Privacy Policy

Gregg Young Toyota of Ottumwa - Privacy Policy

Updated: September 17, 2025

GYT Ottumwa, LLC, an Iowa limited liability company d/b/a Gregg Young Toyota Ottumwa ("Dealership", "we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this privacy policy (the “Policy”). This Policy describes how we collect, process, retain, and disclose personal data about you when providing services to you through our websites, applications, products, and services that link to this policy (our "Services") and our practices for using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This Policy applies only to information we collect:

  • Through the Services.
  • In communications, including email, text, chat, and other electronic messages, between you and the Services.
  • When you interact with our advertising and applications (including mobile apps) on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this Policy.

It does not apply to information collected by:

  • Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Dealership or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries) that does not link to this Policy.
  • Any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Services.

We may provide additional or different privacy policies that are specific to certain features, services, or activities.

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we treat it. By interacting with our Services or providing us with your information, you agree to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this privacy policy. This Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of the Services after such changes is deemed acceptance, so please check the Policy periodically for updates.

CHILDREN’S AND MINORS’ DATA

Our Services are not intended for, and we do not knowingly collect any personal data from, children under the age of 18. If we learn we have collected or received personal data from a child under 18 years old without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

THE PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT OR PROCESS

"Personal data" is information that identifies, relates to, or describes, directly or indirectly, you as an individual. The types and categories of personal data we collect or process include:

  • Account and contact information (name, address, email, phone, username).
  • Payment information (credit/debit card, payment methods, PayPal, Venmo, etc.).
  • Account history (subscriptions, purchases, orders, discounts).
  • Demographic information (age, gender, income, education, etc., if consented).
  • Location information (general or precise, if enabled and consented).
  • Device information (IP address, device identifiers, browser, OS, etc.).
  • Profile or review content you provide in communications with us.
  • Images, voice recordings, and videos (if consented).
  • Identity document information (SSN, driver’s license, if consented).
  • Biometric information (fingerprints, faceprints, etc., if consented).
  • Vehicle information (sales/service history, VIN, mileage, etc.).
  • Aggregated or statistical information derived from personal data.
  • Technical information (clickstream, usage, page interactions, errors, etc.).

HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL OR OTHER DATA

  • You provide it – e.g., when creating accounts, purchases, promotions, uploading content.
  • Automatically – via cookies, web beacons, tracking technologies.
  • From business partners or service providers – analytics, payment processors, fraud prevention, etc.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use your data to:

  • Provide, manage, and improve our Services.
  • Fulfill orders, subscriptions, and payments.
  • Communicate notices, updates, and promotions.
  • Personalize content and advertising (including through AI and analytics).
  • Provide financing and confirm eligibility for rebates.
  • Defend against legal claims and enforce contracts.

We do not engage in profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

WHO WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION TO

  • Subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, and service providers.
  • Buyers or successors in mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring.
  • Third parties for marketing (if consented or not opted out).
  • Automotive manufacturers and suppliers (e.g., ad networks, credit agencies, social platforms).
  • As required by law, regulation, or enforcement.

We do not sell your data.

YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION

You may:

  • Manage cookies and tracking preferences.
  • Opt out of marketing and targeted advertising.
  • Control disclosure of your data to third parties.
  • Restrict or disable location data collection.

YOUR STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on your residency, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or port your data, and opt out of targeted advertising or profiling. California, Nevada, and other states may provide additional rights. Contact us to exercise these rights.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We use commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. However, no system is 100% secure, and any transmission of personal data is at your own risk.

HOW WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We retain personal data only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill stated purposes, comply with laws, and mitigate risk. Data is deleted, destroyed, or de-identified at the end of its retention period.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Policy from time to time. The most current version will be posted with the updated date at the top of the page.

CONTACT INFORMATION