Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Cars N Life (carsnlife.com)

Effective Date: 1 August 2025

1.  Who We Are

Business Name: Sardor Steve Rahimov DBA “Cars N Life”

Address: 1966 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA

Phone: +1 (949) 694-7771

Email: [email protected]

Cars N Life (“we,” “our,” or “us”) provides vehicle sales, appraisal, and test-drive services. Steve Rahimov is a licensed sales consultant employed by South Coast Toyota and contracted to represent that dealership.

2.  Personal Information We Collect

Category

Specific Data

Source

Contact Details

Name, phone number, e-mail address, physical address

Web forms, phone/SMS, in-person

Vehicle Details

VIN, make, model, year, mileage

Web forms, phone/SMS, in-person

Communications

Call recordings, voicemail, SMS/MMS content

Phone/SMS interactions

Device/Usage (optional)

IP address, browser type, pages visited*

Website analytics*

*We currently use only basic, cookie-based analytics to understand site traffic; no cross-site tracking or advertising cookies are deployed.

3.  How We Use Your Information

We process personal information solely for legitimate car-sales–related purposes, including:

Scheduling test drives and appraisals

Providing price quotes, payment estimates, and marketing offers (e-mail/SMS)

Completing purchase, lease, or trade-in transactions

Responding to inquiries or service requests

Meeting legal, regulatory, or warranty obligations

We rely on one or more of the following legal bases, as applicable: your consent, performance of a contract, and our legitimate interest in facilitating vehicle transactions.

4.  Sharing and Disclosure

Recipient

Purpose

Safeguard

South Coast Toyota (dealership)

Completing your appraisal, purchase, or trade-in; preparing contracts

Bound by dealer privacy and security policies

HighLevel Inc. (CRM/cloud provider)

Secure storage of contact records, call logs, and SMS history

Acts solely as a service provider / processor under a written agreement

Regulators or Law Enforcement

Compliance with applicable laws, subpoenas, or court orders

Only when legally required

No Other Third Parties

We never sell or rent your information.

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If you ask us to seek offers from other brands or dealerships, we will share only the minimum data necessary and only with your clear permission.

5.  Data Retention

We keep prospect records as long as we maintain an active business relationship. If there is no activity for 24 months, the record is archived or deleted unless we must retain it for legal or tax reasons.

6.  How We Protect Your Data

Encrypted transfer (HTTPS) and encrypted-at-rest storage within HighLevel’s U.S.-based data centers

Role-based access; only authorized dealership staff may view your record

Regular password and device security reviews

Incident-response plan for potential breaches

7.  Your Choices and Rights

Opt-Out of Marketing – Reply STOP to any SMS or click the unsubscribe link in e-mails.

Access / Delete / Correct – California residents (and others, where applicable) may request to:

Know what personal information we hold

Receive a copy in portable format

Delete or correct inaccurate data

Opt out of certain data uses

Submit requests by phone, e-mail, or mail (see Section 1). We may verify your identity before acting on a request and will respond within 45 days (California) or the time frame required by law.

We do not discriminate for exercising privacy rights.

8.  Children’s Privacy

Our services are directed to adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe we have done so, please contact us immediately.

9.  International Visitors

Cars N Life operates exclusively in the United States. If you access our site from outside the U.S., you consent to transferring your information to our U.S. servers.

10.  Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted at carsnlife.com/privacy with a new effective date. Continued use of our services after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11.  Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests?

Phone: +1 (949) 694-7771 | Email: [email protected]

Mail: Privacy Officer, Cars N Life, 2618 San Miguel Dr #1450, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Last updated 1 August 2025.