Welcome to the Flagship Drive Privacy Policy page. Here, we provide all the details about who we are, how we collect data, and how the data is shared.
Who we are
Our website address is https://flagshipdrive.com. We are a team of passionate car enthusiasts who love everything related to the automotive industry. Our goal is to provide our readers with valuable and informative content that covers a wide range of topics.
Comments
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://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Flagship Drive‘s website Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
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 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 set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account automatically deletes the pre-existing cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed additional third-party tracking. They may also monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account on that website.
Who do we share your data with?
At Flagship Drive, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. We do not share, sell, or disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:
Service providers: We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you. These service providers may include website hosting companies, payment processors, and email marketing services. We ensure that these service providers are GDPR and CCPA-compliant and that they have implemented appropriate security measures to protect your personal information.
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Legal requirements: We may be required to disclose your personal information if we are legally obligated to do so, such as in response to a court order, subpoena, or another legal process.
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Business transfers: In the event that Flagship Drive is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will ensure that any such transfer is conducted in accordance with this Privacy Policy
We may also share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information about our users with third parties for marketing, advertising, or research purposes.
Flagship Drive takes the security of your personal information seriously and has implemented appropriate measures to safeguard it. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.
If you have any questions or concerns about how we share your personal information, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section of this website.
How long we retain your data
At Flagship Drive, we only retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
The specific length of time that we retain your personal information may vary. Here are some examples of how long we may retain your personal information:
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Account information: If you create an account on our website, we will retain your personal information as long as your account is active. If you close your account, we will retain your personal information for a reasonable period of time to fulfill any legal or regulatory obligations.
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Comments and other user-generated content: If you leave a comment or other user-generated content on our website, we will retain your personal information as long as the content remains on our website. This allows us to identify and respond to any follow-up comments or inquiries. We may also retain this information for a longer period of time if required by law.
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Analytics data: We may retain anonymous, aggregated analytics data for an indefinite period of time for analytical and statistical purposes.
We take reasonable measures to ensure that your personal information is securely stored and protected against unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction. If you have any questions or concerns about how long we retain your personal information, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section of this website.
What rights do you have over your data?
As a user of Flagship Drive, you have certain rights over your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, and restrict the use of your personal information.
You may access, correct, or delete your personal information by logging into your account or by contacting us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section of this website. If you are unable to access or delete your personal information, please contact us and we will assist you.
You may also have the right to restrict the use of your personal information, such as opting out of marketing communications or withdrawing your consent to the collection and use of your personal information. You can exercise these rights by contacting us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section of this website.
Please note that we may need to retain certain personal information for legal or regulatory purposes, such as to comply with our tax, accounting, or reporting obligations, or to fulfill a warranty or contract obligation. If this is the case, we will ensure that your personal information is securely stored and used only for these specific purposes. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.