Privacy

 

This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how ContiTech USA, Inc. (“ContiTech”, “our”, “us”, or “we”) uses any Personal Information that ContiTech collects about you use of the Continental Part Finder website available at https://www.mycontiparts.com/  and its associated webpages (“Service” or “Website”).  By using the Service, you agree to the terms of this Notice, and consent to ContiTech’s use of the information that may be collected or processed through your use of the Service.

In providing the Website, ContiTech may collect, process, transfer, or otherwise have access to various information and data.  However, ContiTech does not access, transfer, process, or otherwise use your Personal Information, except to the extent that you provide your own VIN or License Plate Number as search criteria (see below for additional information).  As used in this Notice, “Personal Information” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person or household.

About ContiTech

In general, ContiTech does not provide products and services directly to individual consumers or households.  ContiTech provides products and services in a business-to-business (B2B) context. 

Personal Information that May Be Collected and How it is Used

Generally, we do not require your Personal Information in order to provide the Website, and we do not collect, access, transfer, process, or otherwise use your Personal Information, except to the extent that you provide your own VIN or License Plate Number (“Vehicle Identifiers”) as search criteria.  To the extent that you provide Vehicle Identifiers as search criteria, the VIN and/or License Plate Number are used only to retrieve corresponding vehicle details for purposes of enabling your interaction with us, facilitating your search, and identifying compatible parts.  We do not store or retain Vehicle Identifiers beyond the discrete search interaction, and we do not otherwise retain your Personal Information.

With Whom We Share Personal Information

We may share your Personal Information with the following recipients:

  • Third party service providers. We may share your Personal Information with third party service providers working on our behalf in order to facilitate our interactions with you or request or support our relationship with you, such as hosting service providers, IT providers, operating systems and platforms, and internet service providers, including Vertical Development, Inc.  We provide these companies with only the information they need to perform their services and work with them to ensure that your privacy is respected and protected.

Third Party Websites

When you click on a link to any other website or location, you will leave our Website and go to another site and another entity may collect personal information from you. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for, these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of this Notice do not apply to these outside websites or content, or to any collection of data after you click on links to such outside websites.  If you decide to access any third party links appearing on the Website, you do so at your own risk.

Policy for Children

ContiTech does not market or intentionally make the Website available to children, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 16, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Modifications

ContiTech may modify this Notice from time to time as the Website and applicable laws change.  If we change our Notice, we will post a new statement on this website and update the effective date stated at the end of the Notice.  Changes to the Notice become effective immediately upon notice to you, and your use of the Service after such notice constitutes your acceptance of the Notice, as modified.  You are encouraged to review this Notice from time-to-time for any updates or changes. If we make any material changes, we will inform you in Website or by other means compliant with applicable law. 

This Notice is incorporated into and made a part of the Continental Part Finder Terms of Use available at https://www.mycontiparts.com/terms (“Terms”), which govern your use of the Website.  Please review the Terms prior to using the Website. 

Your California Privacy Rights

 

If you are a California resident, this section applies.  Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the CCPA), in the sections above we have provided a summary of the Personal Information we collected from consumers, the sources from which we collected the Personal Information, the business or commercial purpose for which the Personal Information was collected and the categories of third parties with whom we share consumer Personal Information.  Under the CCPA, you may have specific rights, as described below.  You may exercise the following rights by e-mailing us at privacy@continental.com, or by calling (833) 656-0555.

 

WE DO NOT SELL PERSONAL INFORMATION.

  • Right to Know. You have the right to request information about the categories of Personal Information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected the Personal Information, the purposes for collecting the Personal Information, the categories of third parties with whom we have shared your Personal Information, and the purpose for which we shared your Personal Information (“Categories Report”). You may also request information about the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you (“Specific Pieces Report”). 

    • Under the CCPA, the only category of information that is collected, processed, or used in the course of providing the Website is your “Identifiers”, including VIN and License Plate Number.  This information is used only for purposes of providing search results, and is not retained beyond the search session.

Contacting ContiTech

If you have any questions about our Notice or our use of your information, you can e-mail us at info@contitech-usa.com, or by regular mail to 703 South Cleveland Massillon Road, Fairlawn, OH 44333.

The Effective Date of this version of Continental Part Finder Privacy Notice is March 11, 2022