Privacy Policy of Car Planet
Privacy Policy
Car Planet and Dealer Car Search
Use of this website acknowledges your consent to this Privacy Policy for Car Planet and Dealer Car Search. Protecting your private information is our priority and we are committed to safeguarding your privacy online. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we may collect about you through our website, when we collect it, how we may use it, who we may disclose it to, and is intended to help you understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of your data.
Personal Information We Collect
Our primary goal in collecting your personal information is to enable us to personalize your interactions and experiences with our website.
We may collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to you (Personal Information). In particular, our website has collected the following categories of Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months:
Categories of Personal Information Types of Personal Information Collected
A. Identifiers Name, telephone number, postal address, e-mail address, social security number, date of birth, account name, IP address, visitor ID, or other information you voluntarily provide to initiate a purchase transaction or to opt in to receiving future communications from us.
B. Personal Information Name, address, telephone number, physical address, zip code, email address, company name, credit card number, income, or other financial information you may provide to obtain a quote or complete a purchase transaction.
C. Commercial Information Housing information, products or services purchased, and purchasing and consuming histories or tendencies.
D. Internet or Other Network Activity Type and version of browser, service provider, device identification information, any search engine or other referring site you may have used to locate our website, and information regarding your interaction with the website, application, or advertisements.
E. Geolocation Data Signals from your device that allow us to determine your location, with reasonable precision.
F. Professional or Employment-Related Information Occupation, name of employer, employment status, employment history, or business email address.
G. Inferences Drawn from Other Personal Information Information regarding your interaction with the website, application, or advertisements; browsing history.
How Your Personal Information Is Collected
We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily give or have given through some other direct contact from you. When you access our website, we may also passively or automatically collect additional Personal Information and non-personally identifiable data regarding the means you use to access our website and the content you view when you use our website, for example, via cookies on our website and/or device fingerprinting.
Requests for Unit Quotes
If you request a unit price quote, you may be asked to provide Personal Information such as your name, address, telephone number, zip code, email address and other transactional information related to the desired unit purchase. Your Personal Information may be used to contact you with the requested quote or to request additional information. While not required, you may voluntarily provide financial information so that a determination can be made regarding units that meet the parameters of your requested unit quote or your pre-qualification for financing, if interested.
Monthly Payment Calculations
If you use the digital retailing tool to calculate your estimated monthly payment, you are not required to provide Personal Information unless you decide to contact the dealer to obtain additional information about the unit you are interested in. If you decide to contact the dealer, you will be asked to provide your name, email address, shipping address and phone number. Your Personal Information will be used to contact you regarding your inquiry.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic and geographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are only linked to Personal Information if you submit a form requesting additional information.
Surveys and Contests
From time to time, this website may offer contests or request information from you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you are not obligated to disclose the Personal Information requested such as your name, email address, mailing address, or demographic information (i.e., age, zip code). If you elect to participate in a contest, the contact information provided will only be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will only be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this website.
YouTube
Our website may access or use YouTube API Services. By using these services, you agree to be bound by YouTube's Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. Use of YouTube's API Services through our website may result in the creation and storage of a token allowing the upload of videos for our users. Users will log into Google API's using the OAuth 2.0 protocol. After logging in, the user may grant permission for us to access Authorized Data in the form of a token that permits us access to the user's video feed for the purpose of posting user videos. Users can revoke access to their Authorized Data via the Google security settings page. Users may contact privacy@leadventure.com with any questions or concerns about our privacy practices.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including details of your visits to our website, traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the website.
Cookies
Our website may 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. We use cookies on pages to make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain functions, including the ability to identify units that has been previously viewed on your device. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website.
Web Beacons
Pages of our website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.
Use of Your Personal Information
We may use or disclose the Personal Information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:
To operate our website and deliver the products and/or services you have requested, and for marketing purposes.
For more than one legitimate interest depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your Personal Information.
To help diagnose problems with our server, administer the website, conduct attribution reporting, personalize user experiences, and compile broad statistical data.
To share data with trusted partners or advertisers to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, to arrange for deliveries, or for marketing purposes.
To create, maintain, customize, and secure your account with us.
To inform you of other products or services available from us or our affiliates.
To contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or potential new services.
To assist you in locating a unit or dealer near you.
To respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us, or for future marketing purposes.
To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
Sharing Your Credit Information for Financing Approval
In addition to Car Planet, we also operate another dealership called Nation Motors USA (nationmotorsus.com). To provide you with the best financing opportunities and to expedite your approval process, we may use your credit and financial information across both dealerships.
How Your Credit Information Is Used
If you complete a credit application or provide financing information at carplanetus.com, you are granting us permission to:
Share your credit application, credit information, personal identification, and financial data with Nation Motors USA (nationmotorsus.com)
Use your sensitive information to obtain financing pre-approval and vehicle eligibility determination at both dealerships
Contact you regarding financing options and vehicles available through either dealership
Improve financing options by evaluating your creditworthiness across both dealership networks
Assist you in finding vehicles that match your approved financing parameters at either location
Your Consent to Share Credit Information
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
By submitting a credit application or providing credit/financing information through this website (carplanetus.com), you are explicitly consenting to the sharing of your sensitive financial and personal information with Nation Motors LLC (nationmotorsus.com). This information may be used to evaluate your financing eligibility at either dealership.
This sharing includes but is not limited to:
Full legal name and contact information
Social Security Number
Date of birth
Employment and income information
Credit card and banking information
Credit history and creditworthiness
Driver's license number
Any other financial information you provide in your credit application
Opting Out of Credit Information Sharing
If you do NOT want your credit information shared with Nation Motors LLC (nationmotorsus.com) , you have the right to opt-out of this sharing. Please note that opting out may limit your financing options and may delay the approval process.
To opt-out of sharing your credit information with Nation Motors USA, you must:
Clearly indicate on your credit application that you do NOT consent to sharing your information with Nation Motors USA, OR
Contact us in writing at help@carplanetus.com with the subject line OPT OUT - Credit Information Sharing and include your full name and contact information, OR
Call us at 470-854-8424 and request to opt-out of credit information sharing with Nation Motors LLC
Legal Protection and Dispute Resolution
By providing your credit information and submitting a credit application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this section regarding the sharing of your information with Nation Motors USA. You further acknowledge that you have been given the opportunity to consent to or opt-out of this information sharing.
This explicit consent and transparency is provided to protect both you and our dealership operations. All information shared with Nation Motors USA is handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website.
Who We Share Your Personal Information With
We do not sell, rent or lease our customer lists to third parties. We may share your Personal Information with:
Our affiliates, including Nation Motors USA
Service providers we use to help deliver our services to you, such as payment service providers
Trusted partners or advertisers to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, arrange for deliveries, or for marketing purposes
Marketing agencies and data aggregators
Third parties approved by you, including social media sites you choose to link your account to or third-party payment providers
Data Retention
We retain Personal Information we collect from you for the period of time that is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy (for example, to provide you with a service you have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements), unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via our website, your information is protected both online and offline. Whenever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. The computers and servers in which we store Personal Information are kept in a secure environment.
Children Under Sixteen
We believe that it is especially important to protect children's privacy online. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of sixteen, regardless of the source. Nor do we share with any third party for any purpose whatsoever Personal Information from website visitors younger than sixteen years of age. If you are under the age of sixteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Your Rights
You may have certain rights relating to your personal information, subject to local data protection laws. Depending on applicable state or federal laws, these rights may include the right to:
Access your personal information held by us
Learn more about how we process your personal information
Have us correct inaccurate personal information
Erase or delete your personal information
Restrict our processing of your personal information
Receive the personal information you provided to us
Transfer your personal information to another controller
Object to any processing of your personal information
Opt out of certain disclosures of your personal information to third parties
Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights
Withdraw your consent at any time
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information at any time. Users may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by contacting us via email at help@carplanetus.com or call us 470-854-8424. Users may also unsubscribe from newsletters by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter.
SMS Texting Services
By providing your phone number, you consent to receive SMS messages from us. The information you consent to share in relation to our SMS texting service may be used to send you text notifications, conversational texts related to your inquiry, marketing messages, and requests for reviews. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Message frequency varies per user. Message and data rates may apply. Text HELP for help. Text STOP to unsubscribe.
How to Exercise Your Rights and Contact Information
If your Personal Information changes or if you no longer desire to receive information from us, we will endeavor to correct, update, or remove your Personal Information from our records. If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or have concerns about our credit information sharing practices, please contact us at help@carplanetus.com
When you contact us, please include:
Your full name and contact information (email and phone number)
The name of the dealership (Car Planet or Nation Motors USA)
A description of what right you want to exercise or issue you want to address
For credit information sharing concerns, a description of your request and any account or application reference numbers
You may also:
Opt out of receiving promotional communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in emails or STOP number in texts
Call us at 470-854-8424 to exercise your rights or discuss credit information sharing options
Update your privacy preferences by visiting the Your Privacy Choices link in the website footer
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change and update this Privacy Policy. These changes will be made when appropriate, and in a timely manner. We encourage you to examine our Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure you are aware of any changes we may have made. Your continued use of our website following an update to the Privacy Policy indicates your agreement to the same.