This summary of the MTM Privacy Statement applies to Personal Information (as defined below) collected by or on behalf of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (“MTM,” “us,” or “our”). Some of our products and services may have additional privacy statements that apply. Where product- or service-specific privacy statements conflict with this Privacy Statement, those privacy statements shall govern.
To contact us with a question call us at 256-285-5000 or mail your inquiry to:
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
9000 Greenbrier Parkway NW
Madison, AL 35756
MTM is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust as it relates to the privacy of your Personal Information (as defined below). Please read below and learn how we collect, protect, share and use your Personal Information including information we collect as part of our technology Platforms (including, without limitation, our Mazda, Toyota and Lexus branded websites, web pages, interactive features, applications, and mobile applications that link to this Privacy Statement), offline, and from third parties.
United States Only. This Privacy Statement describes our practices with respect to Personal Information collected regarding individuals in the United States. If you are located in another country, please review the applicable MTM privacy statement for your country.
This Privacy Statement also does not apply to the data practices of any MTM, Mazda, Toyota, Lexus, or Scion dealers; local dealer associations; private distributors; Mazda, Toyota or Lexus Financial Services; or Mazda, Toyota or Lexus Insurance Management Solutions. If you wish to learn about the privacy practices of these entities, please visit their respective privacy statements.
We may collect certain types of Personal Information (i.e., information that can be used to identify you as an individual, such as your name, email, telephone number, home address, demographic information (such as Zip Code, age), or payment information (such as account or credit card number)) about you in a variety of ways, depending on your interactions with us, as described further below. We may also collect information from third parties, such as dealers, as described further below.
We may collect Personal Information about you in a variety of ways, depending on your interaction with us or certain third parties. We may also supplement the information we collect about you directly and through our Platforms with information that we receive from third parties.
Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser. However, please be aware that some features of the website may not function properly or may be slower if you refuse cookies. In addition, the offers we provide when you visit us may not be as relevant to you or tailored to your interests. If you block or delete cookies, not all tracking that we have described in this Privacy Statement will stop.
We use cookies provided by Google Analytics to collect statistical information about the use of the website. You can opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout (requires you to install a browser add-on).
We use the information we collect about and from you for a variety of business purposes such as to:
Except as described here, we will not provide any of your Personal Information to any third parties without your specific consent. We may share non-Personal Information, such as aggregate data and Usage Information with third parties. We may also share your information as disclosed at the time you provide your information, as set forth in this Privacy Statement and in the following circumstances:
Third Parties Providing Services On Our Behalf. We may share your Personal Information with third parties that perform functions on our behalf (or on behalf of our partners) such as service providers that host or operate our Platforms, analyze data, process transactions and payments, fulfill orders or provide customer service; advertisers; sponsors or other third parties that participate in or administer our Programs or provide marketing or promotional assistance and “powered by” partners or partners in co-branded sites. Your Personal Information may also be used by us or shared with our subsidiaries, affiliates, sponsors, partners, advertisers or other third parties to provide you with product information and promotional and other offers.
Program Partners. If you choose to participate in a Program, your Personal Information may also be shared with our Program partners and may be used by our Program partners in accordance with their own privacy policies. This Privacy Statement will not apply to that company’s use of your information. Sometimes the rules, terms and conditions or disclaimers that apply to a particular Program (“Program Rules”) include additional information on how we may use the Personal Information that you provide to us through your participation in the Program. If there is a conflict between the Program Rules for a particular Program and this Privacy Statement, those applying to the particular Program will govern. Please review all of the information about a Program before you provide us with any Personal Information.
Our Affiliates and Parent Companies: We may share your Personal Information with our affiliates, including but not limited to Mazda Motor of America, Inc., Toyota Motor North America, Inc. or Lexus Financial Services, and our parent companies, Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation. This information is primarily shared for business and operational purposes. Our affiliates may also use that information in accordance with their own privacy policies, including to market to you if you indicate your interest in related products or services.
Our Dealers and Distributors: We may share your Personal Information with our authorized dealers and their holding companies, dealer advertising associations and distributors (including local dealer associations), who may use that information in accordance with their own privacy policies, including to provide you with services or to market to you. We may also combine information about your Platform visits and share this information with our authorized dealers and other entities to provide you with enhanced experiences across MTM-affiliated, -branded or similar MTM-related offerings and Platforms.
Your Agreement To Have Your Personal Information Shared. You may have the opportunity to opt in to receive information and/or marketing offers from another company or to otherwise consent to the sharing of your information with a third party, including social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter. If you agree to have your Personal Information shared, your Personal Information will be disclosed to the third party and the Personal Information you disclose will be subject to the privacy policy and business practices of that third party.
Business Transfers. In the event that MTM is involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction.
Legal Disclosure. We may transfer and disclose your information to third parties to comply with a legal obligation; when we believe in good faith that the law or a governmental authority requires it; in connection with a legal dispute; to verify or enforce our Terms of Use or other applicable policies; to address fraud, security or technical issues; to respond to an emergency; or otherwise to protect our rights or property or security of third parties, our customers and visitors or the public.
We provide you with choices with respect to your Personal Information. If you choose to receive e-mails from us about products and other information, we strive to keep your Personal Information updated and accurate and provide you choices regarding the e-mail communications you receive from us.
If you receive an e-mail, you may opt-out at any time by following the opt-out instructions provided in the e-mail you receive. Your opt-out request will be processed within 10 days of the date on which we receive it.
If you are participating in a Program, you may be able to access and update the information you provided as part of your participation in the Program. Please see the section of the Platforms concerning the specific Program to determine if you are able to access your information and how to do so.
In accordance with our routine record keeping, we may delete certain records that contain Personal Information you have submitted through the Platforms. We are under no obligation to store such Personal Information indefinitely and disclaim any liability arising out of, or related to, the destruction of such Personal Information. It may not always be possible to completely remove or delete all of your information from our databases without some residual data because of backups and other reasons. We will retain your information (including geo-location data) for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We do not control certain privacy settings and preferences maintained by our social media partners like Facebook and Twitter. If you wish to make changes to those settings and preferences, you may do so by visiting the settings page of the appropriate social media site.
If you are a Nevada resident, you may have the right to request that MTM stop selling certain or all of your Personal Information. You may submit a request by calling us at 256-85-5000. Once we receive your request and verify your identity, we will process your request as soon as feasibly possible and will also provide notification of your request to any third parties to whom we sold your personal information in the ninety (90) days prior to your request.
If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights related to your Personal Information in addition to any rights set forth in this Privacy Statement. Please click here to view the MTM California Privacy Policy.
We may use third-party ad network providers to help present ads on the Platforms, as well as other service providers to evaluate and provide us with information about the use of the Platforms and viewing of our content. We do not share Personal Information with these providers (unless, of course, you give us permission). Such providers may place and access cookies, pixel tags, or similar technologies on your Device to serve you ads or other content personalized to your interests which they infer from your precise location and/or your browsing on the Platforms and other sites you have visited. In doing so, the provider collects or has access to non-Personal Information such as your Usage Information. The use of cookies, pixel tags, or similar technologies by these providers is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours.
Certain web browsers may provide an option by which you may request your browser to inform websites you visit that you do not wish your activities to be tracked by cookies or other persistent identifiers, commonly called “Do Not Track Signals.” Although the websites we own and operate, including but not limited to mazdatoyota.com, currently do not respond to Do Not Track Signals, you may choose to opt out of our use of targeting and advertising cookies on mazdatoyota.com by visiting mazdatoyota.com and clicking on “Cookie Consent Options.” You may also choose to block cookies with your browser. Please note that opting out of the use of such cookies on mazdatoyota.com will not impact the use of third-party cookies by other websites, which we do not control. In addition, even if you choose to opt out of targeted advertising, you will still see advertisements while you’re browsing online. However, the advertisements you see may be less relevant to you and your interests.
The Platforms are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 years of age. If we determine upon collection that a user is under this age, we will not use or maintain his/her Personal Information without the parent/guardian’s consent. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13, we will make reasonable efforts to delete such information from our records.
We take information security seriously and use certain reasonable security measures to help protect your Personal Information. However, no electronic data transmission or storage of information can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please note that we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you use the Platforms and provide us with your information at your own risk. When we collect sensitive information on our sites or within our mobile application (such as credit card number or geo-location information), we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology.
Beware of Phishing Scams: There have been noticeable increases in the number of suspicious e-mails claiming that the e-mail recipient has won a MTM lottery or other promotion. Sometimes the e-mail claims that the recipient has won a new vehicle. In order to claim the prize, the e-mail asks that Personal Information be sent to a Gmail or Yahoo e-mail address.
This type of e-mail solicitation is known commonly as a “phishing” scam, with the primary objective being to obtain one’s Personal Information. This information can then be utilized to steal a person’s identity. For example, a “MTM Lottery” phishing scam is often sent from Chinese (.cn), German (.de) or British (.co.uk) addresses but can originate from anywhere and look very official even to the most savvy of Internet users. MTM will never ask you to send passwords, login names, Social Security numbers, or other Personal Information through e-mail or U.S. mail or fax or text message. If you receive an email or letter by U.S. mail or fax or text message from MTM asking you to update your credit card information, do not respond: this is a phishing scam. Recipients of suspicious e-mail like this should delete the message from their in-box and, if possible, update their e-mail filter settings to block e-mails from the e-mail address being used. The Federal Trade Commission and the Antiphishing Workgroup are also good sources of information about these types of security threats and how they may be reported to the authorities.
The Platforms may contain links to other sites that we do not own or operate, such as the site for Mazda, Toyota or Lexus Financial Services and to sites for dealers, as well as links from advertisers, sponsors and/or partners. We do not control, recommend or endorse and are not responsible for these sites or their content, products, services or privacy policies or practices, even though they may use the MTM name or logo on their site through an agreement with us. These other sites may send their own cookies to your Device, they may independently collect data or solicit Personal Information and may or may not have their own published privacy policies. You should also independently assess the authenticity of any site which appears or claims that it is one of our Platforms (including those linked to through an email or social networking page).
The Platforms may make available chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups. Remember that any information that you disclose in these areas becomes public information and is not subject to the provisions of this Privacy Statement.
The Platforms are governed by and operated in, and in accordance with the laws of, the United States, and are intended for the enjoyment of residents of the United States. MTM makes no representation that the Platforms are governed by or operated in accordance with the laws of any other nation. Given that MTM is an international business, our use of your information necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. If you are located in the European Union, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that information we collect may be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using the Platforms, or providing us with any information, you (a) acknowledge that the Platforms are subject to the laws of the United States, (b) consent to the collection, processing, maintenance and transfer of such information in and to the United States and other applicable territories in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as or equivalent to those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen, and (c) waive any claims that may arise under those laws.
We may update this Privacy Statement to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on our Platforms prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
To contact us with a question call us at 256-285-5000 or mail your inquiry to:
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
9000 Greenbrier Parkway NW
Madison, AL 35756