Who We Are
Welcome to ZONE AUTO CARE. Our website address is https://zoneautocare.com.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The ZONE AUTO CARE privacy policy can be found here: Privacy Policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if using Gravatar) is publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media
If you upload images to our website, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from the images you upload.

Contact Forms
If you fill out a contact form, we may collect and retain the information you provide in order to respond to your inquiry.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you can opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
  • A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • Once logged in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved to indicate the post ID of the article you edited, which expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves just as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content if you are logged in to their website.

Analytics
We may use third-party services to analyze site usage patterns and improve our services. This data is anonymized and used to enhance the user experience.

Who We Share Your Data With
Your personal data is not shared with any third-party companies unless required for legal purposes or to fulfill a service you have requested.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • For users registered on our site, we store the personal information in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for the username). Website administrators also have access to modify this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on this site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data, except for any data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information
For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at info@zoneautocare.com.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data
We implement security measures to safeguard your personal information, including encryption and access control.

Data Breach Procedures
In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and follow the necessary legal procedures to protect your data.

Third-Party Data
We do not receive data from third parties unless required for a specific service or regulatory purpose.

Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We do not perform automated decision-making or profiling with your personal data.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
We comply with all applicable industry regulations regarding data privacy and protection.