This privacy policy was updated Feb. 29th, 2012 and was first published and made effective July 4th, 2009
Your privacy is important, so CarWoo Inc. (“CarWoo,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) has created the following Privacy Policy to let you know what information we collect when you visit our website (“Site”) or use CarWoo’s mobile or other online services (collectively, the “Service”), why we collect it and how it is used and disclosed. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by means (including offline) or from other sources other than through the Service. This Privacy Policy is governed by our Terms and Conditions. By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the data practices prescribed in this statement.
Personally Identifiable Information: Personally Identifiable Information, or PII, means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, home or other physical address, an email address, phone number or other contact information, whether at work or at home. CarWoo collects Personally Identifiable Information from you only when you choose to make it available to us on the Service, and may include, without limitation, the city where you live, your zip code, your first and last name, your credit card numbers for fulfilling orders, your billing and shipping addresses, your cell phone number, and your email address. We also ask you for the city you live in to find dealerships in your area that have the vehicles you’re interested in. We ask you to provide us with an estimated credit score, which is provided to dealerships so they can provide you with the most accurate price quotes for your vehicle. CarWoo also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie information and the page you request.
We may also receive Personally Identifiable Information about you from third parties, including, for example, information about your transactions, purchase history, or relationships with various product and service providers, and your use of certain applications. For example, if you access our Service through a third-party connection or log-in, for example, through Facebook Connect, by “following,” “liking,” adding the CarWoo application, linking your account to the CarWoo Service, etc., that third party may pass certain information about your use of its service to CarWoo. This information could include, but is not limited to, the user ID associated with your account, any information you have permitted the third party to share with us, and any information you have made public in connection with that service. You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking or connecting them to CarWoo’s Site or Service.
User Generated Content means any information, text, images, or other content generated and submitted to or through the Service by users’ of the Service. This may include comments, questions that arise during normal usage of the Service, or through the CarWoo blog at http://carwoo.com/blog/. Users of the Service should take care not to post information that includes Personally Identifiable Information that you do not want to be made public or do not want third parties to view or use. Any information post in these comment areas may be made public. To request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum, contact us at support@carwoo.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
“Non Personally Identifiable Information”: We also collect information about your interactions with the Service in a manner and format that does not identify you as an individual (“Non-Personally Identifiable Information”). Generally, we do not combine or associate Non-Personally Identifiable Information with your Personally Identifiable Information. If we do combine Non-Personally Identifiable Information with Personally Identifiable Information, we treat the combined information as Personally Identifiable Information. We may collect, use, and disclose Non-Personally Identifiable Information as set forth below.
Analytics Information: We use third-party analytics tools to help us measure traffic and usage trends for the Service. These tools collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including the web pages you visit, your browser add-ons, your browser’s width and height, and other information that assists us in improving the Service. The third-party analytics services may aggregate the data they collect with data they collect from other websites to enhance their offering of analytical services, but will not use any information they collect for any directed marketing purposes.
Cookies Information: When you visit the Service, we may (or we may authorize a trusted third party partner to) send one or more cookies — a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters — to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser and lets CarWoo help you log in faster and enhance your navigation through the site. A cookie may also convey information to us about how you use the Service (e.g., the pages you view, the links you click and other actions you take on the Service), and allow us or our business partners to track your usage of the Service over time.
A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the Service may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
Log File Information: Log file information is automatically reported by your browser each time you access a web page. When you use our Service, our servers automatically record certain log file information. These server logs may include anonymous information such as your web request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, referring / exit pages and URLs, number of clicks and how you interact with links on the Service, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information.
Clear Gifs/Web Beacons Information: When you use the Service, we may employ clear gifs (also known as web beacons) which are used to anonymously track the online usage patterns of our users anonymously. In addition, we may also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients. The information is allows for more accurate reporting and improvement of the Service.
Device Identifiers: When you access the Service by or through a mobile device (including but not limited to smart-phones, iPads or tablets), we may access, collect, monitor and/or remotely store one or more “device identifiers,” such as a unique device identifier (“UDID”). Device identifiers are small data files or similar data structures stored on or associated with your mobile device, which uniquely identify your mobile device. A device identifier may be data stored in connection with the device hardware, data stored in connection with the device’s operating system or other software, or data sent to the device by CarWoo. A device identifier may convey information to us about how you browse and use the Service. The device identifier information that we collect does not itself collect or transmit any Personally Identifiable Information to us, however, a device identifier may be used in conjunction with other information in a manner that may constitute Personally Identifiable Information. A device identifier may remain persistently on your device, to help you log in faster and enhance your navigation through the Service. Some features of the Service may not function properly if use or availability of device identifiers are impaired or disabled.
Location Data: When you utilize the Service by or through a mobile device, we may access, collect, monitor and/or remotely store “location data,” which may include GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/or longitude) or similar information regarding the location of your mobile device. Location data may convey to us information about how you browse and use the Service. The location data that we collect does not itself contain or transmit any Personally Identifiable Information to us, however, location data may be used in conjunction with other information in a manner that may constitute Personally Identifiable Information. Some features of the Service, particularly location-based services, may not function properly if use or availability of location data is impaired or disabled.
To learn more about cookies, clear gifs/web beacons and related technologies, you may wish to visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources, at http://www.networkadvertising.org
Personally Identifiable Information: Personally Identifiable Information collected by CarWoo is used to provide you with the CarWoo Service. We collect your email address that acts as your login to the Service and we will use this email address to send you notifications while using our Service. We collect your first and last name and your phone number for to provide you quality customer service. Your credit card information is collected when you place an order with CarWoo for our Services and your billing and shipping address are collected to fulfill these orders. We may use your Personally Identifiable Information to provide you with product information, support the services offered on the Service and to notify you of technical updates, changes in policy or other customer services. We may contract with one or more third party agents to provide the CarWoo Service. These third parties may include vehicle dealerships, credit card processing companies, automobile valuation agencies, website designers, website hosting companies and others who assist in providing the information, systems or materials to provide the CarWoo Service. Selected parts of your Personally Identifiable Information may be shared with these third party agents in order to provide you with the CarWoo Service. We also use your Personally Identifiable Information to send you Service-related emails (e.g., account verification, purchase and billing confirmations and reminders, changes/updates to features of the Service, technical and security notices). You may not opt out of Service-related e-mails.
We will retain your Personally Identifiable Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services contact us at support@carwoo.com. We will retain and use your Personally Identifiable Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: We use or may use cookies, log file, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our Service; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns; (e) diagnose or fix technology problems reported by our users or engineers that are associated with certain IP addresses; (f) help you efficiently access your information after you sign in; and (h) track User Generated Content and users to the extent necessary to comply as a service provider with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and (i) automatically update the CarWoo application on your system and related devices.
Personally Identifiable Information: We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties except for the purposes of providing the Service to you. We may share your Personally Identifiable Information with our trusted third party partners who assist us in operating our Service, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep your Personally Identifiable Information confidential. As further described in this paragraph, Personally Identifiable Information collected from you is only disclosed by CarWoo to complete and support your purchases from and your use of the CarWoo Site and to comply with any requirements of law. For example, when you request a free dealer price quote or to be contacted by a dealer regarding a new vehicle, your Personally Identifiable Information (including your contact information) may be forwarded by CarWoo directly to the dealer or may be provided by CarWoo to an automobile manufacturer or to a trusted business partner that will forward your personal information to the dealer. Your Personally Identifiable Information may also be forwarded by CarWoo, the dealer, the automobile manufacturer or a trusted business partner to Experian Information Solutions, Inc., or R. L. Polk & Co., or another trusted business partner or service provider, for the purpose of verifying buyer purchase activity and reporting aggregate vehicle transaction data to CarWoo, the dealer, the automobile manufacturer, and/or a trusted business partner. CarWoo may also disclose Personally Identifiable Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on CarWoo or this web site; (2) protect and defend the rights or property of CarWoo or (3) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of CarWoo, its web sites or the public. Any Personal Identifiable Information or content that you voluntarily disclose for posting to the Service, such as User Generated Content, becomes available to the public, as controlled by any applicable privacy settings. We may at any time buy or sell/divest the company, or any combination of its products, services, assets and/or businesses. Personally Identifiable Information such as customer names and email addresses, and other user information related to the Service will likely be one of the items transferred in these types of transactions. We may also transfer or assign such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions or similar transactions or proceedings.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: We may share Non-Personally Identifiable Information, including information obtained through tools such as cookies, log files, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs (such as anonymous usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with our third-party business partners for the purposes described in the section above on “How Is Your Information Used.” We may also aggregate or otherwise strip data of all personally identifying characteristics and may share that aggregated, anonymized data with our third party business partners.
Online Advertising: We may also share Non-Personally Identifiable Information with our business partners to deliver online advertisements (“ads”) that may be of interest to you. CarWoo may allow third-party ad servers or ad networks to serve advertisements on the Service. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser or mobile device, the ads and ad links that appear on the Service. These ad-servers and ad-networks automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, device identifiers, location data, and clear gifs, see above) to compile information about your browser’s or device’s visits and usage patterns on the Service (without using any Personally Identifiable Information), and to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize the advertising content. CarWoo does not sell, rent, or share your Personally Identifiable Information with these third-party ad servers or ad networks for such parties’ own marketing purposes, unless you choose in advance to have your information shared for this purpose. However, please note that if an advertiser asks CarWoo to show an ad to a certain audience and you respond to such an ad, the advertiser or ad server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach. In addition, third-party advertisers may use Non-Personally Identifiable information (e.g., information that does not include your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements on this and other websites about third-party goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here or here. The CarWoo Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, third-party advertisers. Please consult the respective privacy policies of such advertisers or contact such advertisers for more information.
We will use your email address to send you notifications while using our Service. You may opt out of these notifications at any time from your Account management page. We will send you strictly Service-related announcements on rare occasions when we deem it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our Service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we may send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.
Users can use their account management page to make modifications to any preferences applicable to providing the CarWoo service. You can also use the account management page to modify, amend or delete any information you provide to the Service. This information can be modified in the “My Account” section of the Site, once you’ve logged in.
Opting Out of Collection of Personally Identifiable Information: You may, of course, decline to submit any Personally Identifiable Information through the Service, in which case the CarWoo may not be able to provide certain services to you.
Opting Out of Collection of Non-Personally Identifiable Information: The only way to completely “opt out” of the collection of any information through cookies or other technology is to actively manage the settings on your browser. Please refer to your browser’s technical information for instructions on how to delete and disable cookies, and other tracking/recording tools. (To learn more about cookies, clear gifs/web beacons and related technologies, you may wish to visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources, at http://www.networkadvertising.org.)
Note that disabling cookies on your browser prevents CarWoo or its business partners from tracking your browser’s activities in relation to the Service, and for use in targeted online advertising. However, doing so may disable many of the features available through the Service.
Opting Out of Online Advertising: As noted above, we may share Non-Personally-Identifiable Information with our trusted third-party business partners to deliver online advertisements to your browser or mobile device through the Service, and/or to third-party websites and services. If you would like more details about this practice and your choices about how to opt out of the collection and use of your information by these companies for online advertising purposes, http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html for Google or here for other advertising partners
Safeguarding Measures: CarWoo uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected from through the Service. CarWoo protects the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts the information you input. We also protect against credit card fraud by only showing the last five digits of a customer’s credit card to confirm orders and when updating credit card information. All credit card information is stored in an encrypted database and we limit access to this database only to employees that need to assist in credit card orders, transactions or issues. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Notwithstanding the foregoing measures, CarWoo cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to CarWoo or guarantee that information on the Service may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.
Compromise of Information: In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of security, CarWoo will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and where appropriate, notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps, in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.
All information collected on the Service, including Personally Identifiable Information, may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which CarWoo or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this web site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. If you are located in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, and you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. and the use and disclosure of information about you, including Personally Identifiable Information, as described in this Privacy Policy
This Site is not intended for or directed to persons under the age of 18. Any person who provides their information to CarWoo through the Account Login page for new customers or any other part of the CarWoo Site represents to CarWoo that they are 18 years of age or older.
We post customer testimonials/comments/reviews on our web site which may contain personally identifiable information. We do obtain the customer's consent via email prior to posting the testimonial to post their name along with their testimonial.
If you click on a link to a third party site, [including on an advertisement], you will leave the CarWoo site you are visiting and go to the site you selected. Because we cannot control the activities of third parties, we cannot accept responsibility for any use of your personally identifiable information by such third parties, and we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same privacy practices as CarWoo. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of any other service provider from whom you request services. If you visit a third party website that is linked to a CarWoo site, you should read that site’s privacy statement before providing any personally identifiable information.
CarWoo may, in its sole discretion, modify or update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will update the “last modified” date at the top of this page. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of prominently posting a notice of such change on the Service.
We take our commitment to protection of your privacy, as set out in this Policy, seriously. Nevertheless, NOTHING IN THIS PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY IS INTENDED TO CREATE OR PROVIDE ANY RIGHT OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION
Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to ask us for a notice describing what categories of personal information we share with third parties or corporate affiliates for those third parties or corporate affiliates’ direct marketing purposes. That notice will identify the categories of information shared and will include a list of the third parties and affiliates with which it was shared, along with their names and addresses. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice, please submit a written request to the following address: 1212 Rollins Rd, 2nd Floor, Burlingame, CA 94010. In your request, please specify that you want a “Your California Privacy Rights Notice”. Please allow at least 30 days for a response.
If you believe that CarWoo has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at support@carwoo.com or by postal mail to CarWoo, Inc., 1212 Rollins Rd, 2nd Floor, Burlingame, CA 94010 and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy the problem.