Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the CCAR-GreenLink® website. Your privacy and the security of your personal information are very important to us. We want you to be as comfortable as possible visiting our website and using our services. We are dedicated to protecting the privacy of those who visit our website and use our services. This Privacy Policy governs our website and explains how we collect your personal information on our website, how we protect such information, and the choices you have concerning the use of such information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. Except as we disclose in this Privacy Policy, we will not sell, share, license, trade, or rent your personal information to others.
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose that information to anyone. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis. By using our website or any of its features, tools or resources that we provide on our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED ON OUR WEBSITE?
We collect two types of information: personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information.
Personally Identifiable Information.
Personally identifiable information is information that identifies you or can be used to contact you (“Personally Identifiable Information”). Such Personally Identifiable Information may include your name, address, email address, telephone number, age and other similar information. You do not have to provide us with any Personally Identifiable Information to visit our website. However, we may request Personally Identifiable Information from you when you submit a “Contact Us” request from our website or in connection with other products or services we may make available on our website from time to time. In all of these cases, we will collect Personally Identifiable Information from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to us. Unless you give us permission to do so, we will not sell, share, license, trade or rent your Personally Identifiable Information other than as specified in this Privacy Policy.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information.
When you use our website, we also may collect information that by itself cannot be used to identify or contact you (“Non-Personally Identifiable Information”). Non-Personally Identifiable Information may include user IP addresses, browser types, domain names, demographic information and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of our website. Non-Personally Identifiable Information is used to help us understand who uses our website and to improve and market our website in general.
WHERE AND WHEN IS INFORMATION COLLECTED ON OUR WEBSITE (INCLUDING THROUGH THE USE OF COOKIES)?
The following is a description of the areas and/or manners in which we primarily collect information about you.
Cookies.
We collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information passively using “cookies.” “Cookies” are small text files that are placed on your computer in order to identify your web browser and the activities of your computer on our website and other websites. Cookies are used to personalize your experience on our website, to assist you in using our website, and to allow us to statistically monitor how you are using our website to help us improve our services.
You do not have to accept cookies to use our website. Although most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, you may reset your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie or to reject cookies generally. Most browsers offer instructions on how to do so in the “Help” section of the toolbar. While you are not required to accept our cookies to access our website, if you reject cookies, certain features or resources of our website may not work properly and you may experience some loss of convenience.
Finally, please note that third parties may also use their own cookies when you click on their advertisement or link to their website or service on or from our website. This Privacy Policy does not govern the use by such third-party websites.
Log Files.
We also collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information through our Internet log files, which record data such as user IP addresses, browser types, domain names, and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of our website. This information may be used to analyze trends, to administer our website, to monitor our website’s use, and to gather general demographic information. We may link this information to Personally Identifiable Information for these and other purposes such as personalizing your experience on our website.
WHAT DOES OUR WEBSITE DO WITH THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS?
In general, we use the information collected on our website to help us understand who uses our website and how it is used, to personalize your online experience, to assist you in using our online services, to improve our website, and for billing purposes, if applicable.
If you identify yourself to us by sending us an email or a “Contacts Us” request with questions or comments, we may use your information (including Personally Identifiable Information) to respond to your questions or comments, and we may file your questions or comments for future reference. We may also use the information collected to send you important service announcements and updates regarding our website.
WHEN DOES OUR WEBSITE DISCLOSE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES?
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or as specifically agreed to by you, we will not disclose any information we gather from you on our website.
Affiliates.
We may disclose information (including Personally Identifiable Information) about you to our Affiliates. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Affiliates” means any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with us, whether by ownership or otherwise. Any information relating to you that we provide to our Affiliates will be treated by those Affiliates in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Laws and Legal Rights.
We may also disclose your information (including Personally Identifiable Information) if we believe in good faith that we are required to do so in order to comply with an applicable statute, regulation, rule or law, a subpoena, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other valid legal process. We may disclose Personally Identifiable Information in special circumstances when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our website terms and conditions, or to protect the safety and/or security of our users, our website or the general public.
Third Parties Generally.
We may provide to third parties information about you that does not allow you to be identified or contacted, including where such information is combined with similar information of other users of our website. For example, we might inform third parties regarding the number of unique users who visit our website, the demographic breakdown of our registered user of our website, or the activities that visitors to our website engage in while on our website. The third parties to which we may provide this information may include potential or actual advertisers, providers of advertising services (including website tracking services), commercial partners, sponsors, licensees, researchers and other similar parties.
Outside Contractors.
We may employ independent contractors, vendors and suppliers (collectively, “Outside Contractors”) to provide specific services and products related to our website, such as hosting and maintaining our website and e-mail services. These Outside Contractors may sometimes have limited access to information collected on our website in the course of providing products or services to us. Access to your Personally Identifiable Information by these contractors is limited to the information reasonably necessary in order for the Outside Contractors to perform their limited function for us. We also require that these contractors (i) protect the privacy of your Personally Identifiable Information consistent with this Privacy Policy, and (ii) not use or disclose your Personally Identifiable Information for any purpose other than providing us with products or services for which we contracted.
Changes in Our Business.
We reserve the right to transfer information to a third party in the event of a merger or other transfer of all or substantially all of our assets to any third party, provided that such third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLY WHEN I LINK TO OTHER WEBSITES?
Our website contains links to other websites not owned or operated by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage you to be aware when our website links to other websites and to read the privacy policies or statements of each and every website. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by our website.
WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE ANY PRIVACY QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or feel that we are not abiding by the terms of our posted Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Coordinator in any of the following ways:
Email our Privacy Coordinator at: info@ccar-greenlink.org
Or, write to our Privacy Coordinator at:
4801 Emerson Avenue #205,
Palatine, IL 60067
BY USING OUR WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OUR WEBSITE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL MEAN THAT YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.
CCAR® Disclaimer The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR®) is providing the information contained in this (or these) documents as a public service. CCAR® believes that the information is correct and accurate as of the date posted and has no reason to believe otherwise. However, CCAR® does not guarantee the correctness or accuracy of the information and will not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate information or any damage or loss suffered by any person as a result of reliance on such information by any person. The information presented relates to environmental programs of the Federal and State government. State laws, regulations, ruling and/or local ordinances may apply in lieu of, or in addition to, the Federal rules and should be reviewed before taking any action in reliance on this information.