Terms and Privacy

TERMS OF USE

Welcome to American Auto Yards LLC. By using the American Auto Yards LLC, you agree, on behalf of yourself and all members using your account, to the following Terms and Conditions. Your use of the services (as defined below) is subject to the terms of this legal agreement (these “Terms” or “Agreement”) between you and American Auto Yards. American Auto Yards LLC (“www.americanautoyards.com” “We,” or “Us”) has its principal place of business located at 6142 N Damen AVE, Chicago, IL 60659, USA. By accessing, browsing, and using this website, mobile website, or services, you accept these Terms and Conditions of Use without limitation or qualification. Please read these terms and conditions carefully. By using this service, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions described herein. Additionally, the Terms and Conditions of Use, as well as the content of this website, are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

1. You must be of legal age to form a binding agreement with us (i.e., you must be at least 18 years of age or at least 13 years of age accompanied by an adult who will be responsible for your actions).
2. You must not be a candidate debarred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or any other country.
3. You are not eligible to use the service or the terms we provide if you are:

If you have any further questions regarding these terms or conditions of use, kindly contact us via call, email, or live chat.

OUR PROVISION OF SERVICES

We continuously innovate our services and terms to provide you with the best possible experience. You acknowledge and agree that the forms of services and terms we provide may change from time to time without prior notice to you.

As part of this continuous innovation, you agree and acknowledge that we can or may permanently or temporarily stop providing the services and resources at our sole discretion, without any prior notice to you. Similarly, you can choose to stop using the services at any time.

We have subsidiaries and affiliated legal entities that provide services to you. You agree and acknowledge that our subsidiaries and affiliates are entitled to provide services and resources to you.

If we deactivate access to your account, you may be prevented from accessing the services, details of your account, or any files or content stored in your account.

YOUR PASSWORDS

You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use to access the services. Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to us for all activities that occur under your account. If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or account, you agree to notify us immediately through a call or live chat.

YOUR PASSWORDS AND ACCOUNT SECURITY

To access our services, you may need to provide information about yourself during the registration process or as part of your continued use of our services. This information may include your name, address, password, email address, identification, and contact details. You agree to use the services only for purposes permitted by this agreement and any applicable laws, regulations, or generally accepted practices or guidelines in relevant jurisdictions, including laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other relevant countries.

You agree not to access or attempt to access the services by any means other than through the interface provided by us. You specifically agree not to access or attempt to access the services through any automated means, including the use of scripts or web crawlers.

You agree not to engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the services or the servers and networks connected to the services.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, or copy any portion of the services for any purpose.

You agree that you are solely responsible for any breach of your obligations under this agreement and for the consequences, including any loss or damage that we may suffer, resulting from such breach.

PRIVACY AND YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

For information about our data collection, use, disclosure, and protection practices, please read our Privacy Policy. This policy explains how we treat your personal information and protect your privacy when you use the services. By using the services, you agree to the use of your data as outlined in our Privacy Policy. We do not publish content or provide services targeted at children. If you are under the age of 13, please do not attempt to use the services or provide any personal information about yourself to us. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. We strongly recommend that minors aged 13 or older seek permission from their parents before sharing any information about themselves online, and we encourage parents to teach their children about safe internet practices.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you use any service or send emails, text messages, or other communications from your desktop or mobile device to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you through various means, such as email, text messages, or by posting notices and messages through the services. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

ORDERS AND PRODUCT AVAILABILITY

If you wish to purchase any product made available through the services, you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your transaction, including your credit card number, expiration date, billing address, and shipping information. By submitting such information, you grant us the right to provide it to third parties for the purpose of facilitating the completion of transactions initiated by you. Verification of information may be required before the acknowledgement or completion of any transaction.

We reserve the right to limit the available quantity of any product or service, discontinue any product or service, impose conditions on the honoring of coupons or promotional codes, bar users from making or completing transactions, refuse or cancel orders, restrict or terminate accounts, and prohibit sales to dealers and resellers. You agree to pay all charges incurred through the services at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred, including shipping and handling charges. You also remain responsible for any applicable taxes.

Our acknowledgement of an order means that your request has been received, but it does not mean that your order has been accepted or shipped, or that the price or availability of an item has been confirmed. We make efforts to describe and display our products and services accurately, but inaccuracies may occur. We reserve the right to

Disclaimer

By providing your phone number to American Auto Yards LLC, you hereby acknowledge and agree that we may send text messages to your wireless phone number for various purposes. Please note that message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary, and you retain the right to Opt-out by simply replying “STOP.” For a detailed understanding of how we handle your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy below.

Privacy Policy

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All the categories mentioned above exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent, which will not be shared with any third parties.

Who we are

Suggested text: Our websites address is: https://americanautoyards.com

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://americanautoyards.com/terms-and-privacy/ After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Disclaimer

By providing your phone number to American Auto Yards LLC, you hereby acknowledge and agree that we may send text messages to your wireless phone number for various purposes. Please note that message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary, and you retain the right to Opt-out by simply replying “STOP.” For a detailed understanding of how we handle your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy below.
Message and data rates may apply. To opt out at any time, text STOP. For assistance, text HELP or visit our website at [https://americanautoyards.com].
Visit [Privacy Policy URL] for privacy policy and [Terms URL] for Terms of Service.

Privacy Policy

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All the categories mentioned above exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent, which will not be shared with any third parties. SMS consent is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

SMS Terms of Service

By opting into SMS from a web form or other medium, you are agreeing to receive SMS messages from [American Auto yards]. This includes SMS messages for appointment scheduling, appointment reminders, post-visit instructions, lab notifications, and billing notifications. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. See privacy policy at [Privacy Policy URL]. Message HELP for help. Reply STOP to any message to opt out.