HYUNDAI FRIENDS

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated on [4.3.2017]

Hyundai Motor America and Send Me a Friend, LLC (“We”, “Our” or “Us”) understand that privacy is important to our web site users. We have created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy. The Privacy Policy below discloses our practices regarding information collection and usage solely for the web site located at [http://www.hyundaifriends.com/](the "Web Site").This Privacy Policy does not apply to any other web sites or services provided by us, our affiliates or clients, unless it appears on such web site or service.

This Privacy Policy describes:

  • The information that we collect
  • How the information is collected
  • How we use the information
  • How we may share your information
  • Your information choices

USER CONSENT AND INCORPORATION

PLEASE REVIEW THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. By using or accessing the Web Site, you signify your agreement to be bound by our Privacy Policy and the Web Site terms and conditions (located at https://www.hyundaifriends.com/TOU.php ) and consent to our collection, use, disclosure and retention of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE WEB SITE OR SERVICE.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

The Effective Date of this Privacy Policy is set forth at the top of this webpage. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will use, share, and disclose all personal and other user information in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information is collected. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on this page so check back frequently so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Continued use of this Site following changes to these terms will mean that you accept the changes.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personally Identifiable Information: Personally identifiable information is information that, when combined, can be associated with or that may be used to identify or contact a specific person. The personally identifiable information which you may provide to us could include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, marital status, household income, or gender; your referral’s name and contact information; W9 information if deemed necessary based on total reward received per calendar year; or other information that you provide.

Non-Personally Identifiable Or Aggregate Information: Non-personally identifiable information is information that, by itself, does not identify the individual. When you visit the Web Site, we may automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information about your usage, such as the type of browser or device operating system you use, your IP address, the date and time stamp of your visit, the domain name of the web site from which you linked to us, the amount of time you spend on the Web Site and the pages on the Web Site that you view. We may also aggregate information collected from our users (such as the number of users in a particular region, etc.).

HOW INFORMATION IS COLLECTED

Information You Provide To Us

We collect certain information that you provide to us when you use the Web Site. We do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily submit that information to us through our dealers, by creating an account, submitting referral information, through our contact pages, by e-mail or some other means.

Information We Collect Automatically

We also collect certain information from users of the Web Site automatically when they visit. We may collect such information in the following ways:

Cookies: We may store some information on your device or device hard drive as a "cookie" or similar type of file (such as clear gifs, web beacons, tags, etc.) for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing your communication and interaction with the Web Site. Many web sites use cookies for these purposes. We use this information internally, to help us maintain and enhance the efficiency and usefulness of the Web Site. We may also use and place cookies on your device from our third party service providers in connection with the Web Site, such as an analytics provider that helps us manage and analyze Web Site usage. You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your device or flush them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences, in which case you may still use our Web Site, but it may interfere with some of its functionality. We do not knowingly use cookies and similar items to automatically retrieve personally identifiable information from you without your knowledge.

Clickstream Data: As you use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each web site you visit. This information, which is sometimes referred to as “clickstream data,” can be collected and stored by a web site’s server. Clickstream data can tell us the type of device and browsing software you use and the address of the web site from which you linked to the Web Site. We may collect and use clickstream data to anonymously determine how much time visitors spend on web sites, how visitors navigate throughout web sites and how we may tailor our Web Site to better meet consumer needs. This information will be used to improve our Web Site and our services. Any collection or use of clickstream data will be anonymous, and will not intentionally contain any personally identifiable data.

Web Beacons: Some of our web pages, promotional email messages and/or newsletters may contain electronic images known as web beacons, which are also called single-pixel GIFs. Web beacons collect information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view and a description of the page on which the web beacon resides. Web beacons are a technique we may use to enhance and personalize the Web Site, compile aggregated statistics about the usage of the Web Site and to track the number of users who have opened and acted upon our promotional email messages.

HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We may use your information individually or combine it with other information to generate aggregate statistical information. The primary uses of your information include:

  • We will use personally identifiable information to operate the Web Site and to provide you with any specific services that you have requested.
  • We may share the information you provide us, including your personally identifiable information with third party sellers on our Web Site (including automobile dealerships as well as our advertising agency, Innocean Worldwide Americas) for their own benefit and for purposes of allowing such parties to contact you. We may also share your name and email address to our selected banking institution in order to arrange for any referral reward payments for which you are eligible. If you do not want your personal information shared with any third party who may use such information for direct marketing purposes, then send an email to support@hyundaifriends.com stating that you want to opt-out of such disclosures. However, we are not responsible for removing your personal information from the lists of any third party who has previously been provided with your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
  • We may use your personally identifiable information to respond to your direct inquires.
  • We will use your personally identifiable information to add you to our mailing lists and to send you emails from time to time.
  • We may permit our vendors and subcontractors to access your personally identifiable information, but they are only permitted to do so in connection with performing services for us. They are not authorized by us to use the information for their own benefit.
  • We may disclose personally identifiable information as required by law or legal process, including, without limitation, in connection with the submission of a 1099.
  • We may disclose personally identifiable information to investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of any law, rule or regulation, or the policies for the Web Site.
  • We may transfer your personally identifiable information in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or the sale, merger or change of control of the company or the division responsible for the services with which your personally identifiable information is associated.
  • Finally, please note that if you specifically consent to additional uses of your personally identifiable information, we may use your personally identifiable information in a manner consistent with that consent.

Non-personal or aggregate information may be shared with any number of parties, provided that such information shall not specifically identify you.

THIRD PARTY WEB SITES AND SERVICES

As a convenience to you, we may provide links to third party web sites from within the Web Site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third party sites, and by providing a link we are not endorsing or promoting such third party sites. When you link away from our Web Site, you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to read the policies and terms of every web site you visit.

The Web Site may also integrate with social networking services. You understand that we do not control such services and are not liable for the manner in which they operate. While we may provide you with the ability to use such services in connection with our Web Site, we are doing so merely as an accommodation and, like you, are relying upon those third party services to operate properly and fairly.

SECURITY AND DATA RETENTION

We have undertaken and will undertake commercially reasonable efforts designed to prevent unauthorized access to user data retained in our servers; however, due to the inherent open nature of the Internet, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information provided online. Users of the Web Site are responsible for maintaining the security of any password, user ID or other form of authentication involved in obtaining access to password protected or secure areas of any of the Web Site. In order to protect you and your data, we may suspend your use of the Web Site, without notice, pending an investigation, if any breach of security is suspected.

We retain your personally identifiable information, if provided by you through the Web Site, for as long as your inquiry is active (as determined by us) and for a reasonable time thereafter, or if applicable, for as long as you remain on our marketing list. We also may retain your personally identifiable information for a longer period of time as needed to provide you services or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. Even if we delete some or all of your personally identifiable information, we may continue to retain and use aggregate or anonymous data previously collected and/or anonymize or aggregate your personal information. Please note that we will not be liable for disclosures of your data due to errors or unauthorized acts of third parties.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH US

By providing your email address to us, you expressly consent to receive emails from us. We may use email to communicate with you, to send information that you have requested, to send information about other services provided by us, or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy or consistent with any consent provided by you.

YOUR INFORMATION CHOICES / OPT-OUT PROCESS

You can unsubscribe and opt-out of certain communications and access, or update and delete your contact information, by calling 855-736-3498 or emailing us at support@hyundaifriends.com. Also, as we have noted above, if you do not want your personal information shared with any third party who may use such information for direct marketing purposes, then send an email to support@hyundaifriends.com stating that you want to opt-out of such disclosures. We will process your requests within a reasonable time after receipt. However, we are not responsible for removing your personally identifiable information from the lists of any third party who has previously been provided with your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy or your consent.

As noted above, you may opt-out of or restrict the placement of cookies on your device or remove them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on many mobile devices. However, on many mobile devices, application users may opt out of certain mobile ads via their device settings.

Please note that we do not respond to or honor “do not track” (a/k/a DNT) signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as Senate Bill 27, or “Shine the Light” law, California residents with whom we have an established business relationship are entitled to request and receive, free of charge, once per calendar year, a copy of Hyundai’s California Information Sharing Disclosure Notice about the customer information we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses in the previous calendar year. You may call 855-736-3498 or email us at support@hyundaifriends.com. to request a copy. We will provide the requested information to you at your email address in response. Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by the “Shine the Light” law requirements and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response.

INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILDREN

We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13. If we are made aware that we have received such information, or any information in violation of our policy, we will use reasonable efforts to locate and remove that information from our records.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Our Web Site is maintained in the United States of America. By using the Web Site, you freely and specifically give us your consent to export your personally identifiable information to the USA and to store and use it in the USA as specified in this Privacy Policy. You understand that data stored in the USA may be subject to lawful requests by the courts or law enforcement authorities in the USA.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

All matters relating to the Web Site are governed by the laws of the State of California in the United States irrespective of its conflicts of laws provisions. In the event that Hyundai wishes to pursue legal action against you, it may bring such legal action in any federal or state court having jurisdiction. Lawsuits against Hyundai must be brought in federal or state court in Orange County, California.

CONTACT

For questions or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy or your information, we can be contacted at: support@hyundaifriends.com or 855-736-3498.