Privacy Policy

Introduction and Scope

The Israel Vehicle Importers Association (IVIA) (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is dedicated to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices for collecting, using, processing, sharing, and safeguarding your personal information when you visit our website,
https://autotechil.car-importers.org.il/ (the “Website”).

This policy applies to all information collected through our Website and any related services, including when you:

• Browse the Website.
• Register for the AUTOTECH Conference or other events.
• Contact us via our contact forms.
• Interact with embedded content.

Please read this policy carefully. We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated policy on the Website, and we will update the “Last Updated” date.

Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal information:

• Identity & Contact Data: Your first name, last name, email address, phone number, company name, job title, and country.
• Conference Registration Data: Information provided during registration for the AUTOTECH Conference, which may include professional interests and company details.
• Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, device identifiers, location data, operating system, and platform.
• Usage Data: Information about how you navigate our Website, such as pages viewed, time spent, and links clicked.
• Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences for receiving marketing materials from us or our partners.

How We Collect Your Information

• Direct Interactions: You provide us with your data when you fill out forms on our Website (such as the “Contact Us” or event registration forms) or communicate with us directly.
• Automated Technologies: As you use our Website, we automatically collect Technical and Usage Data via cookies and similar tracking technologies. For more details, see Section 6.

How We Use Your Information (Legal Basis for Processing)

We use your personal data based on lawful grounds. The following table outlines our processing activities:

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We only share your data under the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We share data with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as:
  • Security services (e.g., Cloudflare)
  • Data analytics (e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Email delivery services
• Conference Sponsors and Partners: Only if you provide your explicit, separate consent during the event registration process, we may share your Identity & Contact Data (name, title, company, email) with event sponsors for networking and marketing.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to function, to improve your experience, and to understand how our site is used. Cookies are small text files placed on your device.

We classify our cookies as follows:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website’s security and basic functionality (e.g., managing your session, providing security via Cloudflare). These cookies do not require your consent and cannot be switched off.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information (e.g., Google Analytics). We will only use these cookies if you provide your active consent via our cookie banner.
• Advertising/Marketing Cookies: These are set by our advertising partners (e.g., LinkedIn Insight Tag) to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites (“Retargeting”). We will only use these cookies if you provide your active consent via our cookie banner.

You can manage your preferences at any time through the consent management tool on our Website.

Data Security and Retention

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including any legal or reporting requirements.

Your Legal Rights

You have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:

• Access a copy of your personal data.
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erase your personal data (subject to legal limitations).
• Restrict the processing of your data.
• Object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
• Withdraw Consent at any time where we rely on consent (this will not affect past processing).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us, such as our partners in the ecosystem (e.g., EcoMotion). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this policy, please contact us at:

G_Manager@Car-Importers.org.il

Menachem Begin Road 76

P.O.B 51735

Tel Aviv, Israel

Tel: 972-3-5622005