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Privacy Policy of Patriot Auto Sales Cleveland

Privacy Policy

Use of this website acknowledges your consent to this Privacy Policy for Patriot Auto Sales and Dealer Car Search. Protecting your private information is our priority and we are committed to safeguarding your privacy online. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we may collect about you through our website, when we collect it, how we may use it, who we may disclose it to, and is intended to help you understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of your data.

Personal Information We Collect
Our primary goal in collecting your personal information is to enable us to personalize your interactions and experiences with our website.

We may collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to you ("Personal Information"). In particular, our website has collected the following categories of Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months:

Categories of Personal Information

Types of Personal Information Collected

A. Identifiers

Name, telephone number, postal address, e-mail address, social security number, date of birth, account name, IP address, visitor ID, or other information you voluntarily provide to initiate a purchase transaction or to opt in to receiving future communications from us.

B. Personal information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, his or her name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information.

Name, address, telephone number, physical address, zip code, email address, company name, credit card number, income, or other financial information you may provide to obtain a quote or complete a purchase transaction.

C. Commercial information

Housing information, products or services purchased, and purchasing and consuming histories or tendencies.

D. Internet or other similar network activity

Type and version of browser, service provider, device identification information, any search engine or other referring site you may have used to locate our website, and information regarding your interaction with the website, application, or advertisements.

E. Geolocation data.

Signals from your device that allow us to determine your location, with reasonable precision.

F. Professional or employment-related information.

Occupation, name of employer, employment status, employment history, or business email address.

G. Inferences drawn from other Personal Information.

Information regarding your interaction with the website, application, or advertisements; browsing history



How Your Personal Information Is Collected
We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily give or have given through some other direct contact from you. When you access our website, we may also passively or automatically collect additional Personal Information and non-personally identifiable data regarding the means you use to access our website and the content you view when you use our website, for example, via cookies on our website and/or device fingerprinting.

  • Requests for Unit Quotes
    If you request a unit price quote, you may be asked to provide Personal Information such as your name, address, telephone number, zip code, email address and other transactional information related to the desired unit purchase. Your Personal Information may be used to contact you with the requested quote or to request additional information. While not required, you may voluntarily provide financial information so that a determination can be made regarding units that meet the parameters of your requested unit quote or your pre-qualification for financing, if interested.

  • Monthly Payment Calculations
    If you use the digital retailing tool to calculate your estimated monthly payment, you are not required to provide Personal Information unless you decide to contact the dealer to obtain additional information about the unit you are interested in. If you decide to contact the dealer, you will be asked to provide your name, email address, shipping address and phone number. Your Personal Information will be used to contact you regarding your inquiry.

  • Log Files
    We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic and geographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are only linked to Personal Information if you submit a form requesting additional information.

  • Surveys and Contests
    From time to time, this website may offer contests or request information from you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you are not obligated to disclose the Personal Information requested such as your name, email address, mailing address, or demographic information (i.e., age, zip code). If you elect to participate in a contest, the contact information provided will only be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will only be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this website.

YouTube
Our website may access or use YouTube API Services. By using these services, you agree to be bound by YouTube’s Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. Use of YouTube’s API Services through our website may result in the creation and storage of a token allowing the upload of videos for our users. Users will log into Google API’s using the OAuth 2.0 protocol. After logging in, the user may grant permission for us to access Authorized Data in the form of a token that permits us access to the user’s video feed for the purpose of posting user videos. Users can revoke access to their Authorized Data via the Google security settings page. Users may contact privacy@leadventure.com with any questions or concerns about our privacy practices.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

  • Details of your visits to our website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the website.

  • Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our website according to your individual interests.



  • Recognize you when you return to our website.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). Our website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

    Cookies can be used for various purposes such as to detect whether your device has accessed a particular online service before. We use cookies on pages to make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain functions, including the ability to identify units that has been previously viewed on your device. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our website. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for cookies, see Opt-Out & Unsubscribe below.

  • Web Beacons. Pages of our website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

Use of Your Personal Information
We may use or disclose the Personal Information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:

  • to operate our website and deliver the products and/or services you have requested, and for marketing purposes. If you do not provide Personal Information we ask for, it may delay or prevent us from providing products and/or services to you.

  • for more than one legitimate interest depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your Personal Information. For example, if you complete an online purchase, we may collect your information to perform our contract with you, but we may also maintain your Personal Information after your transaction is complete so that we can quickly and easily respond to any questions about your order. As a result, our collection and processing of your Personal Information is based upon your consent, our need to perform a contract, our obligations under law, and/or our legitimate interest in conducting our business. A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information, so long as this is not overridden by your own rights and interests..

  • to assist you in locating a unit or dealer near you.

  • to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us, or future marketing. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via phone or email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, changes to this Privacy Policy, or to send you website and service announcement updates which contain important information about the service. We may also communicate with you to provide requested services and in regard to issues relating to their account via e-mail or phone..

  • to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.

  • As described to you when collecting your Personal Information or as otherwise set forth in the CCPA or CPRA



    Who We Share Your Personal Information With
    We do not sell, rent or lease our customer lists to third parties.


    Data Retention
    We retain Personal Information we collect from you for the period of time that is 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.

    Security
    We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via our website, your information is protected both online and offline. Whenever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. We do not collect sensitive Personal Information in online forms you may voluntarily complete to indicate your interest in a unit or service. The computers and servers in which we store Personal Information are kept in a secure environment.



    To exercise your rights, please see the information in the “How to Contact Us” Section below. Your personal information may be processed in responding to these rights. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month unless otherwise required by law, and will contact you if we need additional information from you in order to honor your request or verify your identity. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month, taking into account the complexity and number of requests we receive.

    Opt-Out & Unsubscribe


    SMS Texting Services
    By providing your phone number, you consent to receive SMS messages from us. The information you consent to share in relation to our SMS texting service may be used to send you text notifications, conversational texts related to your inquiry, marketing messages, and requests for reviews. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Message frequency varies per user. Message and data rates may apply. Text HELP for help. Text STOP to unsubscribe. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

    Accessing this Website
    This website is hosted on servers located in the United States. As such, your connection will be through and to servers located in the United States. Any Personal Information you provide during your visit will be processed and maintained on our web servers and other internal systems located within the United States. By using this website, you consent to the collection and use of your anonymous data, Personal Information, and/or form submissions for the purposes of analytics and/or advertising.

    Updates to this Privacy Policy
    We reserve the right to change and update this Privacy Policy. These changes will be made when appropriate, and in a timely manner. We encourage you to examine our Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure you are aware of any changes we may have made. Your continued use of our website following an update to the Privacy Policy indicates your agreement to the same.

    How to Exercise Your Rights and Contact Information
    If your Personal Information changes (i.e., email address, mailing address), or if you no longer desire to receive information from us, we will endeavor to correct, update, or remove your Personal Information from our records. If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, the ways in which we collect and use your information described above, your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to appeal a decision, please do not hesitate to contact us at privacy@leadventure.com.

  • If you contact us directly via email, please include the name of the dealership in your email.

    • We may require that you provide us with certain information in order to verify your identity. We may ask you to provide:

  • Enough information to identify you (e.g. your full name, email address and phone number)

  • A description of what right you want to exercise and the information to which your request relates.

  • You may also opt out of receiving promotional communications at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link in emails or “STOP” number in texts.

  • To opt-out of the use of your Personal Information for targeted advertising purposes, you may update your preferences by visiting the “Your Privacy Choices” link in the website footer.

If you wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy laws, please contact us at privacy@leadventure.com or call 888-263-7201.

If we’re not able to verify your identity or verify that the person making the request is the person about whom we collected the information, we are not obligated to make a data access or data portability disclosure.

Any Personal Information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.

To further assist you in exercising your rights regarding the collection and use of your Personal Information:



You have the right to not be discriminated against by us because you exercised any of your rights under the CCPA. As a result, we will not deny you goods or services for exercising these rights, charge a different price for goods or services for exercising these rights, provide a different level or quality of goods or services for exercising these rights, or even suggest you’ll receive a different price or a different level or quality of goods or services for exercising these rights.

For more information or to exercise your rights, please contact us by using the information in the “How to Exercise Your Rights and Contact Information” section above.

Last Updated: April 14, 2025

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