MOTOR takes your privacy seriously. We have updated our Privacy Policies to bring them into line with global privacy standards, and to explain as clearly as we can how and when we use any data we collect about you. We have also updated our Terms of Use to explain what we expect from you, and you can expect from us, when you use our website.
Last modified February 14, 2016
This privacy policy describes how Hearst Business Publishing, Inc. (“Motor”), publisher of Motor magazine and related information sources, treats the personally identifiable information that is collected about you when you visit the web sites to which this policy is linked.
“Personally Identifiable Information” is information that we can use to identify you as an individual. Personally identifiable information includes your name, address, telephone number and any other information that is connected with you personally.
This privacy policy does not apply to information collected about you by anyone except MOTOR and only applies to the web sites to which this policy is linked. Any information you provide when you visit web sites other than those covered by this policy (including other web sites affiliated with Hearst) is subject to the privacy policies of the organizations who run and/or own those web sites. This policy also does not apply to information you may provide to us offline. This policy does not apply to information you may provide to us offline.
MOTOR generally collects Personally Identifiable Information with your specific knowledge and consent when you request a subscription to our magazine or newsletter or request information our other products or product support. Certain of our products are available only to qualified persons or businesses and you will be asked to provide information about yourself and company in order to determine whether you qualify to receive our product. This information may be collected on our behalf by third party service providers who have been instructed to use the information only as directed by MOTOR.
MOTOR uses this information to provide you with the service you have requested. We may also use your information to contact you by e-mail or off-line with special offers from MOTOR or third parties who have asked MOTOR to market to its users on their behalf. If you don’t want us to send you e-mail messages, you can contact us here.
MOTOR (or third party service providers on our behalf) may set and access cookies and similar technologies on your computer. A cookie is a small amount of data (often including a unique identifier), that is sent to your browser from a web site’s computers and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Some of our cookies may be local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies. MOTOR uses cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site.
We may use cookies to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on the sites, to deliver content, to record requests for information and to personalize information.
Our cookies may contain personally identifiable information and such cookies may be shared with others to the same extent indicated above.
MOTOR (or third party service providers on our behalf) may also use cookies to collect aggregate information about web site users on an anonymous basis. We may share aggregate demographic and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties for any business purpose.
Some of our advertisers may serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers.
If you don’t want cookies, most Web browsers include an option that allows you to not accept them. However, if you set your browser to refuse cookies, some portions of our sites may not function efficiently. You can manage and deleted flash cookies by visiting https://kb2.adobe.com/cps/526/52697ee8.html
If the email address you provide to us is a wireless email address, you agree to receive messages at such address from MOTOR (unless and until you have elected not to receive such messages by notifying us here. You understand that your wireless carrier’s standard rates apply to these messages. You represent that you are the owner or authorized user of the wireless device on which messages will be received, and that you are authorized to approve the applicable charges.
MOTOR may share or disclose Personally Identifiable Information about you to other companies or individuals when:
MOTOR also shares web site usage information about visitors to our web sites with reputable third parties for the purpose of targeting future campaigns and upgrading visitor information used in reporting statistics.
MOTOR (or third-party service providers on our behalf) may set and use tracking tools to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. No personally identifying information is associated with such tools. We may share aggregate demographic and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties for any business purpose.
MOTOR does not act on Do Not Track requests from your browser.
MOTOR does not act on Do Not Track requests from your browser because, this way, we are able to personalize your experience on our sites and tailor content to your interests.
Your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address is usually associated with the place from which you enter the Internet, like your Internet Service Provider, your company or your university. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, gather broad demographic information, and administer our website.
We use a variety of industry-standard security technologies and procedures to help protect your Personally Identifiable Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while Hearst uses reasonable efforts to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, Hearst cannot guarantee its absolute security.
The sites covered by this policy are not intended for use by children, especially those under age 13. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information to us.
If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using this web site, you consent to this transfer. You also consent to the adjudication of any disputes arising in connection with this website in the federal and state courts of, and in accordance with the laws of, the state of the United States in which the editorial staff of this website primarily does business.
MOTOR may change this policy from time to time in its discretion. Your continued use of our sites indicates your consent to this privacy policy and any amended versions of it.
Effective Date: January 29, 2024
MOTOR values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This SMS Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information in relation to our services, including SMS messaging. By using our services, you agree to the terms outlined in this SMS Privacy Policy.
By opting in, you confirm that you are the authorized owner of the phone number provided.
We use this information to:
Last modified February 9, 2016
This Terms of Use describes the terms applicable to your use of the web sites, mobile-optimized versions of the web sites, and digital applications to which this Terms of Use is linked (collectively, “Covered Sites”) and which are owned or operated by Hearst Business Publishing, Inc. and its Affiliates, publishers of Motor (collectively, “Motor”). As used in this Terms of Use, an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with another entity shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate”, where control means ownership of 15% or more of the voting stock. Certain features of the Covered Sites may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Covered Site in connection with such features. All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated by reference into this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meaning given to such term in the Motor privacy policy located here. The privacy policy is hereby incorporated by this reference into this Agreement.
THESE TERMS OF USE (“AGREEMENT”) SETS FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS FOR YOUR USE OF THE COVERED SITES. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE COVERED SITES, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT) AND YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS AND/OR USE THE COVERED SITES.
Ownership and Feedback
THE COVERED SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE COVERED SITES: (A) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS; OR (C) WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE.
DUE TO THE INHERENT NATURE OF THE INTERNET, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT INFORMATION, DURING TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE INTERNET OR WHILE STORED ON OUR SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE IN OUR CARE, WILL BE ABSOLUTELY SAFE FROM INTRUSION BY OTHERS, SUCH AS HACKERS. MOTOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF, ANY USER CONTENT. MOTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION OF ANY TELEPHONE NETWORK OR LINES, COMPUTER ONLINE SYSTEMS, SERVERS OR PROVIDERS, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, OR FAILURE OF ANY EMAIL DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE INTERNET OR ON ANY OF THE COVERED SITES OR COMBINATION THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO USERS OR TO ANY PERSON’S COMPUTER RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY ACTIVITIES ON THE COVERED SITES OR DOWNLOADING MATERIALS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY MATERIAL, YOU DO SO AT YOUR SOLE RISK. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MOTOR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM USE OF THE COVERED SITES, ANY CONTENT POSTED ON OR THROUGH THE COVERED SITES, OR CONDUCT OF ANY USERS OF THE COVERED SITES, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE. WE CAN, WHENEVER WE WANT, EDIT OR DELETE ANY CONTENT DISPLAYED ON THE COVERED SITES. YOU USE THE COVERED SITES AT YOUR OWN RISK. SOME AREAS OF OUR COVERED SITES OFFER ADVICE FROM A VARIETY OF PROVIDERS, WHO MAY BE AFFILIATED WITH MOTOR OR MEMBER OF THE USER COMMUNITY; SUCH ADVICE IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY AND NOT AS TREATMENT OR REMEDY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCE. MOTOR CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE COVERED SITES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE COVERED SITES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) FIFTY US DOLLARS ($50) OR (B) AMOUNTS YOU’VE PAID MOTOR IN THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS (IF ANY). THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. YOU AGREE THAT OUR SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
General
Fees for the Estimating and Quick Service DaaS packages are based on a use case wherein MOTOR Database(s) are used in applications for service advisors or technicians in a service facility or mobile service setting. Fees consist of an annual Subscription Fee and End User Fees (based on the number of locations or devices or users utilizing the data). Fees for use of the data preclude, but are not limited to, consumer facing applications, parts e-commerce applications, or applications for parts retailers.
Fees are an estimate only for the use case described above and may be subject to OEM approval. Fees are set forth and are payable in US Dollars for use in North America only. Fees represent a three-year agreement to license MOTOR Database(s), which may include additional fees and annual increases. Fees may be confirmed in a written proposal upon discussion with a MOTOR Account Representative. Please contact us for information on fees for additional use cases or additional data.
We allow you access to information we have licensed from MOTOR Information Systems (the “MOTOR Information”) and by accessing such information, you agree to comply with the following terms and conditions:
1. License Grant. MOTOR hereby grants to you a nontransferable, non-exclusive, limited license to access and use the MOTOR Information contained within the Product on a vehicle-by-vehicle look-up basis.
2. Restrictions on Use of MOTOR Information. You agree that you shall not, and shall not permit any third party, to directly or indirectly (i) alter or copy in any form or medium all or any part of the MOTOR Information (except for data located on an individual, vehicle by vehicle, lookup basis), nor make any MOTOR Information part of any electronic retrieval system; (ii) create any derivative work from, or adaptation of, the MOTOR Information; (iii) lease, license, sell, or otherwise publish, communicate, distribute or display to any third party in any form or medium all or any part of the MOTOR Information; (iv) create any publications, in electronic, printed or other format, based in whole or in part on data from the MOTOR Information, alone or in combination with any other data; (v) download the MOTOR Information (other than the data obtained on a vehicle-by-vehicle look-up basis) or transmit the MOTOR Information electronically by any means; (vi) remove any product identification, copyright, trademark or other notice from the MOTOR Information or documentation; or (vii) reverse engineer, reverse assemble, or reverse compile the MOTOR Information.
3. Ownership/Confidentiality. You agree that the MOTOR Information is the confidential information of MOTOR, and that MOTOR owns or is the subscriber of all rights in the MOTOR Information, including without limitation all copyright and other proprietary rights. You agree to keep confidential and use your best efforts to prevent and protect the MOTOR Information from unauthorized disclosure or use.
TEST PARTICIPATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These Terms govern access to MOTOR’s Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) Sandbox Environment. For purposes of these Terms, you are a “Tester”. The DaaS Sandbox has been set up to provide Tester access to Test Materials (a limited static set of data, which may not be current).