Privacy Statement Scarff Auto Center

Privacy Statement

Scarff Auto Center, Inc. respects each individual website user's right to privacy. Any personal information that is collected will not be disclosed to any third party except as required by applicable law, unless the website user has expressly permitted the disclosure or "opted in" to allow the disclosure. The purpose of this statement is to inform website users of the use of information that may be collected while they are visiting this website.

Citizens and businesses are not routinely asked to provide personal information to visit Scarff Auto Center websites or to download information. Scarff Auto Center may request personally identifiable information from you in order to provide requested specialized services, but such information is handled as it would during an in-person visit to Scarff Auto Center.

Use of Constituent Email Addresses

Email addresses obtained as a result of a request to the Scarff Auto Center website will not be sold or given to other private companies for marketing purposes unless it is specifically stated when the email address is requested and the user "opts in" to having their email used in the stated fashion. The information collected is subject to the access and confidentiality provisions of Montana Code and Federal law. Email or other information requests sent to Scarff Auto Center website may be maintained in order to respond to the request, forward that request to the appropriate agency, communicate updates to the Scarff Auto Center web page that may be of interest to citizens, or to provide the website designers with valuable customer feedback to assist in improving the site. Individuals will be provided with the ability to "opt in" at any time to receive communication regarding new service updates.

Transaction Information

Scarff Auto Center uses secured servers for conducting online transactions. All credit card and other payment information that is transmitted is protected by 128-bit encryption technology, provided the website user's browser is properly configured and the user's computer is operating properly.

Data Security and Quality

Scarff Auto Center is committed to data security and the data quality of personally identifiable information that is either available from or collected by Scarff Auto Center web sites or General Motors, and has taken reasonable precautions to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse or alteration. Any third parties responsible for this information are committed to the same principles, and also are required by contract to follow the same policies and guidelines as Scarff Auto Center in protecting this information. Unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, rule or regulation, the individual is granted the ability to access and correct personally identifiable information whether or not the information inaccuracy was accidental or created by unauthorized access.

Non-Scarff Auto Center Websites

Various non-Scarff Auto Center websites may be linked through Scarff Auto Center websites. Since Scarff Auto Center has no control over these non-Scarff Auto Center websites, visitors to those sites are advised to check their privacy statements and be cautious about providing personally identifiable information without a clear understanding of how the information will be used. Scarff Auto Center accepts no liability for other entities that are linked to Scarff Auto Center websites. Visitors may also wish to consult privacy guidelines such as those recommended by the Online Privacy Alliance.

Website Security

For information security purposes, the computer systems that host Scarff Auto Center websites may employ software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to compromise its devices. These attempts to cause damage could be subject to legal action.

Criteria

All Scarff Auto Center websites that collect personally identifiable information from a website user, will apply the following criteria:

1) The website must identify who operates it.

2) The website must provide the address and telephone number, as well as an email address, where a contact can be made.

3) The website must give a general description of the types of third parties that may obtain the information that is being collected.

4) The website must provide the website user the ability to "opt-in" for allowing their information to be used in other ways than for the purpose of the website.

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