Privacy Policy

Geovanta Technologies Corporation, doing business as Car Show Warriors ("Car Show Warriors," "we," "us," or "our"), respects your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you:

• Visit CarShowWarriors.com.
• Create or use a Car Show Warriors account.
• Add a vehicle to your online garage.
• Submit vehicle-verification information.
• Upload photographs, videos, or vehicle information.
• Enter or participate in a virtual car show.
• Vote, comment, or interact with the community.
• Purchase subscriptions, entries, passes, or other services.
• Communicate with our customer-support team.

By accessing or using Car Show Warriors, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Platform.

A. Account and contact information

When you register or communicate with us, we may collect:

• First and last name.
• Display name or username.
• Email address.
• Telephone number.
• Mailing or billing address.
• Account password or password hash.
• Profile photograph.
• Communication and marketing preferences.

B. Vehicle and garage information

When you add a vehicle to your garage, we may collect:

• Vehicle year, make, model, trim, and color.
• Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN.
• License-plate information.
• Vehicle specifications and build details.
• Modification and restoration information.
• Vehicle history supplied by you.
• Vehicle photographs and videos.
• Awards, show history, and related descriptions.

Information that you include in a public garage or show entry may be visible to other users and the general public.

We recommend that you do not include home addresses, personal telephone numbers, unredacted documents, or other sensitive information in public descriptions, photographs, or videos.

C. Vehicle-ownership and registration verification

To verify a vehicle or its owner, we may request:

• Vehicle-registration records.
• Vehicle title or proof of ownership.
• Government-issued identification.
• VIN photographs.
• License-plate photographs.
• Photographs showing the vehicle and identifying features.
• Other documents reasonably necessary to confirm ownership or lawful possession.

Verification documents are used for identity, ownership, authenticity, fraud-prevention, and platform-integrity purposes. They are not intended to be publicly displayed.

Access to verification records is restricted to authorized personnel and service providers that require the information to complete verification, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, or comply with legal obligations.

You should redact information that we do not request, such as Social Security numbers, driver's-license numbers, banking information, or unrelated personal information.

D. User-generated content

We collect content that you submit to the Platform, including:

• Garage profiles.
• Vehicle descriptions.
• Show entries.
• Photographs and videos.
• Comments and messages.
• Votes and ratings.
• Reviews and feedback.
• Contest submissions.
• Public profile information.
• Communications with other users.

Content designated as public may be viewed, copied, shared, indexed, or saved by other people. We cannot control how third parties use information you intentionally make public.

E. Transaction and subscription information

When you purchase an entry, pass, subscription, garage listing, media package, or other product, we may collect:

• Product or service purchased.
• Purchase amount.
• Subscription status.
• Billing date and renewal date.
• Coupon or promotional code.
• Payment status.
• Refund, dispute, or chargeback information.
• Limited payment-method details, such as card brand and last four digits.

Payment information is processed through Stripe or another payment provider. Depending on the payment integration, payment-card information may be submitted directly to Stripe rather than stored by Car Show Warriors.

Stripe may independently collect transaction, payment, device, identity-verification, and fraud-prevention information under its own privacy policy.

F. Show participation and voting information

When you enter or participate in a virtual car show, we may collect:

• Show and category selections.
• Entry dates.
• Eligibility information.
• Votes cast or received.
• Judging results.
• Rankings and awards.
• Prize eligibility.
• Tax information required for prize payments.
• Fraud-prevention and voting-integrity information.

We may associate votes with account, device, IP-address, or activity information to detect duplicate voting, automated activity, manipulation, or violations of show rules.

G. Device, usage, and technical information

When you use the Platform, we may automatically collect:

• IP address.
• Browser type.
• Device type.
• Operating system.
• Device identifiers.
• Approximate location derived from an IP address.
• Referring website.
• Pages viewed.
• Links selected.
• Date and time of access.
• Session duration.
• Error logs.
• Login and account activity.
• Cookie and similar-technology information.

We may use this information to operate the Platform, maintain security, understand usage, troubleshoot problems, and improve performance.

H. Communications

We collect information when you contact us, including:

• Customer-support requests.
• Emails and contact-form submissions.
• Complaint and dispute information.
• Copyright or DMCA notices.
• Survey responses.
• Social-media communications.
• Records of communications with our team.

I. Information received from third parties

We may receive information from:

• Payment processors.
• Identity or vehicle-verification providers.
• Fraud-prevention services.
• Website-hosting and cloud providers.
• Analytics providers.
• Email and communication providers.
• Social-media platforms.
• Show sponsors, partners, or administrators.
• Publicly available sources.
• Other users who report content or misconduct.

2. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

• Create and administer accounts.
• Operate online garages and profiles.
• Verify vehicle ownership or lawful possession.
• Review and approve vehicle submissions.
• Administer virtual car shows.
• Process entries, votes, rankings, and awards.
• Detect fraudulent entries or voting manipulation.
• Process payments, subscriptions, refunds, and prizes.
• Provide customer service.
• Send account, verification, transaction, and security messages.
• Send marketing communications when permitted.
• Personalize the Platform.
• Analyze performance and user engagement.
• Improve existing services and develop new features.
• Protect users, vehicles, and the Car Show Warriors community.
• Enforce our Terms and Conditions and Official Rules.
• Prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, and illegal activity.
• Maintain records and comply with legal, tax, and regulatory obligations.
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

3. Publicly Visible Information

Car Show Warriors is designed to allow users to showcase vehicles publicly.

The following information may be publicly visible:

• Display name or username.
• Profile photograph.
• Garage name.
• Vehicle year, make, model, trim, and description.
• Vehicle photographs and videos.
• Modifications and build information.
• Show entries.
• Votes, rankings, badges, and awards.
• Comments or other public contributions.

We do not intend to publicly display vehicle-registration documents, government identification, payment-card information, private support communications, or other records submitted solely for verification.

Removing information from your account may not remove copies that were:

• Shared by other users.
• Captured in screenshots.
• Indexed by search engines.
• Included in completed-show archives.
• Included in previously published promotional materials.
• Retained for legal, security, or recordkeeping purposes.

4. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose information in the following circumstances.

A. Service providers

We may provide information to companies that perform services for us, such as:

• Amazon Web Services or other hosting providers.
• Stripe or other payment processors.
• Vehicle and identity-verification providers.
• Email-delivery providers.
• Analytics providers.
• Customer-support providers.
• Fraud, security, and abuse-prevention providers.
• Database, storage, and software providers.
• Professional advisers, including attorneys and accountants.

These providers are permitted to process information only for authorized business purposes and subject to applicable contractual or legal requirements.

B. Show administrators, judges, sponsors, and partners

We may provide information to show administrators, judges, sponsors, or promotional partners when reasonably necessary to:

• Administer a show.
• Confirm eligibility.
• Evaluate an entry.
• Deliver a prize.
• Resolve a dispute.
• Promote a show or winning vehicle.

We will not provide private verification records to sponsors for their independent marketing purposes without appropriate notice or permission.

C. Legal and safety reasons

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe it is necessary to:

• Comply with a law, subpoena, court order, or government request.
• Investigate suspected fraud or illegal activity.
• Protect the rights, property, or safety of Car Show Warriors, our users, or others.
• Enforce our agreements and show rules.
• Respond to intellectual-property complaints.
• Detect or respond to security incidents.

D. Business transactions

Information may be disclosed or transferred in connection with a merger, financing, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar business transaction.

E. With your direction or consent

We may disclose information when you request, direct, or consent to the disclosure.

5. Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising

Car Show Warriors does not sell personal information for money. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising and do not use personal information for targeted advertising as those terms may be defined under applicable state privacy laws.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, software development kits, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for:

• Account authentication.
• Security and fraud prevention.
• Remembering user preferences.
• Shopping-cart and checkout functions.
• Platform functionality.
• Performance monitoring.
• Analytics.
• Marketing, where permitted.

You may manage cookies through your browser settings or through any cookie-preference tool made available on the Platform. Blocking certain cookies may prevent some features from functioning correctly.

7. Marketing Communications

We may use your name and email address to send:

• Car-show announcements.
• New-feature information.
• Promotional offers.
• Subscription information.
• Community news.
• Sponsor or partner promotions approved by Car Show Warriors.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link contained in those messages.

You may continue receiving nonpromotional communications concerning:

• Your account.
• Payments.
• Subscription renewals.
• Verification.
• Show participation.
• Security.
• Changes to legal terms.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide the Platform.
• Maintain your account.
• Complete verification.
• Administer shows and prizes.
• Process payments and subscriptions.
• Prevent fraud.
• Resolve disputes.
• Enforce agreements.
• Meet tax, accounting, legal, and regulatory obligations.

Retention periods depend on the type of information, why it was collected, legal requirements, and the risk associated with retaining it.

Vehicle-registration and identity-verification records should be deleted or securely archived when they are no longer reasonably needed for verification, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or legal compliance.

We may retain deidentified, aggregated, or anonymized information that no longer reasonably identifies an individual.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information.

These safeguards may include:

• Access restrictions.
• Authentication controls.
• Encryption in transit.
• Secure cloud infrastructure.
• Logging and monitoring.
• Employee or contractor confidentiality obligations.
• Data-minimization practices.
• Backup and recovery procedures.

No online service, database, transmission, or storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or loss will never occur.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and notifying us promptly of suspected account misuse.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and whether a particular law applies to Car Show Warriors, you may have the right to:

• Confirm whether we process your personal information.
• Access personal information associated with you.
• Correct inaccurate personal information.
• Request deletion of personal information.
• Receive a portable copy of information you provided.
• Opt out of the sale of personal information.
• Opt out of sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Opt out of targeted advertising.
• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request.
• Exercise your rights without unlawful discrimination.

These rights may be subject to exceptions, verification requirements, and limitations under applicable law. Iowa provides applicable consumers rights including access, deletion of information they provided, portability, opting out of sale, and an appeal process. California provides applicable consumers additional rights including correction and limiting certain uses of sensitive information.

11. How to Submit a Privacy Request

You may submit a request by contacting:

Email: support@geovantatechnologies.com

Mail: 309 Court Ave Ste 820 No. 123702, Des Moines, IA 50309

Please include:

• Your name.
• The email associated with your account.
• The right you wish to exercise.
• Enough information to identify the relevant account or records.

We may request additional information to reasonably verify your identity. We will use verification information only for handling the privacy request.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law. We may require proof of authorization and may also verify the request directly with the consumer.

You do not need to create a new account to exercise applicable privacy rights.

12. Appeals

If we decline a privacy request, you may appeal the decision by emailing:

support@geovantatechnologies.com

Use the subject line:

**Privacy Request Appeal**

Include the original request, our response, and the reason you believe the decision should be reconsidered.

13. Account Correction and Deletion

You may be able to update some account information through your account settings.

To request account deletion, contact support@geovantatechnologies.com.

Deleting an account may remove or disable access to:

• Garage listings.
• Vehicle entries.
• Uploaded content.
• Unused subscription benefits.
• Voting history.
• Community features.

We may retain information when reasonably necessary for completed transactions, show records, fraud prevention, legal compliance, dispute resolution, security, or enforcement.

14. Children's Privacy

Car Show Warriors is intended for adults who are at least 18 years old.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. If we learn that we collected personal information from a child under 13 without legally required authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

A parent or guardian who believes a child submitted personal information may contact support@geovantatechnologies.com.

COPPA imposes specific requirements on child-directed online services and services with actual knowledge that they collect information from children under 13.

15. Social Media and Third-Party Links

The Platform may contain links to social-media platforms, sponsors, show partners, payment processors, or other third-party websites.

Those third parties operate under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their privacy, security, or data-handling practices.

Interactions with Car Show Warriors through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or another social platform may also be subject to that platform's privacy policy.

16. International Users

Car Show Warriors is operated from the United States.

Information may be stored or processed in the United States or in other countries where our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those countries may differ from those in your country of residence.

Where required, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

17. Data-Breach Notification

If we become aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will investigate and provide notice to affected individuals or government authorities when required by applicable law.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:

• New Platform features.
• Changes to our data practices.
• Changes to service providers.
• Legal or regulatory requirements.
• Security or operational developments.

The revised policy will be posted with an updated "Last Updated" date.

When required, we may provide additional notice through the Platform or by email.

19. Contact Us

Questions, complaints, or privacy requests may be directed to:

Geovanta Technologies Corporation

Doing business as Car Show Warriors

Business mailing address: 309 Court Ave Ste 820 No. 123702, Des Moines, IA 50309

Privacy: support@geovantatechnologies.com

Support: support@geovantatechnologies.com

DMCA: support@geovantatechnologies.com

Website: https://www.carshowwarriors.com