This privacy policy describes the policy of HeyAuto regarding the collection, use, storage, sharing and protection of User personal information ("Privacy Policy"). This Privacy Policy applies to
heyauto.com
("Website") and all related websites, applications, services and tools where reference is made to this policy ("Services"), regardless of how Users access the Services, including access through mobile devices. HeyAuto is the data controller.
By using HeyAuto and related Services, you give explicit consent to HeyAuto for the collection, use, disclosure and retention of your personal information by HeyAuto, as described in this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
HeyAuto may occasionally change this Privacy Policy and advises that Users read it regularly. Substantial changes to HeyAuto’s Privacy Policy will be announced on the Website. The amended Privacy Policy will be effective immediately after it is first posted on our Website.
User accounts can be made on the Website, which requires the input of certain personal information. When Users decide to provide HeyAuto with personal information, they agree that such information is sent to and stored on HeyAuto servers. The following types of personal information are collected:
When Users visit visit the Website or use HeyAuto services, information is automatically sent from the User’s device to HeyAuto. This information includes, but is not limited to:
HeyAuto collects and stores any information that Users enter on the Website or that is provided to HeyAuto through its Services. This information includes, but is not limited to:
HeyAuto may receive or collect additional information about Users from third parties and add this to account information. This information includes, but is not limited to: demographic data, navigation data, additional contact data and additional data about Users from other sources, such as public authorities, to the extent permitted by law.
Users agree that HeyAuto may use personal information for the following purposes:
Request erasure of Your Personal Data.You have the right to ask HeyAuto to delete or remove Personal Data when there is no good reason to continue processing it. Contact us at hello@heyauto.com to request the removal and erasure of your personal data. If you are a facebook user, you can request deletion of your personal data right from the Settings &Privacy > Settings > Apps and Websites page of your account. Please note it may take up to a month to remove the data once your request has been submitted.
Request the transfer of Your Personal Data: We will provide to You, or to a third party You have chosen, Your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies to automated information which You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We used the information to perform a contract with You.
Withdraw Your Consent: You have the right to withdraw consent for HeyAuto to use your Personal Data. If you withdraw your consent, we will not be able to provide you with access to certain specific functionalities of HeyAuto.
HeyAuto may offer sign-on Services that enable Users to access the Website or related websites with their login credentials. HeyAuto can also offer Services that enable Users to share information with third party social media websites, such as Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter.
If Users provide HeyAuto access to personal information stored on third party websites, the scope of access to this personal information shall vary per website and will be determined by both the User’s own browser settings and their consent. If the User wishes to connect third party accounts to their HeyAuto account and consents to HeyAuto accessing the information in these third party accounts, the User agrees that HeyAuto can collect, use and store information from this third party website in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
HeyAuto may disclose User personal information to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable legislation and regulations. As further described under Section 4, HeyAuto will not disclose User personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without explicit consent from the User. HeyAuto may share User personal information with:
Without limitation to the foregoing, HeyAuto shall moreover - in its efforts to respect User privacy and to keep the website free of malicious persons or parties – not disclose User personal information to third parties without a court order or formal request from the government in accordance with applicable law, unless HeyAuto believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to prevent impending injury or financial damages or to report alleged illegal activities.
The Website allows Users to share listings and other information with other Users, thereby making this shared information accessible to other users. Since the Website also enables Users to directly contact a buyer or seller, HeyAuto recommends that Users consider how they share their personal information with others. Users are solely responsible for the personal information shared through the Website and therefore cannot guarantee the privacy or security of the information shared by User with other Users.
In case Users visit the Website from a shared computer or a computer in an internet café, HeyAuto strongly recommends that Users log off after each session. If Users do not want the shared computer to remember them and/or their credentials, they will need to remove cookies and/or the history of the website visits.
User data controller may transfer data to other members of their corporate family as described in this Privacy Policy who may process and keep User personal information on servers in North American, Europe, and elsewhere in the world.
The User agrees that HeyAuto may use the information collected to send offers, whether personalized or not, or to contact Users by telephone regarding products or Services offered by HeyAuto.
HeyAuto will not sell or rent Users' personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without explicit consent. HeyAuto may combine User information with information we collect from other companies and use it to improve and personalize Services and functionalities.
When Users no longer wish to receive marketing communications from HeyAuto, they can, where applicable, change their account preferences, or follow the unsubscribe link in the marketing communication received.
If Users do not wish to participate in HeyAuto advertising personalization using personal information or re-targeting/tracking programs, they can opt-out by following the directions provided within the applicable advertisement. The effect of an opt-out will be to stop personalized advertising, but it will still allow the collection of information for certain purposes such as usage, research, analytics and internal online services operation purposes). Users may still see non-personalized advertisements, including ads based on general geographic region. In addition to that, HeyAuto does not allow third parties to track or collect User personal information on HeyAuto for their own advertising purposes without explicit consent.
When HeyAuto Services are used, cookies (data files on a User’s phone or mobile device’s drive) may be placed or web beacons (electronic images that are placed in a web page’s code) or similar technologies. HeyAuto uses cookies to help identify individual Users, to provide them with a better experience on the Website, to measure promotional effectiveness and to ensure trust and safety on the Website.
HeyAuto cannot modify User personal information or account information. Users can modify their own information by logging into their HeyAuto account.
HeyAuto protects User information by using technical and administrative security measures (such as firewalls, data encryption, and physical and administrative access controls to the data and servers) that limit the risk of loss, abuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, and alteration. Nevertheless, if a User believes their account has been abused, please contact HeyAuto.
HeyAuto retains personal information no longer than is legally permissible and deletes personal information when it is no longer necessary for the purposes as described above.
HeyAuto does not tolerate abuse of the Website. Users do not have permission to add other HeyAuto Users to mailing lists (e-mail or postal) for commercial purposes, even if a User has purchased something from another User, unless the User has given their explicit consent. If a User notices that someone is abusing the Website (spam or spoof emails), please notify HeyAuto.
It is not allowed to use member-to-member communication resources to send spam or content that violates HeyAuto Terms of Use in any other way. For User security, HeyAuto may scan messages automatically and check for spam, viruses, phishing and other malicious activity or illegal or prohibited content. HeyAuto does not permanently store messages sent through these resources.
Unless explicitly provided otherwise in this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy applies only to the use and transfer of information HeyAuto collects from Users. HeyAuto has no control over the privacy policies of third parties that may apply to Users. When HeyAuto works with third parties or uses third party tools to provide certain Services, it will explicitly indicate which privacy policy applies to Users. HeyAuto therefore encourages Users to ask questions before disclosing personal information to others.
If a User has any questions about HeyAuto or the Website, please contact us.
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