This privacy policy sets out the approach taken by Group Lotus plc to the processing
of personal information concerning visitors to the Lotus website ("personal data").
It explains how we use your personal data. By using our website and entering details
of your personal information you agree to the terms of this privacy policy and our
use of your personal data in the manner described.
If you have any requests concerning your personal data or any queries concerning
how we process it please contact us.
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Information Collected and How We Use It
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Lotus collects and uses your personal data from you (including your name and eMail
address) which you provide when you use our website. We also collect information
from your use of our products and services and your visits to website. You have
a choice whether to allow us to use this personal data and information when you
register on lotuscars.com. If you do not agree then do not enter and submit your
details to us.
We would like to use your personal data to keep in touch with you as necessary to
provide information on:
• Promotions and offers from Lotus
• Lotus products and merchandise
• News about Lotus
We may contact you via eMail, mail or telephone calls.
We may use your personal data to analyze our customer profiles and for statistical
purposes. We may share anonymous statistical information with third parties as part
of market research purposes.
This website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. Lotus does not
knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.
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Updating Your Information
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If you are a registered user, you can update your personal information at any time
at the registration page
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Sharing Your Information
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We may share your personal data with companies within the Lotus group of companies
and selected third party companies.
We will not rent out or sell our customer lists to any person that is unaffiliated
with Lotus organization.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lotus may share or otherwise transfer information
about you if (i) Lotus or substantially all of Lotus' assets are acquired by or
merged with another company; (ii) Lotus believes it is necessary to respond to subpoenas,
court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or
defend against legal claims; or (ii) Lotus believes it is necessary in order to
investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud,
situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations
of Lotus's terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
Lotus may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the
way we treat personal information by sending a notice to you or by placing a prominent
notice on our site.
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Links to Other Websites
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Websites which are linked from our website may not have privacy policies or they
may use your personal information in ways which are different to those set out in
this privacy policy. Lotus has no control over these websites and these websites'
use of your personal information is not subject to this policy.
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Cookies
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Cookies are tools that enable an organization's website to store information on
a visitor's harddrive. A cookie is a string of information that a website transfers
to the cookie file on a computer's hard disk in order that the website can remember
the visitor's details on a subsequent visit. Cookies cannot be used on its own to
identify individuals. The lotuscars.co.uk website uses cookie technology.
We will not disclose any information to any other person in any way that enables
them to identify you through the cookie.
Please refer to your browsers help file (pressing the F1 key will launch help in
most browsers) and search for "Cookies" to learn how to change your cookie settings.
Deactivating cookies may prevent us from providing a full service to you. The cookie
is used for tracking content preferences and traffic patterns in order to provide
the most value to you. Usage information may also be used to target advertising
to visitors to our site so that they view advertisements and the like which have
the most relevance for them.
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Your Rights to Access
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You have a right to access and alter personal data that is held about you. To obtain
a copy of or change your personal data which we hold about you please email webmaster or write to:
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