Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was updated on May 1, 2023.

American Sport Touring is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy while delivering an informative and entertaining experience.  This Privacy Policy describes how we use Personal Data (as defined below) that we may collect from users of our website located at AmericanSportTouring.com  (“Site”).

Contacting Us.

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, the way we collect and use any personal data, or if you want to report a security violation, please contact us using the Contact Us form.

User Consent. 

By continuing to use our Site you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.  Please do not use the Site if you do not consent to our Privacy Policy. 

Types of Data We Collect.

Personal Data means data that allows someone to identify or contact you, including, for example, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, as well as any other non-public information about you that is associated with or linked to any of the foregoing data.  “Anonymous Data” means data that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Data; Anonymous Data does not, by itself, permit the identification of individual persons.  We collect Personal Data and Anonymous Data, as described below.

  • Information You Provide to Us.  If you contact us via the Contact Us form or directly through email sent to ContactUs@AmericanSportTouring.com, we will collect your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content included with your message in order to respond to your comment or request. We remove your information from our systems 30 days after the matter is resolved.
  • Information Collected by Our Servers. To make our Site more reliable and useful to you, our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) may collect (log) information about your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol address, and the date and time you used the Site.  This logged information is retained for no more than 90 days.   
  • Site Analytics.  The Site uses Google Analytics to collect, aggregate, and report on user activity and behavior (collectively referred to as site analytics).  Site analytics allow American Sport Touring to understand how the Site is used and from that determine where Site improvements are needed.  For information about how Google collects and processes data please read “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services”.   American Sport Touring does not, and Google does not allow the Site to, pass information to Google that Google could use or recognize as personally identifiable information.
  • Advertising Services. The Site may use Google AdSense or other third-party ad syndication services.  The Google AdSense service uses cookies to deliver more personalized ads.  The Google privacy policy explains how Google treats your personal data and protects your privacy when their service is used. 
  • Cookies. The Site uses cookies (small amounts of information stored on your computer or device) to remember your Site preferences and provide a more personal experience.  The Site also uses cookies in conjunction with Google Analytics, and with other Google services which may be activated in the future. 
  • Consent to Use Cookies.  When you first visit American Sport Touring you are asked to give your consent for the Site to use cookies.  If you reject the use of cookies you may still enjoy the Site although the experience, including ads, may not be personalized. 
  • View Your Cookie Consent. At any time, you can review and change your consent by clicking this link Update cookie consent.
  • Cookies currently used by the Site.
    CookieDescription
    AdvertisementAdvertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
    AnalyticsAnalytics cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with American Sport Touring. These cookies help provide metrics on the number of visitors, engagement, traffic sources, and so on.
    Cookie ConsentCookie Consent cookies are used to store a user's cookie consent selection.
    Preferences

    Preference cookies are used to remember prior offerings, such as prompting for newsletter sign-up, to avoid redundant offers and improve the overall user experience.   These cookies do not store personal information of any kind.

  • Do Not Track Signals. We do not currently respond to “do not track” signals or other mechanisms that might enable consumers to opt out of tracking on our Site.
Use of Your Personal Data. 

Personal Data you submit to us is used either to respond to requests that you make or to help us improve the Site to serve you better. 

  • General Use.  We use your Personal Data in the following ways:
    • identify you as a user in our system;
    • provide improved administration of our Site and Services;
    • provide the Services you request;
    • improve the quality of experience when you interact with our Site and Services; and,
    • with your permission send newsletters which may contain surveys, offers, or promotional materials related to our Services.
  • User Comments. We welcome comments in reaction to the articles published in American Sport Touring.  We will regularly publish user comments.  When we publish this content, we may identify the user by their first name.  If you as a user of our Services post comments you are by that action giving your consent for us to publish your comments as described here.
  • User Feedback.  Your feedback is important to us and will be held in confidence.  We do not publish feedback or use feedback for marketing purposes.  We may however use your feedback and suggestions to improve our Services.  If you as a user of our Services submit feedback you are by that action giving your consent for us to freely use your feedback and suggestions at our discretion as described here without any further notice.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data.

We will not disclose your Personal Data to any third party without your consent in advance unless required to do so by a legally authorized request.

Third Party Websites.

Our Site may contain links to third party websites.  When you click on a link to any other website or location, you will leave our Site and go to another site and legal entity.  That site may collect Personal Data or Anonymous Data from you.  We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for, the privacy policy and practice of third-party websites.  Links to third party websites or locations are for your convenience and do not signify our endorsement of such third parties or their practices.  We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.  We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here with a new “updated on” date above.  You should consult this Privacy Policy for any changes from time to time.