INFORMATION GATHERED BY tunerplaza.com.
This is tunerplaza.com's ("tunerplaza.com") online privacy policy ("Policy"). This policy applies only to activities tunerplaza.com engages in on its website and does not apply to tunerplaza.com activities that are "offline" or unrelated to the website. tunerplaza.com collects certain anonymous data regarding the usage of the website. This information does not personally identify users, by itself or in combination with other information, and is gathered to improve the performance of the website. The anonymous data collected by the tunerplaza.com website can include information such as the type of browser you are using, browsing patterns, originating web pages, number of visits to tunerplaza.com, vehicle selections, items viewed, pages viewed, and the length of the visit to the website.
You may also be asked to provide personally identifiable information on the tunerplaza.com website, which may include your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. In addition, if a purchase is made, we collect credit card information, billing and shipping address, customer information, vehicle information, and prior purchases. This information can be gathered when feedback or e-mails are sent to tunerplaza.com, when you register for services, or make purchases via the website. In all such cases you have the option of providing us with personally identifiable information. You may always choose not to provide the requested information, but you then may not be able to participate in the particular activity that requires such information. If you do provide us with your personally identifiable information, you agree that we may contact you to provide you with information we believe may be of interest to you.
COOKIES; WEB BEACONS.
We use cookies to track certain browsing patterns on the website. Cookies are small bits of data cached in a user's browser. tunerplaza.com utilizes cookies to personalize your experience on tunerplaza.com, assist you in using tunerplaza.com, and allow us to compile site usage statistics to better improve our goods, services and products. Cookies may also be used to conduct marketing and promotional efforts, tailor advertisements to your browser, or determine the popularity of our content. The cookies collect certain identifying information, including customer identifiers generated by us, as well as a visitor ID that will, in certain circumstances, be matched with personally identifiable information. However, no other user information is gathered by cookies.
tunerplaza.com pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons or action tags that allow tunerplaza.com to count users who have visited those pages and deliver co-branded services. Web beacons are invisible to you. Unlike cookies, Web beacons are not placed on your computer. Web beacons collect only anonymous online behavioral data and/or anonymous identifiers, such as an anonymous cookie ID number. tunerplaza.com pages may also contain Web beacons placed by third parties in order to compile aggregated statistics and help determine the effectiveness of joint promotional or advertising efforts.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Except as otherwise stated below, we do not sell, trade or rent your personally identifiable information collected on the site to others. The information collected by our site is used to confirm and process orders, to keep you informed about your order status, to notify you of products or special offers that may be of interest to you, to obtain reviews, ratings or testimonials relating to your experience with TunerPlaza products purchased, and for statistical purposes for improving our site. We will disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties for tracking purposes, to charge your credit card (or process your check or money order, as appropriate), fill your order, improve the functionality of our site, perform statistical and data analyses, deliver your order and deliver promotional emails to you from us. For example, we must release your credit card number to confirm payment; and release your mailing address information to the delivery service to deliver products that you ordered.
tunerplaza.com may use non-personal "aggregated data" to enhance the operation of our website, or analyze interest in the areas of our website. Moreover, we may in some circumstances disclose personally identifiable information to third parties to enhance your experience on our website. Additionally, if you provide tunerplaza.com with content for publishing or feedback, we may publish your user name or other identifying data.
tunerplaza.com may also disclose personally identifiable information in order to respond to a subpoena, court order or other such request. tunerplaza.com may also provide such personally identifiable information in response to a law enforcement agency's request or as otherwise required by law. Your personally identifiable information may be provided to a party if tunerplaza.com files for bankruptcy, or there is a transfer of the assets or ownership of tunerplaza.com in connection with proposed or consummated corporate reorganizations, such as mergers or acquisitions.
From time to time we may disclose certain information (names, postal addresses, telephone numbers and non-sensitive transactional information such as your purchase history, amounts paid and products ordered) to direct marketing companies for trade or rental purposes. You may opt out, or instruct us not to distribute such information to third parties in the future by sending an email with such instructions to info@tunerplaza.com; however, we may not be able to provide you our full range of services if we cannot distribute certain Personally Identifiable Information.
If you choose to participate in activities offered through co-branded sites, including but not limited to, Shoppers Advantage, Travelers Advantages, Great Fun, AutoVantage Gold, CompleteHome, Buyers Advantage, Clever Clubhouse and PC Safety Plus (the "Co-Branded Sites"), you will have the opportunity to affirmatively consent to the transfer to the Co-Branded Sites of certain personally identifiable information, as appropriate, such as your name, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, expiration date and other information necessary for your participation in the Co-Branded Sites.
OTHER WEBSITES.
tunerplaza.com is not responsible for the privacy policies of websites to which it links, including the Co-Branded Sites. If you provide any information to such third parties, different rules regarding the collection and use of your personal information may apply. We strongly suggest you review such third party's privacy policies before consenting to the transfer of data or providing any data to them. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties. Please be aware that our sites may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. The information practices of those Web sites linked to our site is not covered by this Policy. These other sites may send their own cookies or clear GIFs to users, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these entities directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
SECURITY.
tunerplaza.com takes appropriate steps to ensure data privacy and security including through various hardware and software methodologies. Your transaction is secure in that you would pay nothing in the event that an unauthorized charge was made to your credit card after purchasing from TunerPlaza. However, tunerplaza.com cannot guarantee the security of any information that is disclosed online.
AFFILIATE PROGRAM.
TunerPlaza has Affiliate Programs which are operated by Performics and Commission Junction who may gather information from you. Such information is not governed by the terms of this Privacy Policy.
SWEEPSTAKES, COMPETITIONS AND CONTESTANTS.
If you enter any of the above you may be asked to provide contact information which may be used for administration and promotional purposes. Your consent to such use is a condition of your participation. The awarding of any prize to you will be subject to the execution of liability, Publicity Releases and an Affidavit of Eligibility in compliance with the rules applicable to the relevant promotional activity.
CHILDREN.
tunerplaza.com does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Children are not permitted to use the tunerplaza.com website or services, and tunerplaza.com requests that children under the age of 13 not submit any personal information to the website. Since information regarding children under the age of 13 is not collected, tunerplaza.com does not knowingly distribute personal information regarding children under the age of 13.
CORRECTIONS AND UPDATES.
If you wish to modify or update any information tunerplaza.com has received, please contact customerservice@tunerplaza.com.
MODIFICATIONS OF THE PRIVACY POLICY.
tunerplaza.com reserves the rights to modify its privacy policy at any time and will notify you by posting an amendment to the privacy policy on the website. Such modifications will become effective on the day they are posted. tunerplaza.com encourages you to frequently review the privacy policy for any modifications.
Effective: May 25, 2006.
Safe & Secure Shopping
The TunerPlaza Security Guarantee protects you while you shop at TunerPlaza so that you never have to worry about credit card safety. We guarantee that every transaction you make at TunerPlaza will be safe. This means you pay nothing if unauthorized charges are made to your credit card as a result of shopping at TunerPlaza. We have processed more than 500,000 problem free orders. TunerPlaza servers use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), an encryption technology that works with Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, AOL, and Apple's Safari's browser. This ensures that only TunerPlaza can read your personal information. We reveal only the last four digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. We will, however, transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing.
After you click on the "checkout" button, be sure that the website's URL always begins with https://www.tunerplaza.com/
The "s" in "https://" at the beginning of the URL means you are logging into a secure page. If the URL does not begin with https, you are not on an TunerPlaza page.
TunerPlaza has also obtained a digital certificate from Network Solutions, a leading provider of Internet trust services. When you enter a secured portion of our site, an image of a closed lock or a solid key should appear in the bottom bar of your browser window. If you click on this image, a small popup window displaying site-security information will appear. This certificate guarantees that your personal information is being transmitted in secure (encrypted) form to an TunerPlaza Web server, not to an unknown or unauthorized server.
Ultimately, your personal information is protected by the password you created when you registered for an account at TunerPlaza on the "Log-In / Quick Checkout" page. Please keep this password confidential. No representative of TunerPlaza will ever ask you for your password. The confidentiality of your password is yours to protect.