Privacy Policy
Welcome to Quiet Car Bids
We are committed to protecting your privacy. It governs the Privacy Terms of our Platform. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by our Company.
By accessing or using our Service, you announce that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.
Definitions
• Personal Data: Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from that data. Personal Data is any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information allows for the identification of a natural person.
• Usage Data: Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
• Cookies: Small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser. It is used to identify your browser, provide analytics, and remember information about you, such as your language preference or sign in information.
• Data Controller: Data Controller means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data is, or is to be processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
• Third-party service: refers to advertisers, contest sponsors, promotional and marketing partners, and others who provide our content or whose products or services we think may interest you.
• Data Subject: Data Subject is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
• User: The User is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
What Information Do We Collect?
We collect some types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
• Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (Personal Data). It means - Email address, phone number, name, address, password, dealership information, credit card, wallet address.
• Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (Usage Data). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
How do we use the information we collect?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
• To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
• To improve our Service (we continually strive to improve our application offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
• To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)
• To process transactions
• To send periodic emails
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
• To monitor the usage of our Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
How do we use your email address?
By submitting your email address, you agree to receive emails from us. You can cancel your participation in any of these email lists at any time by clicking on the opt-out link or other unsubscribe options that are included in the respective email. However, transactional emails are an essential part of the email-system and to stop receiving them, you must cancel the service completely.
We only send emails to people who have authorized us to contact them, either directly, or through a third party. We do not send unsolicited commercial emails.
If, however, you have provided the same email to us through another method, we may use it for any of the purposes stated in this Policy. At any time, Users can unsubscribe to our email services; the instructions are available at the bottom of each email.
How long do we keep your information?
We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
After the expiry of this period, we undertake to delete any information we have collected from you.
Disclosure of data
• Business Transaction. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• Disclosure for Law Enforcement. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information
We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the absolute security of any information you transmit to We or guarantee that your information on the Service may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by a breach of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
Your consent
By using our Platform, registering an account, accessing our services or products, you consent to this Privacy Policy Term.
Links to other websites
This Privacy Policy applies only to our Services. We may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by our company. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such websites, and such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Services to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our platform, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Such third parties may use their own cookies or other methods to collect information about you.
Information collected automatically
Whenever you interact with our Services, we automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser or device, which may include your IP address, device identification, “cookie” information, the type of browser and/or device you’re using to access our Services, and the page or feature you requested. “Cookies” are identifiers that we transfer to your browser or device that allows us to recognize your browser or device and tell us how and when pages and features in our Services are visited and by how many people. You may be able to change the preferences on your browser or device to prevent or limit your device’s acceptance of cookies, but this may prevent you from taking advantage of some of our features. Our advertising partners may also transmit cookies to your browser or device, when you click on ads that appear on the Services. Also, if you click on a link to a third-party website or service, such third party may also transmit cookies to you. Again, this Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties, and we aren’t responsible for their privacy policies and practices. Please be aware that cookies placed by third-parties may continue to track your activities online even after you have left our Services, and those third-parties may not honor “Do Not Track” requests you have set using your browser or device.
Information retention and deletion
Through your account settings, you may access, and, in some cases, edit or delete the following information you’ve provided to us:
- Name
- Password
- Email address
- Credit card information
- Digital wallet address
The information you can view, update, and delete may change as the Services change.
Your choices
You can always opt not to disclose information to us, but keep in mind some information may be needed to register with us or to take advantage of some of our features.
You may be able to add, update, or delete information as explained above. We may use any aggregated data derived from or incorporating your Personal Information after you update or delete it, but not in a manner that would identify you personally.
Legal Basis for Processing your Data
Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Platform Agreement depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
We may process your Personal Data because:
• We need to perform a contract with you;
• You have given us permission to do so;
• The processing is in our legitimate interests, and it's not overridden by your rights;
• For payment processing purposes;
• To comply with the law.
Data Protection Rights Under CCPA / GDPR / PIPEDA
You have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what type of Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
• The right to access, update, or to delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where We relied on your consent to process your personal information.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in your country.
California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident and the processing of personal information about you is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), you have certain rights with respect to that information.
Right to Know. - You have a right to request that we disclose to you the personal information we have collected about you. You also have a right to request additional information about our collection, use, disclosure, or sale of such personal information. Note that we have provided much of this information in this privacy statement. You may make such a “request to know” by contacting us at info@quietcarbids.com.
Right to Request Deletion - You also have a right to request that we delete personal information under certain circumstances, subject to a number of exceptions. To make a request to delete, contact us at info@quietcarbids.com.
Right to Opt-Out - You have a right to opt-out from future “sales” of personal information. Note that the CCPA defines “sell” and “personal information” very broadly, and some of our data sharing described in this privacy statement may be considered a “sale” under those definitions. In particular, we let advertising and analytics providers collect IP addresses, cookie IDs, and mobile IDs through our sites and Service when you use our online services, but do not “sell” any other types of personal information.
To provide or delete specific pieces of personal information we will need to verify your identity to the degree of certainty required by law.
Finally, you have a right to receive notice of our practices at or before collection of personal information, and you have a right to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights set out in the CCPA.
Do we use cookies?
A cookie is a small file placed on a device’s hard drive for recording purposes by a web server. Our Site and our Services may use cookies allowing to recognize the User on her/his subsequent uses of the Site and/or Services and to record the User’s clickstream data for many purposes, including: (i) identifying You when You sign-in to our Site, (ii) delivering content, including advertisements, relevant to Your interest, on our Site or on third-party sites, (iii) improving the quality and the navigation on the Site and/or the use of our Services, (iv) creating new features, functionalities and services, (iii) carrying out traffic and statistical analysis.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
We use in particular the following cookies:
Cookies allowing to manage the User authentication;
Cookies allowing audience and statistical measurements on the Site;
Cookies allowing to improve your browsing experience, for example, by remembering whether you have clicked on the tooltip so as not to show it the next time;
Cookies allowing you to follow up your preferences.
You are free to block, delete or disable some or all cookies by changing your cookie preferences in your browser settings. However, please note that if you choose to set your browser in this manner, some areas of our Site and/or our Services may not function properly.
Here are some examples of how to change your browser settings:
For Internet Explorer (7, 8, 9):
Tools
Internet Options
Privacy
Set up as you wish
For Chrome:
Settings
Show advanced settings
Privacy
Set up as you wish
For Mozilla Firefox:
Menu “Tools”
Options
Tab “Privacy”
Set up as you wish
For Safari:
Preferences
Privacy
Set up as you wish
How do we secure your data?
We take the security of the data we manage very seriously and always try to keep our methods up-to-date.
Information security experts
We regularly consult with our developers and experts if and when urgent issues arise with the Platform or if there are scheduled feature releases or upgrades.
Our cloud hosting provider will only be asked to access the data in the event the Platform is down or is experiencing server issues.
We may consult with security experts to ensure continuous Platform safety and compliance.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Governing Law
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of Florida, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of law.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Platform.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.