NYBLACKCAR Privacy Policy
NYBLACKCAR is dedicated to protecting Your personal information and informing You about how We use it. This privacy policy applies to transactions and activities and data gathered through the NYBLACKCAR Platform.
We do not sell or rent Your Information to third parties for their marketing purposes without Your explicit consent and We only use Your information as described in the Privacy Policy. We view protection of users’ privacy as a very important community principle. We understand clearly that You and Your information is one of Our most important assets. We store and process Your information on computers located in the United States that are protected by physical as well as technological security devices. We use third parties to verify and certify Our privacy principles. If You object to Your Information being transferred or used in this way, please do not use or access Our Services.
If at any point We decide to use particular personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time it was collected, We will notify Users by way of an email or by providing 30 days’ notice on the NYBLACKCAR Platform.
Please review this privacy policy periodically as We may revise it without notice. Each time You use the NYBLACKCAR Platform or provide Us with information, by doing so You are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy at that time. Please note that We will continue to have the right to change Our privacy policy and practices, and how We use Your personally identifiable information, without notice, as described in herein, provided that such changes shall only apply to information gathered on or after the date of the change.
Data We Collect From You
In order to operate the NYBLACKCAR Platform and to provide You with information about products or services that may be of interest to You, We may request “personal information” (i.e., information that could be used to contact You directly (without using the NYBLACKCAR Platform) such as full name, postal address, phone number, credit/debit card information, or email address) or “demographic information” (i.e., information that You submit, or that We collect, that is not personal information; this may include, but is not limited to, zip code, hometown, gender, username, age/birth date, browsing history information, searching history information, and registration history information. Demographic information is divided into two categories: “non-public information”, which consists of ride transaction information and one-on-one communications between You and other users of the NYBLACKCAR Platform; and “public information”, which consists of all other demographic information.
Please note that nowhere on the NYBLACKCAR Platform do We knowingly collect, keep or maintain personal information from children under the age of 18, as We require that all users represent to Us that they are at least 18 years old.
How We Use Personal Information
We use Your email address and Your other personal information to help Us efficiently operate the NYBLACKCAR Platform, to contact You in connection with Your transactions and other activities on the NYBLACKCAR Platform (including, but not limited to, confirmation emails, or important news that could affect Your relationship with NYBLACKCAR). These types of communications are known as “Operational Communications.” In some cases, Operational Communications may also contain commercial messages, such as banner ads and special offers.
To operate the NYBLACKCAR Platform, including processing Your transactions and supporting Your activities on the NYBLACKCAR Platform, We may share Your personal information with Our agents, representatives, contractors and service providers so they can provide Us with support services such as email origination, receipt or support services, customer relationship management services, and order fulfillment. We require these entities not to use Your information for any other purpose.
By purchasing, registering or making reservations for services offered or sponsored by third parties on the NYBLACKCAR Platform, or electing to receive communications (such as emails or material by mail) or electing to participate in contests, sweepstakes or other programs (such as discount or rewards programs), offered or sponsored by third parties on the NYBLACKCAR Platform, You consent to Our providing Your personal information to those third parties. Those third parties may use Your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies. You will need to contact those third parties to instruct them directly regarding Your preferences for the use of Your personal information by them. Additionally, You agree that We may use and disclose all such information so submitted to such third parties in the same manner in which We are entitled to use and disclose any other information You submit to Us.
Any third party with whom We are allowed to share Your personal information is authorized to use Your personal information in accordance with Our contractual arrangements with such third parties and in accordance with their own privacy policies, over which We have no control, and You agree that We are not responsible or liable for any of their actions or omissions. Those who contact You will need to be instructed directly by You regarding Your preferences for the use of Your personal information by them.
How We Use Demographic Data
We may review all demographic Data. We may use public information to enable other users to search Your profile, to determine whether Your trip details fit other user’s requirements, and to communicate with You. We may use demographic information to tailor the NYBLACKCAR Platform and communications to Your interests.
Your Personal Information
NYBLACKCAR provides You with the ability to access and edit Your personal information. To update Your personal info, click Settings in the NYBLACKCAR menu. There You can view, update and correct Your account information.
So that We can protect the integrity of sensitive data, there are certain pieces of information, such as Your age, that You cannot alter Yourself. Our databases automatically update any personal information You edit in Your profile, or that You request We edit. Information transmitted through boards, chats, polls or through any other means remains in Our databases and become the property of NYBLACKCAR upon submission. Keep this in mind if You decide to communicate personal information through any of these applications.
Information Retention
To preserve the integrity of Our databases, standard procedure calls for Us to retain information submitted by members for an indefinite length of time. NYBLACKCAR understands Your submissions as consent to store all Your information in one place for this indefinite length of time, if We so wish. If required by law, as is the case to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), We will nullify member information by erasing it from Our database. We will also respond to written member requests to nullify account information. Also, by using the NYBLACKCAR Platform, You do hereby represent and warrant that You understand and agree that all information submitted by You through the NYBLACKCAR Platform or otherwise to NYBLACKCAR becomes the property of NYBLACKCAR and may be used in the sole discretion of NYBLACKCAR in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.
Choice/Opt-Out
NYBLACKCAR provides Users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from Us and Our partners at the point where We request information about the visitor. NYBLACKCAR gives Users the option to remove their information from Our database, to not receive future communications or to no longer receive Our service.
Special Cases in Which We Share Personal Information
Your personal information may be passed on to a third party in the event of a transfer of ownership or assets, or a bankruptcy. We may also disclose personal information when We determine that such disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law, to cooperate with law enforcement or to protect the interests or safety of NYBLACKCAR or other visitors to the NYBLACKCAR Platform. We also may disclose Your personal information to Our subsidiary and parent companies and businesses, and other affiliated legal entities and businesses with whom We are under common corporate control. Whenever personal information is disclosed under this paragraph, We may also disclose Your demographic information along with it, on a non-anonymous basis. All of Our parent, subsidiary and affiliated legal entities and businesses that receive Your personal information or non-anonymous demographic information from Us will comply with the terms of this privacy policy with respect to their use and disclosure of such information.
Our Security Precautions
Your NYBLACKCAR Profile is password-protected so that only You and authorized NYBLACKCAR employees have access to Your account information. In order to maintain this protection, do not give Your password to anyone. NYBLACKCAR staff will never proactively reach out to You and ask for any personal account information, including Your password If You share a computer, You should sign out of Your NYBLACKCAR account and close the browser window before someone else logs on. This will help protect Your information entered on public terminals from disclosure to third parties.
NYBLACKCAR makes every effort to ensure that Your information is secure on its system. NYBLACKCAR has staff dedicated to maintaining Our privacy policy as set forth herein and other privacy initiatives, periodically reviewing Web security and making sure that every NYBLACKCAR employee is aware of Our security practices. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, NYBLACKCAR cannot guarantee the security of any information You transmit to Us, and You do so at Your own risk. If You have any further questions on this issue, refer to NYBLACKCAR Terms of Use. NYBLACKCAR expressly disclaims any liability that may arise should any other individuals obtain the information You submit to the NYBLACKCAR Platform.
NYBLACKCAR has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under Our control. Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computer networks which may be located outside of the state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction in which You reside, and the country or jurisdiction in which these computer networks are located may not have privacy laws as protective as the laws in Your country or jurisdiction.
The NYBLACKCAR Platform may contain links to other web sites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage Our Users to be aware when they leave the NYBLACKCAR Platform to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the NYBLACKCAR Platform.
Export Control
You agree to comply fully with all United States and foreign export laws and regulations to ensure that neither the Platform nor any technical data related thereto nor any direct product thereof is exported or re-exported directly or indirectly in violation of, or used for any purposes prohibited by, such laws and regulations. By using the Platform acquired from the Apple App Store or Google Play, you represent and warrant that: (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restrictive parties.
General
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to choice of law principles. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. You agree that this Agreement and all incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by NYBLACKCAR, in Our sole discretion in accordance with the “Notices” section of this Agreement. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by You or others does not waive Our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between the User and NYBLACKCAR with respect to the subject matter hereof. Sections referring to Services, Licenses, Liability Limit, Indemnity, and Resolution of Disputes shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement. By using the NYBLACKCAR Platform, You do hereby represent and warrant that You have read, understand and agree to all terms of Agreement. Each time You use the NYBLACKCAR Platform, You agree to all terms set forth in this Agreement and any other policies published by NYBLACKCAR on the NYBLACKCAR Platform.
Contacting NYBLACKCAR
If You have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of NYBLACKCAR, or Your dealings with NYBLACKCAR, You may contact Us through the customer service link on our website: www.nyblackcar.com, or by telephone at: (718) 937-6677.
