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Privacy Policy for WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM


Disclaimer of Responsibility & Transaction Advisory

WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM serves as a global advertising and publishing platform connecting buyers and sellers of heavy-duty trucks and parts. Please be advised that WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM is not a party to any transactions between users of this platform. We do not facilitate payments, inspect products, or guarantee the quality, legality, or safety of advertised items. All negotiations, sales, and agreements are strictly between the individual buyer and seller. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to conduct due diligence, verify the authenticity of the product and seller, and exercise extreme caution. We strongly advise against making any payments, deposits, or transferring funds to a seller until you have physically inspected the product and/or the vehicle, confirmed its authenticity, and are satisfied with the terms of the deal in person at the seller's location. WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM shall not be held liable for any disputes, losses, damages, or fraudulent activities arising from transactions initiated through our platform. To help us maintain a trustworthy environment, please let us know if any seller is not working in good faith.


WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM (the "Site"), including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

1. Collection of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as online chat and message boards. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

Financial Data: Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Site. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, [Name of Payment Processor, e.g., Stripe, PayPal], and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.

Data from Social Networks: User information from social networking sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, including your name, your social network username, location, gender, birth date, email address, profile picture, and public data for contacts, if you connect your account to such social networks.

Data from Other Sources: Information from third parties, such as personal information or network friends, if you connect your account to the third party and grant WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM permission to access this information.

2. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Create and manage your account.

  • Enable user-to-user communications.

  • Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site.

  • Generate a personal profile about you to make your visit to the Site more personalized.

  • Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.

  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.

  • Notify you of updates to the Site.

  • Offer new products, services, mobile applications, and/or recommendations to you.

  • Perform other business activities as needed.

  • Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.

  • Process payments and refunds.

  • Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site.

  • Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.

  • Respond to product and customer service requests.

  • Send you a newsletter.

  • Send you marketing and promotional communications.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

Marketing Communications: With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.

Other Third Parties: We may share your information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. We may also share your information with such third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

Sale or Bankruptcy: If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may not honor the commitments we’ve made in this Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and we have no authority to manage or control third-party solicitations. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

4. Tracking Technologies (Cookies and Web Beacons)

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is submitted, allowing you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.

5. Website Analytics

We may partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, to allow tracking technologies and re-marketing services on the Site through the use of first-party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

7. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Your Privacy Rights (e.g., California Residents - CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a resident of certain jurisdictions (e.g., California), you may have specific rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

  • The Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.

  • The Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of personal information that we collect from you, subject to certain exceptions.

  • The Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information.

  • The Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

9. GDPR Compliance (for EU/UK Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom (UK), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The 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.

10. Do Not Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online Browse activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

WORLDTRUCKTRADER.COM contact us form.