Privacy Policy
Website Privacy Policy
Introduction
AM General ("AMG" or "We") respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website ("Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This policy applies to information we collect:
- On this Website.
- In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
- Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from Terms of Use.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We may collect and process several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:
- By which you may be personally identified, such as name, e-mail address, telephone number ("personal information");
- About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.
We collect this information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us.
- Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies.
Information You Provide to Us
The information we collect on or through our Website may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
- Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Website. Should you place orders through our Website, our financial processing interfaces are operated by Stripe, a third party payment processor with its own privacy policy at Stripe Privacy Policy, and we shall not possess or retain any of the information entered in the payment process used by Stripe to process your payment.
- Your search queries on the Website.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
- Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
The information we collect automatically helps us to improve our Website 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 our Website according to your individual interests.
- Speed up your searches.
- Recognize you when you return to our Website.
- aggregating other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
- To present our Website and its contents to you.
- To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
- To provide you with recall information relating to products that you purchase directly from us, or for which you request such recall information.
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
- To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it.
We may also use your information to contact you about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
Your Rights in Your Information
You have the right to know what of your information has been collected by use, and be informed as to how we have used your information. To exercise your right to know, please use the following account details link. You may be required to prove your identity during this process, and should you fail to successfully provide identifying credentials, your request to know shall be implemented as an opting-out of e-mail communication and opting-out of the sale of your personal information. Requesting knowledge of the collection and use of your personal information will not effect our provision of information or services to you.
You have the right to opt-out of any e-mail communications that we send to you, typically by using an “unsubscribe” link at the end of the text of the e-mail, but in the event that such an “unsubscribe” link is not effective you may opt-out of all e-mail communications by using email opt-out link. Opting-out of e-mail communications from us may prevent us from providing certain information or services to you.
You have the right to delete your personal information possessed or controlled by us. To exercise your right to delete, please use the following deletion link. Should you exercise your right to delete while we need to use your information to process an order, we will delay the deletion process until the order is completed by us or cancelled by you. You may be required to prove your identity during this process, and should you fail to successfully provide identifying credentials, your deletion request shall be implemented as an opting-out of e-mail communication and opting-out of the sale of your personal information. Deletion of your personal information may prevent us from providing certain information or services to you, for example providing product recall information about products that you purchase from us.
You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. To exercise your right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, please use the following sale opt-out link. You may be required to prove your identity during this process, and should you fail to successfully provide identifying credentials, your opt-out of the sale of personal information request shall be implemented as a opting-out of e-mail communication. Opting-out of the sale of your personal information may prevent us from providing certain information or services to you.
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 all categories and specific pieces of your personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
- To our subsidiaries and affiliates to support our operation of the web site and provision of information to you.
- To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- To 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 AM General's assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by AM General about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
We may also disclose your personal information:
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of AM General, our customers, or others.
Data Security
The safety and security of your information depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
AM General may amend our privacy policy at any time and any changes will take effect once they are posted on the Website. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:
Last modified: February 20, 2020
