Privacy
This Privacy Policy is Effective as of [05/01/2009]
1. Our Commitment to Privacy.
zAutos is committed to protecting your privacy
and providing a safe and secure online experience for all of our users while
offering the highest quality user experience to them. Because we gather certain
types of information about and from you, our users and customers, in order to
fulfill your requests and better serve your needs, we feel you should fully
understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of this
information. This Privacy Policy discloses what information we gather, how we
use it, how to correct or change it, and what steps we take to safeguard
personal information provided to us both online and offline.
Your privacy is important to us, as is your
trust in our services. We want you to know that the information we collect
will be treated with care. Our Privacy Policy lets you know how we handle
personally identifiable information you share with us through all of our
"zAutos.com" websites. Some of our websites have supplemental
information on privacy, while others have their own privacy policies, which may
be accessed via those websites.
We will only share your personal
information with third parties with your permission. To better protect your
privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and
the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.
To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at
every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.
Please read the complete Privacy
Policy below and contact us if you have any questions at privacyinfo@zAutos.com.
2. Scope.
This Privacy Policy explains how
we handle personally identifiable information you share with us in the United
States, through most of our websites (see table below). It also applies to
personal information we obtain for marketing purposes.
Websites covered by
this Privacy Policy:
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ZAUTOS.COM |
ZAUTOS.NET |
3. Personal Information Collection.
You may use our websites to learn about our
services without disclosing any personal information. There may be times when
we ask you to provide us with personal information. For example, providing us
with personal information may be necessary to access certain customized
features or obtain further information about vehicles from third parties. Our
websites may ask for contact information such as your name, address, email
address, and telephone number. We may also obtain information that you submit
about other people.
4. Uses of Information.
We may use information in the following ways:
· For the purposes for which you
specifically provided the information, such as sending your information to
dealers and third parties to satisfy your requests.
· To send you e-mail notifications
or otherwise contact you about our new or existing services and special offers.
· To enhance existing features or
assist us in developing new features and services.
· To provide our related companies
and affiliates with information about our user base and website usage patterns.
· To allow us to personalize the
content that you and others see based on personal characteristics or
preferences.
zAutos may share personal
information we collect (such as name, mailing address and email address) with
various referral sources for the exclusive purpose of providing services for us
(for example, mailing information in response to your request for
information). Except for these purposes, zAutos will not share your
personal information with other third parties for their independent use without
your permission. We may also disclose your personal information as
required by law, in conjunction with a government inquiry, or in litigation or
dispute resolution.
We use the information you provide about
yourself when placing a request for additional information (including your
credit/debit card information) only to complete that request. We do not share
this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to
complete that order.
We use return email addresses to answer the
email we receive. We do not share those addresses with outside parties.
Finally, we never use or share the personally
identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones
described above with a company that is not affiliated with us without also
providing you an opportunity to "opt out" or otherwise prohibit such
unrelated uses.
5. Cookies.
We may use cookie technology and other
tracking devices on our websites. A cookie is a string of information that is
sent by a website and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your
computer’s memory. When you arrive at one of our websites or take advantage of
key features, we may pass cookies to your computer. Using cookies on our websites
provides benefits to you, such as allowing you to maintain your account login
information between visits. The use of cookies also allows us to measure
website activity to provide a better user experience. Cookies and other
tracking devices may be used to tell us the time and length of your visit, the
pages you look at on our websites, the website you visited just before coming
to ours, and the name of your Internet service provider.
You may elect to refuse cookies, however this
may effect your experience on our websites. Please refer to your Internet
browser Help instructions to learn more about cookies and how to manage their
use.
6. Outside Links.
Our websites may contain links to third-party
websites not controlled by us or covered by this Privacy Policy. We strongly
recommend that you check the privacy and data collection policies of other
websites you visit before providing any personal information.
7. Information Security.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data
accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place
physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the
information we collect online.
We recognize the importance of safeguarding
consumer personal information in our possession from theft, inappropriate use
or improper distribution. It should be recognized, however, that no company is
able to totally secure personal information.
8. Privacy Inquiries.
If you have any concerns or questions
regarding our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at privacyinfo@zAutos.com.
9. Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy.
Protecting the privacy of the very young is
especially important to us. For that reason, we never collect or maintain
information at our websites from those we actually know to be under the age of
13, and no part of our websites is structured to attract anyone under age 13.
10. How You Can Access or Correct Your Information.
You can access your personally identifiable
information that we collect online and maintain by emailing a request for the
information to privacyinfo@zAutos.com.
You can correct factual errors in your
personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly shows
any errors.
To protect your privacy and security, we will
also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or
making corrections.
11. Special Notice to California Residents.
As a California resident, you have
certain rights under state law that relate to the sharing of your personal
information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. zAutos
has chosen to comply with California Law SB 27 by permitting individual
customers who reside in California and have provided their personal information
to the Company to request (no more than once per calendar year) information
about our disclosures of certain categories of personal information to our
trusted fulfillment partners. To make such a request, please send an email to privacyinfo@zAutos.com
and provide us with your name, address and email address. Within thirty days of
receiving such a request, the Company will provide a list of the categories of
personal information disclosed to third parties during the immediately
preceding calendar year, along with their names and addresses. All inquiries
relating to California SB 27 should be directed to us at privacyinfo@zAutos.com.
12. Changes in Corporate Structure.
In developing our business, we may engage in
the sale of certain assets and the company itself, or parts of it, may be sold,
merged or otherwise transferred. In such transactions and changes in ownership,
user information, whether personally identifiable or otherwise, may constitute
one of the transferred assets. zAutos will notify affected users in accordance
with the procedure for changing this Privacy Policy described below.
13. Policy Modifications.
We retain the right to change this Privacy
Policy in our discretion from time to time. We will post any changes here, so
please be sure to check back periodically. The date on which the policy was
last updated will appear at the top of this Privacy Policy. We will not make
any retroactive material changes in how we handle previously collected personal
information unless you allow us to do so, or unless we are legally required to
do so, and in such a case we will e-mail registered website visitors
information on material changes to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of [05/01/2009].




