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Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy was last updated on July 21, 2026.

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Words with an initial capital letter have the meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in the singular or plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • “Account” means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.

  • “Company” (referred to as either “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” in this Privacy Policy) refers to Thomas Automobile Sales, 70 Beach Road, Hamilton, Ontario L8H 6X8, Canada.

  • “Country” refers to Canada.

  • “Cookies” are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or other device by a website. Among other uses, Cookies may contain details of your browsing activity on that website.

  • “Device” means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.

  • “Personal Data” means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

  • “Service” refers to the Website.

  • “Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically, either generated through the use of the Service or obtained from the Service infrastructure itself, such as the duration of a page visit.

  • “Website” refers to Thomas Automobile Sales, accessible at https://www.thomasautomobilesales.ca/.

  • “You” means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on whose behalf that individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address

  • First and last name

  • Phone number

  • Address, state, province, ZIP or postal code, and city

  • Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when you use the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as your Device’s Internet Protocol address, commonly referred to as an IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the date and time of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service through a mobile device, we may automatically collect certain information, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or access the Service through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information. The tracking technologies we use may include beacons, tags, and scripts that collect and track information and help us improve and analyze our Service. The technologies we use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A Cookie is a small file placed on your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to notify you when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use certain parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons, which are also referred to as clear GIFs, pixel tags, or single-pixel GIFs. These files may allow the Company, for example, to count users who have visited certain pages or opened an email and to collect other related website statistics, such as measuring the popularity of a section or verifying system and server integrity.

Cookies may be either “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted when you close your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes described below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies

    Type: Session Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies are essential for providing services available through the Website and enabling you to use certain features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services you request cannot be provided. We use these Cookies only to provide those services.

  • Cookie Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

    Type: Persistent Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of Cookies on the Website.

  • Functionality Cookies

    Type: Persistent Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices you make when using the Website, such as your login details or language preference. Their purpose is to provide you with a more personalized experience and prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences each time you use the Website.

  • Tracking and Performance Cookies

    Type: Persistent Cookies

    Administered by: Third Parties

    Purpose: These Cookies are used to collect information about traffic to the Website and how users interact with it. The information collected through these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information is typically associated with a pseudonymous identifier linked to the Device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features, or functionality and evaluate how users respond to them.

For more information about the Cookies we use and the choices available to you, please review our Cookie Policy or the Cookies section of this Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring the use of our Service.

  • To manage your Account: We may manage your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data you provide may give you access to different features of the Service that are available to registered users.

  • For the performance of a contract: We may use your information for the development, performance, and completion of a purchase contract for products, items, or services you have purchased, or for any other contract entered into with us through the Service.

  • To contact you: We may contact you by email, telephone, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as mobile application push notifications, regarding updates or informational communications related to features, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or appropriate.

  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information.

  • To manage your requests: We may respond to and manage requests you submit to us.

  • For business transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or complete a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or a similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by us about Service users is among the assets transferred.

  • For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, evaluating the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and improving our Service, products, services, marketing, and your experience.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, process payments, or contact you.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations relating to, a merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our business by another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share your information with our Affiliates, in which case we will require those Affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates may include our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners, and other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
  • With business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
  • With other users: When you share personal information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, that information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Service.
  • With your consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, such as when we are required to retain information under applicable laws, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when it is used to strengthen security, improve the functionality of our Service, or comply with a legal obligation requiring a longer retention period.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed at the Company’s operating offices and in other locations where the parties involved in processing are located. This means that your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by your submission of such information, represents your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your information is handled securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or country unless appropriate controls are in place, including controls designed to protect your Personal Data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data when required by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities, such as a court or government agency.

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose your Personal Data in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
  • Protect against legal liability.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of your Personal Data is important to us. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable measures to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verified parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If we need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your information and the laws of your country require parental consent, we may require your parent’s or guardian’s consent before collecting and using that information.

Your California Privacy Rights (California’s Shine the Light Law)

Under California Civil Code Section 1798, commonly known as California’s Shine the Light law, California residents who have an established business relationship with us may request information once per year about the sharing of their Personal Data with third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes.

If you are a California resident and would like to request more information under California’s Shine the Light law, you may contact us using the contact information provided below.

California Privacy Rights for Minor Users (California Business and Professions Code Section 22581)

California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 allows California residents under the age of 18 who are registered users of online sites, services, or applications to request the removal of content or information they have publicly posted.

If you are a California resident and wish to request the removal of such information, you may contact us using the contact information provided below. Please include the email address associated with your Account.

Please be aware that your request does not guarantee the complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to websites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s website. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party websites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page.

Where appropriate, we may also notify you by email and/or through a prominent notice on our Service before the changes become effective. We will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy become effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us: