Privacy Policy
Effective Date: November 01, 2025
Gear Dock Trade Privacy Policy.
Thank you for your interest in GearDockTrade (“GearDockTrade”). We respect the privacy of our users and are committed to protecting their personal information when they use our websites, mobile applications, and other online products and services (collectively referred to as the “GearDockTrade”).
By using the GearDockTrade, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
Information We Collect
Information is collected from the GearDockTrade site by us, as well as by our service providers, advertisers, sponsors, and partners.
Information You Provide.
We may collect information that you choose to provide on the GearDockTrade site in a variety of ways, including when you:
- Register for one of our products or services. This information may include your name, address, telephone number, email address and credit information.
- Express an interest in buying, selling, or trading in a car (such as by using our “email the seller” function).
- Participate in chats, web forums, or other interactive sessions.
- Provide payment card information for one of our products or services;
Automated Information.
Information about your use of the GearDockTrade site may be collected and/or aggregated through automated means. This automatically collected information may include details such as:
- Your IP address, the type of browser and operating system used.
- The date and time you access the GearDockTrade site, the pages you visit, and, if you arrive from or link to another website, the address of that website.
- Email you open and links you click on within those emails
- Your ISP or mobile carrier, and the type of handheld or mobile device that you used.
Data Technologies.
Various technologies are used to automatically collect information, such as cookies, local shared objects, and web beacons (generally referred to as “Data Technologies”. “Cookies” are small identifiers sent from a web server that are stored on your device for the purpose of identifying your browser or storing information or settings in your browser. “Local shared objects,” sometimes known as Flash cookies, may be used to store your preferences or display content based upon what you have viewed on various websites to personalize your visit. A “web beacon,” also known as an Internet tag, pixel tag, or clear GIF, links web pages to web servers and their cookies. Anonymous advertising identifiers are increasingly being used on mobile devices and otherwise in a manner similar to cookies. When we refer to Data Technologies, we are including all current and similar future technologies.
One or more data technologies may be used on the GearDockTrade site and on other websites or mobile applications (which may not be operated by GearDockTrade) by us, by third parties acting on our behalf, or by independent third parties in accordance with their own privacy policies. These data technologies may be used by us and others, both on our behalf and for their own purposes, to deliver information to you or about you, and to connect or combine information about you from various sources, websites, devices, and mobile applications.
We may use a uniquely generated trackable toll-free telephone number on dealer sites or in advertisements. If you call one of these uniquely generated toll-free numbers, we (or a service provider acting on our behalf) may collect non-personally identifiable information about the call (e.g. date, time, duration), as well as personally identifiable information (e.g. your name, the number from which your call originated).
Videos.
We may target and track the videos you view on the Sites. You consent to our tracking of your video viewing through the Site or third-party social media for up to two years or as permitted by applicable law.
Location Information.
When you download or use the GearDockTrade site, we may collect precise physical location information that allows us to identify a specific person or device (“Location Information”). We may also collect Location Information when you visit or are near one of our dealers. Location Information is collected only with your permission (for example, when you agree to share it after initially accessing or downloading the GearDockTrade site).
We may use Location Information, and share it with third parties, to provide you with content and services relevant to your location, such as advertising, search results, nearby dealers, and directions; to evaluate and improve the GearDockTrade site; or to provide content and services related to one or more nearby dealers.
Publicly Posted Information.
Combined Information and Information from Other Sources.
How We May Use the Information We Collect
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- For everyday business purposes, such as establishing and managing your user account, providing products and services you request, processing and collecting payments, and providing customer support.
- To create listings and advertisements for any cars or other vehicles you list for sale with us. These listings and advertisements may appear on the GearDockTrade site, as well as on other websites, mobile applications, or services operated by third parties.
- To provide values and/or offers for cars that you would like to sell or trade-in.
- To offer our other products or services and/or the products or services of others to you.
- To communicate about, and administer your participation in, special events, programs, surveys, contests, sweepstakes, and other offers or promotions;
- To enable you to interact with GearDockTrade and our users, dealers, manufacturers, and others through various channels, such as message boards, blogs, and social media;
- To evaluate and improve our business, including developing new products and services and analyzing the effectiveness of products, services, applications, and websites;
- To diagnose and address technical and service problems;
- To perform data analyses, including market and consumer research, trend analysis, demographic analysis, and financial analysis;
- To deliver content (including advertising) correlating to your interests and browsing and usage history, both within the geardocktrade.com Sites and on other websites and applications;
- To comply with applicable legal requirements and our policies;
- To contact you via telephone, text, or chat. We will obtain your consent to contact you when and in the manner required by law.
Applications, Widgets, and Social Media
We may include applications or widgets from social media providers that allow users to interact or share content. These widgets, such as a Facebook “Share” or “Like” button, are visible on the pages you visit. Integration between the GearDockTrade site and social media networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, and others, may allow these networks to collect information about you, even if you do not explicitly interact with their applications or widgets.
Please refer to the applicable social media network’s privacy policy to understand their data collection practices and the choices available to you. The social media network’s privacy policy governs the collection, use, and disclosure of any personal information transmitted to that network.
Advertising Networks
Advertising that is customized based on predictions generated over time from your visits across different websites, devices, and mobile applications is often called “online behavioral” or “interest-based” advertising. We may partner with advertising networks—companies that deliver targeted advertisements to consumers and generate statistics and metrics related to the delivery of interest-based ads. These networks may use information collected through various data technologies to provide customization, auditing, research, and reporting for us, our affiliates, and other advertisers. This data collection occurs both on the GearDockTrade site and on third-party websites and mobile applications.
This process allows GearDockTrade and third parties to deliver targeted advertising, enhance marketing programs, and help track the effectiveness of these efforts. Advertising networks may also use this information to determine or predict the characteristics and preferences of their audiences and to measure the effectiveness of their advertising in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We do not provide personally identifiable information (such as your name or address) to advertising networks when you interact with or view a customized advertisement. However, advertisers may infer that you are interested in the subject matter of an ad based on your interaction with it.
Some companies disclose when they use interest-based advertising programs on the GearDockTrade site to deliver third-party ads or collect information about your visit for these purposes. These companies may also provide options to opt out of this use of your information.
Information We Share
We do not sell or otherwise share information about you that we collect or receive, except as described below:
- Our Service Providers. We may engage third parties to provide services on our behalf through or in connection with the GearDockTrade site. We require these service providers to treat your information as confidential and to use it only to perform the services specified by us, in a manner consistent with this Privacy Statement.
- Buyers, Sellers, Dealers, and Manufacturers. Information about you, including personal information and Data Technologies, may be shared with sellers, dealers and manufacturers, and their agents and third-party service providers, who will use that information in accordance with their own privacy policies. For example:
- If you are interested in a particular listing of a car for sale, information about you may be shared with the buyer or seller of that particular car or similar cars or dealers in your area, for example when you submit a lead request or enter into a chat with the buyer or seller;
- If you are considering trading in a car, we may provide information about you to dealers who participate in our trade-in program and other dealers in your area;
- We may provide manufacturers, their agents, or third-party service providers, with information about you that we provided to their franchised dealers;
- We may provide manufacturers, their agents, or third-party service providers, with information about you if you are interested in certified pre-owned vehicles; or
- We may provide manufacturers, their agents, third-party service providers, and dealers with information about you when you access the GearDockTrade site through GearDockTrade-branded advertising or features on their websites or other third-party websites.
- Corporate and Asset Transactions. If we sell all or substantially all of our business or sell or transfer all or a material part of our assets, or are otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of all or a substantial part of our business, we may transfer all information we have collected and stored, including personal information, to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction.
- Other. We may access or disclose information, including personal information, to:
- Protect or defend our interests and the legal rights or property of geardocktrade.com and our affiliates;
- Protect the rights, interests, safety, and security of users of thegeardocktrade.com Site or members of the public;
- Protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or
- Comply with prudent legal practice as we may determine, and applicable law or legal process.
Your Choices
You are entitled to make certain choices about how we communicate with you.
- You may choose not to provide personal information, even though that might impact your ability to register or receive a particular product or service.
- If you do not want to receive marketing emails from us, you can follow the unsubscribe link provided in those emails.
- You have a number of choices regarding certain Data Technologies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser’s setting to decline cookies if you prefer. You may also render some web beacons unusable by rejecting their associated cookies and disabling or deleting similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on’s settings or opting out at www.geardocktrade.com or the website of the technology provider. If you choose to decline cookies or similar technologies, however, please note that certain features may not function properly or at all as a result. You may be able to adjust the use of advertising identifiers on mobile devices through the settings on your device. Finally, if you do not want to use a uniquely generated telephone number, you may choose to not call us.
- If you do not want us to use Location Information, you can decline our initial invitation to provide that information or opt-out by changing the location services settings on your mobile device. However, please note that certain features may not function properly or at all as a result if you opt-out.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or comments about this notice, our Privacy Statement, or the ways in which we collect and use your personal information please do not hesitate to contact us at:
