“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
– Muhammad Ali
Privacy Statement
1. Introduction
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect and use the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site and our products and services. This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which CharityRacingSociety.com collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the CharityRacingSociety.com website (“Site”).
2. What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a diversity of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, events or community gatherings coordinate on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, a name, email address and/or a phone number. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site-related activities.
Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our website, new products and other updates.
Choice/Opt-Out Email Newsletter: You may choose to stop receiving communications from us including our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in these emails (where applicable) or you can contact us at [email protected]
We use this information to:
- Respond to donor, charity or member inquiries
- Send you a newsletter (when subscribed)
- Respond to your questions and concerns
- Improve on our website
4. Contact forms
If you submit information using our contact form, the submission goes to a dedicated email account and is used for customer service and related inquiry response purposes only. The form submission data is not stored outside the email inbox or archive folder. We do not use the information submitted through them for marketing purposes EVER.
6. Embedded content from other websites
Content 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.
7. Analytics
To improve your experience on our site, we may use ‘cookies’. Our website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy. Our website uses Jetpack, a WordPress plugin which tracks anonymous user activity and does not identify individual users or your IP. We use reports provided by WordPress Jetpack to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about your visit for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of anonymous data collection simply by discontinuing to visit the Site or by disabling/refusing cookies or disable JavaScript. CharityRacingSociety.com also uses interfaces with social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and potentially others in the future. If you choose to “like” or “share” information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service. If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other Personal Information.
9. How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment ((should that feature ever be enabled), the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
10. What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can 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.
11. Where we send your data
Visitor comments will always be checked through an automated spam detection service.
12. Third party websites
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
13. Your acceptance of these terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
14. How we protect your data
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
15. Changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
If our website is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.
Want to join the CARS community? Great! There are just a few simple guidelines we ask of all members:
- No Religious or Political Posts: We connect over our shared passion for cars, so please refrain from discussing religious or political topics.
- No Bullying or Disrespect: Treat all members with respect. Any form of bullying, harassment, or rude behavior will not be tolerated.
- No Spamming: Keep the group free from negativity or personal conflicts. If you have an issue with someone, handle it privately.
- Stay On-Topic: Posts should be related to Lamborghini or automotive interests. Off-topic discussions should be minimal.
- No Unauthorized Promotions: Do not use the group to promote your personal business or products unless given permission by the admin.
- Respect Privacy: Do not share private messages or personal information without consent.
- Be Supportive: Encourage and support fellow members. We’re here to enjoy and celebrate our shared interests.
- Follow Admin Instructions: Admin decisions are final; please respect the rules set forth to maintain a positive community environment.
If you’re good with the rules, we’ll see you on the other side!
3. 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.