THIScar, LLC Privacy Policy

Effective January 1, 2023

When you (“User”) visit the THIScar, LLC (“THIScar,” “we,” “us,” “our”) website, any associated mobile sites, services, applications, or platforms, (“Site”) you share personal information with us. Because THIScar values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information, we are providing you with our THIScar Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy,” “Policy”) which describes how we collect, use, share, treat and how we keep your personal information safe. Our Privacy Policy also provides you with valuable information about your personal data choices, your rights regarding your personal data and how to exercise your data choices and data rights.

PRIVACY POLICY OVERVIEW
  1. What is Personal Information
  2. How Your Personal Information is Collected
  3. Personal Information We Collect
  4. Cookies, Tracking Pixels, Like Technologies and Third-Party Links
  5. How We Use the Personal Information We Collect
  6. Personal Information Sharing
  7. How We Protect and Safeguard Your Personal Information
  8. Your Privacy Rights
  9. Additional US State Privacy Rights
  10. Children & Personal Information
  11. Changes, Modifications and Updates to This Policy
  12. How To Contact Us
What is Personal Information

At THIScar, we consider Personal Information to be any piece of data or information that can be used to identify you or your electronic devices. Personal Information also includes any information or data that is as well as any information or data that can be associated with your household. We collect two types of personal information.

  1. Personally Identifiable Information
  2. Sensitive Personal Information

Protecting sensitive personal information is of particular importance in that it consists of personal data such as your social security number, financial information, and biometric data. THIScar does not collect medical data or medical records.

How Your Personal Information Is Collected

We may collect personal information directly from you or from information we obtain automatically from third-parties, social media platforms or from cookies, tracking pixels and like technologies as described below:

From You:
We collect information directly from you, whenever you:
  • Visit our Site and enter information or register for an account
  • Make a purchase through our Site
  • Appear onsite to a THIScar facility
  • Contact us with questions, comments, or request for support
  • Upload information or content through our Platforms
  • Submit a product or experience rating, review, or survey
  • Consent to receive THIScar emails or newsletters
  • Contact customer service or request customer support
  • Complete a job application, apply for a loan, or fill out forms on our platforms
From Your Device or Browser:

Certain personal information is automatically collected from your device or browser for analysis purposes when you visit our website, our platforms, when you interact with our social media pages or online advertising, or when you interact with our onsite Wi-Fi connections or open our emails.

From Third Parties:

We engage contractors, business partners, service providers and third parties to provide services such as financing, insurance credit bureau reporting, marketing, and advertising (to name a few). These third parties share personal information they have collected about with us.
Your information may also be collected and processed by third parties that process your information in accord with their own Privacy Policies (or Privacy Notices or Privacy Disclosures). If a third-party provides us with your personal information, we will process that information for the purpose(s) for which it was collected and as described in this Privacy Policy.

From Social Media Platforms:

Typically, social media platforms share aggregated information - data about groups of consumers that cannot be linked or associated with an individual. Shared, aggregated data from social media platforms does not include personal information.

From Cookies, Tracking Pixels, Like Technologies and Third Part Links:

THIScar collects information from cookies, tracking pixels, like technologies and third-party links. Read below for detailed information regarding these practices.

Cookies, Tracking Pixels, Like Technologies and Third-Party Links:

When you visit our Site, certain personal information is automatically collected from you. THIScar contracts with third-party advertising and analytics companies to deliver online advertisings to you. These companies may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about you from out Site. For detailed information regarding our cookies, tracking pixels, like technologies and third-party links, opting out of certain cookies and choosing your cookie preferences, please view our Cookie Policy.
Cookies are small text files that store information on your computer hard drive or browser. We use cookies and other automated tools such as tracking pixels to improve the experience of the site and services, such as saving your preferences from visit to visit or to present you with a customized version of our Site. Many web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. By agreeing to the use of cookies on our Site, you are consenting to the disclosure of your personal information and data to our third-party service providers for these purposes. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is sent. For additional and more detailed information regarding our cookies, opting out of certain cookies and choosing your cookie preferences, please view our Cookie Policy.

We may also employ software technologies that enable us to track certain aspects of a user's visit to our Site. This technology assists us to better manage content on the Site by informing us what content is effective, how consumers engage with the site, and how consumers arrive at and/or depart from our Site. For additional and more detailed information regarding software technologies, including out to opt out of these technologies please view our Cookie Policy.

We may contract with third-party advertisers, search providers, and ad networks ("Advertisers") to learn more about you and to show you ads or other content that we believe would be relevant to you. Advertisers may collect and use information about your use of our Site and services. These companies may use cookies and other online tracking technologies to collect and use your information. Further, advertising companies may use and share the information collected to deliver advertising tailored to your interests. We may append other data to the data collected by Advertisers to create an interest profile of our individual users. For additional and more detailed information regarding our advertising cookies, and targeted advertising (which includes choosing not to receive targeted advertising from many ad networks and partners, please view our Cookie Policy.

Personal Information We Collect

We welcome you to share User Content and information about our products and services through social media. When you use social media to share Site content, you grant us the right to reproduce and publish your social media posting and to use the username / social media handle that you used when sharing the content. You are responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of social media platforms.

Categories of Personal Information CollectedSpecific Pieces of Information Collected
Personal Identifiers and Contact InformationFirst and Last name; Phone Number; Postal Address; Username and Password; Email address; IP Address; Birthday and Month
Sensitive Personal InformationSocial Security Number; Driver’s License Number; State ID Card Number; Passport Number; Account Log-In; Financial Account Number; Debit or Credit Card Number; Security / Access Code, Password, Precise Geolocation; Genetic Data; Contents of Mail, Email and Text Messages; Union Membership
Financial InformationDebit or Credit Card Payment Information (Name on Card, Number, Expiration Date, Security Code); Bank Account Number; Check Images
Commercial InformationVIN, Temporary Tag Number; License Plate Number; Vehicle Registration; Title Information
Business DocumentsUtility Bills; Lease; Bank Statements; Tax Returns; Paystubs, 1099s, Payment Advice
Employment / Professional InformationEmployment / Work History Information; Occupation Information; Resume; CV; Proof of Income Documents
Educational InformationEducational Institution Attended and Dates Attended; Degrees or Certifications Awarded
Electronic Network Activity InformationBrowsing History; Site Usage and Services Data; Device Information; Cookies; Automated Technologies
Geolocation InformationInformation Regarding Device Location; IP Address, Position Location-Based Technology
Audio Visual InformationCCTV Footage; Audio Call Recordings; User Profile Photos; Reviews or Testimonial Videos
Biometric InformationPhysiological, biological, or behavioral characteristics, Voiceprints for fraud detection and authentication; Facial recognition or fingerprint for your account log-in
Inferences Drawn from Personal InformationCredit Report; Credit Score; Bankruptcy History; Motor Vehicle Report; Criminal Records; Background Check
How We Use the Information We Collect

We use the information we collect about you to:

  • Perform required business purposes, operational activities, and obligations
  • Fulfill legal obligations, applicable laws, regulations, court orders or legal process
  • Create and / or manage User accounts or profiles
  • Provide Users with the products, services, or information they request
  • Provide bills of sale, finance agreements, extended service agreements
  • Fulfill purposes for which Users provided their personal information to THIScar
  • Provide User support and assistance with services provided by THIScar
  • Personalize services, content and communications based upon User preferences
  • Conduct fraud protection, security protocol and debugging activities
  • Manage User Credit Applications, Vehicle Purchases and Business Transactions
  • Market services by sending emails, advertisings, newsletters, or communications
  • Display web-based advertisements based upon user behavioral preferences
  • Respond to correspondence from Users
  • Contact Users when necessary or requested
  • Prevent, detect, or investigate data security incidents or other potentially illegal or prohibited activities
  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of Users, THIScar or other party
  • Enforce User legal agreements, contracts, legal obligations or resolve disputes
  • Respond to claims regarding site postings, content violations or Third-Party rights
  • Respond and fulfill data subjects’ requests and data subject rights including identity verification
Personal Information Sharing

THIScar may share your personal information with third parties who perform services on our behalf. We share information only to the extent necessary to allow third parties to perform their services. We do not authorize our service providers to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.
We share the personal information we collect through the Services if you ask us to do so or otherwise with your consent. We may also disclose your personal information in other circumstances, including:

  • Law enforcement authorities
  • Government or public agencies or officials
  • Regulators, and/or any other person or entity with appropriate legal authority or justification for receipt of such information, if required or permitted to do so by law or legal process
  • When we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity, or
  • In the event we may or do sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, reorganization, divestiture, dissolution, or liquidation).

THIScar may share your personal information with certain third parties or business partners that do not provide services directly to or on THIScar’s behalf; yet instead, these third parties or business partners may use your personal information to provide vehicle ancillary services such as GAP insurance, vehicle warranties, service contracts, GPS location services, key replacement, vehicle protection, alarm and insurance products.
The above industry practice type of sharing personal information may be considered a "sale" in certain jurisdictions. However, THIScar does not sell personal information to third parties for profit.

Children & Personal Information

THIScar does not intend for its Site be viewed or utilized by anyone under the age of sixteen (16). We do not knowingly collect, sell, or share information of consumers under the age of (16). If you are a parent or guardian and believe we may have collected information about your child, please contact us immediately as described in the contact us section of this Notice. For more information, please see our Terms of Use Agreement.

Changes, Modifications and Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes to the way we collect, use your personal information, or make changes to the service offered, we will provide you with notice by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this Site. We will indicate at the top of the policy its most recent update.

Contact Us

While we have attempted to ensure our Privacy Policy is easy to understand and free of confusing legal terms, we realize you may need to know more about our privacy practices and standards. For any additional questions about how we collect, use, share or treat your personal information, please contact us at:

Email:

Mail

Privacy Office

THIScar, LLC

11415 Spell RD

Tomball, TX 77375


We respond to all privacy requests and inquiries within 45 days of receiving the request.

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