Dealer Scene Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 28, 2005
This statement describes what you can expect from us regarding personal data on
Dealer Scene, and your associated rights and responsibilities. This statement
is a part of the Dealer Scene Terms and Conditions but
trumps any conflicts with the agreement. This statement does not address anyone
else's practices or our practices beyond the Dealer Scene site (the "site").
Cookies, IP Addresses and URLs. Cookies are
data snippets that websites store on your computer's hard drive. We may
cookies to analyze site use, target ads, and personalize your
experience. You can configure most web browsers to reject cookies or
notify you when cookies are placed. Rejecting cookies won't noticeably affect
your experience on Dealer Scene.
Your access provider assigns an IP address to your
computer when you use the Internet. We log each IP address that accesses the
site, along with referring/destination URLs. We use this data to analyze site
and user statistics, troubleshoot technical problems, resolve disputes, address
complaints and prepare aggregated reports.
Zip Code. You may provide your zip code
during use of the site. We do not store the zip code unless you are
submitting a review to the site. The stored zip code is used for dealer
identification and as a search key.
Registration/Member Data. Dealer Scene
does not require registration for use. We do not store any personally
identifiable information about you such as name or address. During use of
the site you will have the opportunity to submit a review. In doing so
you agree that your review and comments will be publicly displayed on Dealer
Scene.
Content and Ratings. You can publish reviews,
ratings, and comments. Your review
ratings and trust statements are displayed publicly.
We, and our licensees, can republish your content as
described in the user agreement. We publish ratings and may use them to
develop aggregate ratings, personalize site views and merchandise products. We
may use your review ratings and web of trust to personalize site views. For
example, we may promote most popular or highest-earning reviews and members.
Email Tools. If you send emails through our
site, your email will include your email address and any personal message you
include. However, these emails aren't private communications. We do not retain,
in any easily-retrievable way, the addresses you are emailing. You may not use
these tools to send spam or content that violates the user agreement.
Data Changes. Dealer Scene does not allow the
changing of data. Any reviews submitted become permanent record within
our databases.
Contractors/Service Providers.
Third party ad servers may place or recognize a cookie and, using the
cookie or otherwise, collect and use data from your visits to this and
other websites to serve ads to you.
The "Corporate Family." We may share data
with any parent company, subsidiaries, JVs, other companies under a common
control or acquirers. We expect these other companies will honor this
statement. Also, we may allow a potential acquirer or merger partner to review
our databases, although we would restrict their use and disclosure of this data
during the diligence phase.
Government Relations and Lawsuits. We may
disclose data to the government if we are required to do so or if we think the
disclosure is appropriate. We may also disclose data in connection with actual
or potential lawsuits (a) if we are required to do so, (b) if such disclosures
may potentially mitigate our liability, or (c) to enforce our rights.
Communicating with Other Users. You may not
harvest personal data (including email addresses) from the site, and
specifically you may not use email addresses displayed on the site to ask users
to join or contribute to your services.
Children. If you are 16 and under, please do
not use the site or provide any data to us.
Limits on Our Abilities. Our site is very
complicated, so we might inadvertently use or disclose your data in ways
inconsistent with this statement. For example, a temporary software glitch
could lead to public display of your personal data despite your preferences
otherwise. We might also make ad hoc uses of your data in ways not mentioned
here. In these anomalous situations, your sole remedy is that we will try to
rectify the anomaly as soon as we can.
Security. We use industry-standard security
protocols, such as (if and where appropriate) firewalls and restrictions on
which employees can access user data. However, perfect security does not exist
on the Internet. Also, in theory third parties can intercept Internet
transmissions containing your personal data, and we don't control the
privacy/security of transmissions to and from the site while in transit.
Notification of Changes
This policy may be revised over time as new features are added to the Web site.
We will post our new privacy policy, along with the date of its last revision,
prominently so that you will always know what information we gather, how we use
that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. Please check this
Web page for information about revisions to our privacy policy. If you would
like to receive e-mail notification of any such changes, please contact us at
support@Dealer
Scene requesting the same.