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Privacy Policy

Last modified: October 12, 2017

This Online Privacy Notice describes how U-Save Auto Rental of America (“U-Save”, “we”, or “us”) may collect, use, and share information about you that we obtain when you visit usave.com or usave.mobi (the “Site”).

Changes to the Privacy Notice

If make changes to this Notice we will update the last modified date located at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after we update the Notice indicates that you accept the revised terms. We encourage you to check this page whenever you use the Site, to stay informed about our data practices.

Information Collection

Information You Provide

We may obtain information that you provide directly to us through the Site, for example when you create an account, visit our Careers page, or contact us, or when you authorize a third party (such as a travel agent) to provide your information to us on your behalf. The information we collect may include personal information, which is information that may be used to identify you individually. The personal information we obtain from you may include your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, or payment card information. You also may provide other types of information such as your resume and employment history or details regarding your travel plans, like flight arrival information.

Automatically Collected Information

U-Save, its service providers, and/or third-party services may automatically collect certain information about you when you access or use the Site. This usage information may include your IP address, device identifier, browser type, or operating system; details about your use of the Site; and data regarding the device you use to access the Site. Tracking tools such as cookies, web beacons, embedded scripts, and device recognition technologies may be used to collect information about your movement around Site including information about your browsing behavior.

Information about your use of this Site and other online services may be collected across time, devices, and websites for various purposes, including to associate different devices you use to access the Internet and to deliver relevant and/or retargeted content to you on this Site and on other websites.

Data Analytics

We use certain third-party web analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand and analyze how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics may use this information to place advertisements for our products on other websites that you visit after you access the Site. These advertisements may be based on the pages you visited during your use of the Site. For further information about how Google may use data it collects through the Site you may click here. You also may choose to install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on to opt out of Google Analytics data collection.

Your web browser may have settings that allow you to transmit a “Do Not Track” signal when you visit various websites or use online services. Like many websites, this Site is not designed to respond to “Do Not Track” signals received from browsers. To learn more about “Do Not Track” signals, you may wish to visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com/.

Information Use

We may use information that we obtain, including any personal information, for various purposes, including to:

  • Process your account registration and provide access to your registered account;
  • Transact with you and provide services or information you request;
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and other inquiries;
  • Facilitate and personalize your online experience and improve the Site, our marketing, and other services we may offer;
  • Notify you about changes to the Site or any products or services we offer or provide though the Site;
  • Tailor our content, advertisements, and other offers;
  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal process as well as industry standards and our company policies;
  • Prevent, investigate, identify, or take any other action with regard to any suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity or any activity that violates our policies; or
  • For any other purpose, with your consent.

We also may use the information we obtain about you in other ways, in which case we will notify you at the time of collection.

Information Sharing

We may permit our agents, vendors, consultants, and other service providers to access information obtained through the Site to carry out work on our behalf. For example, we may disclose information to vendors that help us provide product recommendations or that facilitate fraud prevention. Our service providers use personal information we disclose to them only for the purpose for which it was disclosed.

We also may share your information (1) if we are required to do so by law or legal process (such as in response to a subpoena or court order or similar government or law enforcement request for information); (2) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to protect property or safety, or in connection with the investigation of possible fraud or other illegal activity; or (3) as needed to enforce our policies.

We reserve the right to transfer any information we obtain through the Site in the event of a joint venture, partnership, merger, or other collaboration with another organization, or in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (e.g., further to a reorganization, liquidation, or any other business transaction, including negotiations of such transactions).

We also may share your information with third parties in connection with your rental, for example to process your payment, facilitate third-party reimbursement of your rental expenses, or to contact intermediaries such as travel agents who may have booked your rental.

Third-Party Content and Services

The Site may include links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. This Privacy Notice does not apply to those websites, which may have their own privacy policies or notices that you should review to understand how they may use or disclose your personal information. U-Save is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any linked websites that we do not control, and we encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use.

Data Security

We endeavor to implement commercially reasonable safeguards designed to help protect personal information collected or received through the Site. Although we follow reasonable procedures to safeguard information, neither transmission via the Internet nor electronic storage are completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the security of information you transmit to us beyond the commercially reasonable safeguards we have put in place.

Sweepstakes, Contest, and Promotions

U-Save may offer sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions (each, a “Promotion”), including Promotions jointly sponsored or offered by third parties, which may require you to submit personal information. If you voluntarily choose to enter a Promotion, your information, including personal information, may be disclosed to U-Save, co-sponsors, service providers, and other third parties, including for administrative purposes and as required by law (e.g., lists of winners). By entering, you are agreeing to the official rules that govern that Promotion, which may include consent to additional or differing data practices from those contained in this Privacy Notice. Please review those rules carefully.

Social Features

The Site may include features that are designed to permit interactions that you initiate between the Site and third-party websites or services, including third-party social networks (collectively, “Social Features”). For example, you may be able to “like” or “share” content from this Site on other websites or services.

If you use Social Features on the Site, both U-Save and the third-party services that operate those Social Features may have access to certain information about you and your use of both this Site and theirs. The information we collect in connection with your use of Social Features is subject to this Privacy Notice. The information collected and stored by the third parties remains subject to those third parties’ privacy practices, including whether the third parties continue to share information with us, the types of information shared, and your choices with regard to what is visible to others on those third-party websites or services.

Your Choices

Information Accuracy. The Site may include certain pages or other mechanisms, such as your account settings, to allow you to delete, correct, or update personal information you have provided to us.

Tracking Technologies Generally. Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but you may be able to adjust your browser settings to remove or reject cookies. Please note that blocking cookies may affect the availability and functionality of our Site and other websites, and may prevent you from making purchases through the Site. Also, disabling cookies may invalidate opt outs that use cookies to recognize devices that have opted out.

Communications. You can opt out of receiving certain promotional communications via email from U-Save by following the instructions provided in emails (the unsubscribe link) or by logging onto your account and changing your communication preferences. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional communications from us we may continue to send you non-promotional emails, such as communications regarding your reservations and our ongoing business relationship with you.

Information for Users Outside the United States

If you are visiting this Site from outside the United States, please be aware that information we collect through this Site will be transferred to and stored on servers in the United States. By using the Site, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer and processing of your personal data in the United States as described in this Privacy Notice. Please be aware that the data protection laws and regulations applicable to your personal data transferred to the United States may be different from the laws in your country of residence.

California Privacy Rights

California law permits customers in California to request certain details about how their personal information is shared with third parties and, in some cases, affiliates, if the personal information is shared for those third parties’ and affiliates’ own direct marketing purposes. Californians may request information about our compliance with this law by contacting us at [email protected] or by postal mail sent to:

U-Save
Attn: California Privacy Rights Request
219 Industrial Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157

To make a request, please provide sufficient information for us to determine if this applies to you, attest to the fact that you are a California resident, and provide your current California address to which we will send our response. Your inquiry must specify “California Privacy Rights Request” in the subject line of the email or the first line of the letter, and include your name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per California customer each year.

Contact Information

You may contact us regarding this Privacy Notice by emailing [email protected], or by postal mail at:

U-Save
Attn: Privacy Inquiry
219 Industrial Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157