CAROFFER, LLC
Privacy Policy
Updated as of
August 10, 2023
CarOffer, LLC (“CarOffer” or “we”) provides a real-time
instant offer online auction service via its Buyer Matrix through desktop
applications and its SellNow mobile application to use by Dealers and
Authorized Users, and provides a platform for selling vehicles for access and
use by consumers (collectively and including the services made available by
CarOffer in connection therewith, the “CarOffer Platform”). We take your
privacy seriously and invest significant effort in determining how your
information is used in connection with the CarOffer Platform. As a result, we
have prepared this Privacy Policy (this “policy”) to ensure you understand
our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting
and disclosing that information.
For Dealers, this policy forms part of and is subject to the
CarOffer, LLC Terms and Conditions of Services (the “Terms”). The Terms can be
found at CarOffer’s website at https://www.caroffer.com/terms. For
consumers, this policy forms part of and is subject to the CarOffer, LLC Offer
Terms (the “Offer Terms”) that can be found at CarOffer’s website at Offer Terms. To the
extent there is any conflict between this policy and the Terms or the Offer
Terms, applicable, the Terms or Offer Terms shall control. Capitalized terms
used in this policy and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them
in the Terms or Offer Terms, as applicable.
This policy applies to information we collect in connection with
the CarOffer Platform, including information you provide:
·
on our
website (www.caroffer.com) and related
pages;
·
in e-mail,
text and other electronic messages between you and us;
·
through mobile
and desktop applications you use or download in connection with the CarOffer
Platform;
·
when you
interact with our advertising, applications, and/or vehicle purchase offers (“Offers”)
on third-party websites and services, if this policy is referenced or a link to
this policy is made available.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and
practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. By accessing or
using the CarOffer Platform, by providing information relating to or
communicating with CarOffer regarding an Offer, or as otherwise set forth in
the Terms or Offer Terms (as applicable), you are agreeing to this policy and
our treatment of your information in accordance with this policy.
This policy may change from time to time. All changes are
effective immediately when we post them and apply thereafter. We may also
notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information
by (i) for Dealers, sending a notice to the primary email address specified in
your CarOffer Platform account or by placing a notice via the CarOffer Platform,
(ii) for consumers, sending a notice to email address provided by you or by placing
a notice where an Offer was made available. You are responsible for ensuring we
have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for
periodically visiting the CarOffer Platform and https://www.caroffer.com/privacy to check for
any changes. Your continued use of the CarOffer Platform after we make changes
is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy
periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 16
The CarOffer Platform, including our websites and mobile and
desktop applications, are not intended for children under 16 years of age, and
we do not knowingly solicit personal information from or
market to children under the age of 16. If we learn we have collected or
received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of
parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have
any information from or about a child under 16, please
contact us at info@caroffer.com.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect
It
We collect several types of information from and about users of the
CarOffer Platform, including information:
·
by which you
may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address and
telephone number, driver’s license number, photo, gender, date of birth, the
last four digits of your social security number, bank name, and bank account
and routing numbers (“personal
information”);
·
regarding
your physical location (if you have activated a mobile application with us and
permitted your mobile device to transmit location data);
·
that is about
you but does not identify you individually;
·
transferred
from your dealer management system (DMS) and customer relationship management
system; or
·
about your
internet connection, the equipment you use to access the CarOffer Platform and
usage details.
We collect this information:
·
directly from
you when you provide it to us.
·
automatically
during your use of the CarOffer Platform. Information collected automatically
may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through
cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies.
·
from third
parties—for example, our service partners, affiliates, and third parties that
present Offers on their platforms.
Information We Collect Through
Automatic Data Collection Technologies. As you navigate through and interact with the CarOffer Platform,
we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain
information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:
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details of
your usage of the CarOffer Platform, including traffic data, location data,
logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use
with the CarOffer Platform.
·
information
about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.
We also may
use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over
time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral
tracking).
The
information we collect automatically may include personal information, or we
may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other
ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve the CarOffer
Platform and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by
enabling us to:
·
estimate our
audience size and usage patterns;
·
store
information about your preferences, allowing us to customize aspects of the
CarOffer Platform according to your individual interests;
·
speed up your
searches;
·
recognize you
when you return.
Cookies. We also collect information from and about the devices you use to
access the CarOffer Platform. This includes things like IP addresses, the type
of browser and device you use, and identifiers associated with your devices.
Your devices, depending on their settings, may also transmit location information
to the CarOffer Platform. A cookie is a small amount of data, which often
includes an anonymous unique identifier, and is sent to your browser from a
website computer and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies are required
to use the CarOffer Platform. We use cookies to record current session
information. We may, from time to time, use similar technologies, including web
beacons, pixel tags, flash objects, location tracking or third-party widgets
for purposes of enhancing your web or mobile experience or for purposes of
allowing you to share information on another platform, such as a social media
platform. We generally use technologies like cookies to provide, improve, protect and promote the CarOffer Platform. You can set your
browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use CarOffer
Platform.
AuctionAccess® Number. We may also collect your AuctionACCESS® number and use it to link your registration information with
the information maintained by AutoTec, LLC in your AuctionACCESS® membership profile. To create an AuctionACCESS® profile and learn more about what types of information AutoTec,
LLC collects about its members and discloses to CarOffer and other wholesale
auction operators, please visit https://www.auctionaccess.com. AutoTec, LLC is not affiliated with CarOffer and collects information
about its members under its separate privacy policy
using processes that we do not control. Supplying registration information is
voluntary; however if you do not supply the information necessary to register,
you will not be able to use the CarOffer Platform.
Third-party Use of Cookies and Other
Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications on the CarOffer Platform are served
by third parties, including service partners, 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 the CarOffer Platform. The information they collect may be associated
with your personal information or they may collect information, including
personal information, about your online activities over time and across
different websites and other online services. They may use this information to
provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted
content.
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or
how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other
targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide
to us, including any personal information, to:
·
make Offers;
·
process
consumer vehicle purchase and sale transactions;
·
provide our
business to you, including providing the CarOffer Platform, establishing and
maintaining your user account and providing customer support;
·
fulfill any
other purpose for which you provide it;
·
carry out our
obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into
between you and us, including for billing and collection;
·
perform data
analysis, including market and consumer research, trend analysis, demographic
analysis and financial analysis;
·
notify you
about changes to the CarOffer Platform or any other products or services we
offer or provide;
·
allow you to
participate in interactive features on the CarOffer Platform;
·
process your
applications and related documents required to become an enrolled Dealer or Authorized
User and to make decisions regarding enrollment and registration;
·
verify,
evaluate and/or monitor your creditworthiness;
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provide for
payment processing;
·
assist with
the collection of any amounts owing by you to us or our service partners;
·
contact you
in response to any transactions, requests, complaints or comments you may have;
·
contact you
to provide you with information regarding our business or the CarOffer
Platform;
·
provide
advertisements to you through the CarOffer Platform, including our website,
email messages, mobile applications or other methods of communication;
·
help us to
develop, evaluate and improve our sales and marketing strategies and
techniques;
·
operate and
improve the CarOffer Platform;
·
provide third
parties with information necessary to permit that third party to conduct
business with us or effectively provide you with services in connection with
the CarOffer Platform;
·
assist us and
third parties in evaluating the vehicle industry;
·
respond to
legal process and reasonable inquiries from regulatory or investigative
authorities.
·
fulfill any
other purpose for which you provide it; and
·
use it for or
any other purpose with your consent.
We may also use your information to contact you about our own and
third-parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to you.
We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us
to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we
do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your
consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the
advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and
information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you
provide as described in this privacy policy to:
·
our subsidiaries and affiliates.
·
service providers, partners and other third parties we use to
support our business and who are bound by obligations to keep personal
information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose
it to them.
·
a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture,
restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other
sale or transfer of some or all of CarOffer’s assets, whether as a going
concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which
information held by CarOffer is among the assets transferred.
·
fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
·
use it for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the
information.
·
with your consent.
We may also disclose your personal information:
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to comply with any court order, law or
legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
·
to enforce or apply the Terms, Offer Terms or terms of sale and
other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
·
if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect
the rights, property, or safety of CarOffer, our customers or others. This
includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the
purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Consumer Notices. California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of
the CarOffer Platform that are California residents to request certain
information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties
for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an
e-mail to info@caroffer.com or write us at: 15601
Dallas Parkway, 6th floor, Dallas, Texas 75001.California Notice of Collection
under California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. This CarOffer Privacy Notice
for California Residents supplements the information contained in this
policy and the rights mentioned below apply solely to visitors, users, and
others who reside in the State of California. We share this notice of
collection to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).
Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this Privacy
Notice.
Notice of Collection of Personal
Information. CarOffer collects personal
information as described above under "Information We Collect About Your
and How We Collect It" for the business and commercial purposes described
above under "How We Use Your Information."
California Residents’ Rights. California law grants California
residents certain rights as set forth below.
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Do-Not-Sell. In the preceding twelve
12 months, we have not sold personal information.
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Verifiable Requests
to Delete and to Know. You have the right to request that we delete
the personal information we have collected from you and to request
to know certain information about our data practices in the preceding 12
months. In particular, you have the right to request the following from us:
o The categories of personal information we
have collected about you;
o The categories of sources from which the
personal information was collected;
o The categories of personal information about
you we disclosed for a business purpose or sold;
o The categories of third parties to whom the
personal information was disclosed for a business purpose or sold;
o The business or commercial purpose for
collecting or selling the personal information; and
o The specific pieces of personal information
we have collected about you.
To exercise any of these rights,
please submit a request by emailing us at info@caroffer.com. In the request,
please specify what right you are seeking to exercise and the scope of the
request. We will confirm receipt of your request within 10 days. We may require
specific information from you to help us verify your identity and process your
request. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your requests to
know or delete.
Submitting Requests. You may exercise your rights by
emailing us at info@caroffer.com. We will respond to your Right to
Know and Right to Delete requests within 45 days.
Verification. When you submit your request, we
will take steps to attempt to verify your identity. We will seek to match the
information in your request to the personal information we maintain about you.
As part of our verification process, we may ask you to submit additional
information, use identity verification services to assist us, or, if you have
set up an account on our website, we may ask you to sign in
to your account as part of our identity verification process. Please
understand that, depending on the type of request you submit, to protect the
privacy and security of your and other users’ personal information, we will
only complete your request when we are satisfied that we have verified your
identity consistent with applicable law and regulations.
Authorized Agent. The CCPA allows California
consumers to designate an authorized agent to exercise their rights under CCPA.
You can designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf.
However, we will require written proof of the agent’s permission to do so and verify
your identity directly.
Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right not to receive
discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of any
your rights.
Additional Disclosures for Nevada Residents
Nevada law requires each business
to establish a designated request address where Nevada consumers may submit
requests directing the business not to sell certain kinds of personal
information that the business has collected or will collect about the consumer.
A sale under Nevada law is the exchange of personal information for monetary
consideration by the business to a third party for the third party to license
or sell the personal information to other third parties. If you are a Nevada
consumer and wish to submit a request relating to our compliance with Nevada
law, please contact us as at info@caroffer.com.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our
privacy practices, contact us at: info@caroffer.com.