Privacy Policy
Auto Shop Leader ("Auto Shop Leader") operates autoshopleader.com and may operate other websites. It is Auto Shop Leader's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Auto Shop Leader collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.
Auto Shop Leader's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Auto Shop Leader's visitors use its website. From time to time, Auto Shop Leader may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Auto Shop Leader also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on autoshopleader.com blogs/sites.
Auto Shop Leader only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Auto Shop Leader's websites choose to interact with Auto Shop Leader in ways that require Auto Shop Leader to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Auto Shop Leader gathers depends on the nature of the interaction.
For example, we ask visitors who sign up at autoshopleader.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Auto Shop Leader are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions.
In each case, Auto Shop Leader collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Auto Shop Leader. Auto Shop Leader does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Auto Shop Leader may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Auto Shop Leader may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Auto Shop Leader does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Auto Shop Leader discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Auto Shop Leader's behalf or to provide services available at Auto Shop Leader's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others.
Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Auto Shop Leader's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Auto Shop Leader will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone.
Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Auto Shop Leader discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Auto Shop Leader believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Auto Shop Leader, third parties or the public at large.
If you are a registered user of an Auto Shop Leader website and have supplied your email address, Auto Shop Leader may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Auto Shop Leader and our products.
If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users.
Auto Shop Leader takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.
Auto Shop Leader uses cookies to help Auto Shop Leader identify and track visitors, their usage of Auto Shop Leader website, and their website access preferences.
Auto Shop Leader visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Auto Shop Leader's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Auto Shop Leader's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Auto Shop Leader may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Auto Shop Leader's sole discretion. Auto Shop Leader encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy.
If you have a autoshopleader.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.