Porsche Motorsports North America, Inc.
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice (“Privacy Notice”) describes the information that Porsche Motorsports North America, Inc.
(“PMNA”) collects about consumers and business partners (“you”), how we use and share your information, and
your choices. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to PMNA,” we,us,” or ourin this Privacy Notice mean
Porsche Motorsports North America, Inc.
1. Scope
This Privacy Notice applies to information collected about you by or on behalf of PMNA as set forth in the below
Information We Collect section, including through the websites, mobile applications, and online services or
programs where this Privacy Notice is posted or linked (our Online Services”) and any communications between
you and us or any products and services provides or otherwise made available by PMNA. This Privacy Notice does
not apply to any of our affiliates, other Porsche companies, or Porsche dealers which are independent third parties.
As used in this Privacy Notice, “Personal Information” means information that identifies or can reasonably be linked
to a specific individual, such as name, address, e-mail address, phone number, or credit card number. “Information”
is collectively used herein to refer to both Personal Information and information that does not identify and cannot
reasonably be linked to a specific individual.
2. Links, Third-Party Websites, and Social Media Platforms
Our Online Services may contain links to the websites of other Porsche companies, Porsche dealers, or other third
parties such as our partners, sponsors and social media platforms such as Facebook or Instagram (“Linked Sites”).
PMNA is not responsible and has no liability for the privacy policies or practices of Linked Sites. We recommend that
you review the privacy policies of each Linked Site you visit.
3. Outside the U.S.
Our Online Services are for users located exclusively in the United States of America and Canada. If you are located
outside the United States or Canada, please return to www.porsche.com and use the drop down box to find the
website for users in your location, but please do not use our Online Services, as the information practices and the
terms of this Privacy Notice may or may not be applicable or comply with applicable law. By using our Online Services,
you consent to the use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Notice and subject to the
applicable state, provincial. and federal laws of the United States or Canada.
4. Information We Collect
PMNA and its third party service providers collect Information about you from a variety of sources, including
Personal Information you provide directly to us and Information we collect about you when access and use our
Online Services. We also collect your Personal Information from other Porsche companies, independent Porsche
dealers and from other third parties. We may combine any of the Information collected about you for the purposes
described in this Privacy Notice.
We collect Personal Information when you:
register for an online PMNA Login service, such as PMRSI;
inquire about, order and/or purchase any of our products or services;
register or participate in any PMNA or Porsche related event or program, including sponsored
motorsports events, or a program, contest, survey, or other promotion that PMNA or other Porsche
companies may offer from time to time (collectively, “Events”);
visit our facilities;
subscribe to the PMNA Quarterly Newsletter or other communications from us,
provide support and services for our business operations and products or services;
contact or communicate with us;
request information from us;
request information about us from a Porsche company, Porsche dealer or another third party;
access or use PMNA pages or accounts on any third-party social media platforms such as Facebook or
Instagram (“Social Media Pages”);
provide or submit comments, suggestions, experiences, or other content to us; and/or
otherwise interact with us and our Online Services.
Vehicle Information: Your vehicle may generate information about your vehicle’s performance and operation such
as engine performance, system temperatures, mileage tire pressure, suspension movement, and accelerometer
readings. PMNA may collect this information to assess whether your vehicle is optimized for participating in
motorsport events, whether your vehicle complies with series regulations and to otherwise support the performance
of your vehicle and to provide you with technical support.
Information Collected Automatically
Cookies: Cookies are small text files stored by your browser that allow us to learn more information about your visit
or use of our Online Services. We may use cookies to remember your Personal Information, including your
registration information, and to track your usage of our Online Services over time. Most browsers automatically
accept cookies. You have the choice to set your browser to accept or reject cookies. Each browser is different, so
check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
Analytics Information: We may use third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to help us measure traffic
and usage trends for our Online Services. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device,
including the pages you visit and other information that assists us in improving our Online Services.
Device and Browsing Information: We collect certain information about your computer or device each time you
access our Online Services. We may also collect device information when you visit an independent Porsche
dealership or a Porsche facility. Servers may automatically record certain log file information such as your web
request, Internet Protocol (IP) address, MAC address, physical location data, browser type, referring / exit pages and
URLs, number of clicks and how you interact with Linked Sites, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and
other such information.
Clear Gifs/Web Beacons: When you use our Online Services, we may employ clear gifs (also known as web beacons)
which are used to track your online usage patterns. In addition, we may also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails
sent to our users to track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients. This information
facilitates more accurate reporting and improvement of our Online Services.
Location Data: When you access our Online Services via a mobile device, we may access, collect, monitor, and/or
remotely store information regarding your mobile device, as well as real-time “location data,” which may include
GPS coordinates. Location data may convey to us information about how you browse and use our Online Services.
You may opt-out from allowing us to have access to your location data by adjusting the permissions in your mobile
device, though some features of our Online Services may not function properly if use or availability of location data
is impaired or disabled.
Information We Receive From Third Parties: We may receive Information about you from third parties. For example,
if you access our Online Services through a third-party connection or log-in (e.g., through Facebook), such third party
may pass certain information about your use of its service to us. We may also receive Information you have provided
to Porsche dealers, our affiliates, or Porsche clubs. We may also obtain other Information about you such as change
of address, contact information, or demographic information from commercially or publicly available sources.
5. Retention
We retain Personal Information for the length of time needed to carry out the purposes outlined in this Privacy
Notice and to adhere to our policies on keeping records (unless a longer period is needed by law). Our records
policies reflect applicable laws. We retain Personal Information to the extent necessary to manage our relationships
with our customers, personalize and improve your overall customer experience, comply with our legal obligations
(for example, if we are required to retain Personal Information to comply with applicable tax laws), resolve disputes,
enforce our agreements, and as otherwise described in this Privacy Notice.
6. How We You Use Your Information
We use your Information, including Personal Information, for a variety of business purposes, including:
providing our products and services and operating our business;;
coordinating with race officials, race sponsors or race sanctioning bodies;
communicating with you and your team regarding PMNA, other Porsche companies and their products,
services, and Events;
customizing your PMNA experience;
creating and managing your registration to PMNA’s Online Services;
responding to your inquiries, comments, or postings;
administering our or third party Events;
improving and customizing our Online Services;
internal operations such as maintaining and enhancing our products and services and the quality or safety
of services or devices which we may own, control or provide, and conducting research and analysis including
to develop and demonstrate technology;
developing new products and services;
processing payments;
investigating or settling inquires or disputes;
marketing or advertising purposes;
short-term, transient use including non-personalized advertising shown as part of a consumer’s current
interaction with us;
enforcing our Terms and Conditions of Use;
complying with legal obligations;
protecting the security and integrity of our business and our Online Services while using Personal
Information as may be reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes;
auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad
impressions, and auditing compliance with state privacy laws and other standards; and
debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems.
7. Your Choices In How We Use Your Information
While PMNA may contact you with offers and information concerning PMNA or its products, services or Events, you
always have the choice not to receive such items. You may contact us as described in the below Contact Us section
to communicate your marketing preferences and request to be removed from marketing lists. If you subscribe to
the Quarterly PMNA Newsletter you may unsubscribe by following the link provided therein or by sending an e-mail
to us at info@porschemotorsports.com..You may contact us as described in the below Contact Us section with any
questions or concerns you may have about our privacy practices, including requests to update or correct your
Personal Information. Even if you choose not to receive promotional e-mails or mailings from PMNA, we may
continue to use your Personal Information in order to contact you in connection with product recalls or other
transactional purposes.
8. How We Share Your Information
We share and disclose your Information as follows:
with race authorities, race sanctioning bodies and sponsors;
with third parties that provide a variety of services on our behalf, including the transportation of vehicles,
development, maintenance, and support of our vehicle related services, Online Services, payment
processing, communications, and marketing research and analysis;
with independent, authorized Porsche dealers for customer care, marketing efforts and in connection
with any PMNA Events;
with members of our affiliated group of companies for marketing, promotional, or other purposes;
to manage and administer Events;
to comply with law, a court order, or other legal process, or in connection with a legal investigation;
as may be necessary to protect the rights and interests of PMNA, its affiliates, and authorized Porsche
dealers, and our and their respective employees, customers, visitors, users, or any other person or entity;
to enforce any applicable terms and conditions and other agreements;
in the event of a corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization, or acquisition, in which event
your Personal Information may be transferred to the acquiring company;
in aggregated or other non-personally identifiable form; and/or
in accordance with your consent.
9. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), on certain of our Online
Services. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often you visit our Online Services, what
pages you visit within our Online Services, and what other sites you visited prior to coming to our Online Services.
We use the information provided by Google Analytics to improve our Online Services. For more information
regarding how Google collects, uses, and shares your information please visit
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the
appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full
functionality of our Online Services. By using our Online Services, you consent to the processing of data about you
by Google as specified herein. To provide users more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics,
Google developed the Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
10. Additional Notice of State-Specific Privacy Information and Rights
This part of our Privacy Notice applies to consumers who reside in the States of California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Utah or Virginia.
Personal Information We Collect about Consumers
We describe the Personal Information we have collected from consumers in the twelve (12) months preceding the
effective date of this Privacy Notice in the part of our Privacy Notice titled “Information We Collect.” The information
we collect includes the following:
Identifiers such as name, address, e-mail address, and phone number, driver’s license number,
Internet Protocol address, MAC address, social security number or taxpayer ID
The following categories of Personal Information described in California Civil Code § 1798.80(e):
(1) the Personal Information listed in the preceding bullet point as “identifiers,” (2) vehicle
identification numbers (VINs) (when linked to identified persons), vehicle information such as
vehicle type, model and year, vehicle performance and operation information, (3) payment
information such as payment card number or portion thereof, bank information, and payment
amounts, (4) information you provide or that we record in connection with customer support calls
or complaints, (5) demographic information such as birthdate, gender, language preference, and
occupation, and (6) the other information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of
being associated with, a particular individual that we describe in “Information We Collect” above.
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as language
preference or gender.
Commercial information, including information about orders, purchases, or products that you have
expressed interest in; registration information for any Event or program, including motorsports
events, driving experiences or web specials; and information you provide or submit to us when
you participate in any Event, program, contest, surveys, or other promotion that we may offer
from time to time.
Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing
history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our Online Services,
websites, advertisements that we display on our websites or on third party sites and apps, or
PMNA pages or accounts on any third-party Social Media Pages such as Facebook or Instagram.
Geolocation data relating to your computer or device when you interact with PMNA Web sites and
mobile apps or other applications that post this Privacy Notice.
Audio information from calls placed with customer service and accounting centers which may be
recorded, and electronic information in the form of Internet or other electronic network activity
information as described above.
Inferences drawn from (1) the information we collect when you visit our websites, use our apps,
or our social media apps, tools, widgets and plug-ins, (2) information we collect, including through
third-party suppliers, regarding content and other data posted on the Internet (such as public
locations on the Internet), and (3) information about consumer preferences and behavior that we
collect on our websites and mobile apps or purchase from third parties in order to create a profile
about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, predispositions, or
behavior.
Sensitive Personal Information, such as social security numbers or tax payer identification
numbers, and credit or debit card numbers in combination with any required security or access
code or credentials allowing access to an account.
We collect this Personal Information from sources that include PMNA vehicle buyers and lessees,
independent Porsche dealers, our affiliates, Porsche clubs, race authorities, race sanctioning bodies,
sponsors, and other third parties, such as Facebook if you access our Online Services through such third
parties, and third-party marketing or analytics providers or providers of publicly available information. For
more information, please see “Information We Collect” and “Information Collected Automatically”.
For information regarding the purposes for which we collect and use the Personal Information we collect,
please see “How We Use Your Information.” We process sensitive Personal Information to the extent
required to perform services reasonably requested by you or on behalf of our business, to comply with
federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations and in connection with legal claims. We do not process
sensitive Personal Information for purposes that, under applicable law, require us to offer consumers a
“Right to Limit” the use or disclosure of sensitive Personal Information.
Disclosures of Personal Information for Monetary or Other Valuable Consideration or for Business
Purposes
We have disclosed the following categories of Personal Information to other businesses or third parties for
monetary or other valuable consideration within the twelve (12) months preceding the effective date of
this Privacy Notice:
Identifiers and Inferences. Pseudonymous identifiers for individuals who visit our Web sites and
mobile apps and the devices such individuals use to visit our Web sites and mobile apps, data
relating to usage of our Web sites and apps and inferences drawn from such usage data, and data
acquired from third party marketing and digital advertising providers. We share this information
with third party vendors that provide consumer behavioral analytics, social media, and digital
advertising services to PMNA, and where applicable these vendors may use the information for
their own purposes.
We have disclosed Personal Information in all or substantially all of the categories identified in this
Additional Notice of State-Specific Privacy Information and Rights for various business purposes within
the twelve (12) months preceding the effective date of this Privacy Notice. For more information about the
categories of Personal Information we have disclosed, the categories of entities with which we have
disclosed this information, and the purposes for which we have disclosed the information, please see “How
We Share Your Information.”
We do not disclose Personal Information of individuals we know to be under the age of 16 to other
businesses or third parties for consideration.
Your State-Specific Privacy Rights
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah or Virginia, you have the following rights.
We will honor requests received to the extent required by applicable law and within the time provided by
law.
Right to Access and Right to Know Information regarding Personal Information. You have the right to
request that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected
about you. Specifically, you have the right to request that we disclose the following to you, in each case in
the twelve-month period preceding your request:
whether we are processing Personal Information about you;
the categories of Personal Information we have collected about you;
the categories of sources from which the Personal Information is collected;
our business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling or sharing the Personal Information;
the categories of third parties to whom we disclose the Personal Information;
the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you;
the categories of Personal Information about you, if any, that we have disclosed, sold or shared
and the categories of third parties to whom we have sold or shared the information, by category
or categories of Personal Information for each third party to whom we sold or shared the Personal
Information; and
the categories of Personal Information about you that we disclosed for a business purpose and the
categories of persons to whom we disclosed the information for a business purpose.
Right to Deletion of Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete Personal
Information that we have collected from you. Please note if you have requested a service that requires the
use of your Personal Information, we may not be able to provide that service if you choose to delete your
Personal Information.
Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate Personal Information that we
have collected about you.
Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of the disclosure of Personal Information about you to third
parties for monetary or other valuable consideration or the sharing of Personal Information about you for
cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising and profiling. To opt-out, you may visit Do Not
Sell or Share My Personal Information.
To opt-out from the sale of Personal Information for valuable consideration to analytics, social media, and
advertising partners, please use the following links:
https://optout.aboutads.info/
https://optout.networkadvertising.org
Google Advertising opt-out: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996
Google Analytics opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Trade Desk opt-out: https://www.adsrvr.org/
Verizon Media opt-out:
https://www.verizonmedia.com/policies/us/en/verizonmedia/privacy/controls/index.html
Right to Appeal. If we decline to take action on a request that you make in accordance with the foregoing
to exercise the foregoing privacy rights, then you may appeal our decision by replying to our response to
your request, emailing dataprivacy@porsche.us or calling 1-800-PORSCHE. Please use the reference ID
associated with your request when you contact us so we can locate your records.
Right to Non-Discrimination. We may not discriminate against you because of your exercise of any of the
foregoing rights, including by:
Denying you goods or services;
Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or
other benefits or imposing penalties;
Providing you a different level or quality of goods or services; or
Suggesting that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level
or quality of goods or services.
We may, however, charge different prices or rates, or provide a different level or quality of goods or
services, if that difference is reasonably related to the value provided to PMNA by your Personal
Information.
Requests to Exercise Your Rights.
You may request to exercise the foregoing rights by:
Submitting a request through porsche.com/usa/privacy-policy/contact/, or
Calling us toll-free at 1-800-PORSCHE.
For requests made in connection with the Right to Know, Right to Delete and Right to Correct, please note
we will process your request within 45 days (or the applicable statutory timeframe) after receipt of a
verifiable request, unless we notify you that we require additional time to respond, in which case we will
respond within such additional period of time required by law. If your request involves us providing Personal
Information to you, we may deliver the Personal Information to you through your account, if you maintain
an account with PMNA, or, if not, electronically or by mail at your option. If electronically, then we will
deliver the information to you or, if you so request and permitted by law, to another entity, in a portable
and, to the extent technically feasible, in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format that
allows you to transmit the information from one entity to another without hindrance.
Agent Authorization
You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation
by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. Even if you use an agent, as permitted
by law, we may require verification of the agent’s authorization to act on your behalf, require you to confirm
you have authorized the agent to act on your behalf, and/or require you to verify your own identity.
Verification
We may require you to provide certain information, including contact information, to verify your identity
before acting on your request to exercise your rights or granting you access to your information. We will
only use this information to confirm your identity. In some cases we may need to collect additional
information from you, and depending on the type of request we may use a third-party identity verification
service to verify your identity. If we use a third-party identity verification service, our third-party
identification verification service may ask you certain identity verification questions to match the
information you provide with information that it has in its database.
Data Sharing for Direct Marketing Purposes
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 further permits California residents to request certain information
regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If you
are a California resident, you may ask us to refrain from sharing your Personal Information with certain of
our affiliates and other third parties for their marketing purposes. For all requests, you must put the
statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the body of your request, as well as your name, street address,
city, state, and zip code. Please note that we will not accept requests via the telephone, and we are not
responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly, or that do not have complete information.
Please allow 30 days for a response.
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a “do not track” feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your
online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser “do not track” signals.
Accessibility
If you use assistive technology and the format of this Privacy Notice interferes with your ability to access
information, please contact us at accessibilit[email protected].
11. How We Protect Your Information
We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards designed to keep your Personal
Information secure. For example, when you submit sensitive Personal Information, such as credit card information,
through our Online Services, we utilize secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption technology. We also request that our
third-party service providers use appropriate security measures to protect your information from unauthorized
access or use. However, no data transmission is guaranteed as 100% secure.
12. Submissions and User Generated Content
Unless governed by separate terms identified at the time of submission, all suggestions, materials, remarks, or other
intellectual property (e.g., ideas, experiences, and photos) you communicate or submit to us (“Submissions”) will be
considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. PMNA shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such
Submissions and shall be free to use and distribute Submissions for any purposes, without limitation of any kind.
Our Online Services and Social Media Pages allow you to post messages and submit content (e.g., comments, phots,
blogs, postings, etc.), which may include your Personal Information. You are responsible for all actions resulting from
any information, including Personal Information, which you post on our Online Services or Social Media Pages. Please
remember that any information you post becomes public information, is not subject to this Privacy Notice, and
PMNA is not responsible for the results of such postings.
13. E-mail Security
"Phishing" is a scam designed to steal your Personal Information. If you receive an e-mail that looks like it is from us
asking you for your Personal Information, please notify us as provided below in the Contact Us section.
14. Children’s Privacy
Our Online Services are not intended for use by children under 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information
from children under the age of 13 without parental or guardian consent. Please notify us as provided below in the
Contact Us section if you believe we may have collected such information without parental or guardian consent or
other than in a manner authorized by law, and we will work to delete it.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice or our privacy practices, you may contact us as
follows:
Phone: 1-800-PORSCHE
E-mail: info@porchemotorsports.com
Mail: Porsche Motorsports North America, Inc., 19800 South Main Street, Carson, California 90745
16. Your Acceptance of Our Privacy Notice
By using our Online Services, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Notice, and you agree to adhere to the terms
and conditions posted on our Online Services under “Legal notice.” If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy
Notice, please do not access or use our Online Services or submit any Personal Information to us.
17. Porsche Cars North America
For information regarding the privacy practices of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. please visit:
https://www.porsche.com/usa/privacy-policy/.
18. Changes To This Privacy Notice
PMNA reserves the right to modify this Privacy Notice at any time, so you should review it frequently for changes.
If we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will post such changes here
https://www.porsche.com/usa/motorsportandevents/motorsport/customerracing/features/aboutpmna/privacyp
olicy/. Your continued use of our Online Services and/or provision of your Personal Information after such posting
constitute your acceptance of such changes. If we make a change to this Privacy Notice that, in our sole discretion,
materially affects the use or disclosure of your Personal Information, a notice will be posted at:
https://www.porsche.com/usa/motorsportandevents/motorsport/customerracing/features/aboutpmna/privacyp
olicy/. Please contact us as described in the Contact Us section if you would like information regarding any
changes.
Effective Date: January 1, 2023
Copyright © 2022 Porsche Motorsports North America, Inc.
To request a summary of the changes made to the last version dated July 2020, please contact us as described
above.