Privacy Policy
HOW NATIONAL CAR COMPANY HANDLES PERSONAL DATA
National Car Company takes the privacy of your information very seriously. Our Privacy Policy below explains how we will collect and use the information you give us. We may vary this policy from time to time and the current version will be that published on this site. The word 'we' refers to National Car Company, unless otherwise indicated.
1. COLLECTING YOUR INFORMATION
From time to time, you may submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name, email address etc.) in order to receive or use services on our website. When we collect this information, we will only do so over a secure connection.
We will act in accordance with current legislation and we will provide a link to our “Data Protection Notice” every time we invite you to submit personal information to us. Our Data Protection Notice is given below.
National Car Company - Limited Data Protection Notice: National Car Company may use this information for administration, marketing, customer services and profiling your purchasing preferences. We may keep your information for a reasonable period to contact you about our services. For information about the way we use cookies and other web tracking devices please refer to section 2 of this privacy policy.
If you have submitted a request for a test drive your details may be passed to the appropriate dealer and they may contact you directly.
When you give us information about another person, you confirm that they have authorized you to act for them, to consent to the processing and use of their personal data in the manner described in this notice and to receive on their behalf any data protection notice.
You have the right to ask for a copy of your information (for which we will charge a small fee) and to correct any inaccuracies. Find out how to do this here.
We may record telephone calls for staff training and evidential purposes.
2. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE
When you visit our web pages, we will download something called a 'cookie' to your computer (see section 6). We may also collect information using Web Beacons (also known as clear gifs or web bugs - see section 7). Our cookies and Web Beacons provide us with non-personal statistical information about what you do on the website. For example: the duration of time a page was viewed, common paths taken through the site, data on screen settings and other general information. We may also collect information about what other websites you visit after ours. We use this data to improve the services on our site and to refine your experience of using our sites.
3. WHAT WE WILL DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will only use your information for the purposes that you would reasonably anticipate or that we state when we collect it and, where necessary, for which you have given us your consent. We will not contact you, or pass your information to our business partners, for marketing purposes unless you have indicated your agreement that we may do so.
We are committed to treating your personal data with due care and in accordance with the data protection principles.
4. HOW TO ACCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Please address your requests to: National Car Company, P.O. Box: 385, Al Dhiya Street, Doha, State of Qatar (email: info@mazda-qatar.com). If you believe that any of the data, we hold about you is incorrect or being misused, or you want further information, you may contact us at the above address.
5. USERS AGED 16 AND UNDER
If you are 16 or under you must have permission from a parent or guardian before you give us personal information. If we find that we have received information from you without the appropriate consent, we reserve the right to cancel all transactions and services and remove all personal data that you have supplied. You will be able to re-submit the information when you have the required permission.
6. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are text files that identify your computer (through what is known as an IP address) to our server. For information about what we use these for refer to section 2. Whilst in some cases it may be possible, we do not use the IP address as a means of identifying you. You generally have the opportunity to set your computer to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. You can do this through your internet browser. With most browsers, this facility can be reached via the 'tools' (e.g. Internet Explorer), or 'edit', or 'task' (e.g. Netscape) menu. If you have any problems finding this area, the 'help' function within your browser will be able to provide assistance. You can also find more detailed information about cookies and how to manage them on www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you refuse a cookie it may prevent the proper operation of the site or even prevent your access to certain areas.
7. WHAT IS A WEB BEACON?
Some of our Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web Beacons (sometimes known as clear gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited these pages. Web Beacons collect only limited information that includes a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the Web Beacon resides. These beacons do not carry any personally identifiable information and are only used to track the effectiveness of our site or particular campaigns.
You can find more information on Web Beacons, their use and your rights at
www.allaboutcookies.org/faqs/beacons.html
8. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to other sites outside the group. Neither National Car Company, nor its group companies, are responsible for the privacy and security of these sites. This privacy policy applies only to this website.