Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting our Tameron Honda Eastern Shore website, including our mobile device-ready version. Tameron Honda Eastern Shore and our affiliates (together, "Tameron Honda Eastern Shore" or "we") strive to make our website a useful tool and a rewarding experience for our customers by tailoring the content to your personal needs and interests. This way, the content of our website will be as relevant as possible for you, the customer. We hope that you find our website to be a useful part of your car-buying experience.
To accomplish this, we responsibly collect and utilize personally identifiable information. We respect your privacy, and this Privacy Policy documents our commitment to safeguard and treat your privacy and the personal information that we collect online with reasonable care and in strict compliance with applicable law for the protection of personally identifiable information.
This policy was implemented as of September 23, 2014 and applies to information collected on this website and those of our affiliates (together, "our website" or "the website") and covers the following areas:
- What personally identifiable information is collected by Tameron Honda Eastern Shore or by any third party through our website;
- How Tameron Honda Eastern Shore uses this information;
- With whom Tameron Honda Eastern Shore may share this information;
- What choices are available to you as a user of our website with respect to collection, use and distribution of the information; and
- What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our website and information collected for us or by us through our website and through various features and online offerings on our website. It does not apply to any third party site or service linked to our website or recommended or referred by our website or by our staff. Further, it does not apply to any other type of online site or online service operated by Tameron Honda Eastern Shore or its affiliates, or to any of our offline activities.
1. Information Collection and Use
Tameron Honda Eastern Shore collects two different types of information through our website: anonymous information and personally identifiable information.
Anonymous Information. First, we collect and store anonymous, aggregate information (such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, search engines, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks) from all visitors to our website. You may search our website for car models, prices and other information provided through our website without ever submitting your name, email address or any other personally identifiable information. The anonymous information that we do collect from your visit is never linked to any of your personally identifiable information until you voluntarily submit that personal information, in which case some otherwise anonymous information may be connected to your website activity and personal account. Otherwise, the anonymous information is only used in the aggregate to analyze trends, administer the website, diagnose any problems, track a visitor's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We may provide this anonymous information in aggregate form to other parties or use it for our own insight or marketing purposes. Our ability to use this information is not restricted in any way.
We also use "cookies" and "image tags" to collect certain usage information from all customers and visitors to our website. A "cookie" is a small text file that a website can place on your computer’s hard drive or on your mobile device’s memory in order to collect information about your activities on our website. An "image tag," also known as a clear GIF or web beacon, works together with cookies and is a small image file that may be located in various areas of our website. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you have the option to change your browser setting to decline them.
Accepting cookies in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you, since cookies are not used to identify anonymous website visitors. Our cookies enable you to proceed smoothly through our website and know whether you’ve used it before, so as to eliminate some steps that apply to new visitors. Cookies also give us usage data like how often you visit, where you go on our website, and what you do while here.
Similarly, a cookie may be placed by our third-party advertising companies. These companies may use aggregated statistics about your use of our website and third party media in order to provide you with advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. The information they collect does not include your personal information.
The third-party advertising companies may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of ads. Any such information is anonymous. They may use this anonymous information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. No personal information about you is collected during this process. The information is anonymous and does not link online actions to an identifiable person.
Tameron Honda Eastern Shore partners with third-party advertising company Google to collect information about how users navigate our website and we use many or all of their products to enhance our website experience. Like Tameron Honda Eastern Shore, Google is very much committed to consumer protection, to maintaining the privacy of your personal information and to making ads safe, unobtrusive and relevant for you.
Google uses this information only to generate anonymous visitor profiles, which do not contain personally identifiable information. These anonymous profiles are used to provide you content specifically tailored to you. To learn more about how Google collects and manages information, or to opt out of Google’s collection of information about how you navigate our website, please go to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Google’s technologies and products, including AdSense, AdWords, Google Analytics, and a range of DoubleClick-branded services, also use cookies. When you visit a page that uses one of these products, various cookies may be sent to your browser.
Among the Google products we use is Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website (including your shortened IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, compile reports on website activity for our website operators and to provide other services related with the website and internet use. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law, or where third parties process these data on behalf of Google. For more information about Google Analytics and how it collects and processes data, please go to "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps", located at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To opt out of Google Analytics, please go to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
To help us manage our advertising and website, Google offers many products in addition to Google Analytics, including Google’s Analytics for Display Advertisers, AdSense, AdWords, and a range of DoubleClick-branded services. Tameron Honda Eastern Shore participates in an integrated version of Google Analytics and DoubleClick products or services and/or other Google display ad products or services, known as Google Analytics for Display Advertisers. As with Google Analytics, you can learn more about Google Analytics for Display Advertisers, or you can opt out, by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We have or may enable interest-based advertising features, including remarketing, with Google Analytics in connection with other Google services. This kind of advertising based on consumer interests and your precise geographic location may, in addition to remarketing, include Google’s Adword product features known as: interest categories, similar audiences, other types of interest-based advertising and demographic and location targeting. DoubleClick advertising cookies or mobile advertising identifiers, associated with your use of our website, are or may be employed by us in all aspects of remarketing in online advertising.
"Remarketing" is simply a feature of interest-based advertising that lets us reach people who have previously visited our website. Remarketing helps us match interested people, like you, with a relevant message on our website or even when you search on Google using our keywords, use Google products like Gmail, or visit other websites. We gather information through cookies for remarketing, and similar audiences feature in AdWords, simply to make your visits relevant and allow us both to pick up where we left off on your last visit.
Our partners, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to our website and to show our ads on sites across the Internet. You can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, we may use Google DoubleClick's remarketing pixels to participate in remarketing and create a remarketing list of potential customers (this involves adding a remarketing tag, a small snippet of code that we get from Google’s Ad Exchange, across all our website pages). In such case, instead of the previous link, you can opt out of DoubleClick's use of cookies by visiting the DoubleClick opt-out page or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. Finally, you can opt out of any other third-party advertising partner's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
With respect to unrelated, third party web sites, such as third party online retailers, advertisers, or unrelated sites that we may happen to link to, or web sites that link to our website, those third parties may collect personal information directly from you. The information policies and practices of these unrelated parties are not covered by this privacy policy. We do not control the privacy policies of third parties even if we may provide hyperlinks or other access to their web sites. We are not responsible or liable for their independent policies and practices. Please review their privacy policies and practices. It is your responsibility to review them and decide if you are satisfied with their protections.
Some browsers have a "do not track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. These features are not yet uniform, so we are not currently set up to respond to those signals.
Personally Identifiable Information. Second, we require the submission of certain personally identifiable information when you use some services available on our website. For example, your use of your user name and password allows us to identify you as our customer who is seeking information in connection with our services. Our website uses a variety of contact forms and tracking phone numbers for visitors to request information, products, and services. We collect a visitor's contact information (like his or her email address or phone number) and in some cases, demographic information (like his or her zip code). In limited circumstances, such as when a visitor fills out an online credit application, we collect unique identifiers (like a social security number), and/or financial information (like age, income level, bank account or credit card numbers). We use this information to get in touch with our prospective customers about their requests, and to send them additional information about our products and services.
Note that once you have created an order or otherwise voluntarily provided personally identifiable information to us, we may use cookies to help identify you. Personally identifiable information received from you (such as IP address, phone number, email address, zip code, etc.) may be contained in or linked to a cookie. The only time that we receive such personally identifiable information is when you volunteer it by submitting it to us.
We may use cookies with personally identifiable information so that our website can remember you, enhance your online visit with us, and provide you with the information you're most likely to need. For instance, cookies allow our website to remind you of your past vehicle search interests and website activity and to suggest similar products and services. In some cases, cookies may improve your shopping experience and we use information gained through cookies to track your website activity and to deliver you content specific information
Any financial information we collect is used to check the qualifications of our prospective customers and bill for products and services ordered. If you apply for financing or wish to purchase or lease a car through our online system, we may collect personal information such as your name, address, driver's license number and state, social security number and other credit information. This information goes into a secure database and is used solely to provide the service you requested. The collection, use and storage of your financial information for credit checks, for arranging credit and loans or for purchasing products and services may be subject to additional privacy policies and if so, you will be notified of them at the time of any such collection, use or storage of your financial information as required by law.
Our online surveys may ask visitors for contact information (like an email address or phone number) which they may voluntarily provide. We also may run contests on our website in which we ask visitors for similar contact information in order to participate. We use contact information from our surveys and contests to send information about products and services to these participating visitors.
2. Our Use Restrictions on Your Personally Identifiable Information
Tameron Honda Eastern Shore does not sell, rent, or share personally identifiable information to or with any third party not affiliated with or owned by Tameron Honda Eastern Shore, except service providers who may assist us in such areas as our promotions, credit checks, data storage and order processing (See Agents and Vendors below). Tameron Honda Eastern Shore will never give or sell your personally identifiable information to unaffiliated third parties to be used for the purposes of sending you unsolicited commercial offers, such as spam. We may, however, use your personal information to send you commercial offers in e-mails from Tameron Honda Eastern Shore or its affiliated companies, which do not relate to the products or services you have ordered. You may altogether avoid or opt out of these marketing campaigns (see "Opting Out" below).
We may also need to contact you for purposes other than marketing, for example to provide notice about the status of our website or the specific services you have requested. We also use this information to the extent necessary to enforce our website terms of service and to prevent imminent harm to persons or property. You may not opt-out of these kinds of communications. Consistent with our change policy (see "Your Consent and Notification of Changes" below), we will post any updates or notices about material changes in our policies on collection and use of your personally identifiable information to this Privacy Policy page.
3. Third Party Information About You
Our website supplements the information that you provide with information that we obtain about you from third parties, such as credit bureaus and other sources. To the best of our knowledge, we only deal with reputable providers who gather and maintain information in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Any such information will be maintained by us in accordance with the standards set forth in this Privacy Policy along with other personal information you've provided.
4. Our Agents and Vendors
Tameron Honda Eastern Shore may use other companies and/or individuals to perform any functions described in this Privacy Policy, on our behalf. Examples include marketing, credit checking, data and network hosting, service reminders, verification of sales, order processing and fulfillment, administering contact information and e-mail services and running special promotions. Such parties only have access to the personal information needed to perform these functions and may not use or store the information for any other purpose. We obtain commitments from these agents and vendors working on our behalf to refrain from using any information provided by Tameron Honda Eastern Shore to send you unsolicited e-mail messages from third parties or similar communications and from sharing your information with unrelated parties.
5. Disclosure of Personal Information As Required By Law or Otherwise
We will disclose personal information when required by law, or if we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on us or to comply with the request of a law enforcement agency, (b) protect and defend our rights, or (c) protect the rights, property, and other interests of our users or others.
6. Links
Our website may contain links to websites not operated by us, as well as third party widgets and applications. Once you leave our website, we suggest that you review the applicable privacy policy of the third party website or application. Tameron Honda Eastern Shore is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every site that collects personally identifiable information from you. Our Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by our website.
7. Security
Tameron Honda Eastern Shore takes commercially reasonable precautions to protect your personally identifiable information. For example, we encrypt communications through our website with commercial strength encryption generally used by our industry. However, given the nature of the Internet and the fact that network security measures are not perfect, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. If we are required to provide notice to you of a data security breach, the notice will be provided in electronic form.
8. Your Consent and Notification of Changes
By using any of our website or submitting information to us online, you agree that we may collect and use this information as stated in this Privacy Policy at the time we collect the information. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy in any material way, for a reasonable time we will post a concurrent notice to this Privacy Policy page on our website to alert you about the change in our privacy and information collection practices. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that affect your personally identifiable information already stored in our database, we apply those changes to the personally identifiable information in our possession only as permitted by applicable law.
9. Opting Out
Visitors and customers have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving specific types of communications from us and our partners, such as e-mail, by not providing personally identifiable information at the point where our website requests such information about you. In addition, you may unsubscribe or opt out of all future e-mails from us, that do not relate to the products and services you have ordered, by clicking the unsubscribe link on any email marketing communication you receive.
10. Further Information about Our Privacy Policy and Practices
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors and customers of our website. We may delete any or all of your information at any time without notice to you for any reason or no reason unless otherwise required by law to retain it. You may have other privacy protections under state laws and we will comply with any applicable state laws when we disclose information about you. This Privacy Policy replaces any previous policy on this topic and any statements or disclosures to you about our information practices.
SMS Terms & Conditions
1. Introduction and Agreement
By opting in to receive SMS (Short Message Service) or MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) communications from Tameron Gulf Coast (collectively referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these SMS Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). These Terms govern your participation in our SMS/MMS messaging program and supplement any other terms, conditions, or policies applicable to your interactions with Tameron Gulf Coast dealerships.
Tameron Gulf Coast is a collection of car dealerships located in Daphne, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; D’Iberville, Mississippi; and Harvey, Louisiana, representing brands including Honda, Buick, GMC, Subaru, Kia, Nissan, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat.
2. Consent and Opt-In
By providing your mobile phone number and opting in to our SMS program, you expressly consent to receive recurring automated text messages from Tameron Gulf Coast. You may opt in through any of the following methods:
- Completing a web form on our website at www.tamerongulfcoast.com or any affiliated dealership website
- Texting a designated keyword (e.g., “JOIN,” “START,” or “SUBSCRIBE”) to our designated phone number.
- Providing your phone number and consent in person at any Tameron Gulf Coast dealership
- Submitting your phone number and consent through any other authorized Tameron Gulf Coast communication channel
By opting in, you confirm that:
- You are the owner or authorized user of the mobile device and phone number provided.
- You are at least 18 years of age.
- You consent to receive autodialed or prerecorded text messages at the phone number you provided.
- Your consent is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services from Tameron Gulf Coast.
3. Types of Messages
You may receive SMS/MMS messages from Tameron Gulf Coast related to, but not limited to, the following:
- Promotional offers, sales events, and dealership incentives.
- Vehicle service appointment reminders and confirmations.
- Service status updates and maintenance notifications.
- New and pre-owned inventory alerts.
- Financing and lease-related updates.
- Customer satisfaction surveys and feedback requests.
- Recall notices and safety-related communications.
- Transactional messages related to your dealership interactions.
- General dealership information and operational updates.
4. Message Frequency
Message frequency varies.The number of messages you receive will depend on your interactions with Tameron Gulf Coast, your communication preferences, and the nature of ongoing promotions or service needs. You may receive up to approximately 10 messages per month, though the actual number may be higher or lower depending on your activity and dealership engagement.
5. Message and Data Rates
Message and data rates may apply. Standard messaging and data charges from your wireless carrier may apply to messages you send to us and messages we send to you. Please contact your wireless service provider for details regarding your messaging plan. Tameron Gulf Coast is not responsible for any fees or charges that your wireless carrier may impose for SMS/MMS messaging.
6. How to Opt Out
You may opt out of receiving SMS/MMS messages from Tameron Gulf Coast at any time. To stop receiving messages, use any of the following methods:
- Reply STOP: Text the word STOP to any message you receive from us. You may also reply with UNSUBSCRIBE, QUIT, CANCEL, or END
- Contact Us Directly: Call or email any Tameron Gulf Coast dealership to request removal from our SMS list.
- Website Request: Submit an opt-out request through our website at www.tamerongulfcoast.com..
After you send the STOP message, you will receive a one-time confirmation text confirming that you have been unsubscribed. After this confirmation, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us unless you re-opt in. Please note that opting out of SMS communications does not opt you out of other forms of communication from Tameron Gulf Coast (e.g., email, phone calls, direct mail).
7. Help and Support
If you are experiencing issues with our SMS program, need additional information, or have questions about these Terms, you can get help by:
- Replying HELP to any message received from Tameron Gulf Coast
- Visiting our website at www.tamerongulfcoast.com/contactus.aspx
- Contacting any Tameron Gulf Coast dealership by phone during regular business hours.
After you send the STOP message, you will receive a one-time confirmation text confirming that you have been unsubscribed. After this confirmation, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us unless you re-opt in. Please note that opting out of SMS communications does not opt you out of other forms of communication from Tameron Gulf Coast (e.g., email, phone calls, direct mail).
8. Supported Carriers
Our SMS program is supported on most major U.S. wireless carriers, including but not limited to AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, and other participating carriers. However, carrier compatibility is not guaranteed, and Tameron Gulf Coast is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages caused by carrier network issues, device incompatibility, or service outages.
9. No Condition of Purchase
Consent to receive SMS messages is not required as a condition of purchasing any vehicle, service, parts, or other goods from Tameron Gulf Coast. You are free to opt out at any time without any impact on your ability to make purchases, receive service, or otherwise interact with our dealerships.
10. Disclaimer of Liability
Tameron Gulf Coast, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and assigns shall not be liable for any delays, failures to deliver, or misdirected messages resulting from issues with mobile carriers, network systems, or your mobile device. We are not responsible for any charges incurred by your wireless carrier as a result of your participation in our SMS program. Information transmitted via SMS/MMS is not encrypted and may not be secure. We do not guarantee the confidentiality or security of messages sent through the SMS channel.
11. Modifications to Terms
Tameron Gulf Coast reserves the right to modify, amend, or update these SMS Terms and Conditions at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Terms on our website. Your continued participation in the SMS program after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
12. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your participation in the SMS program shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Baldwin County, Alabama.
13. Compliance with Applicable Laws
Our SMS messaging program is designed to comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) Messaging Principles and Best Practices, A2P 10DLC (10-Digit Long Code) registration and compliance requirements, and all applicable federal and state regulations governing SMS/MMS communications. We maintain active registration with The Campaign Registry (TCR) and adhere to carrier-specific guidelines from AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and other participating wireless carriers.
SMS PRIVACY POLICY
1. Overview
This SMS Privacy Policy describes how Tameron Gulf Coast collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects the personal information you provide in connection with our SMS/MMS messaging program. This policy supplements our general website privacy policy and applies specifically to information collected through our text messaging communications. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Information We Collect
In connection with our SMS messaging program, we may collect and process the following types of information:
- Mobile Phone Number: Your mobile telephone number, which is required to send and receive text messages.
- Opt-In and Opt-Out Records: Timestamped records of your consent to receive messages and any opt-out requests, including the method of consent (web form, keyword, in-person).
- Message Content and History: Records of messages sent to and received from your phone number.
- Name and Contact Information: Your name, email address, or other contact details if voluntarily provided in connection with the SMS program.
- Vehicle and Service Information: Details about your vehicle, service appointments, or purchase history if relevant to the messages you receive.
- Device and Carrier Information: Technical data such as carrier name, message delivery status, and device type, as provided by your wireless carrier or messaging platform.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected through our SMS program for the following purposes:
- To send you the SMS/MMS messages you have consented to receive
- To process and honor your opt-out requests promptly
- To maintain records of consent as required by law and carrier regulations
- To provide customer support when you reply HELP or contact us
- To improve and personalize your messaging experience
- To comply with legal obligations, regulatory requirements, and carrier policies
- To manage our dealership operations, including service scheduling and vehicle inquiries
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information collected through our SMS program to third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our SMS program (e.g., SMS platform providers, CRM systems). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes of delivering our messaging services.
- Affiliated Dealerships: Your information may be shared among Tameron Gulf Coast affiliated dealerships to provide you with relevant communications based on the specific dealership or brand you have engaged with.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information when required by law, court order, subpoena, or other legal process, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity, which will be subject to the same privacy protections described in this policy.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information collected through our SMS program for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, comply with legal obligations, maintain consent and opt-out records as required by law and carrier regulations, and resolve disputes. Opt-out records and consent documentation are retained for a minimum of ten (10) years in accordance with applicable state regulations. When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention practices.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the personal information we collect through our SMS program from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We encourage you not to share sensitive personal information (such as Social Security numbers, financial account details, or credit card numbers) via text message.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Right to Opt Out: You may stop receiving SMS messages at any time by replying STOP.
- Right to Access: You may request information about the data we have collected about you through the SMS program.
- Right to Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal and regulatory retention requirements.
- Right to Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our SMS messaging program is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 through our SMS program. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
9. Third-Party Links
Our SMS messages may occasionally contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or data collection policies of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Tameron Gulf Coast reserves the right to update or modify this SMS Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on our website with an updated effective date. Your continued participation in our SMS program after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to these SMS Terms and Conditions, our SMS Privacy Policy, or your participation in our SMS messaging program, please contact us:
Tameron Gulf Coast
Website: www.tamerongulfcoast.com
Contact Page: www.tamerongulfcoast.com/contactus.aspx
You may also visit any Tameron Gulf Coast dealership in person during regular business hours for assistance.
