Privacy Policy
Bimmer Invasion (INVASION, “our,” “us,” or “we”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the information of our website visitors (“you”). We want you to understand how we collect and use information from our website www.bimmer-invasion.com (the “Site”) and our related services (together with the Site, the “Services”) so you can interact with us with confidence. By using the Services, you accept and agree to the practices this Privacy Policy describes. If you do not agree to any of the terms in this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Services.
Information We Collect and Why
When you use our Services, we may collect, store, and process various kinds of data, including Personal Information about you. “Personal Information” refers to information about you that can be used to identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, or transaction information.
Specifically, our Site uses forms in which you give us Personal Information so you can place orders, request information and support, and make product suggestions. If you contact us for support, we will keep an internal record of what support was given to you. We may also use your Personal Information when it will be important for us to contact you regarding functionality changes to our Services and special offers you may find valuable.
We use information gathered about you from our Site statistics (for example your IP address) to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Services. We also gather broad demographic information from this data to help us improve our Services and make your browsing and purchasing experience more enjoyable.
Our Services uses cookies to keep track of your shopping cart and receipts. We use cookies to identify you so you don’t have to login each time you visit our Site. They are linked to your customer number that is associated with the information in your account. Please see the section titled “Cookies” below to learn more.
In addition to the purposes listed above, we also use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
- To send periodic emails relating to your order, occasional company news, updates, or related product information;
- With your permission, we may send you marketing emails about our Services, new products and other updates;
- For any other purpose with your consent;
- To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our Site visitors is among the assets transferred.
Although the above describe our primary purpose in collecting and using your personal information, in many situations we have more than one purpose. For example, if you contact our technical support team we may collect your information to respond to your inquiries, but we also collect your information as we have a legitimate interest in maintaining your information after your initial inquiry is complete so that we can quickly and easily respond to any questions that may occur in the future regarding our products. As a result, our collection and processing of your information is based in different contexts upon your consent, our need to perform a contract, our obligations under law, and/or our legitimate interest in conducting our business. If you have questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information, please contact us via email: info@bimmer-invasion.com.
Your Choices about your Personal Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to use. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your Personal Information:
- Update, Review, or Delete your Personal Information
If you wish to access, correct, update or request deletion of your personal information, you can do so at any time by contacting us using the information below. If required by law, upon request, we will grant you reasonable access to the personal information that we have about you, or grant your request to delete such information. You should note that in many situations we must keep your personal information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve - Consent
If we have collected and processed your Personal Information with your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. In some cases, we may limit or deny your request to revoke consent if the law permits or requires us to do so, or if we are unable to adequately verify your identity. - Communications
If you do not wish to have your e-mail address/contact information used by INVASION to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by clicking the unsubscribe link in the promotional email. This opt-out does not apply to communications from INVASION related to transactions. To opt-out of other forms of marketing (such as postal marketing or telemarketing), please contact us in a manner consistent at info@bimmer-invasion.com. - Targeted or Interest-Based Advertising
We may work with third-party advertising companies that collect and use information about your online activities across sites over time, in order to deliver more relevant advertising when you are visiting the Site and elsewhere on the Internet. This practice is known as interest-based advertising. The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt-out of receiving targeted ads from our advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these, and also learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy at: www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or www.youradchoices.ca/, and www.aboutads.info/choices/. You can also opt-out of targeted advertising directly on the advertising platform by visiting https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads, https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous, and https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads. Note that electing to opt out will not stop advertising from appearing in your browser or applications. It may make the ads you see less relevant to your interests. If you delete, block, or otherwise restrict cookies or use a different computer or Internet browser, you may need to renew your opt-out choice. - Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to improve our Site’s functions. You can choose not to be included in Google Analytics by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We respond to all requests we receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with our Data Subject Access Rights Policy and applicable data protection laws. Please make requests via email to info@bimmer-invasion.com.
Disclosing Your Personal Information
We may disclose your Personal Information as follows:
- With affiliates, contractors, service providers, and other third-parties we use to support our business;
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
- With your consent;
- With affiliates if you opt-in to receiving communications from affiliates;
- To enforce any agreement, including any applicable terms of service;
- To establish or exercise our right to defend against legal claims;
- To law enforcement and other government authorities such as legislatures, courts, agencies and litigants if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of governmental authorities; (b) comply with legal process; (c) respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) protect the security or integrity of the Services’ information systems; and/or (e) exercise or protect our rights, privacy, safety or those of affiliates, clients, you or others; and
- If we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of INVASION or others.
“Do Not Track” Requests
Our Services do not currently respond to “do not track” or other similar signals.
Sending Emails
We use emails to communicate with you, to confirm your placed orders, and to send information that you have requested. We also provide email links to allow you to contact us directly. We strive to promptly reply to your messages.
The information you send to us may be stored and used to improve our Services and our products, or it may be reviewed and discarded.
Changes in Our Practices
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time, so please review it regularly. If we make material changes to our information handling practices or this Privacy Policy, we will contact you through your provided email address or by posting those changes on this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Services will be deemed your agreement that your information may be used in accordance with the new policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the Services and notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes.
Payment Information
We use a credit card processing company (Stripe) to bill users for goods and services. This service provider will have access to your Personal Information for purposes of processing the transaction.
What Happens to my Personal Information if I Terminate my Account?
When your account is cancelled (either voluntarily or involuntarily) all of your personally identifiable information is placed in “deactivated” status on our relevant INVASION databases. However, you should know that deactivation of your account does not mean your personally identifiable information has been deleted from our database entirely. We will retain and use your personally identifiable information if necessary in order to resolve disputes or enforce our agreements.
Linked Sites
It is important to note that our Site may contain links to other websites and that those other websites will not follow the same privacy practices. This includes links from advertisers, content providers and trade partners who may use our logo and/or style as part of a co-branding agreement. These other websites may collect data from you that we would not and may use that data in ways that we would not. INVASION is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
Cookies and similar tracking technology
We use cookies and similar tracking technology (collectively, “Cookies”) to collect and use Personal Information about you, including to capture Site analytics, to make our Services operate efficiently, and to serve interest-based advertising.
How do we keep your personal information secure?
To protect your Personal information, we use reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational measures. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee that it will be 100% secure. Your transmission of your Personal Information to our Services is done entirely at your own risk.
International data transfers
Your Personal Information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.
Specifically, while certain Site assets and our corporate headquarters are located in the United States, we may use third party service providers and partners that operate elsewhere in the world. This means that when we collect your Personal Information it may be processed in any of these countries. By submitting your Personal Information to us you agree to the transfer, storage and processing of your Personal Information in a country other than your country of residence including, but not necessarily limited to, the United States.
Data retention
Typically, we retain Personal Information we collect from you for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy (for example, to provide you with a service you have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements), unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Children and privacy
Our Services are not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from or about children age 18 and under. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Services or on or through any of its features/register on the Services or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or username you may use. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18 without verifiable parental consent, please contact us at info@bimmer-invasion.com.
California Residents
California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Site that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to info@bimmer-invasion.com.
Contacting Us
We welcome any questions, comments, or complaints you may have regarding this Privacy Policy. Please do not hesitate to contact us by email at info@bimmer-invasion.com.