Privacy Policy

Ultra Auto Parts values the privacy of our customers and takes reasonable measures to safeguard that information from illicit use. The following is a thorough explanation of our privacy policy with regard to the www.PaintedAutomotiveParts.com website and our connected family of Internet Services. Please note we are not responsible for the information collection practices of those web sites that are linked to our site. You should examine those sites privacy policies before submitting any private information.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

We use various methods for collecting information. To begin with, we use "cookies" that are needed to compile comprehensive non-personally identifiable information about the visitors to our web site. Personally identifiable information consists of information that is matchless to you, such as credit card numbers, bank accounts, social security numbers, home address, email address and the like. This is the type of information that most people consider private and believe the most important to protect from unauthorized access.

Non-personally identifiable information most often consists of things such as your search preferences, the types of products you have purchased, how many times you have visited a particular web site, etc. This type of information is usually linked with a particular computer or IP address but not with a particular person. "Cookies" are pieces of information generated by a Web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access. Each time you access our web site; our server finds the pertinent cookie on your computer. The information contained within that cookie is then used to tailor your experience with our site. The following is a list of the information we collect:

We automatically evidence the name of the domain (for example,"123company.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "mycollege.edu" if you are connecting from a university's domain); the IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the Internet) from which you access our website; the type of browser and operating system used to access our site; the date and time you access our site; the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site; and the pages you visit.

Should you send us an email about a question or comment; we will then have access to private information such as your name and email address.

WHY DO WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION?

The non-personal information that we gather from you may be used for both internal and external purposes, in order for us to make your experience with our site quick and easy. The aggregate data we collect from you is used internally and externally to help us increase our marketing efforts and to offer pertinent data to the members of our Internet family. We may also use your email address to notify you of other products or services you may opt to collect or be interested in such as the addition of new products for a vehicle you have purchased parts for in the past. Your email address may also be used to get in touch with you regarding a question or comment you submitted to our site.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO MY INFORMATION?

We do not lease, license, sell or share any of this information with anyone or any company except as mentioned in the following paragraphs or in the paragraphs below. Only those employees that are accountable for handling customer services inquiries have access to your personal information. The only time someone other than a www.PaintedAutomotiveParts.com employee will ever see or be privy to your personal information is in the case of a judicial request (such as a subpoena) or if the company is acquired or sold. In the event the later happens, www.PaintedAutomotiveParts.com will give reasonable notice to all existing users of our service.

CAN I OPT OUT OF HAVING CERTAIN INFORMATION COLLECTED

You have the option of disabling your computer's capability to accept or transmit cookies. This will stop us from gathering certain non-personally specialized information from your computer. Furthermore, you have the right to avoid any email list you might have signed up for in the past. You also have the option of requesting not to be notified by email of any new product or service we are contributing. Please contact us at [email protected] in order to complete one of the opt-out options above.

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to alter this privacy policy at any time. However, if any changes do happen, we will publish the changes to our web site and post a notice on the home page that a new privacy policy has been implemented. We will also take sensible steps to contact you personally to let you know of the new changes. Should the company be bought or sold to someone else, we will take sensible steps to notify you personally. Please feel free to contact us if you should have any questions concerning this policy or to report a misuse of your personal information.