Privacy Policy
In order to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, www.parkingspots.com (the “Website”) has created this Privacy Policy to ensure that personal information for all individuals or entities using the Website (the “Users” or “You”) of the Site is properly handled and safeguarded.
Parkingspots.com’s business model requires that personal information from Users be collected and stored to ensure successful transactions. The following breakdown will identify the information that may be required in order to successfully conduct business through/within the website:
User Registration and Parking Spot Listings
- User name, address and telephone number
- Email address and fax number
- A credit card number
- Paypal account information
- Information of User’s existing vehicle(s) – year, make, model, colour
- Information on parking spot details may include – location, features etc.
- Information pertaining to desired payment terms and billing cycle of parking spot
- An image (still or video) depicting the parking spot available for rental
- Any other pertinent information that will assist parkingspots.com to successfully market and/or source User’s parking spot
The personal information identified above may be used by the Website to provide products and to perform services that are requested by the User. We may also disclose this information to third parties such as the individual, company or entity that owns the parking spot (the “Owner”) and the person searching for a parking spot (the “Renter”) of the spot (as applicable) if and when an agreement is reached. Your personal information will only be forwarded with your permission and direction pursuant to the products and services requested.
The Spot Owner
Upon retaining parkingspots.com (formally registering) to market your parking spot and consult with prospective Renters, you have consented to the potential disclosure of the information described above to any interested Renter, verbally or on our website, as well as in any marketing media we may choose.
The Spot Renter
By registering as a prospective Renter you are consenting to the potential display of some of your information on our site and to receive information about the availability of parking spots that match your requested requirements. Furthermore, you are consenting to allow the website representatives, authorized agents as well as Owners whose spot you have requested to either electronically or formally (telephone) contact you with available parking spots that match your requested requirements.
Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
The personal information that the Website collects will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, unless the individual consents, or unless the use or disclosure is required by law.
The Website may share with third parties certain pieces of information which do not directly identify individuals. This may include (but is not limited to) the number of Users searching a particular area, located in a particular area and/or User response rates to advertisements or sponsored links.
Use of Cookies
When the User visits the Website the Website may send one or more cookies to the computer being used to access the Website. Cookies are used to enhance the User’s experience and interaction with the Website by storing User preferences and tracking User trends. It is possible to disable said cookies by adjusting your browser settings, however it may reduce the services available to the User.
When the User accesses the Website, the Website servers record information that the User’s browser automatically sends whenever the User visits any website. This may include information such as Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify the User’s browser.
Tracking
The Website may retain any communication, electronic or non electronic, in order to keep an accurate history of all correspondence conducted through the Website. This will help the Website provide the User with a complete and thorough service while also ensuring accurate documentation of all Website transactions.
Children’s Policy
The Company and the Website do not knowingly solicit or obtain individually identifying information from children under the age of 18.
Safeguards & Storage
The Website has security safeguards currently in place to ensure that personal information is not used or disclosed inappropriately. All personal information we collect is stored securely and is accessible only by our staff as necessary to serve our Users. Personal information is kept by us as required during ongoing transactions or as we are required to by tax or other laws.
Privacy Statement
The Website is dedicated to protecting your privacy and safeguarding the personal information we collect. Furthermore, we do not collect personal information without your consent.
In Conclusion
The Website and its representatives may use the personal and financial information the User supply’s to communicate with the User, process applications and to provide the products and services the User has requested.
The Website only uses personal information for the purposes that we have disclosed to the User. If for any reason information is required to fulfill a different purpose, we will first notify the User and ask for direct consent.
Only with the Users consent will we share information with associated businesses or suppliers who offer related services or products which may be of interest. Otherwise, we will not share personal information with other parties unless it is necessary to provide the services or products requested, or if we are required to do so by law.
If User would prefer not to receive information about special offers promoting our products and services, please let us know.
Information provided to us may be used to compile statistics which are non-specific to the User and do not identify the User, in order that we may improve our service.
Changes to the Policy
The Website may amend the Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes to the Policy, Users will be notified by a message on the website. Any changes to the policy will be effective 30 days from posting to the website. This document was last updated March 2, 2008.
Questions, comments or concerns
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our privacy policy or about your personal information, please feel free to contact us at info@parkingspots.com.
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