Blog

Updated 7/10/23

Who we are

LR Auto Sales Birmingham Inc. doing business as LR AUTO SALES in Birmingham. Our website address is: https://lrbham.com. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Service or request more information about our services or products. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. We use your Personal Information for providing and improving the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

This Privacy Policy explains the following:

The types of information we may disclose to third parties. The types of third parties to whom we may disclose information. How we protect the non-public personal information we collect about you. How you may instruct us not to disclose certain information about you which we are not otherwise permitted to disclose by law.

Types of Information We Can Collect From You:

Information we receive from you on applications or others forms, may include but not limited to your name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, birth date, social security #, income, employment history, and references. Information about your transactions with us, our affiliated third parties, or others, such as your account balance, payment history, and your creditworthiness. Information we receive from your consumer credit reports or a consumer-reporting agency, such as your creditworthiness, credit score, or credit history. Information that is collected on website forms is willingly submitted by you by entering the information and then clicking the submit button to confirm submission. Representations made by you to us, such as your employment history, your account balances, and payment histories, and your relationships with other persons or entities whom you have listed as a reference. Information we collect or that you provide to us when you visit our website, such as your name, address, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses; if you request e-mail contact from us or send us an e-mail, we may retain your e-mail address and the messages themselves.  

The Categories of Third Parties to Whom We May Disclose Information About You:

We may disclose all of the non-public personal information that we collect about you, as described, to third parties that perform marketing services on our behalf or to other financial institutions with whom we have joint marketing agreements, such as third parties who manufacture or supply our goods and services, advertise or market our products and services, make customer satisfaction inquiries on our behalf, or provide internet related marketing services. We are permitted by law to disclose information about you to third parties that perform marketing services on our behalf and/or to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements. We are not required to give you opportunity to opt out of such disclosures. We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

How We Protect the Non-public Personal Information We Collect About You:

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We take our responsibility to protect your non-public personal information very seriously. Whenever we collect information about you, we restrict access to your non-public personal information to our employees and those third parties who need the information to respond to your inquiries, to provide better customer service, and to provide products, services, and other promotional information we believe may help meet your needs or be of interest to you. We explain the importance of protecting your non-public personal information to our employees and take appropriate measures to enforce employee responsibilities regarding our Privacy Policy. We also maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of the information we collect. We require any third party who receives information about you from us to agree to keep that information confidential and to use the information only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment or submit a form on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment or submit another form. These cookies will last for one year. We use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Additionally, you may clear your browser cookies at anytime by going to your browsers settings to remove and clear cookies access. We do utilize “cookies” in connection with our website. A “cookie” is an online device used to determine when a visit to the site has occurred and to track your activity within the site. Cookies are often used online and do not harm your computer. You have the option of programming your computer to prevent a cookie from being accepted.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

For users that submit a form on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Some personal data my be deleted at anytime and within 30-days if it has no bearing on your account. All basic information such as name, phone, email, vehicle interest, comments and notes, will be stored on the account unless requested to be removed. This information is used to provide additional information in the future. You can opt out of future marketing related messages at anytime by replying STOP or clicking UNSUBSCRIBE in an email. Additionally, you can contact us directly during normal business hours to remove your information and we will make every effort to remove your information in a reasonable time.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Our privacy policy applies to those persons who obtain from us financial products or services to be used for personal, family, or household purposes. Our goal is to respond to your inquiries, to provide better customer service, and to provide products, services, and other information we believe may help meet your needs or be of interest to you. To be removed from our contact list, you may opt-out at anytime by replying ‘STOP’ via text from the phone number on file, click ‘Unsubscribe’ in an email or contact us by phone. For additional information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

This Privacy Policy Applies to Our Dealership as well as Our Affiliated Third Party Sites, Vendors and Software we may use:

We appreciate your business and the opportunity to assist you in understanding our Privacy Policy. We hope that you have found this information to be useful and appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve you in the future.