PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: October 5, 2026

Pentech Auto Group Ltd. (“Pentech Auto Group,” “Pentech,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information that we collect, use, and disclose.

This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information when you visit our website, contact us, inquire about a vehicle, request financing information, submit trade-in information, or otherwise interact with Pentech Auto Group.

1. Personal Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect information including:

Contact and identification information

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Mailing address, where applicable
  • Other information you voluntarily provide to us

Vehicle inquiry information

  • Vehicles you are interested in
  • Vehicle preferences
  • Messages or questions submitted through our website
  • Information relating to an inquiry, purchase, or potential purchase

Trade-in and vehicle information

  • Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
  • Year
  • Make
  • Model
  • Trim
  • Mileage
  • Vehicle condition
  • Vehicle features and specifications
  • Accident or damage information
  • Ownership or trade-in information
  • Photographs or other information about your vehicle

Financing-related information

If you inquire about financing, we may collect information reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry or facilitate a financing request. Depending on the services offered and the stage of the financing process, additional financial or identification information may be requested.

Sensitive financial information should only be provided through the methods specifically designated by Pentech Auto Group for that purpose.

Website and technical information

When you use our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed
  • Referring website or source
  • Date and time of visits
  • Website interactions
  • Cookie and similar technology information

2. How We Collect Information

We may collect information when you:

  • Submit a contact form
  • Make a vehicle inquiry
  • Submit a trade-in request
  • Contact us by email, telephone, or other communication channels
  • Request information about financing
  • Visit or interact with our website
  • Visit our dealership or communicate with our staff
  • Provide information in connection with a vehicle transaction

We may also receive information from service providers, financing partners, vehicle-history providers, or other third parties where permitted by law.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Respond to questions and inquiries
  • Provide information about vehicles
  • Process and evaluate trade-in inquiries
  • Communicate with you about a vehicle you are interested in
  • Assist with vehicle purchases and related transactions
  • Facilitate financing inquiries or applications
  • Provide customer service
  • Maintain business and transaction records
  • Improve our website, inventory presentation, and services
  • Understand how visitors use our website
  • Detect or prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents
  • Meet legal, regulatory, accounting, or record-keeping requirements
  • Carry out other reasonable purposes disclosed to you at the time information is collected

We limit the collection and use of personal information to purposes that are reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website traffic and usage, improve functionality, and measure website performance.

Cookies are small data files placed on or associated with your device when you visit a website.

Depending on the technologies implemented on our website, cookies may include:

  • Essential cookies required for website functionality and security
  • Preference cookies that remember certain settings
  • Analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use the website
  • Performance cookies used to evaluate and improve website performance
  • Advertising or marketing cookies, if such technologies are implemented

Third-party services used by the website may also place or access cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

You can generally control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

5. Consent

Where required, Pentech Auto Group obtains consent to collect, use, or disclose personal information.

Consent may be express or implied depending on the nature of the information, the purpose for which it is collected, and the circumstances.

For example, when you voluntarily submit your name, email address, telephone number, and vehicle information through a trade-in form, you consent to our use of that information for purposes reasonably connected with responding to and processing your trade-in inquiry.

You may withdraw consent where permitted by law, subject to legal, contractual, and reasonable notice requirements.

BC privacy guidance recognizes express and implied consent depending on the circumstances and sensitivity of the information.

6. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:

  • Service providers that support our website or business operations
  • Financing institutions or financing partners when requested or authorized as part of a financing process
  • Professional advisers such as accountants, lawyers, or insurers
  • Technology, hosting, email, analytics, security, or other service providers
  • Government, regulatory, law-enforcement, or other authorities where required or permitted by law
  • A purchaser, successor, or other party involved in a proposed or completed sale, restructuring, financing, or transfer of our business, where legally permitted

Service providers may process information on our behalf and may operate outside British Columbia or Canada. Where applicable, information processed in another jurisdiction may be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction.

7. Marketing Communications

Where permitted by law and with the required consent, we may contact you about vehicles, services, promotions, or other information that may be relevant to you.

You may withdraw your consent to receive marketing communications using the unsubscribe method provided in the communication or by contacting us.

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) imposes specific requirements on commercial electronic messages, including consent requirements and, where applicable, sender identification and an unsubscribe mechanism.

8. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information in our possession.

However, no website, email transmission, electronic storage system, or Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should avoid sending highly sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email unless specifically instructed to do so.

9. Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to meet applicable legal, accounting, regulatory, contractual, and business requirements.

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it, subject to applicable requirements.

10. Access and Correction

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to personal information that Pentech Auto Group holds about you and request correction of information that is inaccurate or incomplete.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to such a request.

11. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

Pentech Auto Group is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our business practices, technologies, services, or legal requirements.

The current version will be posted on this website with the applicable “Last Updated” date.

13. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, access requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or Pentech Auto Group’s handling of personal information may be directed to:

Pentech Auto Group Ltd.
12040 Bridgeport Road
Richmond, BC, Canada V6V 1J3

Email: [INSERT PRIVACY/CONTACT EMAIL]
Phone: [INSERT PHONE NUMBER]