Privacy Policy

AVIS ISRAEL PRIVACY POLICY - UTS - UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LTD

* The Privacy Policy is worded in the masculine gender for the sake of convenience, but applies to all genders *

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  1. General
    • Dear user, the UMI Group, which includes Avis Israel - UTS - Universal Transportation Solutions Ltd., as well as its other subsidiaries - Universal Motors Israel Ltd., Dan Lease-A-Car 1988 (Trade In) Ltd., Universal Trucks Israel Ltd., U.M.I. Insurance Agency (1994) Ltd., Universal Financing Solutions Ltd., Office 3000 Ltd. (jointly hereinafter: the “Group” or the "UMI Group" or severally the “Company” and/or “Avis”), which operates the "Avis" website at avis.co.il (the “Website" and with respect to websites operated by the Group: the “Websites" or the "Group Websites") respects your privacy and the privacy of all its customers and users of its services (the “User” and/or the “Users").
    • The use of this Website, as well as the use of all other websites of the group, and the submission of information on digital interfaces with the Group companies, are subject to the current privacy policy therein, and will indicate your consent to the privacy policy as well as to any changes made from time to time. We therefore recommend that you review the Privacy Policy before use. The Group may from time to time change the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use, jointly or severally, to reflect technological, business, legal or regulatory changes. Such updates to the Privacy Policy will be published in this document, which can be found in its updated form on the Group's Websites.
    • The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide details on the information collected about you due to use of the services offered on the Websites by the Group (the “Services”) as well as to review how the Group uses the information provided by the User and collected by the Group due to use of the Services by the User. Please note that different rules may apply to specific services and/or apps, and a specific policy on use of the information to be collected in that app may be posted next to them.

It is clarified that wherever the term “Group” is used, this refers to each of the Group companies jointly and severally, so that information collected on the Website is collected for the entire Group.

  1. Collection of Information
    • When using the Websites and receipt of the Services, information may be requested about the Users, as set out below (jointly hereinafter: the “Information”):
      • Information required for the provision of vehicle sale, leasing or rental services: Full name, address, ID Card No., telephone number, email address, vehicle features, rental hours, pick-up point and times.
      • Information required for purchasing products on the Group's Websites: Full name, address, email address, order details, means of payment, and payment method, and order comments.
      • Information for applying for a job in the Group: The User can apply on the Website for a job in the Group in the cross-section of the type of position requested. For this purpose, you will be asked to enter your full name, email address, telephone number, city of residence and an up-to-date resume. It should be clarified that submission of a job application on one of the Group's Websites, or for a specific position, will allow for examining the candidate’s suitability for other positions in the Group and contacting the candidate accordingly.
      • Information for receiving updates, benefits and important information: Full name, telephone number and email address.
      • Technical information and digital identifiers: When using the Group's Websites, additional technical information will also be collected: Browser type, details about the end device used, IP address, browsing data, usage habits on the Group’s Websites, including browsing and consumption. This information will be collected through cookies, as specified in section 4 below.
      • Establishing contact and information collected during a chat conversation: In order to receive a quick response, the User may refer to a chatbot on the Website or on WhatsApp. Depending on the conversation, the personal information that may be requested: Full name and telephone number. Engaging in a chat session or uploading documents through it is free, and its content may be saved in the Group's systems.
    • It should be clarified that you are not legally obligated to provide these details, and the provision of the information is solely dependent on your free will and consent. Please note, however, that without providing the requested details, we will not be able to provide some or all of the Services.
    • When using the Group’s Website, you must provide and/or update information that is correct, reliable and accurate, only in your name and for yourself, and not on behalf of and/or for third parties, except in cases where you have an explicit written authorization to do so.
    • The Group will retain the information about you for the period of time needed for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer period of retention is needed or permitted by law.
  2. Purposes and manner of use of information
    • We collect the information for the purposes listed below (all or some):
      • Operation, management and provision of the Services and business activity of the Group, including vehicle sales, rental and leasing services, or other services or products through the Group's Websites.
      • Establishing contact with you for the provision of the Services, for contacting you by direct mail and marketing inquiries, through the various means of contacting you.
      • Operational and other controls on the Website, including for the purpose of improving and enriching the Services and content offered on the Website, troubleshooting, fraud prevention, security, fraud detection and any other unlawful activity.
      • For marketing and statistical purposes, including research, characterization, as well as in order to optimize and conduct satisfaction surveys to improve the Services.
      • For the purposes of complying with statutory provisions, legal defense, enforcement of the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, resolution and clarification of disputes between the Users and the Group Companies or anyone acting on its behalf.
      • Management of Customer Clubs.
    • The Group may send you operational messages, alerts and updates in various ways by email or by text messages, including by direct mailing. Apart from that, subject to providing contact details, the Group may from time to time send marketing and advertising information, offers for benefits by email, text messages and/or other means of communication, all in accordance with the law and subject to your consent. If you would like to stop receiving direct mailing or advertising mailing from us, you can do so by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the relevant email, if one exists, or by sending a letter by registered mail to 10 HaMasger Street, Lod 7129807, or according to other unsubscribe instructions that will appear in the direct mailing message or in the advertising message.
  3. Cookies
    • Please note that the Services and the Websites use cookies and similar technologies, such as pixels, web beacons, Google Analytics (collectively: “Cookies”) for their regular and proper operation, in order to secure the data in them and the information provided, including the collection of statistical data about use of the Services, making decisions about your profile and/or activity, verification of details and identification, prevention of fraud and scams, improving the experience of using the Services, while tailoring the content and the Services to your personal preferences, specification of the products suitable for you - all for statistical, research, marketing and commercial purposes, and of course for data security purposes.
    • Cookies are, generally and essentially, text files that the User’s browser or app generate according to a command from the Group’s computers. Some of the Cookies expire when the relevant app is closed, while others are stored in the memory of your device or browser.
    • The Cookies contain and collect various information, such as the webpages you visited, the amount of time spent on the Group's Websites, your IP address, the characteristics of your end device and other information. Cookies may also store information regarding your browsing habits on other websites, including the websites you visited, the webpages on the websites and any other action in them. The information in the Cookies is encrypted, and the Group takes precautions to ensure that only the Group’s computers or persons acting on its behalf can read and understand the information stored in them.
    • For realizing the purposes mentioned above, we may also use third-party cookies, such as cookies of Google and Meta. Therefore, the Group may provide Google and Meta with information accumulated in the Cookies about you, which they may use in accordance with their policy that is available in the following links.
    • For more information on the use of third-party cookies, on the purposes of their use, and on how to delete the Cookies, see the information in the following links: Google privacy ;Facebook privacy ;http://www.aboutads.info/choices

Specifically with respect to Google:

google analytics opt-out

 google privacycheckup

  • You can also change the settings of the browser you use and block the use of cookies. In such case, all or some of certain Services will not function properly (e.g. language preferences will not be saved). You are solely responsible for changing the aforementioned browser settings. Please keep in mind that disabling the Cookies may result in your not being able to use some of the Services.
  1. Submission of Information to a Third Party
    • The Group may from time to time transfer information about you to third parties, as specified below or in any other case in which it will be necessary to transfer information.
      • At the User's request and/or with his explicit consent;
      • For the operation and provision of the Services on the Websites and the Group’s activity in general, and for the purpose of fulfilling the purposes of processing the data as set out in this Privacy Policy, including, but not only, technology system providers, data storage providers (in Israel and abroad), support service providers and service improvement, billing and payment collection providers, marketing messaging providers, providers of targeted and personalized advertising in the various media, and more.
      • In its activity vis-a-vis business affiliates and/or within and as part of the UMI Group of companies for the purpose of providing the Services for you as well as for the purposes of use stated above, for the provision of the Services, streamlining them and creating new services, including by sharing information with Google or Meta (Facebook), including as stated above in section 4;
      • Should you be in violation of the Terms of Use of the Group’s Websites, including the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy and/or should you and/or someone acting on your behalf commit or attempt to commit, through the Services and/or in connection with them, actions that are contrary to the Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy and violation of any statutory provision.
      • For legal purposes, such as submission of information to an authority pursuant to a legal order, statutory duty or judicial order requiring the Group to submit the information to third parties for the purpose of conducting a proceeding or legal dispute and the like;
      • In any case where the Group believes, at its sole discretion, that the submission of the information is necessary in order to prevent serious damage to the Group and/or to the property or person of the User and/or third parties or to prevent other serious damage;
      • Should the Group transfer and/or sell and/or assign to a third party its activity and/or an activity of any of the Group companies and/or their rights and obligations to the User, in whole or in part, including as stated the transfer of the information within the UMI Group and between its various subsidiaries, as well as in the event of a change in control of the Group, including by way of a merger, acquisition, or purchase of its assets, in whole or in part.
    • The Group may submit statistical information and data from third-party cookies to third parties, including advertisers, subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the provisions of any law. In any event, statistical information to be submitted to third parties will not personally identify the User.
    • Furthermore, the Group’s Websites may contain links to various websites, such as various social networks, e.g. Facebook and YouTube (the "external websites"). Clicking the link to the external websites will be at your own volition and responsibility, as you will be leaving the Website and will be directed to an external website, and you will be subject to its terms and conditions, including its privacy policy. From that point on, the Group and/or anyone acting on its behalf will have no control over what is done with your information, and therefore it will not bear responsibility in this respect.
  2. Data Security
    • The Group uses standard and required security and protection tools to protect the confidentiality of the data provided by the User, while taking all standard precautions and using suitable security technologies. It should be clarified that the Group dedicates resources and takes measures to prevent intrusion and thwart any possible violation of the User’s privacy, but cannot completely prevent such harm or other disruptions.
    • Should there be any concern regarding the security of the information or its transfer to the Group, please inform us by the means of communication set out in section 7.3 of this Privacy Policy.
  3. Contact Us About Privacy Issues
    • Under the Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981, you or anyone acting on your behalf may review information about you in the Group’s databases, and you may also ask the Group to correct such information if it is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate, without derogating from the Group’s obligation by law to protect certain information.
    • To exercise these rights and for any other inquiries, you are welcome to contact us by one of the following channels:
  1. Chatbot on the Website or on WhatsApp;
  2. Call telephone number *2722;
  3. c. Write to us by email: [email protected];
  4. Send a letter by registered mail to 10 HaMasger Street, Lod 7129807.

Avis representatives are at your disposal for any inquiry, complaint, request or question.