PRIVACY POLICY

ABOUT US/PRIVACY POLICY

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH MY INFORMATION?

At WIDE Marine & Automotive, we respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously. This Privacy Policy covers our collection, use and disclosure of information we collect through our website and service www.widemarine.com. The use of information collected through our service shall be limited to the purpose of providing the service for which the Client has engaged WIDE Marine & Automotive.

WIDE Marine & Automotive has been awarded TRUSTe's Privacy Seal signifying that this privacy policy and practices have been reviewed by TRUSTe for compliance with TRUSTe's Program Requirements and the TRUSTed Cloud Program Requirements including transparency, accountability and choice regarding the collection and use of your personal information. TRUSTe's mission, as an independent third party, is to accelerate online trust among consumers and organizations globally through its leading privacy trustmark and innovative trust solutions. If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us.

WIDE Marine & Automotive complies with the U.S. – Canadian Safe Harbor framework and the U.S. – U.K. Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal data from European Union member countries and United Kingdom. WIDE Marine & Automotive has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement.

Here's what we do - and, more importantly, don't do - with any information you provide us.

PRIVACY POLICY

"I AM AN WIDE Marine & Automotive REGISTERED CUSTOMER."

Your name, address, phone and fax number, email address and any other information you provide are held in strict confidence. We collect this information only so we can process your transaction and so we can meet United States federal tax requirements.

We do not sell or share your information with anyone else.

"I AM A SUBSCRIBER TO AN EMAIL LIST MANAGED USING WIDE Marine & Automotive."

If you are a customer of one of our Clients and would no longer like to be contacted by one of our Clients that use our service, please contact the client that you interact with directly. If you are a Client and would like to update your  account please contact us.

 WIDE Marine & Automotive has no direct relationship with the individuals whose personal data it processes. An individual who seeks access, or who seeks to correct, amend, or delete inaccurate data should direct his query to the WIDE Marine & Automotive Customer Support. If the Client requests WIDE Marine & Automotive to remove the data, we will respond to their request within 48 hours.

 WIDE Marine & Automotive may transfer personal information to companies that help us provide our service (EX: Logistics Services). Transfers to subsequent third parties are covered by the provisions in this Policy regarding notice and choice and the service agreements with our Clients.

 WIDE Marine & Automotive will retain personal data we process on behalf of our Clients for as long as needed provide services to our Client.

 WIDE Marine & Automotive will retain and use this personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

"I AM AN WIDE Marine & Automotive CUSTOMER."

Your account information is held in strict confidence. All customers' account information is.

We do not sell or share your information with anyone. We only collect information like your name, email address, shipping address, phone number, and billing information so we can provide the services described on this website.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

We use third party software and partners to perform services on our behalf. These services include fraud protection, marketing, analytics, etc. When you sign up for WIDE Marine & Automotive we will share only the personal information necessary for these services to perform their functions.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

We reserve the right to disclose your personal information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.

In the event WIDE Marine & Automotive goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personal information will not be among the assets transferred.

ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION

If your personal information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update or deactivate it by emailing our Customer Support at [email protected]. We will respond to your request to access within 24 hours.

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

SECURITY

The security of your personal information and our clients' information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as login credentials and payment information) we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).

We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. This method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, and we guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can contact us.

WHAT ABOUT COOKIES?

We do use cookies to track a number of activities and provide a desirable experience for our affiliates, our customers, and their subscribers. We do link the information we store in cookies to any personal information you submit while on our site (EX: Live Chat Support, Contact Us forms, etc).

We treat any data that we collect with a cookie with the same high respect that we treat other data about customers, subscribers and affiliates, and only use it in ways that are consistent with the policies described above.

In addition to our own cookies, our third party advertisers may use them to both improve the performance of our service and provide features such as advertising. You can restrict the use of cookies or delete them from your browser at anytime by configuring your browser settings. (Please note that restricting cookies can interfere with some of the functionality of our website.)

WHAT ABOUT LOG FILES?

As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and click-stream data.

We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

TESTIMONIALS

We post customer testimonials on our blog, which may contain personally identifiable information. We do obtain the customer's consent via email prior to posting the testimonial to post their name along with their testimonial. If you wish to request the removal of your testimonial please contact us.

NOTIFICATION OF PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at via email at customer-support@widemarine.com or via postal mail at 555 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA.