonable and current Internet
security methods and technologies. AutoBrag, Inc. has created a secure
environment for credit card transactions. AutoBrag, Inc. currently uses Secure
Socket Layer technology to encrypt all your personal information, which may
include credit card number, name and address to prevent your information from
being read during transmission over the Internet.
AutoBrag, Inc. limits access to personal information about you to
those employees whom we determine need access to that information to provide
products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your personal
information. However, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee
the security of our servers, nor can we guarantee that information that users
supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
AutoBrag, Inc. will not be responsible for any actual or consequential damages
that result from a lapse in compliance with the Privacy Policy because of a
security breach or technical malfunction.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We use the personal
data we collect to provide you with the products and services you purchase or
use from our Site, and to build features that will make the Site easier to use.
This includes faster search requests, better customer support and timely notice of new and special
offers.
From time to time, AutoBrag, Inc. may contact you to request
feedback on your experience using the Site, to assist us in improving the Site,
or to offer special savings or promotions to you, as a Site user. If you would
prefer not to receive notices of special savings or promotions, you may simply
opt-out from receiving them by using the unsubscribe link provided in these
notices.
Sharing Your personal
data
AutoBrag, Inc.
does not sell your personal data to anyone. However, AutoBrag, Inc. may share your
personal data with its subsidiaries and partners as described below:
Certain Services:
In order to
provide you with certain services, we may share your personal data with one of
our third party partners, or require that you transact directly with a third
party partner.
AutoBrag, Inc.'s Agents:
Many of the
operations we perform require us to hire other companies to help us with these
tasks. For example, AutoBrag, Inc. hires companies to help us handle mail and
email (including sending and delivering packages, postal mail and email) analyze
the data we collect, market our products and services, and provide customer service. The companies we employ to help us
with these tasks have access to personal data to perform their functions, but
may not use it for other purposes. Also, AutoBrag, Inc. requires all agents to
whom personal data is disclosed to enter into confidentiality agreements to
protect your personal data.
External Service Providers:
When you use
AutoBrag, Inc. to take advantage of any of our other products and services, we
may provide personal data to the auto dealer, automobile manufacturer or other involved
third-party.
Email:
If you chose to
opt-in to receive promotional or information email from AutoBrag, Inc., we will
occasionally send advertisements, marketing material or other offers on behalf
of other businesses that we think might be of interest to you. This material is
sent by AutoBrag, Inc., and we do not give the other businesses your name or
address. If you do not want to receive these advertisements, marketing material
or other offers, please opt out of these communications by clicking on the
unsubscribe link provided in each email.
Tell a Friend:
If you choose to use our referral service to
tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email
address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or
her to visit the site. AutoBrag, Inc. stores this information for the sole
purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral
program.
Your friend may contact us at privacy@AutoBrag.com to request that
we remove this information from our database.
Future Business Transfers:
Our business is
constantly changing. In the event AutoBrag, Inc. goes through a business
transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or
a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be
among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email and/or prominent
notice on our web site for 30 days of any such change in ownership or control of
your personal information.
Compliance with Law and Protection of AutoBrag,
Inc.:
AutoBrag, Inc.
reserves the right to release personal data in order to comply with the law. We
may also release personal data to enforce or apply the terms and conditions
applicable to our products and services, or protect the rights, property or
safety of AutoBrag, Inc., our users, or others.
Notification:
If none of the
categories described above apply, we will notify you if we believe it is
necessary and appropriate to share your personal data with someone else. You
will have the right to tell us not to share your personal data.
Our Policy Concerning Cookies
To serve you faster and with better quality, we
use "cookie" technology. Cookies are small bits of code, usually stored on a
user's computer hard drive, which enable a Web site to "personalize" itself for
each user. We use cookies to reduce the time it takes for you to submit purchase
requests. No third party has access to the information we collect this way. You
can always choose to not receive a cookie file by enabling your Web browser to
refuse cookies or prompt you before accepting a cookie. By refusing to accept a
cookie, you will not be able to access some parts of AutoBrag, Inc.
How You Can Access or Change Your Personally Identifiable
Information
AutoBrag, Inc. understands that you may want to
change or access your personal data. AutoBrag.com at this time only collects
email addresses from users who have opted in to receive email from AutoBrag.com.
To change your email settings or unsubscribe, use the subscription management
link included at the bottom of email from AutoBrag.com.
AutoBrag.com does not currently support changing of email
addresses. In the event that you wish to receive email from AutoBrag.com at a
different email address, please register that email address on our site.
Whenever possible, we recommend that users unsubscribe from their
old/prior/inactive email address.
Amendments To Our Privacy Policy
If AutoBrag, Inc.
decides to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy
statement, and/or the home page, and/or other places we deem appropriate so that
you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what
circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this
privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make
material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, and/or by email,
and/or by means of a notice on our home page.
A Special Note about Children
Persons under the
age of 18 are not eligible to use any services on our Site. AutoBrag, Inc. does
not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 18.
How to Contact Us
Should you have any questions, concerns or
comments please email us at
privacy@autobrag.com.
Or send mail to:
AutoBrag Privacy Department
7770 Regents Rd. , Suite #113-253
San Diego, CA 92122
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AUTOBRAG and AUTOBRAG INC. are
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Last Updated: Thursday, April 09, 2009 07:29:38
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