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Toyota BC Dealers
( TOYOTA DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA )

Privacy Policy FOR www.toyotabc.ca

The Toyota Dealers Association of British Columbia (also known herein as " Toyota BC Dealers" or "we" or "us") respects the privacy of visitors to its website and is committed to collecting, using and disclosing personal information responsibly and only to the extent necessary. This policy explains how Toyota BC Dealers collects, uses, maintains and safeguards the personal information visitors to its website may provide from time to time in order to assist Toyota BC Dealers in providing useful information. By using the Toyota BC Dealers website, visitors consent to the collection and use of information as described in this policy.

"Personal information" is any information that may be used to identify an individual, including first and last name, mailing address, financial information and opinions expressed by that individual. Personal information does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.

Collection and use of information

Toyota BC Dealers may collect visitors' personal information to:

  1. enter them in contests; and


  2. provide information and consultation on vehicles and vehicle offers; and


  3. provide visitors, at their option, to receive emails from Toyota BC Dealers regarding offers or promotions or other information which may be of interest to them.

Toyota BC Dealers will not sell, trade, rent or disclose personal information to third parties, except when the purpose and manner of the disclosure has been provided to the visitor prior to their providing the information or unless specifically authorized by the person or as required by law. Toyota BC Dealers website collects non-personal information such as network locations (IP addresses), the pages a visitor visits, time of visits and visitors' operating systems and browsers, in order to generate website traffic reports.

Toyota BC Dealers may send to individuals, from time to time, email or other communications containing information about Toyota BC Dealers , Toyota vehicles and offers, promotions or other information which it believes may be of interest to them, as well as to respond to their inquiries and enhance and assist with their use of this website. Individuals who prefer not to receive this type of information are asked to please let us know by contacting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it regular mail to Toyota Dealers Association of British Columbia, 6200 Fraserwood Place , Richmond , BC V6W 1J4 .

Compliance with privacy obligations

Toyota BC Dealers complies with the requirements of legislation with respect to the collection, use and/or disclosure of personal information by taking appropriate measures including, but not limited to, the following steps:

  1. Accountability : Information is restricted the appropriate persons who may require it for the purposes set out above and is protected via appropriate hardware and software.


  2. Identifying purposes and obtaining consent : Toyota BC Dealers have identified the purposes for which it collects personal information under the heading Collection and Use of Information above. Toyota BC Dealers require the consent of visitors to its website prior to using their personal information for any purpose other than that for which it was originally collected. Toyota BC Dealers are committed to ensuring that visitors are aware of how their personal information is used and that they have consented to provide this information. Where required by law, we may disclose personal information without persons' knowledge and consent.


  3. Limiting use, disclosure and retention : Toyota BC Dealers does not use and/or disclose your personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, unless it has first obtained your consent. We may retain personal information for some period in order to answer any questions which a visitor may have about the information or services we provided to him or her.


  4. Accuracy and safeguards : Toyota BC Dealers are committed to maintaining accurate, complete, and current personal information. If any of your information changes, please inform Toyota BC Dealers so that it can make any necessary changes or, where available, use our website forms to update the information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, technological and organizational measures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that websites commonly send to browsers. A cookie file contains information that can identify individuals anonymously in order to track traffic patterns and add functionality to the web site. Cookies don't identify people personally, but rather identify their computer when they visit our site. A cookie can't read data off hard disks or read cookie files created by other sites. A browser can be set to warn the computer user before accepting cookies. In this case, the computer user will receive the warning message with each cookie. The computer user may choose to refuse cookies by turning them off in their browser. One does not need to have cookies turned on to use the majority of this website, however one may need to them in certain areas of the site to perform certain functions.

Parents

Toyota BC Dealers encourages parents and guardians to be aware of how their children spend their time on the Internet and to participate with them in their online activities. Visitors to this website who are under the age of majority should not submit any information without the consent of a parent or guardian.

Updates and changes

Toyota BC Dealers reserves the right to update or change this policy from time to time. If we decide to update this privacy policy, we will update this page so that visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Questions and concerns

If you have any questions concerning the collection of information on this website, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You may request access to your personal information held by Toyota BC Dealers . To protect your privacy and security, Toyota BC Dealers will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access. If you wish to make a formal complaint about Toyota BC Dealers privacy practices, you may make it in writing by sending it to the contact above. Toyota BC Dealers are committed to resolving disputes in a timely manner and will investigate your complaint and respond via email, fax or telephone.