PRIVACY NOTICE
Thank you for visiting thecomplianceguide.com, (this “Web site”) and reviewing our Privacy Notice. The following sets forth information about our privacy practices concerning information we collect and how we use it.
The Information We Collect On This Website
We provide this Privacy Notice explaining our online information practices and how your information is collected and used at this Web site. The information described herein does not apply to any other website.
To use this Web site, you must register by providing your name and your valid email address, as well as clicking that you have read and accept the Web Site’s Terms and Conditions of Use. We will collect and retain this information as well as any other information we request during registration or re-registration.
The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected on this Web site include: name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, employer, industry, and information you provide to us about your interests in certain issues. For example, we may ask users to complete a survey or complete an information request.
We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit this Web site, such as:
1. The type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer);
2. The type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Mac OS);
3. The domain name and Web address of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, EarthLink);
4. The date and time of your visit to this Web site;
5. The IP address of the Web site from which you came to this Web site;
6. The Web site to which you go when you leave this Web site; and
7. If you downloaded a document or form, the item that was downloaded.
How We Use the Information
We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our products and services, to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, and to offer you other issues, products, or services that we believe may be of interest to you. We also use the information to respond to questions or comments you send to us at compliance@dealertrack.com. We may also share your information with our affiliated companies for their everyday business use and for the purpose of them informing you of products or services that may be of interest to you. We may also share your information with unaffiliated companies to the extent permitted by applicable law. You may opt out of any or all of this information sharing by sending an email to compliance@dealertrack.com or by writing us at Information Sharing Opt-Out, DealerTrack, Inc., 1111 Marcus Ave. – Suite M04, Lake Success, NY 11042. Please specify the type of sharing you want to opt out of (with our affiliates, our non-affiliates, or both) and allow 4-6 weeks for your opt out to take effect.
We sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you when you have won one of our contests; to respond to your inquiries; when we make changes to our subscriber agreements; to fulfill a request by you for a resource we offer outside of the Web site (like a request to receive a copy of our Compliance Guide booklet); or to contact you about your account with us.
The information we collect in connection with our online forums and communities (e.g., our chat sessions with compliance experts) is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate participation in these online forums and communities and, from time to time, to offer you products or services.
If you choose to submit content to us (e.g., an email to us, comments on our articles, a posting to a blog or a discussion board), we may publish your name or screen name and other information you have provided to us. You may email us at any time at compliance @dealertrack.com. We will use your email address to respond to your message and to contact you from time to time as stated in this Privacy Notice. If you send us a threat or a message that describes or promotes unlawful activity, we may share it with law enforcement authorities.
We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of this Web site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze Web site usage, as well as to offer you products or services. This includes learning about the number of visitors to this Web site and the types of technology they use.
We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request; where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, misuse of this Web site or other wrongful behavior; situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person; violations of our Terms and Conditions of Use; to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Web site or applicable laws; or as otherwise required or permitted by law or consistent with legal requirements. In addition, we may transfer personally identifiable information about you if we, or one of our business units, are acquired by, sold to, or merged with another company.
Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Notice.
This Web site contains links to other sites. When you link to these sites, you are leaving this Web site and are then subject to the information, collection, sharing, and privacy policies of those other sites. We do not investigate and are not responsible for any of the practices of those sites. You should review their privacy policies when linking to other Web sites as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties. Some may disclose personally identifiable information to companies whose practices are not covered by this Privacy Notice (e.g., marketers, magazine publishers, retailers, participatory databases, and non-profit organizations) that want to market products or services to you.
We may on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance our ability to market to you those products or services that may be of interest to you. If you receive our e-mails and prefer not to receive marketing information from us, follow the "unsubscribe" instructions provided on any marketing e-mail you receive from us. If we send you a fax marketing transmission, you may also opt out of receiving further fax marketing transmissions by following the directions contained on the fax. Please allow the periods stated in the email and fax notices for your opt out to become effective.
Cookies & Web Beacons
To enhance your experience with our Web site, many of our Web pages use "cookies." Cookies are temporary text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of this Web site’s pages. Once you choose to furnish this Web site with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on this Web site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at this Web site’s pages and track which pages of this Web site attract the most interest. We also may use cookies to offer you products, or services. DealerTrack uses “Temporary” or “Session Cookies” that are stored only for the duration of the current browsing session. The cookies expire once you leave this Web site, close your browsing session, and the information we collect about your use of this Web site is gathered.
"Web beacons" or clear .gifs are small pieces of code placed on a Web page to monitor the behavior and collect data about the visitors viewing a web page. For example, Web beacons can be used to count the users who visit a web page or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page. We may use Web beacons on this Web site from time to time for this and other purposes.
Collection of Information by Third-Parties
DealerTrack, Inc. or its affiliates sometimes may offer content (e.g., contests, surveys, sweepstakes, or promotions) that is sponsored by or cobranded with identified third parties. By virtue of these relationships, the third parties may obtain personally identifiable information that visitors voluntarily submit to participate in the site activity. For example, if you enter a sweepstakes, the information you provide to do so may be collected and provided to the third party. Understand however that we have no control over these third parties' use of this information after we provide it.
Security
We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. It is a violation of law to attempt to wrongfully access, hack into, disable, or prevent the working of this Web site (such as by a denial of service attack) or to create and misdirect users to a facsimile of this site (e.g., phishing). We will take action to prosecute any and all such illegal activity to the fullest extent of the law.
How You can Correct Information
You may also send an e-mail or letter to the following e-mail or street address requesting correction of your personally identifiable information. For verification purposes please include your first name, last name, e-mail address and the information you desire to correct:
Website Administrator – the complianceguide.com
c/o DealerTrack, Inc.
1111 Marcus Ave.
Lake Success, NY 11042
Email: compliance@dealertrack.com
Please allow a minimum of 4-6 weeks from your request for the correction to take place.
You can also use this contact information to contact us if you have any questions or concerns with this Privacy Notice.
Updates and Effective Date
From time to time, we may update this Privacy Notice. We encourage you to periodically check back and review this Privacy Notice so that you always will know what information we collect, how we use it, and to whom we disclose it.
This Privacy Notice was last updated on December 31, 2007.