IDS CAR WASH – Legal Notice
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Welcome to the “www.IDSCARWASH.com ” website (hereinafter the “Website”). Please read these terms of use (hereinafter the “Terms”), and any special terms stated on the pages of the Website, which govern your use of the “www.IDSCARWASH.com” Website. IDS Express Car Wash Inc. (“IDS”) owns, operates and maintains this Website for your information and evaluation.
By accessing, visiting and/or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms, and that you undertake to comply with all relevant laws and regulations. Your use constitutes your agreement, without limitation or qualification, to the terms, conditions and policies specified herein.
IDS reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and without notice. As such, you should periodically review this page to review the current and applicable terms and conditions constituting your agreement to utilize this Website.
If you are unable to comply with the terms, conditions and policies specified within the Website, please discontinue your use of this Website.
You undertake to access the information provided on this Website exclusively for personal and non-commercial use. You may only use the Website for legitimate purposes. It may not be used or misappropriated for purposes contrary to Public Order and Morality. IDS provides the information in this Website for information purposes only. This website and any information contained herein are not intended to be advisory, in any way whatsoever, as to the merits or suitability of any type of transaction.
Intellectual Property
Information concerning IDS or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, including, but not limited to, its products, services, text, photos, graphics, trademarks, logos, designs, sound, video, or other proprietary materials is referred to as “Proprietary Information.” IDS and its subsidiaries and affiliates own all such Proprietary Information and any use thereof for purposes other than as intended through this Website is strictly prohibited. You may not modify, alter, change, publish, distribute or reuse any of the Proprietary Information, information and content provided in this Website. Any unauthorized use of the content of this Website is a violation of any and all applicable trademark and copyright laws.
Limitation of Liability
As a user of the Website, you acknowledge that you have the necessary skills and means to access and use this website. IDS, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its contributors make every effort to ensure that the information provided on this website is accurate and up to date, reserving the right to modify the content at any time and without notice. However, they cannot guarantee that this information is complete, or that it has not been modified by a third party (hacking, virus, etc.). IDS, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its contributors also accept no liability (direct or indirect) in the event of delay, error or omission regarding the contents and use of these pages and in the event of the service being interrupted or unavailable.
The information on the Website is provided “as seen”, without guarantee of any kind, whether implied or explicit. IDS categorically rejects any interpretation that seeks to represent the content of the Website an offer of purchase or an incitement to purchase shares or other securities, whether listed or unlisted, of IDS, or any one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliate companies.
IDS neither represents nor warrants that (i) your use of this Website or any information provided for herein will not infringe on the rights of third parties not owned or affiliated in any manner with IDS and (ii) the information provided in this Website is accurate, complete, correct or reliable. The information on the Website is provided AS IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL IDS OR ITS AFFILIATES OR SUBSIDIARIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF IDS’S WEBSITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE IDS’S WEBSITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH IDS’S WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF IDS’S WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injuries caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication-line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether in breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.
Users are also reminded that the confidentiality of correspondence cannot be guaranteed on the network and that every Internet user is responsible for taking all appropriate measures to protect their own data and/or software from contamination by any viruses that may be circulating on the Internet.
The Website may include links to other websites of IDS or its subsidiaries and affiliates likely to have their own legal conditions, which should be read and complied with. On this Website, we may have links to other Websites, or you are referred to our website through a link from another Website. IDS may not be held liable for hyperlinks to other websites, and particularly for the content of those websites. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other Websites, and such content is subject to their terms of use and any additional guidelines and privacy information provided in relation to that use on their website.
We encourage you to check the policy of each Website you visit to better understand your rights and obligations especially when you are submitting any type of content on those third-party websites. Please contact the owner or operator of such Website if you have any concerns or questions.
The terms and conditions set forth herein constitute the entire agreement between you and IDS with respect to your use of the Website. Any assignment or other transfer of the rights granted under these conditions is strictly forbidden. If, for any reason whatsoever, a competent court were to rule that a provision of these Terms is invalid, the invalidity of that provision will not in any way affect the validity of the remaining Terms, which will remain in force. Failure by one of the parties to exercise a right or to institute legal proceedings under the terms of these Terms shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such a right or such proceedings. These terms and conditions are governed by and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas, United States of America.
Privacy and your data
IDS Express Car Wash Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“IDS Express Car Wash”, the “Company,” “IDS”, “we” or “us”) care about your privacy.
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information we collect, use and disclose about you including when you visit or interact with our different websites and digital platforms, contract with us, apply for employment, when you fill our Forms, or/and through third party sources (including advertising and social media network) or otherwise interact with IDS and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
This Policy describes the categories of personal information we may collect or obtain about you, how we may use it, with whom we may disclose it and how do we protect your personal information. It also outlines the rights and choices you have with respect to your personal information and how you can contact us if you wish to exercise your rights or for any questions about privacy.
1. What is a Personal Information?
“Personal Information” is broadly defined by US and Canadian privacy laws as any information that could identify either directly (e.g., name) or indirectly (e.g., addresses, phone number…) an individual.
IDS collects some categories of Personal Information about you.
1. What categories of Personal Information do we collect about you?
Depending on the context, we may collect the following categories of personal information about you:
• Your identity and contact information (e.g., your name, email and postal address, and phone number).
• Your account and log-in credentials information (e.g., your username and password).
• Information relevant for the use of our services and financial transactions.
• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our websites. This includes information provided at the time of subscribing to any newsletters, webinars, events or email notifications or when requesting further information or services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our websites.
• Records and copies of your correspondence, if you contact us.
• Information provided in your job application or resume or any additional information you provided to us (e.g., contact information, professional experience details, employment history, qualifications, skills and education);
• Your search queries on the Websites; and
• Other information you voluntarily submitted to us.
We hope to ensure that the personal information we collect, and process are accurate at all times and encourage you to update your information in case any changes have occurred to perform the efficiency of our Services and interactions with us. You can request the update and correction of your personal information via the section “Your Privacy Rights”.
Information we may collect through Automatic Technologies
When you navigate through and interact with our websites and digital platforms, we may collect certain information by automated technologies such as cookies, web server logs, web beacons, and other technologies. A “cookie” is a text file that websites send to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser. A “web beacon,” also known as an Internet tag, pixel tag or clear GIF, links web pages to web servers and their cookies and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server.
We may use these automated technologies to collect information about your equipment, browsing actions, and usage patterns. The information we collect in this manner may include your device IP address, identifiers associated with your devices, types of devices connected to our services, web browser characteristics, device characteristics, language preferences, referring/exit pages requested, clickstream data, and dates and times of website visits. The information we collect through Automatic Technologies may be statistical data that we may associate with personal information (e.g., your name, email address) we collect in other ways (e.g., Form on our websites) or information received from third parties.
It allows us to improve our Websites, and to deliver a better and more personalized service, by helping us to (1) understand how you use and interact with our Websites; (2) store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Websites according to your individual interests; (3) speed up your searches; (4) recognize you when you return to our Websites; and (5) otherwise manage and enhance our Websites.
How to manage the cookies?
You may be able to change your privacy setting preferences through the Cookie Consent Banner which displays at the bottom of the page when you first visit our websites. For more information on our Cookie Consent Banner functionality. Please be aware that without certain cookies you may not be able to use and enjoy all the features of our online services. Your browser may also tell you how to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies or how to restrict or disable certain types of cookies. For mobile devices, you can manage how your device and browser share certain device information by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your mobile device.
How to manage the GPC functionality?
If you are using a browser that supports the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) and have Disabled the GPC, when you first visit our websites, your browser will send a signal indicating your choice to opt out from certain types of processing such as the sale and share of your personal information, to our website. When we detect such a signal, we will respond in favor of the opt out according to applicable privacy laws and our practices.
Why do we collect and use your Personal Information?
We use the personal information that we collect about you for the following purposes:
• To provide the services;
• To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us;
• To manage our business relationship, contractual agreements, and fulfill financial transactions.
• To personalize and improve your experience with the websites.
• To notify you about changes to our websites or any other products or services we offer or provide through it;
• To allow you to participate in interactive features on our websites.
• To manage your account with us;
• To send you communications, advertising, newsletters and email notifications as permitted by applicable laws*;
• To collect your opinion, manage webinars and events that you have registered.
• To process and make decisions about your job application if you choose to apply for a position with us;
• To determine suitability for potential employment, manage career opportunities with us and communicate with your decisions about your job application or suitability for an IDS EXPRESS CAR WASH job position.
• To promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
• To monitor website usage to help us improve our services.
• To operate, evaluate and improve our business and services (including developing new products and services; enhancing and improving our services; analyzing our services; managing our communications; performing data analytics; and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions);
• To protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities.
• To comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards, contractual obligations and policies, including this Privacy Policy; and
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide the information.
In addition, we also may use the information we collect about you in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.
*You can request at any time the limitation of the communication you receive from us using the contact information below (see “How to contact us”)
With whom may we disclose your Personal Information?
We may disclose personal information with the following recipients:
• Our affiliates and subsidiaries.
• Our contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business. They are committed to use or disclose the personal information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf and comply with legal requirements.
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provided it; and
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
In addition, we may disclose personal information about you (1) if we are required to do so by law or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena); (2) in response to requests by government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities; (3) to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights; (4) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical or other harm or financial loss; (5) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; (6) if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers or others (e.g., for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction); or (7) otherwise with your consent.
We also reserve the right to disclose or transfer any personal information we have about you in connection with a prospective or actual sale, merger, transfer or other reorganization of all or parts of the Company’s business (including in the event of a divestiture, restructuring, dissolution or liquidation).
For how long do we keep your Personal Information?
We retain your personal information for the time reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or any other notice provided at the time of collection, considering applicable statutes of limitation, legal requirements, and our records retention requirements and policies.
How do we protect your Personal Information?
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.
Other online Services and Third-Party features
Our Services may provide links to, plug-ins of, or otherwise make accessible third-party materials such as websites, apps, services, content or advertising. These online services and third-party features may operate independently from us. The privacy practices of the relevant third parties, including details on the information they may collect about you, is subject to the privacy statements of these parties, which we strongly suggest you review. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other parties.
Children’s Personal Information
The Services are directed toward a general audience and not directed to children under 16 years of age. We do not have actual knowledge of collection or use information from children under 16. If you believe that a child under the age of 16 may have provided us with personal information, please contact us as specified in the How to Contact Us section of this Privacy Policy.
Your Privacy Rights
What Rights you may exercise?
Based on your residency, you may have the right to request the access to, correct, opt out or delete any personal information we collect, use, disclose about you. “Your Privacy Rights” section to know more about your rights.
How to submit a Request?
If you wish to exercise your rights, please submit your request to info@idscarwash.com (mailto:memberships@
• The right you would like to exercise (e.g. the right to access, correct or delete).
• Your contact information such as your name, email address or phone number.
• Your relationship or prior contact with IDS Express Car Wash.
• Your residence’s information such as the indication of the province or state you reside (optional).
Please note that we will process your request depending on your residency and applicable privacy laws.
In addition, to process your request, we must be able to verify your identity. This verification process will allow us to ensure that you are the person who requests the information*.
*Please note that all these measures are in place to help protect your personal information. The information collected through this process will be used for verification purposes only.
Updates to our Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our personal information practices. We will indicate at the end of the Policy when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us?
For any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, to update your preferences, limit the communications you receive from us, or need assistance to exercise a privacy right request please contact IDS Car Wash Corporate Office at 832-698-2201.