Privacy Policy

When we last updated this Privacy Policy: 07 June 2024

We are a booking and sales platform for vehicle inspection services

11960687 Canada Inc. ("Company" or "we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it by complying with this policy.

This policy applies to www.inspectthiscar.com/ (our "Website") and all products and services provided to you by us (collectively the "Services").

Privacy laws in Canada generally define "personal information" as any information about an identifiable individual, which includes information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person.

This policy describes:

  • How we collect, use, disclose, and protect the personal information of our customers, website users, and vehicle inspection station affiliates and their personnel ("you").
  • The types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our Website.
  • Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

We will only use your personal information in accordance with this policy unless otherwise required by applicable law. We take steps to ensure that the personal information we collect about you is adequate, relevant, not excessive, and used for limited purposes.

This policy applies to information we collect, use, or disclose about you via the methods outlined below.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices for collecting, processing, and storing your information. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website and/or our Services. By accessing or using this Website and/or our Services, you indicate that you understand, accept, and consent to the practices described in this policy.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

  • We protect your personal information using industry-standard safeguards.
  • We may share your information with your consent or as required by law.
  • We will notify you of significant changes to this Privacy Policy via the Website.
  • Maintaining your trust is our top priority.

We adhere to the following principles to protect your privacy:

  • We protect your personal information and will only provide it to third parties as outlined below.
  • We have implemented appropriate security safeguards designed to protect your information in accordance with industry standards.
  • We may modify this policy from time to time. Your continued use of the Website and/or our Services after we make changes indicates that you accept and consent to those changes, so please check this policy periodically for updates.

1. What personal information we collect and how we collect it

Our Privacy Policy applies to anyone who uses our Website or our Services.

If you have any concerns about providing personal information to us or having such personal information used in any manner permitted by this policy, the Terms of Use, and the Booking and Purchase Terms, you should not visit our Websites or otherwise use our Services.

We collect personal information when you:

Fill out forms and request bookings

We collect personal information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website, including when making a booking and requesting further services. This also applies to information collected when entering a contest or promotion, and when reporting a problem with our Website.

Communicate with us

We collect personal information from copies of correspondence you send us (including email addresses), if you contact us and through details of transactions you carry out through our Website and in the fulfillment of your orders.

Contact customer support

When you contact our customer support services, we may request further personal information to categorize your question and respond to it.

Visit our Website and use our Services

We collect information when you use our Website. For example, we collect information when you view or click on ads on and off our Website. We may also log information about devices used to access our Website, including IP address.

Use cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies, including mobile application identifiers, to help us recognize you, learn about your interests both on and off our Website, improve your experience, increase security, measure use and effectiveness of our Website and/or Services, and serve advertising.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools. By visiting our Website, you consent to the placement of cookies and beacons in your browser and HTML-based emails in accordance with this policy.

Device and Network Information

We collect information from the devices and networks that you use to access our Website and/or Services. When you visit or leave our Website by clicking a hyperlink or when you view a third-party site that includes our plugin or cookies, we automatically receive the URL of the site from which you came or the one to which you are directed.

We also receive the internet protocol ("IP") address of your computer or the proxy server that you use to access the web, your computer operating system details, your type of web browser, your mobile device, your mobile operating system, and the name of your ISP or your mobile carrier.

2. How we use your personal information

You agree that information you provide on your profile can be seen by service providers and used by us as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use and Booking and Purchase Terms.

Examples of how we use your personal information:

  • To present our Website and its contents to you
  • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us
  • To fulfill the purposes for which you provided the information
  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts with you
  • To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services
  • To improve our Website, products or services, marketing, or customer relationships
  • For any other purpose with your consent

International Processing

We may process, store, and transfer your personal information in and to a foreign country, with different privacy laws that may or may not be as comprehensive as Canadian law. Whenever we engage a service provider, we require that its privacy and security standards adhere to this policy and applicable Canadian privacy legislation.

3. Disclosure of your personal information to third parties

Subject to justified exceptions we will only disclose your personal information to carry out your instructions and as otherwise listed here.

We will not disclose personal information except to carry out your instructions and to fulfill the purposes for which you provided it (for example, to process payment information or a vehicle inspection station affiliate) or unless we have your separate consent, unless we have a good faith belief that disclosure is permitted by law or is reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with law
  • Enforce this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Use or our Booking and Purchase Terms
  • Respond to claims of a violation of the rights of third parties
  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of our Website, Services, affiliates, or the public

4. Other Important Considerations

Data Retention

We keep your information for as long as needed to provide the Services. We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Age Requirements

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Security

We take privacy and security seriously and have enabled HTTPS access to our site. Security safeguards are designed to protect the personal information that you provide in accordance with industry standards. Credit card information is protected by SSL encryption when it is exchanged between your web browser and our third party payment processor.

Important: Since the Internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us. It is your responsibility to protect the security of your information.

Contact Information

We welcome your questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy and our privacy practices. Please contact us at:

Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information

It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes. By law you have the right to request access to and to correct the personal information that we hold about you.

Withdrawing Consent

Where you have provided your consent to the collection, use, and transfer of your personal information, you may have the legal right to withdraw your consent under certain circumstances. To withdraw your consent, if applicable, contact us at bookings@inspectthiscar.com.

Third Party Links

The Website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, services, social networks, or applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow the third party to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites, and we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Last Updated: June 7, 2024. We may modify this policy from time to time. Please check this page regularly for updates.