Auto~Star respects your privacy. Below is an outline of the information we collect on this web site, how we use it, and how you can "opt-out":

• Whenever you request a page, your IP address, browser and version, operating system and the site you came from are stored in a log file. This information cannot be used to identify a specific individual. It is only used for statistical purposes to help improve this site and provide accurate statistics to Auto~Star in the form of aggregated data. This information is kept in a secure file, located on our server.
• The e-mail addresses collected from sign-ups for brochures and other information on the site are not sold, or disclosed to a third party. The e-mail addresses collected will only be used for our own tracking and marketing purposes. You will not receive any mailings you did not request. The e-mail addresses are stored on a database on our server. Instructions for removal from these mailings are included in each individual e-mail message that is sent to you.
• When a survey appears on the Auto~Star web site information is collected, compiled, and analyzed on an aggregated basis. Auto~Star may share this aggregated data with business partners.
• Cookies on this site are used to provide interactivity and ease-of-use to repeat customers, and to help us improve site performance. Cookies are only used for proper directing of click-throughs and statistical tracking. Cookies cannot be used to identify specific individuals.
• The Auto~Star web site occasionally holds polls. By voting you are not disclosing any information other than the answer to the question the poll asks. A vote cannot be traced to a specific individual, and hence your identity remains anonymous. This information is used by us to improve our performance and products, and may be shared with business partners.
• The information collected during the registration process for the Auto~Star Forum is used to contact members in the event of a Forum rule violation. It can also be used to prevent banned users from re-registering under a different username. The e-mail address will only be seen by moderators and administrators if the you do not specify to keep it hidden in your personal settings, which you can access and change any time through the Forum's home page.
• The IP address is logged whenever you post in the Auto~Star Community Forums. This information is used if it becomes necessary to ban a user. The IP address can only be seen by administrators and moderators.
• When a contest/special offer or other promotion is run on this site you may be asked to supply some personally identifying information like your name, e-mail address or phone number. This information will only be used to notify winners of the contest/promotion. Non-identifying information may be analyzed, aggregated, and used to provide an overview of the demographics of our visitors for the purpose of improving the web site, our products, and performance.