Overview
Automotive Data Solutions is an international incorporation and has developed these global information practices to assure that your privacy is respected and your personal data is protected. Our Privacy Policy discloses iDatalink™'s online information practices for handling personal and non-personal information, which is meant to comply with applicable local laws and regulations. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before you use any of Automotive Data Solutions web sites ("Site(s)").

How your information is used
Automotive Data Solutions will not sell, rent, loan or lease your personally identifiable information to others unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. Automotive Data Solutions will not use or share the personally identifiable information that you provide to us online in ways unrelated to those described herein without first letting you know and offering you a choice to opt out.

Because Automotive Data Solutions operates globally, we may need to share your personal information with our worldwide business units. We will only share your information with other Automotive Data Solutions entities (including subsidiaries and affiliates) and/or business partners who are acting on our behalf to provide the necessary service or information requested by you, to consolidate data storage, or to simplify the management of customer information. Such Automotive Data Solutions entities and/or business partners are governed by our Privacy Policy with respect to the use of this data and are bound by appropriate confidentiality agreements.

Non personally identifiable information
As a visitor to our Site, you can engage in many activities without providing any personal information. We do, however, collect and aggregate information indicating, among other things, which pages were visited, the order in which they were visited, and which hyperlinks were "clicked" with Cookies. Such information is not linked to any personally identifiable information. The non-personally identifiable information we collect help us identify the most popular areas of our Site and determine the effectiveness of our promotional activities.

Cookies
Cookies are text files that store some information on your computer's hard drive and allow our systems to recognize your browser. Cookies collect information like IP addresses, operating systems and browser software, but they do not collect any personal information. Cookies let you customize your experience at our Site.

Personally identifiable information
At some Automotive Data Solutions sites, you can order products, register for materials, make requests, download software, enter contests, vote in polls or otherwise express an opinion, subscribe to one of our services, such as our online newsletters, or participate in one of our online forums or communities. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include: name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and information about your interests in and use of various products, programs, and services. Data collected online may also be combined with information you provide when you register your ownership of Automotive Data Solutions products. Automotive Data Solutions uses your information to better understand your needs and to provide you with better service.

How we protect your information
To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy and to ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put into place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the information that we collect online. We use encryption when collecting or transferring data such as credit card information.

Third party web sites

Please note that our Privacy Policy only applies to sites controlled by Automotive Data Solutions and links to third party web sites are provided solely as a convenience to you. You are advised to check the privacy policies of those sites before providing your personal information to them. Automotive Data Solutions has not reviewed all of these third party web sites, does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites, their content or their privacy policies. Thus, Automotive Data Solutions does not endorse or make any representations about these sites, or any information, products or other materials that may be found there.