| WHY? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all, sharing. Federal law also requires us to explain how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand our practices. |
| WHAT? |
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the products or services you request or receive from us. This information may include:
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| HOW? |
Carolina Auto Sales does not sell customer personal information. We do not permit third parties to use your personal information for their own independent marketing purposes except as permitted by law or with your consent.
We may share personal information when necessary to process transactions, provide financing and dealership services, maintain customer accounts, operate our website and business systems, comply with legal requirements, prevent fraud, and work with service providers that support our operations. |
| Reasons we can share your personal information | Does Carolina Auto Sales share? | Can you limit this sharing? |
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For our everyday business purposes - such as processing transactions, reviewing financing applications, maintaining customer accounts, servicing payments, responding to court orders and legal investigations, preventing fraud, or reporting to credit bureaus |
YES | NO |
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For our marketing purposes - to offer our vehicles, financing options, dealership services, promotions, or other products and services to you |
YES | YES |
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For joint marketing with other financial companies - to jointly offer financial products or services |
NO | WE DO NOT SHARE |
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For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and experiences |
YES | NO |
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For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your creditworthiness |
YES | YES |
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For our affiliates to market to you - to offer products or services that may interest you |
YES | YES |
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For nonaffiliates to market to you - to independently market their products or services |
NO | WE DO NOT SHARE |
| TO LIMIT OUR SHARING |
You may ask us to limit sharing that is subject to your right to opt out by sending a written request to:
Carolina Auto Sales 2943 Fred Nash Boulevard Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Please include your full name, current contact information, and a statement that you wish to opt out of information sharing to the extent permitted by law. Please note: Even after you are no longer our customer, we may continue to share your information as described in this notice and as permitted or required by law. You may contact us at any time to limit eligible sharing. |
| QUESTIONS? | Call (843) 293-5706 or visit www.carolinaautosales.com |
| Who is providing this notice? | Carolina Auto Sales, located at 2943 Fred Nash Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577 |
| How does Carolina Auto Sales protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, Carolina Auto Sales maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to comply with applicable federal and state requirements. These measures may include computer security controls, restricted access to records, secured files, employee training, and safeguards used by authorized service providers. |
| How does Carolina Auto Sales collect my personal information? |
We may collect personal information when you:
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| Why can I not limit all sharing? |
Federal law gives you the right to limit only certain types of sharing, including:
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| What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else? | Your request will apply to the information associated with your relationship with Carolina Auto Sales. Additional information may be required to apply your request to another person associated with the same transaction or account. |
| Affiliates |
Companies related by common ownership or control. They may include financial and nonfinancial companies.
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| Nonaffiliates |
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They may include financial and nonfinancial companies.
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| Joint marketing |
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
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| Website information | When you use our website, we and our authorized service providers may collect information such as your Internet Protocol address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, referring website, approximate location, form activity, and other usage information. This information may be collected through cookies, pixels, log files, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate the website, measure performance, improve services, prevent fraud, and understand customer activity. |
| Online forms and applications | Information submitted through credit applications, contact forms, vehicle inquiries, trade in forms, payment forms, or other website tools may be transmitted to Carolina Auto Sales and authorized service providers that help us process requests, communicate with customers, evaluate applications, and operate dealership systems. |
| Text messages, telephone calls, and email | If you provide a telephone number or email address, Carolina Auto Sales and its authorized service providers may use that information to respond to your request, provide account or transaction information, schedule appointments, discuss vehicles or financing, and send communications you have authorized. Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing a vehicle or obtaining financing where prohibited by law. |
| Cookies and browser controls | Most web browsers allow you to manage or disable cookies through browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the operation of certain website functions. Browser based privacy signals may not be recognized unless required by applicable law. |
| Third party websites | Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Carolina Auto Sales is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or data practices of third party websites. You should review the privacy policy of each third party service you use. |
| Children's privacy | Our website and dealership services are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. |
| Information retention | We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and transaction records, administer accounts, comply with legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce agreements. |
| Policy updates | Carolina Auto Sales may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, services, legal obligations, or technology. The updated policy will be posted on this website and will become effective when posted unless otherwise stated. |
| Contact us |
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our information practices, contact:
Carolina Auto Sales 2943 Fred Nash Boulevard Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Phone: (843) 293-5706 Website: www.carolinaautosales.com |
