The federal government has
passed legislation to protect personal information gathered by private
businesses. The legislation balances a
business’s legitimate need to gather, store and use information and an
individual’s right to control his or her personal information.
At Milestone Mazda, we may gather information about our customers to operate
our business. This information gives us
the ability to advise our customers about information relevant to their initial
contact with our dealership.
Information available
publicly such a directory listing of your name, address, e-mail address and
telephone number is not considered to be personal information.
We may have personal information about you if you:
Purchase a vehicle or have vehicles serviced here - Apply for a vehicle purchase loan through our Business Office-Purchase a warranty or insurance product - Apply for an account- Rent a vehicle through Vacation Rent a Car.
The information will only be used for the following:
To enhance products, services and our marketing to you-To meet safety, legal and regulatory requirements - For vehicle service reminders, recalls and campaigns - For warranty purposes, including purchases- Credit applications - Insurance purchases - Re-selling vehicles - To protect our business interests such as if you owe a debt to our company
The only people we will ever disclose this information to will be:
Our Manufacturer and our Manufacturer's Financial institutions and credit
bureaus, on a confidential basis, if you are applying for a loan – Vehicle
Warranty Providers (for warranty purchases and claims) - Insurance companies and
vehicle insurers (to purchase insurance or to process claims)-Other auto
dealerships for the efficient provision of service to you - Our dealer computer
system provider (for record-keeping purposes only) - Purchasers of vehicles
previously traded-in - Someone who we reasonably believe is seeking information
as your agent - Employees of our company who have a specific need to know in
connection with the purposes identified
here, and access is permitted only to the extent necessary for such purposes
We retain the information only as long as is required by law, our Manufacturer's policy, or for the operation of our business. You may review information we collect about you by you at our dealership at any time during regular working hours. We will correct any errors we have made or outdated information.
Our
Office Manager is responsible for all personal information in our custody and
control, and a written request for access should be directed to our General
Manager
or at the following
address: Milestone Mazda 3316 – 1st Ave South Lethbridge,AB T1J 4H3
“Attention Confidential
Privacy Request”