Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 15, 2023

Introduction

BMW History ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit our website and interact with our services. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

  • Personal Information: This may include your name, email address, phone number, and other identifiers by which you may be contacted online or offline when you submit information through our contact form.
  • Usage Data: We automatically collect information about your interaction with our website, including your browsing actions, the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
  • Device Information: When you access our website, we may collect information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and mobile device identifiers.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and to enhance your user experience. For more information about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy section below.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including:

  • To provide and maintain our website
  • To notify you about changes to our website or services
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support and respond to your inquiries
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our website
  • To monitor the usage of our website
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose personal information that we collect or that you provide:

  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information
  • With your consent
  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including responding to any government or regulatory request
  • To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our customers, or others

Cookie Policy

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device). We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, personalize content, and enable certain site functionality.

The types of cookies we use include:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
  • Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
  • Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
  • Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertising on other sites.

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer, and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site, and some services and functionality may not work.

Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

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

  • By email: [email protected]
  • By phone: +49 89 1250 16000
  • By mail: Am Olympiapark 2, 80809 Munich, Germany