Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 4/25/2024
Thank you for visiting our Village Cadillac of Homosassa website, including our mobile device-ready version. Village Cadillac of Homosassa and our affiliates (together, "Village Cadillac of Homosassa" or "we") strive to make our website a useful tool and a rewarding experience for our customers by tailoring the content to your personal needs and interests. This way, the content of our website will be as relevant as possible for you, the customer. We hope that you find our website to be a useful part of your car-buying experience.
To accomplish this, we responsibly collect and utilize personally identifiable information. We respect your privacy, and this Privacy Policy documents our commitment to safeguard and treat your privacy and the personal information that we collect online with reasonable care and in strict compliance with applicable law for the protection of personally identifiable information.
This policy was implemented as of September 23, 2014 and applies to information collected on this website and those of our affiliates (together, "our website" or "the website") and covers the following areas:
- What personally identifiable information is collected by Village Cadillac of Homosassa or by any third party through our website;
- How Village Cadillac of Homosassa uses this information;
- With whom Village Cadillac of Homosassa may share this information;
- What choices are available to you as a user of our website with respect to collection, use and distribution of the information; and
- What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our website and information collected for us or by us through our website and through various features and online offerings on our website. It does not apply to any third party site or service linked to our website or recommended or referred by our website or by our staff. Further, it does not apply to any other type of online site or online service operated by Village Cadillac of Homosassa or its affiliates, or to any of our offline activities.
1. Information Collection and Use
Village Cadillac of Homosassa collects two different types of information through our website: anonymous information and personally identifiable information.
Anonymous Information. First, we collect and store anonymous, aggregate information (such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, search engines, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks) from all visitors to our website. You may search our website for car models, prices and other information provided through our website without ever submitting your name, email address or any other personally identifiable information. The anonymous information that we do collect from your visit is never linked to any of your personally identifiable information until you voluntarily submit that personal information, in which case some otherwise anonymous information may be connected to your website activity and personal account. Otherwise, the anonymous information is only used in the aggregate to analyze trends, administer the website, diagnose any problems, track a visitor's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We may provide this anonymous information in aggregate form to other parties or use it for our own insight or marketing purposes. Our ability to use this information is not restricted in any way.
We also use "cookies" and "image tags" to collect certain usage information from all customers and visitors to our website. A "cookie" is a small text file that a website can place on your computer’s hard drive or on your mobile device’s memory in order to collect information about your activities on our website. An "image tag," also known as a clear GIF or web beacon, works together with cookies and is a small image file that may be located in various areas of our website. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you have the option to change your browser setting to decline them.
Accepting cookies in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you, since cookies are not used to identify anonymous website visitors. Our cookies enable you to proceed smoothly through our website and know whether you’ve used it before, so as to eliminate some steps that apply to new visitors. Cookies also give us usage data like how often you visit, where you go on our website, and what you do while here.
Similarly, a cookie may be placed by our third-party advertising companies. These companies may use aggregated statistics about your use of our website and third party media in order to provide you with advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. The information they collect does not include your personal information.
The third-party advertising companies may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of ads. Any such information is anonymous. They may use this anonymous information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. No personal information about you is collected during this process. The information is anonymous and does not link online actions to an identifiable person.
Village Cadillac of Homosassa partners with third-party advertising company Google to collect information about how users navigate our website and we use many or all of their products to enhance our website experience. Like Village Cadillac of Homosassa, Google is very much committed to consumer protection, to maintaining the privacy of your personal information and to making ads safe, unobtrusive and relevant for you.
Google uses this information only to generate anonymous visitor profiles, which do not contain personally identifiable information. These anonymous profiles are used to provide you content specifically tailored to you. To learn more about how Google collects and manages information, or to opt out of Google’s collection of information about how you navigate our website, please go to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Google’s technologies and products, including AdSense, AdWords, Google Analytics, and a range of DoubleClick-branded services, also use cookies. When you visit a page that uses one of these products, various cookies may be sent to your browser.
Among the Google products we use is Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website (including your shortened IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, compile reports on website activity for our website operators and to provide other services related with the website and internet use. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law, or where third parties process these data on behalf of Google. For more information about Google Analytics and how it collects and processes data, please go to "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps", located at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To opt out of Google Analytics, please go to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
To help us manage our advertising and website, Google offers many products in addition to Google Analytics, including Google’s Analytics for Display Advertisers, AdSense, AdWords, and a range of DoubleClick-branded services. Village Cadillac of Homosassa participates in an integrated version of Google Analytics and DoubleClick products or services and/or other Google display ad products or services, known as Google Analytics for Display Advertisers. As with Google Analytics, you can learn more about Google Analytics for Display Advertisers, or you can opt out, by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We have or may enable interest-based advertising features, including remarketing, with Google Analytics in connection with other Google services. This kind of advertising based on consumer interests and your precise geographic location may, in addition to remarketing, include Google’s Adword product features known as: interest categories, similar audiences, other types of interest-based advertising and demographic and location targeting. DoubleClick advertising cookies or mobile advertising identifiers, associated with your use of our website, are or may be employed by us in all aspects of remarketing in online advertising.
"Remarketing" is simply a feature of interest-based advertising that lets us reach people who have previously visited our website. Remarketing helps us match interested people, like you, with a relevant message on our website or even when you search on Google using our keywords, use Google products like Gmail, or visit other websites. We gather information through cookies for remarketing, and similar audiences feature in AdWords, simply to make your visits relevant and allow us both to pick up where we left off on your last visit.
Our partners, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to our website and to show our ads on sites across the Internet. You can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, we may use Google DoubleClick's remarketing pixels to participate in remarketing and create a remarketing list of potential customers (this involves adding a remarketing tag, a small snippet of code that we get from Gooogle’s Ad Exchange, across all our website pages). In such case, instead of the previous link, you can opt out of DoubleClick's use of cookies by visiting the DoubleClick opt-out page or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. Finally, you can opt out of any other third-party advertising partner's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
With respect to unrelated, third party web sites, such as third party online retailers, advertisers, or unrelated sites that we may happen to link to, or web sites that link to our website, those third parties may collect personal information directly from you. The information policies and practices of these unrelated parties are not covered by this privacy policy. We do not control the privacy policies of third parties even if we may provide hyperlinks or other access to their web sites. We are not responsible or liable for their independent policies and practices. Please review their privacy policies and practices. It is your responsibility to review them and decide if you are satisfied with their protections.
Some browsers have a "do not track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. These features are not yet uniform, so we are not currently set up to respond to those signals.
Personally Identifiable Information. Second, we require the submission of certain personally identifiable information when you use some services available on our website. For example, your use of your user name and password allows us to identify you as our customer who is seeking information in connection with our services. Our website uses a variety of contact forms and tracking phone numbers for visitors to request information, products, and services. We collect a visitor's contact information (like his or her email address or phone number) and in some cases, demographic information (like his or her zip code). In limited circumstances, such as when a visitor fills out an online credit application, we collect unique identifiers (like a social security number), and/or financial information (like age, income level, bank account or credit card numbers). We use this information to get in touch with our prospective customers about their requests, and to send them additional information about our products and services.
Note that once you have created an order or otherwise voluntarily provided personally identifiable information to us, we may use cookies to help identify you. Personally identifiable information received from you (such as IP address, phone number, email address, zip code, etc.) may be contained in or linked to a cookie. The only time that we receive such personally identifiable information is when you volunteer it by submitting it to us.
We may use cookies with personally identifiable information so that our website can remember you, enhance your online visit with us, and provide you with the information you're most likely to need. For instance, cookies allow our website to remind you of your past vehicle search interests and website activity and to suggest similar products and services. In some cases, cookies may improve your shopping experience and we use information gained through cookies to track your website activity and to deliver you content specific information
Any financial information we collect is used to check the qualifications of our prospective customers and bill for products and services ordered. If you apply for financing or wish to purchase or lease a car through our online system, we may collect personal information such as your name, address, driver's license number and state, social security number and other credit information. This information goes into a secure database and is used solely to provide the service you requested. The collection, use and storage of your financial information for credit checks, for arranging credit and loans or for purchasing products and services may be subject to additional privacy policies and if so, you will be notified of them at the time of any such collection, use or storage of your financial information as required by law.
Our online surveys may ask visitors for contact information (like an email address or phone number) which they may voluntarily provide. We also may run contests on our website in which we ask visitors for similar contact information in order to participate. We use contact information from our surveys and contests to send information about products and services to these participating visitors.
2. Our Use Restrictions on Your Personally Identifiable Information
Village Cadillac of Homosassa does not sell, rent, or share personally identifiable information to or with any third party not affiliated with or owned by Village Cadillac of Homosassa, except service providers who may assist us in such areas as our promotions, credit checks, data storage and order processing (See Agents and Vendors below). Village Cadillac of Homosassa will never give or sell your personally identifiable information to unaffiliated third parties to be used for the purposes of sending you unsolicited commercial offers, such as spam. We may, however, use your personal information to send you commercial offers in e-mails from Village Cadillac of Homosassa or its affiliated companies, which do not relate to the products or services you have ordered. You may altogether avoid or opt out of these marketing campaigns (see "Opting Out" below).
We may also need to contact you for purposes other than marketing, for example to provide notice about the status of our website or the specific services you have requested. We also use this information to the extent necessary to enforce our website terms of service and to prevent imminent harm to persons or property. You may not opt-out of these kinds of communications. Consistent with our change policy (see "Your Consent and Notification of Changes" below), we will post any updates or notices about material changes in our policies on collection and use of your personally identifiable information to this Privacy Policy page.
3. Third Party Information About You
Our website supplements the information that you provide with information that we obtain about you from third parties, such as credit bureaus and other sources. To the best of our knowledge, we only deal with reputable providers who gather and maintain information in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Any such information will be maintained by us in accordance with the standards set forth in this Privacy Policy along with other personal information you've provided.
4. Our Agents and Vendors
Village Cadillac of Homosassa may use other companies and/or individuals to perform any functions described in this Privacy Policy, on our behalf. Examples include marketing, credit checking, data and network hosting, service reminders, verification of sales, order processing and fulfillment, administering contact information and e-mail services and running special promotions. Such parties only have access to the personal information needed to perform these functions and may not use or store the information for any other purpose. We obtain commitments from these agents and vendors working on our behalf to refrain from using any information provided by Village Cadillac of Homosassa to send you unsolicited e-mail messages from third parties or similar communications and from sharing your information with unrelated parties.
5. Disclosure of Personal Information As Required By Law or Otherwise
We will disclose personal information when required by law, or if we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on us or to comply with the request of a law enforcement agency, (b) protect and defend our rights, or (c) protect the rights, property, and other interests of our users or others.
6. Links
Our website may contain links to websites not operated by us, as well as third party widgets and applications. Once you leave our website, we suggest that you review the applicable privacy policy of the third party website or application. Village Cadillac of Homosassa is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every site that collects personally identifiable information from you. Our Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by our website.
7. Security
Village Cadillac of Homosassa takes commercially reasonable precautions to protect your personally identifiable information. For example, we encrypt communications through our website with commercial strength encryption generally used by our industry. However, given the nature of the Internet and the fact that network security measures are not perfect, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. If we are required to provide notice to you of a data security breach, the notice will be provided in electronic form.
8. Your Consent and Notification of Changes
By using any of our website or submitting information to us online, you agree that we may collect and use this information as stated in this Privacy Policy at the time we collect the information. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy in any material way, for a reasonable time we will post a concurrent notice to this Privacy Policy page on our website to alert you about the change in our privacy and information collection practices. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that affect your personally identifiable information already stored in our database, we apply those changes to the personally identifiable information in our possession only as permitted by applicable law.
9. Opting Out
Visitors and customers have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving specific types of communications from us and our partners, such as e-mail, by not providing personally identifiable information at the point where our website requests such information about you. In addition, you may unsubscribe or opt out of all future e-mails from us, that do not relate to the products and services you have ordered, by clicking the unsubscribe link on any email marketing communication you receive.
10. Further Information about Our Privacy Policy and Practices
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors and customers of our website. We may delete any or all of your information at any time without notice to you for any reason or no reason unless otherwise required by law to retain it. You may have other privacy protections under state laws and we will comply with any applicable state laws when we disclose information about you. This Privacy Policy replaces any previous policy on this topic and any statements or disclosures to you about our information practices.
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: April 25, 2024
Introduction
Village Toyota (“Dealership” or “we” or “us”) respects your privacy and the information that you have entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy describes our collection, use and disclosure of the information we may collect from you whenever you visit the Dealership’s physical location(s) or website(s) (hereinafter a “Site” and collectively the “Sites”), or otherwise access any of our other products, services, and content (hereinafter “Services”). This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors and customers of our Sites, including those consumers and/or customers who apply for and/or receive financing for personal, family or household purposes. If you become an inactive customer, or if we close or suspend your account, we will continue to adhere to the Privacy Policy in place when we collected your personal information as long as we retain it in our databases. We may delete any or all of your information at any time without notice to you or for any reason or no reason unless we are otherwise required by law or retain it. You may have other privacy protections under state laws and we will comply with any applicable state laws when we disclose information about you.
Notice of Collection
The purpose of this Notice of Collection is to provide consumers with information about the categories of personal information that our dealerships collect about them and the purposes for which the personal information will be used.
We may collect the following categories of “personal data”:
- Audio / Video / Visual / Electronic such as photographs, recorded calls, voicemails, and online & electronic communications, such as SMS and those made via a live or automated online chat module.
- Commercial such as vehicles, products, services, and repairs purchased, obtained or considered; personal property records (e.g., vehicle titles and registration cards); or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Customer Records such as digital and electronic signatures, telephone numbers, insurance policy numbers, credit and debit card numbers, financial and credit-related information, physical characteristics and descriptions (e.g., government identification), bank account numbers, and medical and health insurance information (in the context of employment).
- Education such as diplomas and transcripts for student rebate eligibility.
- Geolocation such as tracking and user-enabled location identification.
- Identifiers such as real name, postal address, IP address, email address, SSN, driver’s license number, passport number, cookies, pixel tags, and similar identifiers.
- Inferences to create a profile about you reflecting your product or vehicle preferences, purchasing tendencies and behaviors.
- Internet Activity such as interactions with our websites, applications, and advertisements.
- Professional/Employment such as job title, occupation, company or business name, and employment history information.
- Protected Classes under state or federal law, such as gender, age, and veteran status.
We use the categories of personal information listed above for one or more of the following “business purposes”:
- Advertising & Marketing to send advertisements and marketing material via physical and electronic mail relating to product specials and other promotional events or offers, perform marketing research and data analytics, and perform similar activities.
- Contextual and Behavioral Targeting to provide contextual customization of ads shown as part of an interaction with our website or application, such as through the use of “first-party” or “session” cookies.
- Counting Ad Impressions & Website Interactions to audit interactions with our websites, applications, or advertisements, count ad impressions to unique visitors, verify position and quality of ad impressions, and perform similar activities.
- Customer Service to provide customer service, maintain and service products and accounts, provide training for quality assurance purposes, and perform similar activities.
- Defending Against Claims & Litigation to defend against or respond to potential or actual claims and litigation, including, but not limited to, those against the manufacturer of a particular vehicle we've sold.
- Fraud Prevention to help ensure security and integrity, such as necessary to detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and to prosecute those responsible for that activity.
- Processing Transactions to process or fulfill orders and transactions, verify customer information, process payments, confirm eligibility for manufacturer rebates, and perform similar activities.
- Providing Financing to provide financing in connection with a vehicle purchase, lease or related products or services.
- In the context of employment, we also use the categories of personal information listed above for one or more of the following business purposes:
- Claims & Benefits Administration to process claims, administer benefits, and conduct employee drug tests in accordance with applicable laws.
Privacy Policy
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide consumers with a comprehensive description of our dealership’s online and offline practices regarding the collecting, use, disclosure, and sale of personal information.
The items below describe how we collect, use, and disclose consumers’ personal information. Please note that because the categories of personal data collected and shared largely depends on how a consumer has interacted with our dealership, not all of the items listed in the tables below will be relevant to you. For example, we generally only collect veteran status when a consumer qualifies for a military rebate.
Categories of Personal Data We Collect
Categories of Personal Information Collected:
- Audio / Video / Visual / Electronic such as photographs, recorded calls, voicemails, and online & electronic communications, such as those made via a live or automated online chat module.
- Commercial such as vehicles, products, services, and repairs purchased, obtained or considered; personal property records (e.g., vehicle titles and registration cards); or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Customer Records such as digital and electronic signatures, telephone numbers, insurance policy numbers, credit and debit card numbers, financial and credit-related information, physical characteristics and descriptions (e.g., government identification), bank account numbers, and medical and health insurance information (in the context of employment).
- Education such as diplomas and transcripts for student rebate eligibility.
- Geolocation such as tracking and user-enabled location identification.
- Identifiers such as real name, postal address, IP address, email address, SSN, driver’s license number, passport number, cookies, pixel tags, and similar identifiers.
- Inferences to create a profile about you reflecting your product or vehicle preferences, purchasing tendencies and behaviors.
- Internet Activity such as interactions with our websites, applications, and advertisements.
- Professional/Employment such as job title, occupation, company or business name, and employment history information.
- Protected Classes under state or federal law, such as gender, age, and veteran status.
Categories of Sources from which the Personal Information is Collected:
- Advertising Networks & Agencies such as digital advertising companies and other marketing firms.
- Captive Finance Companies and wholly-owned subsidiaries of automakers that offer loans, lease programs, and other financial services to our customers.
- Credit Reporting Agencies such as Experian, Transunion and Equifax that gather account information from various creditors and provide that information to dealers in connection with an application for credit.
- Data Brokers & Analytics Providers such as equity mining, data mining, call tracking, and sales prospecting tools.
- Directly from Consumers through our website forms and via in-person applications, forms and contracts.
- Government Entities such as the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and various other state and federal agencies.
- Insurance Companies that provide us with information relating to vehicle collisions, auto accidents, and other claims.
- Online Lead Providers and third party websites that collect and share data relating to consumers whose product preferences or inquiries align with the offerings of our dealership.
- Social Media Networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms used to run various advertising campaigns.
- Tow Companies that transport customer vehicles to the dealer's service department.
- Vehicle Manufacturers for which we are franchised to sell new motor vehicles.
Business or Commercial Purposes for which the Personal Information was Collected or Sold:
- Advertising & Marketing to send advertisements and marketing material via physical and electronic mail relating to product specials and other promotional events or offers, perform marketing research and data analytics, and perform similar activities.
- Contextual and Behavioral Targeting to provide contextual customization of ads shown as part of an interaction with our website or application, such as through the use of “first-party” or “session” cookies.
- Counting Ad Impressions & Website Interactions to audit interactions with our websites, applications, or advertisements, count ad impressions to unique visitors, verify position and quality of ad impressions, and perform similar activities.
- Customer Service to provide customer service, maintain and service products and accounts, provide training for quality assurance purposes, and perform similar activities.
- Defending Against Claims & Litigation to defend against or respond to potential or actual claims and litigation, including, but not limited to, those against the manufacturer of a particular vehicle we've sold.
- Fraud Prevention to help ensure security and integrity, such as necessary to detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and to prosecute those responsible for that activity.
- Processing Transactions to process or fulfill orders and transactions, verify customer information, process payments, confirm eligibility for manufacturer rebates, and perform similar activities.
- Providing Financing to provide financing in connection with a vehicle purchase, lease or related products or services.
Categories of Personal Information Disclosed for a Business Purpose or Sold to Third Parties
- Audio / Video / Visual / Electronic such as photographs, recorded calls, voicemails, and online and electronic communications, such as those made via a live or automated online chat module.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Software Vendors, Social Media Networks
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Software Vendors
- Commercial such as vehicles, products, services, and repairs purchased, obtained or considered; personal property records (e.g., vehicle titles and registration cards); or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Insurance Brokers (non-health related), Records Management Companies, Software Vendors, Check Guarantee Companies, F&I Product Providers & Administrators, Auditors & Consultants, Debt Collection Agencies & Repossession Companies, Social Media Networks, Chat Modules, Professional Service Companies, Government Entities, Financial Institutions, Transportation Companies, Repair & Sublet Facilities, Auctions & Wholesalers
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Data Brokers & Analytics Providers, Vehicle Manufacturers, Advertising Networks & Marketing Agencies
- Customer Records such as digital and electronic signatures, telephone numbers, insurance policy numbers, credit and debit card numbers, financial and credit-related information, physical characteristics and descriptions (e.g., government identification), bank account numbers, and medical and health insurance information (in the context of employment).
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Records Management Companies, Software Vendors, Check Guarantee Companies, F&I Product Providers & Administrators, Auditors & Consultants, Debt Collection Agencies & Repossession Companies, Social Media Networks, Chat Modules, Payment Processors & Gateways, Professional Service Companies, Insurance Brokers (non-health related), Rideshare Companies, Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs), Government Entities, Financial Institutions, Transportation Companies, Repair & Sublet Facilities, Auctions & Wholesalers
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Data Brokers & Analytics Providers, Vehicle Manufacturers
- Education such as diplomas and transcripts for student rebate eligibility.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Insurance Brokers (non-health related), Records Management Companies, Software Vendors, Auditors & Consultants, Debt Collection Agencies & Repossession Companies, Financial Institutions
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Vehicle Manufacturers
- Education such as diplomas and transcripts for student rebate eligibility.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Social Media Networks, Chat Modules, Software Vendors
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Vehicle Manufacturers, Advertising Networks & Marketing Agencies
- Identifiers such as real name, postal address, IP address, email address, SSN, driver’s license number, passport number, cookies, pixel tags, and similar identifiers.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Insurance Brokers (non-health related), Records Management Companies, Software Vendors, Check Guarantee Companies, F&I Product Providers & Administrators, Auditors & Consultants, Debt Collection Agencies & Repossession Companies, Social Media Networks, Chat Modules, Payment Processors & Gateways, Professional Service Companies, Rideshare Companies, Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs), Government Entities, Financial Institutions, Transportation Companies, Repair & Sublet Facilities, Auctions & Wholesalers
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Data Brokers & Analytics Providers, Vehicle Manufacturers, Advertising Networks & Marketing Agencies
- Inferences to create a profile about you reflecting your product or vehicle preferences, purchasing tendencies and behaviors.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Software Vendors, Social Media Networks
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Data Brokers & Analytics Providers, Vehicle Manufacturers, Advertising Networks & Marketing Agencies
- Internet Activity such as interactions with our websites, applications, and advertisements.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Software Vendors, Social Media Networks, Chat Modules
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Data Brokers & Analytics Providers, Vehicle Manufacturers, Advertising Networks & Marketing Agencies
- Professional/Employment such as job title, occupation, company or business name, and employment history information.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Insurance Brokers (non-health related), Records Management Companies, Employee Screening & Background Check Companies, Software Vendors, Auditors & Consultants, Debt Collection Agencies & Repossession Companies, Social Media Networks, Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs), Government Entities, Financial Institutions
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Data Brokers & Analytics Providers
- Protected Classes under state or federal law, such as gender, age, and veteran status.
- Categories of Third Parties to whom the information was disclosed: Website and Hosting Providers, Digital Retailers & eCommerce Platforms, Insurance Brokers (non-health related), Records Management Companies, Employee Screening & Background Check Companies, Software Vendors, Check Guarantee Companies, Auditors & Consultants, Debt Collection Agencies & Repossession Companies, Social Media Networks, Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs), Government Entities, Financial Institutions
- Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Sold or Shared for Cross-context Behavioral Advertising: Data Brokers & Analytics Providers, Vehicle Manufacturers
Our Commitment to Your Personal Data
1. Right to Opt-Out of Sharing Your Information For Value
We believe in a consumer’s ability to opt-out of the sharing of their personal data for valuable services or monetization of online ads, such as with companies like Facebook and Google for retargeted advertising or insights.
We may sell personal data to third parties or process personal data for targeted advertising. To direct us to stop the sale of your personal data or processing it for targeted advertising, click here to submit a request using our interactive web form.
2. Right to Know About Personal Data Collected, Disclosed, or Shared
We believe that consumers should have the ability to ask us to disclose the categories of personal data we have collected processed, and disclosed. We call this a “categories” or "right to know" request.
3. Right to Request Deletion of Personal Data
We believe that consumers should have the right to delete the personal data we have collected about them, subject to certain legal exemption. We call this the a “right to delete” or "deletion" request and will fulfill these requests where applicable. We will reject these
requests if it is exempt under or conflicts with an existing state or federal law, such as a record retention rule.
4. Right to Data Portability
We believe that consumers should have the ability to request that we disclose the specific pieces of personal data that we have collected about you, which we call a “specific pieces” or "access" request.
How to Submit a Request
To submit anyone of the noted requests, please email us at
privacy@dimmitt.com or by phone at 727-797-7070.
Other Important Privacy Disclosures
Consent and Notification of Revisions
By accessing or using our Sites and/or Services, you consent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service, please do not access or use the Site(s) or Services. We may periodically modify or update our Privacy Policy with or without notice to you by posting the most updated version on this page. Please see the “Revision Date” at the top of this document to see when the Privacy Policy was last changed. We will update the “Revision Date” in the privacy policy to notify you of any substantive changes to the way we collect and use information. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to obtain the most up-to-date information on how we are handling your personal information.
If you do not agree to changes to this Privacy Policy, you must stop using the Sites after the last revision date of such changes.
Collection of Anonymous Information
We collect anonymous user information, such as data collected from tools like Google Analytics, which includes anonymous and aggregate details (such as pages visited and time spent on our Site) from all visitors to our Sites. This type of anonymous information is not directly associated with any of your personal details unless you voluntarily provide that information to us. This information helps us create statistical reports about the usage of our Sites.
However, if you accept the use of cookies and similar technologies through our site's cookie banner or other available mechanisms that control the use of online data shared with third parties, the above disclosure about anonymous information may not apply. In such cases, your data could be combined or linked in ways that might identify you.
How We Respond To Do-Not-Track Signals & Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms
A “do-not-track” signal is a privacy preference feature in some web browsers that tells a website that a user does not want their online activity to be tracked. We currently support Do Not Track (“DNT”) and Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), specifications designed to allow internet users to notify businesses of their privacy preferences, such as whether or not they want to be tracked or have their personal information sold or shared with third parties for targeted advertising. These specifications consist of a setting or extension in the user’s browser or mobile device and act as mechanisms that our websites can use to honor your privacy settings. If your browser or device has enabled DNT or GPC, it will override your preferences selected in the cookie banner or privacy settings on this Site.
You can learn more about DNT by clicking here. GPC is available for an increasing number of browsers and browser extensions, click here to view the options. If you want to use GPC, you can download and enable it via a participating browser or browser extension. More information about downloading GPC can be found by clicking here.
Third-party Links
This Privacy Policy applies only to our Sites and Services, and information collected for us or by us through various features and online offerings on our Sites. Our Sites contain links to other third-party sites, and our Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party site or service linked to our Sites or recommended or referred by our Sites or by our staff. We are not responsible for the website, privacy practices or content of any third-party. If you have any questions about how these other sites use your information, you should review their policies and contact them directly.
Security
We implement reasonable security measures to ensure the security of your personal information. However, no data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure by nature. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you understand that any information that you transfer to us is done at your own risk. We may attempt to notify you electronically of any security system breach so that you can take appropriate steps. By using the Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of the Services. We may post a notice via our website if a security breach occurs or send an email to you at the email address you provided. You may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing depending on where you live.
While we use encryption to protect online information, we also make all reasonable efforts to secure and protect your information offline. All of our customers’ information is restricted in our offices and only employees who need the information to perform a specific job function are granted access to this information. The services that store your personal information are housed in a secure environment.
Business Transfers and Related Activities
We may share or transfer your information in the course of any direct or indirect reorganization process such as, but not limited to, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, bankruptcies, and sales of all or a part of our assets. Your information may be shared as a result of such transaction and/or during the assessment process pending transfer. In the event your information is transferred due to one of these events, know that your information would remain subject to this Privacy Policy or a privacy policy that protects your privacy to an equal degree as this Privacy Policy.
Chat Modules
We (or our third-party vendors on our behalf) may collect certain categories of personal information from you when you use our interactive chat module. In addition to the information you may enter into the chat box or live chat feature, the categories of personal information include, but are not limited to, name, phone number, email, mailing address, and other identifiers you may provide. Additionally, we (or our third-party vendors on our behalf) may also store any transcripts from such conversations and link those transcripts with your personal information. We (or our third-party vendors on our behalf) may also collect information from you to perform data analytics and thereby enhance your experience and help improve the functionality of our tools and digital advertising in an effort to present to you only relevant products and services. Such information includes, but is not limited to, geolocation, IP address, pixel tags, browsing history, viewing behavior, clicks, online activity, and other analytics. By interacting with the chat module, you understand and agree that we may use this data to communicate with you about our products and services. You also consent to our collection and analysis of all personal information provided as part of the chat module and understand that we utilize a vendor to process, analyze, and store the content of the chat on our behalf. By using the chat module, you are consenting to us disclosing and sharing with the chat module vendor any information (including personal information) you provide.
Use of Session Replay Tools
We (or our third-party vendors on our behalf) may collect certain categories of personal information from you when you interact with our website(s) or application(s) through the use of session replay tools. Session replay is a tool that recreates your sessions from our websites or applications (including visual elements), giving us (or our third-party vendors on our behalf) a better understanding of how you interact with our websites and applications to help maximize the customer’s experience. Session replay tools that we may utilize include, but are not limited to, video-like playback, error tracking integration, application performance monitoring (APM) integration, real user monitoring (RUM) session timeline, and speed controls. Depending on your interaction with our website (e.g. when you complete a “Contact Us” form), the categories of personal information we may also capture include, but are not limited to, name, phone number, email, mailing address, and other identifiers that you may provide. By interacting with our website(s) or application(s), you are consenting to us (or our third-party vendors on our behalf) capturing any interactions and any information (including personal information) you provide.
Children Under 13 Years of Age
Our Sites and Services are not intended for children under thirteen (13) years of age. Dealership does not knowingly collect or use and personal information from children under thirteen (13) years of age, and does not knowingly provide any personal information to any third party for any purpose whatsoever from visitors younger than thirteen (13) years old. If you are under thirteen (13) years old, please do not provide any information on our Sites or through our Services.
Use of Cookies & Similar Technologies
We use cookies and other similar technologies (e.g. web beacons, tracking pixels, scripts, fingerprinting, and local storage) to deliver content specific to your interests, track your website activity, help our Sites remember you, enhance your online experience with us, and provide you with information you’re most likely to need. Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies and any technology that serves a similar purpose as a cookie in the context of tracking users/devices, identifying users/devices, processing information that users or their devices send to or through the Site, or building consumer profiles are included in our use of the term “cookie” for the purpose of this Privacy Policy. We, our service providers, or third-parties (e.g., advertisers and social media) may use and/or receive information from “first-party cookies” or “third-party cookies” as described below.
Cookies are first categorized by who places them or who is intended to receive information from them (first-party vs. third party), and secondly by their purpose.
1. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
- First-Party Cookies refer to cookies that are created or placed by us. Many first-party cookies are essential cookies as described below.
- Third-party Cookies refer to any cookie that is created or placed by a third-party. A third-party cookie often (but not always) shares or enables the sharing of information to an entity other than our own Sites. We employ a holistic approach to determine if a cookie is classified as “first-party” or “third-party” including the domain that creates the cookie; the cookie’s domain attribute; and the domain of the server to which network requests that transmit information related to the cookie are sent. Accordingly, under this definition, even cookies with a first-party domain attribute may be classified as a “third-party cookie” if the cookie is set by, used by, or shared with a third party.
2. Cookie Purpose Categories
- Essential cookies refer to cookies that are critical for the functioning of a website. These cookies enable basic features such as page navigation, and access to secure areas of the website. Essential cookies are typically used to maintain a user's session, store authentication information, hold shopping cart items, comply with state or federal laws (e.g., accessibility or cookies preferences), and ensure the security of transactions. Without these cookies, a website may not work, or may not be able to provide certain basic services or features, and its performance may be affected. Essential cookies can be first-party cookies or third-party cookies. Our Sites do not support an inherent mechanism to allow users to opt-out of essential cookies.
- Functional Cookies allow the Sites to remember choices made by the user, such as language preferences, login details, or region selection, to provide a more personalized experience. These cookies also allow optional functionality, like chat modules, payment calculators, and service scheduling tools, to run. Functional cookies are also used to improve the functionality of the Site, such as by tracking errors. In the absence of these cookies, the website will still function, but certain features or enhancements may not be available or may have limited functionality.
Marketing Cookies: Marketing cookies consist of two subcategories of cookies:
- Analytics Cookies are cookies that collect and transmit analytics and statistical information about how visitors use a website. These cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with their site. The information gathered may include the number of visitors to the site, the pages they visited, the average time spent on the site, and the referring websites. This data is then used to improve the website's performance, content, and user experience. By analyzing visitor behavior, website owners can identify areas that need improvement, optimize their site for better engagement, and make data-driven decisions to enhance their online presence. (Note: not all analytics cookies are used for marketing purposes.)
- Targeting Cookies are also known as targeted advertising cookies and cross-context behavioral advertising cookies, these cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to users based on their interests and browsing behavior. These cookies collect information about a user's online activities (including by uniquely identifying the user and/or user’s browser and device), such as the websites they visit, the pages they view, and the links they click. This data can then be used to create a profile of the user's interests, which allows advertisers to display targeted ads that are more likely to be of interest to the individual. They are also used to limit the number of times an ad is shown and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Targeting cookies can also be used for retargeting, where ads for previously viewed products or services follow the user across different websites. The purpose of targeting cookies is to improve the effectiveness of online advertising by showing users ads that are more aligned with their preferences and interests.
Users may opt-out of cookies as described in the cookie banner that appears when first visiting our Sites. Additionally, users can opt-out of marketing cookies by using a browser or plug-in that supports Do Not Track (“DNT”) or Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), by submitting an opt-out request (see this Privacy Policy for more info), or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.
Additional Information about Cookies.
Some web browsers offer settings that allow you to choose whether cookies are set by the websites that you visit. These controls vary by browser, but may allow you to disable all cookies, disable cookies for individual websites, or notify you whenever a cookie is set. Please note that if you disable cookies, you may still use our website, but your ability to use some features or areas of the Site may be limited.
Our Sites may use products, such as Google Analytics, to measure how you interact with our Sites and to improve your user experience. For more information on Google Analytics, its privacy practices, and opt-out mechanisms, please visit the Google Analytics Security and Privacy Principles page at
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. For Google’s privacy policy and instructions on opting-out of Google Analytics, please visit
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
The Network Advertising Initiative also offers a means to opt-out of a number of advertising cookies. To learn more, please visit www.networkadvertising.org. Note that opting-out does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising. It means that the company or companies from which you opted-out will no longer deliver ads tailored to your preferences and usage patterns.
Note that this Site's cookie banner and privacy settings will only opt you out of the future tracking and sharing by cookies that are deployed by our Sites. In order to manage the information sharing and advertising cookies not deployed by our Sites (e.g., other third-party companies' cookies that are already tracking you), you may want to consider using one of the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs, such as the US-based https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN choices page.
Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Agreement, Class Action Waiver
Initial Dispute Resolution Procedure
Notice of Dispute, Requirement to Attempt to Resolve Disputes Informally.
By visiting the Sites and/or using the Services you and Dealership agree that if there is any controversy, claim, action, proceeding, demand, or dispute arising out of or related to your visit to the Sites, use of the Services, or the breach, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of this Privacy Policy or any part of it (hereinafter “Dispute”), both you and we shall first try in good faith to resolve such Dispute informally by providing written notice to the other party describing the facts and circumstances of the Dispute and allowing the receiving party thirty (30) calendar days in which to respond to or resolve the Dispute. Notice shall be sent to us at ATTN: 2635 McCormick Dr, Clearwater, FL 33759 , and to you at the address or email we have on file for you. Both you and the Dealership agree that this dispute resolution procedure is a condition precedent that must be satisfied before initiating any litigation or filing any claim against the other party. This notice and informal resolution requirement will not apply to the extent it is prohibited by law.
Arbitration, Class Action Waiver
IF ANY DISPUTE CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY THE ABOVE INITIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, WE BOTH AGREE THAT THE DISPUTE WILL BE DECIDED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
This means that if you and we have a Dispute that is not resolved in the informal process described in section 3.1 above, we both agree to resolve it through arbitration. Arbitration means that a neutral third party will hear both sides and make a decision. This is different from a court trial, where a judge or jury hears the case in a formal court setting and makes a decision. We both agree not to sue each other in court.
This arbitration agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16). The arbitration will be before a single arbitrator and the arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding on both of us.
The arbitration will be held pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association - Consumer Arbitration Rules (if you are a business, the American Arbitration Association - Commercial Arbitration Rules will apply instead) (as applicable, the “Rules”). You can access a copy of the rules at: www.adr.org/rules. The Rules provide the steps required to start an arbitration case.
This arbitration agreement does not apply to Disputes that you or we bring against the other party that are within the jurisdiction of small claims court. If the amount in controversy of a Dispute in small claims court exceeds the jurisdiction of the small claims court, that Dispute will be subject to this arbitration agreement.
Class action waiver. We both agree that any Dispute will be handled individually. This means that you or we cannot join together with other people who have a similar problem to bring a single case against the other party. You also cannot be part of a class action lawsuit (or class action arbitration) against us, and we cannot be a part of a class action lawsuit (or class action arbitration) against you.
By using our Services, and visiting our Site, you agree to this arbitration agreement and class action waiver. If you do not agree, please do not use our Services or visit our Site.
If any part of this arbitration agreement and/or class action waiver is found to be invalid or cannot be enforced, the rest of the arbitration agreement and class action waiver will still apply. The arbitrator will decide if any part is invalid or cannot be enforced.
Other Arbitration Agreements
In the event of a conflict between this arbitration agreement and any other arbitration agreement between you and the us, such as an arbitration agreement contained in a retail installment sale contract, purchase order, lease agreement, or repair estimate (hereinafter “Other Arbitration Agreement”), the terms of the Other Arbitration Agreement shall govern and prevail in each instance.
Venue And Choice Of Law
This Privacy Policy has been made in, and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of FL without giving effect to any conflict of law principles. Any disputes or claims not subject to the arbitration provision discussed above shall be resolved by a court located in that state and you agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.
If any part of this Privacy Policy is found to be invalid or cannot be enforced, the rest of the Privacy Policy will still apply.
COLLECTION AND USE OF YOUR INFORMATION BY GM
When you use this site, GM will have access to personal information you enter on this site and to information about your browsing activities on this site. When you indicate that you would like to receive more information about GM and its products, services or offers, your name, address, city, state, zip code, email address and telephone number will be provided to GM. In addition, if you buy or lease a GM vehicle from this Participating Dealer, the Participating Dealer may share information about your vehicle purchase (such as vehicle identification number (VIN), make, model, model year, date of purchase or lease and service history) with GM as the vehicle manufacturer in accordance with this dealership’s privacy statement provided below. For more information about how GM uses your information, please visit http://www.gm.com/privacy.