Privacy Policy

Sites covered by this Policy Statement

This Privacy Statement applies to all Southside Auto Wreckers owned websites and domains, and our wholly owned subsidiaries (“Southside Auto Wreckers websites”).

Links to non Southside Auto Wreckers websites

The Southside Auto Wreckers websites may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the Southside Auto Wreckers website. Southside Auto Wreckers does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from Southside Auto Wreckers. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by the Southside Auto Wreckers Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. Some third-party companies may choose to share their personal data with Southside Auto Wreckers; that sharing is governed by that third-party company’s privacy policy.

Types of information we collect

This Privacy Statement covers personal information, non-personal data collection, and aggregate reporting.

Personal information is information that is associated with your name or personal identity. Southside Auto Wreckers uses personal information to understand better your needs and interests and to provide you with better service. Once you choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured it will be used only to support your customer relationship with Southside Auto Wreckers. We take seriously the trust you place in us. Southside Auto Wreckers will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others.

On some pages and links at Southside Auto Wreckers, you can order products or services, request information, subscribe to marketing or support materials, register yourself, or apply for a job at Southside Auto Wreckers. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, credit card information, contact preferences, educational and employment background, and job interest data.

Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation that is not associated with a specific personal identity. Southside Auto Wreckers collects and analyzes non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use the Southside Auto Wreckers website.

Non-personal data we collect may include the pages visited on the Southside Auto Wreckers websites, unique URLs visited within our website, browser type, and IP address. Most non-personal data is collected via cookies or other analysis technologies.

Children’s Privacy

Southside Auto Wreckers is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. Southside Auto Wreckers does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 and Southside Auto Wreckers does not target its website to children under 13.

How we use your information

Southside Auto Wreckers uses your personal information to provide you with services and to help us better understand your needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction or order, to communicate with you, to provide service and support, to update you on services and benefits, to personalize promotional offers, and to personalize the Southside Auto Wreckers website.

Occasionally we may also use your information to contact you for market research regarding Southside Auto Wreckers products or services. We will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy preferences regarding such communications. You may, at any point, contact us to request an opt-on on future communication. Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention.

This information is not used for any other purpose by our financial services providers or Southside Auto Wreckers and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services unless you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases.

Personal data collected online may also be combined with information you provide Southside Auto Wreckers through other sources such as product registration, call centers, or public events such as trade shows or seminars.

Personal data given to Southside Auto Wreckers may be transferred across state, provincial, and/or country borders for the purposes of data consolidation, storage, and simplified customer information management.

Non-personal data is aggregated for reporting about Southside Auto Wreckers website usability, performance, and effectiveness. It is used to improve the customer experience, usability, and site content.

Who we share your information with

Southside Auto Wreckers will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others. Southside Auto Wreckers will not share your personal information with third parties except in responding to your requests for products or services. Your permission will be requested when you submit your information.

Southside Auto Wreckers shares customer information across Southside Auto Wreckers – owned business entities and companies working on our behalf, but only as required to meet your product or service requirements.

Southside Auto Wreckers occasionally may contract with third-party service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services, and customer solutions. Suppliers and service providers are required to keep confidential the information received on behalf of Southside Auto Wreckers and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Southside Auto Wreckers. These service providers may change or we may contract with additional service providers to better accommodate our customers. Southside Auto Wreckers will not share personal information with any other third parties without your permission unless required by law enforcement action, subpoena, or local law.

Southside Auto Wreckers or its related entities could merge with or be acquired by another business entity or some or all of their respective assets could be acquired. If such a combination or acquisition occurs, Southside Auto Wreckers will make every reasonable effort to notify you in the event we share with the merging or acquiring entity some or all of your personal information to continue serving you.

Your Choices

Southside Auto Wreckers gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information that complements our products and services. You can subscribe to receive certain product- and service-specific information and Southside Auto Wreckers-wide marketing communications. Southside Auto Wreckers – wide communications may include new product information, special offers, or an invitation to participate in market research. We give you a choice regarding delivery of Southside Auto Wreckers – wide communications by postal mail, e-mail, and telephone. You can make or change your choices at the data collection point. We will make every effort to honour your preferences. This option does not apply to communications for the purpose of administering order completion, contracts, support, product safety warnings, or driver updates.

Your information and third-party companies

Certain Southside Auto Wreckers services are linked with those from unrelated third-party companies, some of which offer you the option to share with both Southside Auto Wreckers and the third party personal data you provide. We will not share your personal information with those third-party companies unless you make that choice.

Access to and accuracy of your information

Southside Auto Wreckers strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented technology, management processes, and policies to maintain customer data accuracy. We will provide you with access to your information, including making a reasonable effort to provide you with online access and the opportunity to change your information. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID, before granting access to your data. Certain areas of Southside Auto Wreckers’ websites may limit access to specific individuals through the use of passwords and other personal identifiers.

Keeping your information secure

Southside Auto Wreckers is committed to protecting the information you provide us. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, Southside Auto Wreckers has in place appropriate physical and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect.

We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. SSL encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us.

This security measure is working when you see either the symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser) on the bottom of your browser window.

Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing, Southside Auto Wreckers subscribes to a fraud management service.

This service gives you and Southside Auto Wreckers an extra level of security to guard against credit card fraud to protect your financial data.

Contacting us

We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, please send them to travis@mryglodsteel.com.

This privacy statement applies to Canada.