Budget Rent a Car
Corporation respects the privacy of every individual who
visits our website at budget.com (the "Website")
or sends us e-mail. Your privacy is very important to
us. Therefore, we have prepared this Privacy Statement
to inform you as to how we collect, use, and to whom and
under what conditions we may disclose the information
you entrust to us.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
You can visit our Website without telling us who you are
or providing us with any information. However, we may
collect the domain names, IP addresses, host names, and
pages requested (not the e-mail addresses) of all visitors
to our Website to measure the number of visits, pages
visited, average time spent on the Website, etc. We also
may collect the e-mail addresses of those who send us
e-mail messages. We use this information to continually
improve the convenience and functionality our Website
for our customers.
If you choose to provide us with personal information
on the Website, for example by renting a vehicle, purchasing
other goods or services, enrolling in our Fastbreak
or Perfect Drive programs, or responding to a questionnaire
or survey, you are agreeing to share that information
with us and with our subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees,
and business partners. We use personal information about
you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts,
to statistically analyze Website usage, to improve our
content, and to customize our Website's services, content
and layout. For example, we may use the information
to ensure the proper delivery of information you requested,
provide personalized service, and to inform you about
our products and services. We may also use your personal
information to inform you of new products, services,
changes, or promotions. If you do not want us to send
you this type of information, please send us an e-mail
at maestrohd@budgetgroup.com.
Like many other Internet websites, our Website may
use "cookie" technology to measure Website
activity and to customize information to your personal
tastes. A "cookie" is an element of data that
a website can send to your browser, which then stores
the "cookie" on your hard drive. When you
return to our Website we can recognize you from the
information stored in the "cookie" and can
tailor information to suit your individual preferences.
The goal is to save you time and provide you with a
more meaningful visit. You may set your browser to notify
you when you receive a "cookie," or to refuse
to accept "cookies." However, please note
that if you choose not to accept "cookies"
you will limit the functionality we can provide to you
at our Website.
Collecting Information From Children
We do not intend to collect personal information from
children who identify themselves as being under 18 years
of age. Children should not provide personal information
on this Website, and should ask their parents to submit
a request on their behalf if they want to receive information
related to this Website.
Our Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy,
and to ensure the correct use of information, we have
put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial
procedures to safeguard and secure the information we
collect online. Our secure server uses Secure Sockets
Layer software ("SSL") which allows us to
receive information that your Web browser encrypts and
transmits to us. SSL encryption technology helps to
prevent the unauthorized viewing and downloading of
your personal information. We have had no reports of
fraudulent use of a customer credit card as a result
of purchases made via the Website.
Sharing Information
We do not intend to sell any of the information we collect
to third parties. We may provide aggregate statistics
to reputable parties and our subsidiaries, affiliates,
licensees, and business partners about the visitors
to our Website and, where not legally prohibited, these
statistics may include personal information about you.
Other Information Collectors
Except as otherwise expressly discussed in this Privacy
Statement, this document only addresses the use and
disclosure of information we collect from you. Our Website
may include links to the websites of our business partners,
vendors and advertisers. To the extent that you disclose
your information to other parties, you are subject to
the privacy practices of that party. We cannot determine
for you whether these other parties have privacy statements
similar to ours, and therefore, we cannot be responsible
for the content or the privacy practices employed by
any other party.
Your use of this Website constitutes your consent to
our collection and use of this information. If we change
our Privacy Statement, we will update this page of the
Website so you will always be aware of how we use your
information.
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